•The beer parlour A Rwandan soldier today opened fire in a bar and killed five civilians in a southwestern town of the country, the army said. It was not immediately clear what prompted the early morning shooting, reports AFP. However, the Rwandan Defence Forces identified the gunman as a 39-year-old sergeant. “RDF has arrested the […]...
The Defence Headquarters has detained a naval rating identified as A. Akila for allegedly killing his colleague. Akila, deployed to Forward Operating Base Dansadua for Operation Fansan Yamma, is said to have killed his colleague under questionable circumstances, reports The PUNCH. The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of today in...
Lagos State Taskforce on the Environment and Other Related Offences, popularly known as Task Force has narrated how one of its personnel, Inspector Saka Ganiu, was killed by a soldier. The Nigerian Army has already begun investigations into the incident, while the killer soldier has also been arrested, reports Nigerian Tribune. The deceased po...
•Nigerian soldiers The #EndBadGovernance protest turned bloody in Kaduna State yesterday, following the killing of a teenager by a soldier in the Samaru area of Zaria in the state. The late 16- year old boy, Isma’il Muhammad was said to have been shot by the soldier inside his father’s house, while the security operatives were […]
The Supreme Court has discharged and acquitted a Sergeant, Akawu Bala, who has been on death row for over 12 years. Bala, who has been in Kaduna prison, was sentenced to death for murder by the General Court Martial of the Nigerian Army, reports Vanguard. He was accused by the Nigerian Army of shooting one […]
A mechanic identified as Yellow Bobo has been allegedly stabbed to death by a soldier during an argument in Kugbo mechanic village along the Keffi-Abuja road, Abuja. The soldier reportedly fled the scene after the incident. The incident sparked a crisis in the area, with an angry mob allegedly setting the soldier’s vehicle on fire, […]...
A soldier, Lance Cpl. Mubarak Yakubu, has been arrested with 756 rounds of 7.62 mm special ammunition and four 36 hand grenades, ingeniously concealed in a small bag of rice in Maiduguri, Borno State. The soldier was arrested with illegal ammunition and explosives during a routine search operation by the Military Police K9 Team in […]
•Gunman A soldier celebrating his birthday has allegedly killed a villager in the Marish Community of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Bokkos Cultural Development Council Vanguard in a statement by its chairman Farmasum Fuddang said the soldier accidentally pulled the trigger at a relaxation centre in the community which alle...
•A soldier Detectives from the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a Lance Corporal in the Nigeria army over alleged attempt to murder a commercial motorcycle ride in the Ikorodu area of the state. The soldier, who is currently attached to 159 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Yobe State, was arrested after he allegedly […]
The Nigerian Army says it is investigating the alleged killing of a lady, Hauwakulu Tabra, by a soldier, Private Adamu Muhammad at one of the barracks in Enugu State. The incident occurred on April 11, 2024 and the corpse of the lady was discovered within the barracks the following day. In a statement yesterday, Director […]
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