Tag: Nigerian soldiers
Four soldiers dead, eight others injured in battle against terrorists in Zamfara
According to him, five soldiers sustained minor injuries of gunshot wounds in the second ambush incident, saying the soldiers had…
Nigerian soldiers poorly paid, earn below N50,000 salary monthly – CDS
Musa, who spoke in an interview on Channels TV said “My soldiers collect less than N50,000 as salary in a…
How soldiers stopped Lagos housewife from killing self inside Lagoon
Spark had plunged into the Lagos Lagoon around 81 Division Officers’ Mess, Marina Lagos with intention of committing suicide before…
4 Nigerian soldiers die on Bauchi high-way
Four Nigerian soldiers died in an auto crash in Lago village in Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State on…
Wanted Rivers gang leader “General Kumasi” shot dead during gun-battle
A notorious gang leader, David Joseph, popular known as "General Kumasi," who was declared wanted and a bounty placed on…
Bandits on rampage in Niger, shoot two soldiers dead, injure 12 others
Bandits have shot two soldiers dead and injured 12 others in an attack on Kagara, Rafi Local Government Area of…
Nigerian soldiers jailed for demanding better weapons regain freedom
The Nigerian soldiers who were convicted since 2014, for demanding better equipment to fight insurgency, have regained freedom.
Oshodi mayhem: Normalcy returns after soldiers battled hoodlums
Normalcy has returned to Oshodi Lagos, Southwest Nigeria after soldiers took over the area following alleged killing of an Air…
3 soldiers killed in Niger’s Magama in shootout with terrorists: Gov. Bello
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger has confirmed the killing of three soldiers by gunmen in Magama Local Government Area of…
Bandits, soldiers in gun-duel: Two dead, 13 victims rescued
The Kaduna State Government on Wednesday said troops rescued 13 kidnapped people from bandits after fierce gun duel in Chikun…
Gunmen shoot four more soldiers dead in Rivers
Gunmen have shot four soldiers dead in Rivers less than 48 hours in which eight security personnel were gunned down…
Sporadic shootings in Borno as soldiers protest non-payment of allowances
There were sporadic shootings on Thursday night in Borno as soldiers protest deployment to a location in the theatre of…
Injured soldiers: We’ll not give up until Boko Haram is defeated
By Hamza Suleiman Some Nigeria soldiers wounded during various encounters with the Boko Haram insurgents in the North East have…
Sporadic shootings as soldiers deployed to crisis-ridden Oyigbo Rivers
Soldiers have been deployed to the crisis-ridden Oyigbo area of Rivers State, where over 500 suspected members of the Indigenous…
Soldiers in sporadic shooting again in Benin, disperse traders
There was sporadic shooting by military operatives who attempted to disperse market women in Benin, Edo State on Wednesday.
Four soldiers, two civilians gunned down in Bayelsa
Four soldiers and two civilians have reportedly been killed by gunmen suspected to be sea pirates along the waterways of…
4 die as Nigerian soldiers abort attack on Jonathan’s country home
Nigerian soldiers manning a riverside checkpoint near former President Goodluck Jonathan countryside home in Otuoke, Bayelsa state thwarted an attack…
Soldiers raping our women, abusing civilians – MOSOP
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has strongly condemned the alleged rape of two Ogoni women…
Soldiers free arrested kidnap kingpin, kill 3 policemen & one civilian
Some rogue Nigerian soldiers have opened fire on police operatives, who arrested a suspected kidnap kingpin in Ibi, Taraba State…
Just IN: ISWAP gunmen attack Nigerian soldiers in Baga, Benishiek
Islamic State militants have launched attacks on Nigerian troop positions in Baga and Benishiek, in Borno state. However it is…
IPCR collaborates with Army to combat insecurity
The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has pledged to collaborate with the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC) to…
Five soldiers killed as Boko Haram attacks troops In Magumeri
Boko Haram fighters on Friday engaged operatives of the Operation Lafiya Dole, killing five soldiers in a fierce battle that…
Buratai lauds troops over defeat of Boko Haram insurgents in Damaturu
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Thursday lauded the doggedness of gallant troops over defeat of…
Nigerian soldiers foil insurgents attack in Adamawa
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said its troops successfully repelled attack coordinated by the Boko Haram insurgents at Madagali town…
Foreign news agency reports that about 100 Nigerian soldiers were killed in Metele
Militants killed around 100 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on an army base on Sunday, security sources said on Thursday,…
Soldiers not begging for food, money – Govt
The Federal Government has debunked an online publication alleging deplorable conditions of the troops fighting Boko Haram in the North…
2 Nigerian soldiers killed in accidental discharge
Lanre Babalola Two Nigerian soldiers attached to the 192 Battalion of the Nigerian Army have been killed by accidental discharge…
Boko Haram terrorists massacre 30 Nigerian soldiers
At least 30 Nigerian soldiers died in combat with Boko Haram jihadists who overran a military base in the northeast…
Boko Haram kills 3 Nigerian soldiers in new video
Nigeria’s terrorist group, Boko Haram, has released a new video in which the group executed three people, beheading one and…
4 Nigerian soldiers beat man to pulp
One Nigerian man referred to as Apst Morris has revealed that a soldier beat up his friend, a car dealer…