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…