Tag: Nigerian soldiers
Nigerian commander, Air Force tech staff in Mali
Nigeria has sent an air force technical team and the commander of a planned African-led force to Mali to assist…
14 killed as Nigerian soldiers battle militants
Nigerian troops clashed with militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram in the northeastern city of Maiduguri Tuesday, in an…
4 militants, one cop killed in troop raid
Nigerian soldiers killed four suspected extremists and lost one policeman in the latest crackdown on the Boko Haram sect in…
Nigerian soldiers patrol bereaved Kaduna city
Nigerian troops were out on the streets of the volatile northern city of Kaduna on Sunday to prevent any outbreak…
Alleged murderer of General Shuwa killed
Nigeria’s military on Thursday claimed to have killed a Boko Haram commander behind the recent high-profile assassination of a retired…
Nigerian soldiers massacre 40 in Maiduguri
No fewer than forty people have been summarily executed by Nigerian soldiers in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state. The soldiers,…
Heavy Bombing in Potiskum
Heavy explosions and gunfire rocked Potiskum, the Yobe state capital Wednesday, residents said, after violence this week left at least…
Army in revenge killings after patrol vehicle bombed
Nigerian soldiers indiscriminately fired on residents of Maiduguri, Borno state Monday, killing several people, after a bomb blast targetted an…
Debate: Should Nigerian military officers retire at 70?
The Nigerian Army says it has begun the process of reviewing upward to 70 years, the retirement age for its…
Curfew slammed on Damaturu, Potiskum
Soldiers of the task force in Nigeria’s Yobe state have conducted door-to-door searches in Damaturu, capital of Yobe and Potiskum,…
11 Boko Haram members arrested
Eleven members of the Boko Haram sect have been arrested by Nigerian soldiers after a raid in Biu, a southern…
7 Boko Haram terrorists killed in gun battle
Suspected members of Boko Haram ,the Islamist extremist group and Nigerian soldiers exchanged gun fire in a battle in Maiduguri…
5 Nigerian soldiers killed by Boko Haram’s bomber
Forty eight hours after a failed suicide bombing failed to hit a high profile target in Damaturu, Yobe state, another…
Soldiers Kill 200 Boko Haram Members
Ben Adaji/Jalingo At least 200 Boko Haram members have been killed since the renewed attack on the group by security…
Bandits kill 2 soldiers in an ambush
Two Nigerian soldiers have been shot dead by suspected armed robbers while escorting workers salary of Guzamala Local Government Council in Borno…