Tag: Nigerian military
Nigerian military responsible for death of 8,000 – Amnesty
ABUJA (Reuters) – More than 8,000 people have died while being held prisoner by Nigeria’s armed forces in the campaign…
Sustaining The War Against Boko Haram
For some weeks now, the Joint Military Task Force, comprising troops from Nigeria and other neighbouring West African countries has…
Nigeria Recaptures 11 Towns, Kills 300 Boko Haram Fighters
Nigerian forces backed by air strikes have killed more than 300 Boko Haram fighters during an operation to recapture 11…
Army ignored Boko Haram attack notices on Baga, Monguno
Amnesty International claimed today that the Nigerian military were repeatedly warned of impending Boko Haram attacks on Baga and Monguno…
Update: Curfew slammed on Maiduguri, says Defence headquarters
Nigerian troops appeared to have repelled Sunday morning assault on Maiduguri by Boko Haram fighters as the Defence Headquarters in…
Nigeria’s Military Needs Reforms
By Oluwagbenga Oyebanji The first military intervention in Nigeria was through a bloody coup. Led by Major Kaduna Nzeogwu on…
Nigerian military leadership and threats to the people’s liberty
*Nigerian Military, you don’t protect our freedoms by acting childishly as you try to deaden individual, political, media, and digital…
SaharaReporters slams Nigeria’s military, says it’s anti-Boko Haram
Online news platform, SaharaReporters has blasted Nigeria military for labelling it a faceless organisation and for insinuating that they are…
Trial of alleged mutinous soldiers postponed
Nigeria’s military authorities have postponed till Thursday the General Court Martial of some 60 soldiers charged with alleged mutiny. The…
U.S. Doubts Death Of Shekau
The United States voiced skepticism Thursday over reports from the Nigerian military that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau had been…
Military fighting terrorism with caution – Minimah
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, said on Monday 15 July that the military is deploying caution in its…
The Military Mayhem In Lagos
The mayhem unleashed last Friday in Lagos by the Nigerian military is not only disgusting, but a depressing realisation that…
Military to partner stakeholders to curb insecurity
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, said on Friday that the military would cooperate with…
War Against Terror And Information Management
The military of any nation is mostly heard only where actions in favour of such nation is paramount and in…
Army’s Unwarranted Crackdown On Media
By Michael Jegede The three essential functions performed by the media are that of information, education and entertainment. These are…
Nigerian Military Clamps Down On Media
Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja The Nigerian military which has come under severe criticisms locally and international for failing to contain the Boko…
Nigerian army says it can rescue the abducted girls
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has condemned the impression being created by a section of the press that the military lacks…
Military battles criminal gangs in Central Nigeria
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria military has announced that it has embarked on a major military operations in Benue,Nasarawa and Plateau, the…
Senator’s convoy bombed by fighter jet
Senator Ali Ndume’s convoy was bombed on Saturday by a fighter jet of Nigeria’s military , the senator said today.…
Boko Haram loses 38 men in shootout with Nigerian troops
Nigeria’s military said they had killed as many as 38 Boko Haram fighters during counter-insurgency operations in Damboa, in the…
Analysis: Boko Haram raid casts doubt on Nigerian army claims
A daring Boko Haram raid in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri was an embarrassing setback for the security forces,…
24-hour curfew imposed after Boko Haram attacks Maiduguri
Boko Haram militants have staged dare-devil attacks overnight in Maiduguri, the north eastern Nigerian city, prompting military authorities Monday to…
Nigerian troops kill scores of Boko Haram fighters
Nigeria’s army said Friday it had killed 74 suspected Boko Haram fighters in a raid in northeastern Borno state, as…
Boko Haram: Army slams 24 hour curfew on Yobe state
The Nigerian military on Friday imposed a 24-hour curfew on the north eastern State of Yobe following attacks on Damaturu…
Mortuary records reveal heavy Boko Haram human losses
Just a few days after Amnesty International published a report accusing Nigeria’s military of killing close to 1000 Boko Haram…
Nigerian troops foil Boko Haram multi-front attacks, kill 40
Amidst report of extra-judicial killings of Boko Haram suspects by Nigeria’s military, while suspects were under their custody, Nigeria’s military…
Baga Killings: Police deny indicting Nigerian military
Nigeria’s police authorities have denied a report claiming Nigerian soldiers fired indiscriminately at civilians in the April killings in Baga,…
Army Captures 8 Boko Haram Members
The Nigerian military said Wednesday that it has arrested eight of the suspected insurgents who launched deadly attacks since the…
Air Force set for strikes against Boko Haram
Nigeria’s military said Thursday that it was ready to launch air strikes against Boko Haram Islamists as several thousand troops…
The Shot That Shook The Nation —Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema
Recently, top government officials have been calling upon the Nigerian military to remain committed to the country’s democratic dispensation in…