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.