Tag: Nigerian soldiers
Boko Haram kills 3 Nigerian soldiers, injures 5
Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it has neutralised six terrorists, but lost three soldiers during an encounter between its troops…
Boko Haram attacks UN team, soldiers, many wounded
Nigerian Islamists group, Boko Haram made a daring move today by attacking a team of United Nations officials on their…
Troops trail Boko Haram insurgents fleeing Sambisa Forest
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday, said the Army was on the trail of Boko…
Boko Haram attack Nigerian soldiers in Sambisa Forest
The Nigerian army on Saturday said Boko Haram militants attacked troops camped in Sambisa forest, Borno state, while troops were…
War on terror: Ambode praises Nigerian soldiers
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode says Nigerian soldiers have continued to demonstrate bravery and courage in the war…
Nigerian Army, Dokpesi Dragged To Court
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Six persons, including the Vice Chairman of Edo state chapter of the All progressives Congress (APC), Usman Mogaji,…
Nigerian troops kill 70 Boko Haram fighters in Konduga
Nigerian troops backed by civilian vigilantes on Tuesday claimed to have killed more than 70 Boko Haram fighters in a…
Troops dominating Boko Haram in Yobe – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters on Monday in Abuja said troops were dominating operations in Kukawa, Geri, Gujba in Yobe to rid…
Nigerians Decry Soldiers’ Siege On Tinubu, Okorocha’s Homes
Jamiu Yisa Prominent Nigerians have decried the siege laid by soldiers to the home of the National Leader of the…
Poll Shift: Soldiers Take Over Isaac Boro Park
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Perhaps in anticipation of civil protests against the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National…
Mutiny: Falana Condemns Death Sentence Passed On 54 Soldiers
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) has condemned the sentencing of 54 soldiers to death. The soldiers were on…
54 soldiers sentenced to death by firing squad
Fifty-four Nigerian soldiers were sentenced to death by firing squad on Wednesday by a Military Court-Martial sitting in Abuja. A…
Soldiers Dislodge Protesting Youths At Onne Port
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt There was pandemonium Monday at the Federal Ocean Terminal, FOT, Onne as youths from Okrika and Ogu…
16 men arrested by Nigeria soldiers ‘found dead with bullet wounds’
Sixteen men who were arrested by Nigerian soldiers in the country’s northeast were found dead just hours later with bullet…
EU To Nigeria: You Can’t Kill 12 Soldiers Over Mutiny
The European Union (EU) has rejected the death sentence handed to 12 Nigerian soldiers by the General Court Martial in…
Ebola: 1332 Nigerian Soldiers Quarantined In Liberia
Simon Ateba At least 1332 Nigerian soldiers on peace keeping mission in Liberia have been quarantined in the wake of…
Mutiny: Falana Vows To Defend 68 Soldiers
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has vowed to defend the soldiers who are facing trial for mutiny in…
Soldiers And Elections: Which Way Forward?
By Raymond Oise-Oghaede The Osun State governorship election has come and gone and to a large extent, it was adjudged…
Robbers not Boko Haram attacked troops in Kogi – Army
Brigadier-General Olajide Laleye, the director of army public relations has clarified that the “widely reported Boko Haram attack on troops…
12 Nigerian soldiers sentenced to death for mutiny
Twelve Nigerian soldiers were on Tuesday sentenced to death for mutiny after shots were fired at their commanding officer in…
Our Adversaries, Our Girls And Our Soldiers
By Tayo Ogunbiyi These, without a doubt, are strange times for fatherland, Nigeria. To say that insecurity in the country…
The Shocking Extra Judicial Killing Video
On Tuesday, 5 August, Nigerians woke up to see a shocking extra-judicial killing video released by the global human rights…
Nigerian soldiers halt Boko Haram attack, kills 53
Clashes between Nigerian armed forces and Islamists after a daring attack on the military in the country’s restive northeast left…
Nigerian soldiers hide as Boko Haram attack churches
Nigerian soldiers reportedly went to hide in the bush as Boko Haram gunmen unleashed fresh attacks on churches in the…
Nigerian troops angry after Boko Haram killed 4 in ambush
Nigerian Soldiers fired shots in the air at Maiduguri barracks on Wednesday because they were angry with their commanders about…
Parents give up on abducted school girls, Nigerian soldiers not in sight
Parents of the remaining school girls abducted by Boko Haram gunmen on Monday in Chibok, Borno State, northeast Nigeria said…
Boko Haram terrorists kill five Nigerian soldiers – Defence Headquarters
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s military authorities said on Tuesday that five of their men fighting the Boko Haram insurgent group in…
Nigerian soldiers storm Lagos community over missing gun
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Soldiers from Ibereko Barracks on the Badagry Expressway, in Lagos State have laid a siege on the Mowo…
9 Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush
Boko Haram gunmen have killed nine Nigerian soldiers after launching an ambush on a military convoy in the troubled northeast,…
Soldiers kill Poly student at checkpoint in Katsina
Nigerian Soldiers in Katsina State on Thursday opened fire on a commercial vehicle with reg. number AY504KTN, killing one of…