Tag: Nigerian Army
No more Boko Haram camps in North-East- Army
The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sanni Usman, on Monday in Lagos said there were no longer camps of…
Army rescues missing commanding officer, 5 others
The Nigerian Army has rescued five soldiers and officers among those declared missing in action during last Wednesday’s ambush of…
Boko Haram: Commanding Officer, 16 soldiers still missing
The Nigerian Army has revealed that a commanding officer, three officers and 16 soldiers are still missing in action following…
Nigerian soldiers missing after ambush by Boko Haram
Unidentifiable number of Nigerian soldiers are currently missing following an ambush by Boko Haram insurgents at Guro Gongon village in…
Troops kill 42 Boko Haram insurgents, rescue 38 women
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of 42 Boko Haram insurgents during a clearance operation at Garere village in…
Scores of cattle rustlers, armed bandits flee Zamfara- Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai in Gusau on Thursday said that intelligence reports indicated that many cattle…
Army, Police, ready to combat militants in Cross River
The Nigerian Army has assured of its readiness in checking activities of militants in the creeks of Akpabuyo and Bakassi…
Army confirms casualty figure in Kangarwa attack
The Nigerian Army said 25 bodies of Boko Haram terrorists had been recovered after Troops of 119 Task Force Battalion…
Army financially, logistically prepared against Boko Haram, others
The Nigerian Army says it is financially and logistically prepared in its operations against insurgency, cattle rustling, kidnapping and the…
Boko Haram kills 2 soldiers, loses 16 members
Nigerian officials say 16 Boko Haram extremists and two soldiers have been killed when the extremists tried to ride explosives-laden…
Benin Muslims observe Eid prayers under heavy security
Muslim in Benin on Wednesday observed Eid prayers to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan under heavy…
Troops ambush Boko Haram terrorists, kill 4
Nigerian troops early Monday ambushed a column of suspected Boko Haram terrorists along Gerere Junction, Kukawa Local Government Area, on…
Army probes allegation of bribery against soldiers
The Nigerian Army on Sunday said it had began investigations into an alleged bribery by soldiers escorting civilians on highways…
Nigerian Army kills 6 Boko Haram insurgents, liberates 5000
The Nigerian Army is certainly not relenting in its effort to rout the remaining elements of Boko Haram from the…
Army vows to end Boko Haram terrorism
The Nigerian Army says it will not be distracted in its resolve to end Boko Haram terrorism in the North…
Army clarifies Buratai’s Dubai properties
The Nigerian Army has clarified that the two properties of Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff, in Dubai…
Army averts bomb explosion in Maiduguri, arrests 2
The Nigerian Army said on Thursday that it averted a bomb blast in Maiduguri after detonating an Improvised Explosive Device…
Army denies plans to overthrow Buhari
The Nigerian Army has denied teaming up with any group to overthrow the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. In its…
Nigerian Army, British Military in joint contemporary training
The Nigerian Army said on Saturday that the essence of joint military training with British Military Advisory Training Team was…
Army, Ministry of Communications collaborate on security
The Nigerian Army is to collaborate with the Ministry of Communications in the application of new technologies to tackle the…
Troops kill 10 Boko Haram fighters, capture 2 in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Saturday confirmed the killing of 10 suspected Boko Haram fighters after a clearance operation in Gamboru-Ngala,…
Army retires senior officers from service
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the retirement of some senior officers from service following the approval of the Army Council.…
Army killed 17 unarmed Biafran supporters – Amnesty International
Amnesty International says its investigation has confirmed that the Nigerian army gunned down 17 unarmed people during last month’s Biafran…
Army to ‘siddon look’ as militants continue attacks on pipelines
The Nigerian Army says it will continue to observe the two-week ceasefire declared by Federal Government, even as militants continue…
Soldiers avert another attack on oil pipelines in Bayelsa
The Nigerian Army says its troops on Sunday averted attacks on oil pipelines located at Gulobokri and Eweleso communities in…
Explosion rocks Biu, 4 killed
The Nigerian Army on Sunday confirmed the killing of four persons after a tricycle stepped on an explosive in Biu,…
Army acquires new vehicles to fight Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army has acquired six vehicles to enhance communication in its fight against insurgency in the North-East. The vehicles…
Army renews call on Boko Haram militants to surrender
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday renewed calls on repentant Boko Haram fighters wishing to surrender to do so without wasting…
Rescued Chibok Girl: Hunger forced husband to surrender
It has been revealed that hunger forced Mohammed Hayatu, alleged husband of rescued Chibok schoolgirl Amina Ali, to escape from…
Rescued Chibok schoolgirl meets Buhari
The Nigerian Army has disclosed that the rescued Chibok schoolgirl, Amina Ali, will meet President Muhammadu Buhari today (Thursday) in…