Tag: Nigerian Army
Boko Haram head disguises as woman in attempt to escape – Army
The Nigerian Army says credible information indicates that factional leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, now dresses as…
Traffic signs: FCT VIO enlightens Nigerian Army
The FCT Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) on Friday said it would extend its traffic signs enlightenment programme to the Nigerian…
Nigerian Army nab arms dealer at Mararaba
Troops of the Guards Brigade deployed to Mararaba, Nasarawa state for internal security operations arrested a man with arms and…
Wife of Boko Haram doctor surrenders to Nigerian soldiers
Rabi Abu-Yasir, wife of Boko Haram’s chief physician on Saturday surrendered to the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole, in the…
Army 81 Division gets new GOC
Maj.-Gen. Enebong Udoh on Friday formally took over as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division of the Nigerian Army.…
Army launches operation `Karamin Goro’ to tackle kidnapping
The 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna has launched a special operation in parts of Kaduna and Niger States to tackle…
63 bags of Indian hemp recovered from gang in Ondo State
The Nigerian Army says it has recovered 63 bags of cannabis sativa (Indian hem) from a notorious gang in a…
Remembrance Day: Ajimobi, GOC task Nigerians on selfless service
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State and Maj. Gen Chukwunedum Abraham, the GOC of the 2 Division, Nigerian Army, on…
Boko Haram factional leader wounded in clean-up operation
The Nigerian Army on Friday said one of the Boko Haram factional leaders, Mamman Nur, was wounded in an ongoing…
Six arrested for diversion, sale of petrol in Kaduna
The Army has arrested six persons for alleged diversion and sale of petrol using an NNPC tanker in Zonkwa, Zangon…
Army redeploys 399 Generals
Some Principal Officers from the Defence and Army Headquarters, Corps Commander and General Officers Commanding (GOCs) have been moved in…
No civilian killed in Boko Haram attack on WFP’s convoy – Army
The Nigerian Army on Monday denied the killings of civilians in an attack coordinated by the Boko Haram insurgents against…
220 Boko Haram insurgents captured in North-East
The Nigerian Army on Friday said its troops had captured 220 Boko Haram insurgents in various clearance operations in the…
Army boss says army to remain responsive, apolitical
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Thursday, assured Nigerians that the army would remain responsive and apolitical…
‘Army must sustain investment in personnel management’
The Nigerian Army must sustain its investment in personnel management by continuously creating responsibilities, providing direction as well as inspiration…
Army urges civilians to stop encroaching on barracks’ lands
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Abubakar, has urged civilian neighbours to…
Nigerian soldiers capture Boko Haram commander, rescue 212 hostages
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday rescued another 212 persons held hostage by the terrorists after they cleared remnants of insurgents…
Buratai decorates 43 newly-promoted Majors-General
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday, decorated 43 of the 45 newly-promoted Majors-General in the Nigerian…
Boko Haram: Army kills 14 terrorists, rescues 30 civilians in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it’s troops had killed 14 Boko Haram insurgents in clearance operations in Bama Local…
Indigenous language: Lagos Speaker hails Army
The Speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has commended the Nigerian Army on its directive…
Human skulls, arms cache discovered in militant camp
The Nigerian Army says it recovered cache of arms and seven decomposed human skulls after it raided a militant camp…
Board of inquiry to probe shooting, death of officers – Army
The Nigerian Army says it has has instituted a Board of Inquiry to unravel the circumstances surrounding the shooting incident…
Boko Haram suspects were never forced to drink urine – Army
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday denied forcing the 486 Boko Haram suspects arrested on their way from Jigawa to Port…
Crocodile Smile 2: Army arrest 399 suspects in Lagos, Ogun
The Nigerian Army on Saturday said no fewer than 399 suspects were arrested for various offences during the Exercise Crocodile…
Army arrests 30 suspects, destroys illegal refineries in Benin
The 4 Brigade Headquarters of the Nigerian Army, Benin, has arrested 30 suspects for various criminal offences and destroyed more…
Boko Haram: Troops kill 11 insurgents, destroy IED factory in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops had killed 11 Boko Haram insurgents and destroyed a bomb-making factory at…
Nigerian Army holds sanitation in Port Harcourt
The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, on Tuesday conducted a sanitation exercise at Mile 3 Park, as part of…
Operation Crocodile Smile 2, achieving result in Niger Delta – Army
The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, says the “Exercise Crocodile Smile 2” operational activities within the Division’s Area of…
Army medical outreach: Aged woman regains sight
An aged woman, Mrs Margaret Okere, on Thursday regained her sight after undergoing an examination at the ongoing Nigerian Army…
Nigerian Army debunk rumours of harmful vaccination in Ondo State
The 32 Artillery Brigade of Nigerian Army, Akure, has debunked rumours of harmful vaccination being conducted by some people believed…