Tag: Nigerian Army
DSS files new charge against Dasuki, says he left the army without resigning
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Department of State Service (DSS) had filed new charges against the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo…
Benin multiple explosions not caused by bomb – Army
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Military authorities in Benin have clarified that the multiple explosions that occurred on Tuesday were caused by improvised…
Reinstatement of Gen. Mohammed in order – Army
The Nigerian army has stated that the reinstatement of Major General Ahmadu Mohammed was in order, noting that, his retirement…
Army economical with the truth, 750 missing in Zaria – Shiites
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has stated that the Nigerian army is not telling the truth by claiming that…
Army arrests Boko Haram member in Sapele
A middle-aged man suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram sect has been apprehended in Sapele , Delta,…
Army to establish identity of suspected Boko Haram leader
The Nigerian Army said on Saturday that it had put in place machinery to establish the true identity of a…
Buratai orders all Nigerian army officers to declare assets
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai has directed all officers of the Nigerian Army who have…
Army/Shiite Clash: Forum demands release of students’ corpses
aky The Academic Forum of Islamic Movement of Nigeria has asked the Nigerian Army to release corpses of students allegedly…
Army acted appropriately in Shi’ite raids, Buratai insists
Nigeria’s army chief of staff told an inquiry on Tuesday that his soldiers had acted appropriately during a bloody raid…
Wike assures army of Rivers support
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has assured the Army High Command that his administration will continue…
Anti-Corruption War: EFCC seeks Nigerian Army support
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has called on the Nigerian Army to partner with it in the difficult…
Nigerian Army creates new division in Borno, South-south
Nigerian Army said on Wednesday that as part of its plans to secure the country’s territorial borders from all sorts…
Villagers accuse Nigerian army of killing suspects
Villagers in northeast Nigeria are saying that Nigerian soldiers shot and killed a teacher and two middle-aged men who had…
Allow Borno hunters assist you against Boko Haram, Yoruba group tells DHQ
Eromosele Ebhomele The Egbe Omo Oduduwa, a pan-Yoruba group, said Thursday it has endorsed the recent call by hunters in…
US donates sophisticated vehicles to Nigerian army after Boko Haram strikes
The United States on Thursday donated 24 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles to Nigeria’s military, to enable the country’s soldiers to combat…
Nigerian army seizes weapons from armed robbers, herdsmen
The Nigerian army says it has recovered weapons and ammunition from robbers, cattle rustlers and other criminal elements in the…
Jail Controller says Zakzaky not in Kaduna prison, lists Shi’ite members in custody
The Controller of the Kaduna Prisons, Abubakar Argungu, on January 2 denied that the leader of the Nigerian Islamic Movement,…
HWR condemns Shiite Muslim attack, demands probe
Henry Ojelu Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that the killing of hundreds of Shiite Muslim members of the Islamic Movement…
Police promise to investigate Army, Shiite clash
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Solomon Arase has promised to carry out a professional investigation into the recent clash…
Wounded Shiite members dying in detention – Spokesman
Nigerian Shiites wounded in military raids are dying in military and police detention because they are being denied medical care,…
Shi’ite/Army Clash: Northern govs hold emergency meeting
Northern Governors on Saturday held an emergency meeting in Kaduna to evolve measures to resolve the crisis between members of…
Nigeria: Army commutes death sentence on 66 soldiers
There is some reprieve for 66 Nigerian soldiers condemned to death earlier this year for mutiny by court martial. The…
DHQ restrategises, brings in General Umoru to down Boko Haram
Nigeria Defence Headquarters said on Friday that it has restructured Operation Lafiya Dole, the code name for the ongoing military…
Senate constitutes committee to investigate Shi’ite, military crisis
The Senate on Wednesday constituted an ad hoc committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the clash between members of the…
Killing of Shi’ites in Zaria must be urgently investigated – Amnesty Intl
Amnesty International has called for an urgent investigation into the shooting of members of a Shi’ite religious group in Zaria,…
Nigeria army raids Shi’ite sect; hospital says 60 killed
At least 60 people were killed this weekend when the Nigerian army raided a minority Shi’ite sect and arrested its…
Security situation in Zaria under control – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army has urged Zaria residents to go about their legitimate businesses as the security situation in the city…
Nigerian troops intercept, kill fleeing Boko Haram terrorists
Nigerian Troops have intercepted and killed many Boko Haram terrorists while trying to escape the onslaught on the Sambisa forest.…
Enough is enough, army warns pro-Biafra protesters
The 82 Division of the Nigerian Army has warned agitators for Biafra that they are now crossing the red line…
Nigeria army repels Boko Haram attack, kills seven
Nigerian army has repelled an attack from Islamist sect, Boko Haram in the town of Gwoza, Borno State, in the…