Tag: Nigerian Army
Army arrests husband of rescued Chibok schoolgirl
A suspected Boko Haram terrorist who claimed to be the husband of the rescued Chibok schoolgirl has been arrested by…
Army confirms Chibok schoolgirl found
Nigeria’s army on Wednesday confirmed that a girl rescued in a Boko Haram enclave in the northeast is one of…
Children, women dying in Maiduguri military detention camp – Amnesty International
Authorities of the Nigerian Army have denied reports linked to an investigation purportedly carried out by Amnesty International at a…
Special court martial to try two Nigerian Army generals
The Nigerian Army on Thursday inaugurated a Special Court Martial to try two of its officers for undisclosed offences. The…
General Shuwa’s killer arrested by Nigerian Army
Officials of Nigerian military intelligence have arrested the suspected killer of Major General Mohammed Shuwa (rtd). Mohammed Shuwa was murdered…
Army ready to dislodge Boko Haram from Sambisa – Defence Minister
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mansur Dan’ali, on Saturday, said the Nigerian Army is set to destroy all camps and…
Zakzaky/Army Clash: Shiite Muslims boycott panel as sitting winds up
The Kaduna Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday concluded its Public Hearing into the December 12 Shiite/Army clash in Zaria…
Nigerian Army says Boko Haram has new forms of identification
Troops of 22 Brigade Garrison and elements of 3 Battalion of Nigerian Army that went out on long range fighting…
Army parades fake colonel, three serving soldiers
The Nigerian Army on Friday paraded a fake colonel, Mr Prince Onyemauche and three serving soldiers who until their arrest…
Violators of Maiduguri curfew will be punished – Nigerian Army
Headquarters 7 Division Nigerian Army Operation LAFIYA DOLE on Friday warned residents of Maiduguri, Borno state against the violation of…
Amnesty insists Nigerian Army killed hundreds of Shiite Muslims
Amnesty International said on Friday that Nigeria’s army killed hundreds of men, women and children from a minority Shi’ite Muslim…
Don’t celebrate our victory against Boko Haram yet – Army
The Nigerian Army on Thursday cautioned individuals and groups organizing rallies to celebrate its successes against Boko Haram terrorists in…
Nigerian Army begins Short Service recruitment
The Nigerian Army has begun recruitment for Direct Short Service commission course and has invited eligible Nigerians to apply. Below…
Nigerian Army bust Boko Haram hideout recover arms, ammunition
The Nigerian Army said a tip off given to its troops fighting insurgents in North East Nigeria under the operational…
Nigerian Army renovates NTA studio
The Nigerian Army has renovated the studio of Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in Maiduguri as part of its effort to…
Nigerian Army conducts field training exercise in Bauchi, Kaduna
The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday that it has commenced a 9-day field training exercise involving movement and use of…
Army rescues kidnap victim, arrests one
Troops of 14 Brigade Garrison based in Ohafia, on Sunday 10 April 2016 bursted a notorious kidnapping syndicate based in…
Buhari commissions Nigerian Army’s first fuel station
The Nigeria Army has on Friday 8 April 2016 commissioned its oil and gas filling station that was recently built…
Shiite/Army Clash: 347 unknown corpses committed to mass burial – KDSG
The Kaduna State Government said on Monday announced that 347 persons were killed during the Dec. 12 Shiite/Nigerian Army clash…
Army rescues 275 from Boko Haram camp
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Nigerian Army said it has rescued 275 persons held hostage by the Boko Haram terrorists. Colonel Sani…
After 3 years, Army re-opens Maiduguri mammy market
The Nigerian Army on Saturday announced the re-opening of the Maimalari Cantonment Mammy Market, Maiduguri, after three years it closed…
Army captures Alagarno, Boko Haram’s spiritual base
The Nigerian Army said on Tuesday that it had captured Alagarno, the “spiritual power base” of the Boko Haram terrorists…
Electricity: MDAs, army owe DISCOs N60bn
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) says ministries, departments, agencies and the Nigerian Army are owing the Distribution Companies…
Nigerian Army offers N1m for info on abducted colonel
Femi Adi/Kaduna The Nigerian Army has increased to one million naira the reward for anyone with information that could lead…
Wike condoles with Nigerian Army over death of major, soldier
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has condoled with the Nigerian Army over the killing of a major…
Army kills Shekau look-alike, 18 others
Nigerian Troops of 22 Brigade Garrison carried out clearing operation at Dalore camp on Sunday in which they killed 19…
Nigerian Army kill suicide bomber, Boko Haram fighters
Nigerian Army on Sunday said it has been a fruitful weekend for its troops in the battle against Boko Haram…
Army deploy troops to end killings in Agatu
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the Army will adjust deployment of troops as part of measures…
Army confirms officer, soldier dead in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Nigerian Army 2 Brigade based in Port Harcourt has confirmed an attack and death of an army…
Nigerian army officer, three soldiers killed in Rivers
A serving major in the Nigerian Army and three soldiers have been reported killed in Abonnema, Akuku-Toru LGA, Rivers state…