Tag: Ambush
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INSECURITY: Soldiers ambush, kill six terrorists in Kaduna
Troops of the Nigerian Army at the weekend killed no fewer than six terrorists during separate operations in Kaduna state. The troops also recovered arms and other logistics during the operations. This came after the military high command on Friday stated that troops deployed in the state for counter-terrorism operations arrested over 253 terrorists. TheNewsGuru.com…
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Military personnel killed in Niger laid to rest
The Nigerian Armed Forces on Friday laid to rest the remains of military personnel killed in action and in the recent crash of the Nigerian Air Force MI-171E Helicopter in Niger. The burial ceremony was conducted for 20 of the deceased personnel at
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Governance by ambush – By Owei Lakemfa
The mass media reported that as Nigerians slept on January 19, 2023, the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, again, increased the price of petrol. This time from N170 per litre to N185.
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Army confirms ambush, death of personnel in Niger
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that its troops deployed in Shiroro area of Niger were ambushed while on a mission to deal with bandits’ attack on miners in the area. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Thursday said the a number of personnel paid the supreme price in the…
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Dowen College accuses Sylvester Oromoni’s family of ‘ambush’
Dowen College, Lagos, on Monday alleged before an Ikeja Coroner’s Court that it was ambushed by Mr Sylvester Oromoni Snr, father of a late student of school, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. The counsel to Dowen College, Mr Anthony Kpokpo, made the allegation at the start of the testimon
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A generation ambushed by drugs, By Dakuku Peterside
Nelson Mandela, the legendary African anti-apartheid fighter, said the future belongs to the youth, but Barak Obama qualified it by saying that the future belongs to young people with education and the imagination to create. None of them could foresee that drug could ambush the youth and threaten the future. This reality stares us in…
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Boko Haram: Zulum tells Buhari to hire mercenaries
Governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum has urged President Buhari to emulate predecessor Goodluck Jonathan by hiring mercenaries to fight the Boko Haram terrorists. Jonathan had cleared many parts of the state of the terrorists for the 2015 election, using mercenaries from South Africa. But the Buhari administration sent them away, reposing confidence in the…
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Troops kill three terrorists in night ambush
The Army has stated that it neutralised terrorists and fatally wounded others following an ambush by troops of Special Special Response Area (SRA) in the Gwoza axis. Arms and ammunition were also recovered from the terrorists. According to a statement signed by Colonel Ado Isa Deputy Director Army Public Relations 7 Division, the troops acted…
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Two killed in ambush on ex-lawmaker, governor
Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday ambushed a former lawmaker and governor in the northern Philippines, killing two of his bodyguards, the Police said. Amado Espino, a former governor and ex-congressman of Pangasinan province, was travelling in a car with five bodyguards when the attack occurred in San Carlos City, 162 kilometres north of Manila. According to…