Tag: Nigerian Army
Army issue ultimatum to cultists in Rivers
The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, has warned cultists terrorising some Rivers communities to desist forthwith or face the…
Nigerian Army Begins De-radicalisation Of 53 Repentant Insurgents
Maj.-Gen. Attahiru Ibrahim, the Theater Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maiduguri, on Saturday transferred 53 Boko Haram insurgents who had surrendered,…
Join hands with us to defeat Boko Haram, Gen. urges Nigerians
Former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Martin-Luther Agwai, on Thursday called on Nigerians to support the Nigerian Army to win…
Nigerian Army Offers Free Medical Check To Badagry Residents
The Nigerian Army, 243 Battalion, Badagry, Lagos State, on Wednesday offered free medical check to over 100 residents in the…
Troops neutralise Boko Haram mercenaries
The Nigerian Army said its troops in the North East have neutralised a number of mercenaries hired by the Mamman…
Soldiers, Civilian JTF loot Borno villages, set them ablaze
The residents of Ali Dawari ward in Borno State have accused soldiers and Civilian JTF of looting their foodstuff, livestock…
Army: No coup plot against the presidency
The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday dismissed rumours of coup plot and urged Nigerians not to panic, as there was no…
New GOC of 7 Division takes over in Maiduguri
The new Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brig.- Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf has formally taken…
Suspected terrorist, 4 kidnappers arrested – Army
The Nigerian Army on Sunday arrested a suspected terrorist who had been on the run at Fika Local Government Area…
How Nigerian Army defeated Boko Haram
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai said the lessons he learnt from the Bangladesh National Defence while on…
Nigeria Army organises medical outreach in Southern Kaduna
The 1 Div of Nigerian Army, Kaduna, has so far attended to over 5000 cases in its medical outreach exercise…
Ministry to collaborate with Nigerian army on ICT
The Ministry of Communications has expressed readiness to collaborate with the Nigerian Army on Information Communications Technology (ICT).
Court Martial passes verdict demoting Capt. Aroye
General Court Martial (GCM), of the Nigerian Army on Friday passed a verdict demoting Captain Mathew Aroye to 2nd Lieutenant…
Army to destroy seized weapons from repentant cultists, militants
The Nigerian Army says it will on Thursday commence the destruction of arms and ammunition recovered from repentant militants and…
Troops Rescue 211 Civilians From Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army has rescued 211 civilians held captive by the Boko Haram terrorists at Cingal Murye and Maja villages…
Boko Haram: 1 soldier dead, 2 missing, 13 wounded
The Army has confirmed that one soldier died, two missing and 13 others are wounded in an ongoing operation to…
Ikpeazu Commends Nigerian Military
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has expressed satisfaction with the performance of the Nigerian military in tackling security challenges confronting…
We have zero tolerance for Human Rights abuse – Army Chief
The Nigerian Army says it will continue to maintain zero tolerance for Human Rights abuses in the ongoing anti-terror war…
Army jails soldier for assaulting Nollywood actress
The Nigerian Army has jailed one Pvt. Suleiman Olamilekan to 28 days with hard labour for allegedly assaulting a Nollywood…
Nigerian Army trains 330 officers
The 3 Divisional Headquarters of the Nigerian Army, Jos, on Tuesday started a five-day-operational-planning-skills’ training for 330 officers under the…
Campaign of calumny: Army warns mischief makers
The Nigerian Army has accused some of its ex-personnel of sponsoring a campaign of calumny against it on the social…
Army arrests 2 soldiers for maltreating physically challenged person
The Nigerian Army says it has arrested two Military Police who allegedly maltreated a physically challenged person on New Market…
Army arrest 3 suspected foreign terrorists in Borno
The Nigerian Army said on Thursday that it had arrested three Chadians in Borno as part of its ongoing anti-terrorism…
Army in court for alleged breach of fundamental human right
The Nigerian Army has been charged before Justice Vera Venda of the FCT High Court sitting in Jabi for alleged…
Rann bombardment: Troops kill 15 terrorists, recover arms
Nigerian troops have killed 15 members of the Boko Haram terrorists, who were part of insurgents responsible for the mistaken…
Dismissed Army officer remanded for impersonation
A 39-year-old man Awolu Ado, who pleaded guilty to falsely parading himself as a serving member of the Nigerian Army,…
Peace Corps to generate 800,000 jobs
The Commandant-General, Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), Dickson Akor, has said that the organization will generate 800,000 jobs for youths…
Army denounce video clip on alleged soldiers’ mistreatment
The Nigerian Army said the current video clip being circulated on some soldiers alleging mistreatment, lack of food and water…
Buratai launches policy handbooks for Army
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday, launched four handbooks on four policies for the Nigerian Army.…
Nigerian troops moving into major Boko Haram enclave – Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that troops have commenced advancing into Sambisa Forest, one of…