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Army dismisses 6 soldiers, sanctions 2 others over gross misconduct

Robert Imoh — Fri, 24 May 2024 15:35:26 +0000

The 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba, near Jos, on Thursday, dismissed and jailed four of its personnel, and sanctioned four others for committing various offenses. Soldiers were dismissed and sanctioned accordingly by the General Court Martial of the division. Delivering the judgement, President of the court martial, Brig.-Gen. Liafis Bello, said that the […]

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UNIBEN V-C appeals for calm over soldiers, students clash

Gbemi Banks — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 10:52:12 +0000

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. Lilian Salami has called on students to always embrace dialogue in resolving issues rather than taking to protests at the slightest provocation. Prof. Salami made that call in a statement she issued on Friday in Benin after a clash between some students of the institution and soldiers on […]

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Insurgency: Seven wounded soldiers flown out for treatment

Femi Adewale — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:47:56 +0000

The Nigerian Army in Lagos on Monday said seven of its troops wounded-in-action in the North-East would be flown abroad for advanced medical treatment. The Acting Chief Medical Director, 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Yaba, Brig.-Gen. Adekola Dada, disclosed this while speaking with journalists at the hospital in Lagos. Dada said that the Chief of Army […]

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Boko Haram kills three soldiers, injures six in Borno battle

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 22:21:43 +0000

The Nigerian Army, on Saturday, said three of its troops were killed by Boko Haram insurgents at Magumeri town, headquarters of Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State. Col. Timothy Antigha, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Task Force Division, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Maiduguri. Antigha said that the soldiers […]

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Lawyers to soldiers: No to undemocratic change of government

Femi Adewale — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 18:09:52 +0000

President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Malam Abubakar Mahmud, on Thursday, called on the Military and Nigerians to protect the nation’s democracy by resisting calls to lure them into playing unconstitutional roles. Mahmud made the appeal during the opening ceremony of the NBA National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Lokoja, Kogi State. The NBA president […]

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Pirates kill two soldiers, injure three in Bayelsa waterways

Chidi Roberts — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 18:15:33 +0000

Two soldiers attached to the Joint Military Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe, died in a gun duel with sea pirates on Wednesday, an official has confirmed. The soldiers were part of a team dispatched in response to a distress call on an attack by pirates operating in Southern Ijaw Local Government […]

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Rann bombardment: Troops kill 15 terrorists, recover arms

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 20:00:17 +0000

Nigerian troops have killed 15 members of the Boko Haram terrorists, who were part of insurgents responsible for the mistaken deployment of rockets by the Nigerian Air Force in Rann, on Tuesday. They also captured one terrorist, suspected to be a foreigner. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, confirmed the killing and capture […]

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Military High Command reads riot act to soldiers

Chidi Roberts — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 19:11:56 +0000

The Defence High Command on Thursday expressed readiness to deal with any military personnel caught extorting motorists along the highways. Rear Admiral James Oluwole, the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command (FOC), Calabar, gave the warning at a sensitisation campaign for members of the Armed Forces on value re-orientation. The FOC, who was represented by […]

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Nembe killings: Dickson vows to hunt down perpetrators

Chidi Roberts — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 14:21:34 +0000

Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson, has vowed to smoke out the killers of the three soldiers in Nembe from their hideout and bring them to justice. Dickson made the vow during a live radio interview in Yenagoa, stressing that the government would not condone a situation whereby “the state would be used as […]

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Military has defeated Boko Haram insurgents, says Dambazau

Roland Edwards — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 21:43:38 +0000

Interior Minister, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), on Wednesday, said the military had defeated Boko Haram fighters in the North-East. Dambazau disclosed this in Port Harcourt at a two-day seminar with the theme: “Media Engagement in Crises Situation for Military, Security and Response Agencies,” partly organised by the Centre for Crisis Communication. He said that the […]

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Troops kill 12 Boko Haram insurgents in Borno

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 21:09:09 +0000

The Nigerian Army said its troops on clearance operations in parts of Borno State killed 12 Boko Haram insurgents and recovered several items. A statement on Tuesday in Abuja by Army spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, said the operation took place on Monday. The troops recovered 75 cows and 25 sheep stolen by the insurgents. […]

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37 soldiers sustain injuries in Kano auto crash

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 19:32:43 +0000

Not fewer than 37 soldiers were injured when a military truck conveying soldiers was involved in an accident along Kano- Gaya road on Friday. An eye witness said in Kano on Friday that the accident happened about 9am. According to the witness, the military truck with registration number NA1716 BO5 was travelling to Dutse […]

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16 insurgents killed as troops repel attack on base; defence chief talks tough

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 06:48:13 +0000

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of, at least, 16 Boko Haram insurgents during an attack on their base at Rann, Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State on Friday. The acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday. Usman said the insurgents stormed the […]

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Ayade appeals to Buhari to extend ‘Operation Delta Safe’ to C/River

Robby Akeju — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 18:55:31 +0000

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to extend the `Operation Delta Safe’ to Cross River to tackle kidnapping, militancy and cultism in the state. Ayade made the appeal on Friday in Calabar while briefing newsmen after a meeting with security chiefs on measures to tackle insecurity in the […]

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Soldiers continue to keep vigil on Kogi Assembly

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 19:03:09 +0000

Soldiers, on Wednesday, in Lokoja, continued to keep vigil on the Kogi State House of Assembly Complex, although their mission remained unknown. The soldiers, who had on Tuesday, arrived at the complex, were still occupying the premises as at the time of this report on Wednesday. However, only a few soldiers were seen at […]

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