Tag: Nigerian Army
Troops arrest 12 fleeing Boko Haram suspects
Troops arrested no fewer than 12 fleeing suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Maiduguri on Thursday, Col. Sani Usman, the acting…
Police arraign man for posing as colonel
The police in Osogbo on Friday arraigned a 55-year-old man, Olusegun Kareem, who allegedly posed as a colonel to dupe…
Troops foil suicide bomb attempt in Gwoza
Troops have foiled an attempt by three female suicide bombers to attack a military location at Gwoza in Gwoza Local…
Army captures last strongholds of Boko Haram terrorists in Borno
The Nigerian Army is getting closer to ending the Boko Haram terrorism in the Northeast going by successes recorded in…
Troops nab suspected Boko Haram terrorist in Borno –Army spokesman
A suspected Boko Haram terrorist, Adamu Nuhu, was arrested by troops on Sunday at Kwaya Kusar Local Government Area in…
Cross River Speaker asks more funding for Army
Mr John Gaul-Lebo, Speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly, on Saturday in Calabar called for adequate funding for…
Army hands over 348 cleared detainees to Borno gov.
The Nigerian Army has handed over 348 detainees to the Borno Government after they had been cleared of belonging to…
3 suspected insurgents arrested in Borno- Army
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had arrested three suspected Boko Haram terrorists at the cattle market, Maiduguri. The…
No terrorists’ presence, flags in Borno villages – Army
The Nigerian Army has refuted report of alleged presence of Boko Haram terrorists and their flag in some Borno villages.…
Boko Haram kills army officer, 3 soldiers again
Boko Haram has so far killed at least eight soldiers in two attacks in Borno State while more than two…
Boko Haram strikes again, kills 4 soldiers, loses 22 members
The Nigerian Army said it repelled terrorists attack at Logomani on Dikwa-Gambarou road in Borno on Sunday, killing 22 of…
Troops kill 2 cattle rustlers, recover 7 cows, 1 car
Troops carrying out clearance operation of suspected livestock rustlers and bandits’ camps and hideouts in the North West have killed…
2 soldiers, 15 Boko Haram insurgents killed in fierce fighting
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of two soldiers and 15 Boko Haram insurgents in a fierce battle in…
Army to launch another operational exercise – Buratai
The Nigerian Army will launch one more operational exercise before the end of 2016 in its efforts to tackle some…
Army offer free medical services to Makurdi residents
No fewer than 3,000 people have benefitted from the free medical services provided by the Nigerian Army at the sidelines…
Nigerian troops dislodge Boko Haram terrorists from Mallam Fatori
Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole and Multinatioanal Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have captured Mallam Fatori in northern most part of…
Association to confer honorary award on Nigerian Army
The Nigeria Safe School Association (NISSA) has concluded plan to confer an honorary award on the Nigerian Army for its…
Terrorists ambush troops, kill 6 civilians, injure 3 soldiers – Army
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that six civilians died Monday in Borno in an attack by remnants of the Boko…
Army wants ATM for frontline soldiers in Maiduguri
The Nigerian Army on Sunday called on commercial banks to deploy Automated Teller Machines (ATM) to the military barracks in…
Army kill four Boko Haram members, capture one
The troops of the Nigerian Army have killed four Boko Haram members near Jororo and Tombaeji villages in Geidam Local…
Nigerian Army arrests Niger Delta militant leader, others
Nigerian soldiers in ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’ have arrested the leader of a militant group in the Niger Delta, Gabriel Ogbudje,…
Nigerian Army Brigade Commander sells arms to Boko Haram
A Brigade Commander is among 16 officers and troops being court martialed for selling arms to Boko Haram terrorists. He…
Army starts overhaul of career building, recruitment procedures
The Nigerian Army has commenced the overhaul of its career building and recruitment procedures to conform to the vision and…
Troops raid bunkerer, militant camps in Delta
Troops of 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have raided a suspected oil bunkerer and militant camps at Afiagbene in…
Operation Crocodile Smile: Troops training ends in Delta
The Commander, “Operation Crocodile Smile’’ of the Nigerian Army, Brig-Gen. Benbella Raji, has reassured residents in the Niger Delta assurance…
Troops kill 5 militants, arrest 23 others – Army spokesman
Military authorities on Saturday said troops of the 133 Special Forces of the Nigerian Army killed five militants and arrested…
Troops repel Boko Haram, kill 2 senior commanders
Troops of Operation Lafia Dole have killed two senior Boko Haram commanders and several other insurgents at Darul Jamel on…
Nigerian Army says air raid kills Shekau, Boko Haram commanders
Nigeria’s military said Tuesday it believes an airstrike has “fatally wounded” Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, but there was no…
Shekau wounded in air raid- Army
The Nigerian army says Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded on his shoulder in an air bombardment…
You must update your knowledge, Army Chief tells soldiers
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has urged officers and men of the Nigerian Army to ensure they…