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...
•Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State Kebbi State governor, Nasir Idris, has expressed shock over the killing of some soldiers in the state. Speaking with reporters at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Birnin Kebbi, today, Idris said the tragic incident occurred earlier today. He assured that the state government would cover the medical bills of t...
•Armed Nigerian soldiers Personnel of the Nigerian Army have raided a notorious drug bunk in Umuahia, arresting three suspected dealers accused of selling and supplying illicit drugs to users. Sources said the operation was carried out by troops of the 145 Battalion (Rear) along New Road in the Abia State capital, reports The Nation. The [&hel...
•Bandits Kanam Development Association (KADA), an umbrella body of people of Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State, yesterday narrated how bandits ambushed and killed soldiers and vigilantes in Wanka community, Kyaram district of the LGA. The group said 12 soldiers and eight vigilantes lost their lives during the ambush. Recall that ban...
•Kits belonging to fallen soldiers Troops of Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have buried soldiers killed during an encounter with Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. The solemn burial ceremony took place at the Maimalari Military Cantonment Cemetery in Maiduguri this weekend, reports Sunday Trust. In a statement, the...
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