Tag: Nigerian Army
Ex-Army Private Turns Serial Conman
A dismissed Army private who poses as an Army Major has been arrested by soldiers for conning unsuspecting members of…
Cops Among Oil Thieves In Ogun
The 35 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Alamala, Abeokuta, Ogun State made a major breakthrough today in arresting 28…
42 Boko Haram suspects arrested in Lagos, Ogun
The Nigerian Army in raids carried out between July 12 and 23, said it arrested 42 suspected members of Boko…
28 Soldiers Arrested In Lagos
The Military Police on Thursday said it arrested 28 wandering soldiers in the streets of Lagos. Maj. Oyegoke Badamosi, spokesman…
Nigeria to withdraw troops in Mali, after shabby deal
Nigeria plans to withdraw some of its troops from Mali because they are needed back home, where the country is…
Nigerian Army: Major al-Mustapha still in service
The Nigerian Army on Monday indicated that it would likely reinstate Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha into the service following the dismissal…
100 attacking herdsmen killed by Nigerian troops
A Nigerian military commander claimed on Wednesday that soldiers had since last week killed more than 100 attackers responsible for…
8 Arrested At Fake Cement Factory
The Nigerian Army Wednesday disclosed that eight persons have been arrested at a fake cement factory in Ewekoro town in…
Army rescues Boko Haram’s female captives
Nigerian authorities said Friday they had freed three women and six children abducted by Islamist extremist group Boko Haram as…
Army flushes out Boko Haram, arrests 120 militants
Nigeria’s military said Monday it had re-established control in five remote areas of the northeast where Boko Haram insurgents had…
Army: 200 Boko Haram fighters attacked Bama
Nigerian soldiers blanketed the town of Bama on Wednesday, where residents stayed indoors after coordinated assaults by heavily armed Islamist…
Sources: US shuts aid to Nigeria’s army over Baga
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Terence McCulley has held a closed-door meeting with some members of Nigeria’s human…
Female Soldier Releases Gospel CD
Angel Amienyi, a Sergeant in the Nigerian Army has released her first gospel CD titled The Glory of the Lord…
Nigerian soldiers restrict access to genocide town of Baga
Rescue workers on Tuesday struggled to reach a remote Nigerian town where the military was restricting access after fierce clashes…
Army Arrests Suspected Kidnapper
The Quick Response Group (QRG), under 9 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has arrested a 37-year old man who…
Army seizes 14 tankers with suspected stolen crude
The Nigerian Army said on Friday it’s men arrested 14 tankers suspected to be loaded with crude oil stolen from…
Wife Kills Soldier Husband
Dectectives at Homicide Department, State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba have arrested the wife of a Sergeant in the…
PPMC Redirects Pipelines From Reach Of Vandals
The Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC) says it has engaged the services of an engineering firm, ENIKKOM, to redirect…
Who killed Nasarawa Varsity students as Army, police deny?
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Contrary to widespread reports, the Nigerian Army on Wednesday denied that its men were involved in the killing…
A Family’s Agony
The recent murder of Irawo Adamolekun, a young medical doctor, by armed robbers in Lagos, spikes the woes of a…
Police Arrest Fake Army Officer
Mr. Umar Manko, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, said on Sunday that his command had arrested a fake army…
Nigerian Army Arrests 22 Suspected Oil Thieves
Officials of Sector Three of the Operation Pulo Shield attached to 13 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Calabar, the Cross River State…
Nigerian army promotes 113 officers
The Nigerian Army Council has approved the promotion of 22 Brigadier-Generals to the rank of Major-General. According to a statement…
Okonjo: Army Release 63 Suspects
The 63 suspects arrested last Saturday at Osanogoho, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, in connection with the…
Crude Oil Theft: Oshiomhole Destroys 11 Oil Tankers
To send a strong warning to pipeline vandals and to discourage crude oil thefts and illegal oil bunkering in the…
Lagos Tertiary Games Begins Today
The fourth edition of Lagos Tertiary Games will begin today across designated centres in the state and end on 10…
Army Nabs 3 Fake Soldiers, NITEL Cable Vandals
The Forward Operation Base (FOB), 144 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, Aba, Abia, said on Monday that it has arrested…
Army Arrests 3 Suspected Assassins
The Nigerian Army has arrested three men suspected to be members of the six-man syndicate that assassinated two students of…
Kidnappers’ Lucky Charm Maker Arrested
Luck has run out on a 75-year old native doctor, Akugbe Ugbo, who specialises in preparing ‘goodluck’ charms for kidnappers…
Nigerian army denies killing rampage
Nigeria’s army on Tuesday denied killing civilians and burning homes and shops after a bomb attack in the city of…