•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 [...
•Terrorists The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the killing of 17 police officers and an undisclosed number of soldiers in an attack on the Nigerian Army Special Forces School in Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State by Boko Haram terrorists. Force spokesperson, Anthony Okon Placid, confirmed the incident in a statement issue...
•Nigerian soldier The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of a blogger and social media influencer, Justice Chidiebere, popularly known as Justice Crack, over allegations of inciting soldiers and attempting to misinform the public. In a statement issued yesterday, the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Appolonia Anele, said the ...
Troops of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Malumfashi, in collaboration with operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested seven suspected drug peddlers during a joint raid in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. Security sources said the operation was conducted at about 5:00 p.m. on April 27 at Kw...
Panic has swept through parts of Zamfara State following the withdrawal of security troops from Lilo village in Mada district of Gusau Local Government Area, forcing more than 30 surrounding communities to abandon their homes in search of safety. Residents said the mass exodus began after troops, who had been stationed in the area for [&hellip...
•Late Abdulsamad Jamiu and mother,Habiba Abubakar Habiba Abubakar, the mother of Abdulsamad Jamiu, the National Youth Service Corps member allegedly killed by soldiers at his home in Dei-Dei, Abuja, has recounted in harrowing detail how she learnt of her son’s death. She described a night of frantic calls, misplaced phones, and family members ...
•Late Colonel Mohammed The Commanding Officer of the 242 Battalion, Monguno, Col. I.A. Mohammed, and no fewer than 10 soldiers lost their lives when Improvised Explosive Device (IED) suspectedly planted by insurgents went off in Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State. Local sources said Col. Mohammed, was killed while on a reinforcement ...
Personnel of the Nigerian military were seen engaging in a free-for-all in Bayelsa State during the visit of Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday. In a trending 53-second video, a driver of a Hilux vehicle marked “Naval Police” was seen stepping down from his vehicle and exchanging words with another driver, reports Saturday PUNCH. Moments later, after...
The Defence Headquarters has confirmed that military personnel were killed, when insurgents launched a coordinated attack early today on the 29 Task Force Brigade Headquarters in Benisheikh, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. A statement issued by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Michael Onoja, said the attack occurred...
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