•Terrorists No fewer than four soldiers were reportedly feared killed when suspected Lakurawa terrorists invaded Kebbe town in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State yesterday. It was gathered that the terrorists, numbering over 300, rode on motorcycles and engaged security forces in a gun battle as they attacked shops, a hospital and veh...
•Repentant terrorists The soldier did not lower his rifle immediately. Years on the battlefield had taught him that the North-East could be deceptive. Men had emerged from the bush pretending to surrender, only to detonate explosives or open fire. So, as three figures slowly stepped out of the thick vegetation, recently, troops remained alert,...
•Terrorists Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, in collaboration with personnel of the Nigeria Police Mobile Force, have foiled an attempted mass abduction by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province terrorists at the Federal Government Girls College, Monguno, Borno State. The military disclosed this in a statement issued today by the Acting Mi...
•Terrorists and Nigerian soldiers Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked two military locations in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, killing three residents on the spot. According to witnesses, the insurgents stormed a military base at Kofa around 2:14am, and hit another one at Muna around 2:30am, reports Daily Trust. Sources from both lo...
•An explosion A Nigerian Army captain and two soldiers have been feared dead after their patrol vehicle struck an improvised explosive device (IED) during a routine operation in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. A security source said the incident occurred on Tuesday at Maciyan-Kyada village in Babanna Ward when troops on patrol from...
•Defence minister, Christopher Musa The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has directed security personnel not to hesitate in confronting armed bandits and terrorists, declaring that any operative who fails to neutralise criminals under the excuse of awaiting orders would be treated as collaborating with them. Musa gave the...
•Ademola A female student of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), simply identified as Ademola, has alleged that a soldier attempted to sexually assault her during the reported invasion of student hostels by personnel of the Nigerian Army Depot, Osogbo. The allegation emerged in a video circulating online in which the student narrated her experien...
The Depot Nigerian Army, OsogÂbo, Osun State, has ordered an investigation into allegations of misconduct involving some of its personnel following a complaint by the National Association of NigeÂrian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone D. The Army said the investigaÂtion was aimed at establishing the facts surrounding the incident and ensuring th...
•UNIOSUN main gate Military personnel allegedly attached to the Army Depot in Osogbo on Monday night invaded off-campus hostels housing students of the University of Osun (UNIOSUN), with the university accusing the operatives of assaulting students and confiscating their belongings. The university said the incident has been reported to the man...
•Soldiers on firing training The Nigerian Army has announced plans to recruit and train an additional 28,000 soldiers as part of efforts to boost its manpower and strengthen ongoing operations against insecurity across the country. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, disclosed this today during a press briefing in Abuja to herald [...
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