Tag: Nigerian Army
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…
2nd batch of Nigerian contingent to Africa Union Standby Force training returns
The second batch of the Nigerian military contingent that participated in the special training for the African Union standby force…
Suspected Boko Haram terrorist arrested – Army
The Nigerian Army says it has arrested one Ishaku Wardifen, a suspected Boko Haram terrorist it recently declared wanted. In…
Army calls for greater vigilance, confirms arrest of wanted Boko Haram suspect
The Nigerian Army, on Monday called for greater vigilance by Nigerians to track down Boko Haram members it declared wanted…
Wanted Boko Haram member arrested at Abuja Airport
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Army said on Sunday that recent publications on wanted Boko 100 Haram terrorists has started to…
Nigerian Army rescues 20 abducted persons, clears Boko Haram enclaves
The Nigerian Army said on Saturday said it had rescued 20 abducted persons, after clearing four more suspected Boko Haram…
Bye election: Army restricts movement in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Friday imposed a restriction movement of persons during Saturday’s Borno Central Senatorial bye election in the…
Gov Shettima, Nigerian Army disagree over Boko Haram’s captures of LGAs
Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima, has revealed that Boko Haram militants are occupying two local governments in his state, contrary…
With US backing, Nigeria says fight against Boko Haram on course
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Malam Aliyu Ismail, said on Monday that the Nigerian Armed Forces were working hard…
Suicide bomber targeting Nigerian army barracks killed
Soldiers of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Borno State, today gunned down a female suicide bomber…
Surrender now or face consequences, Army warns Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army has again warned members of Boko Haram terrorist group to surrender and face the law as failure…
COAS warns officers against fraternising with politicians
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Turkur Buratai, in Lagos on Saturday warned officers and men of the Nigerian Army…
Nigerian army reinforces after Boko Haram attack on troops
The Nigerian Army on Thursday confirmed an attack on Sector 1 of 27 Task Force Brigade located at Gaidam, Yobe…
Nigerian Army nabs fake General alleged to be Boko Haram sponsor
The Nigerian Army has arrested a suspected Boko Haram sponsor, Aliyu Hussaini, who was also said to be pretending to…
Boko Haram will be no more by December, says Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army said on Sunday that no amount of distractions would deter it from ending terrorism in Nigeria by…
Abuja blasts: Soldiers not among casualties – Army
The Nigeria Army on Saturday dismissed reports that soldiers were among casualties of Friday’s bomb attacks in Kuje and Nyanya…
82 Div of Nigerian Army organises medical outreach
The 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu on Thursday began a medical outreach to test the citizens of its…
Boko Haram poisoning water sources in villages- Nigerian Army
Nigerian military said information reaching its Theatre Command, Operation Lafiya Dole indicates that Boko Haram terrorists have now resorted to…