Tag: Ammunition
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Troops recover cache of ammunition from fleeing Boko Haram
Troops of the 3 Battalion and the Quick Response Force Army Super Camp 11 in Gamboru in Borno State, on Tuesday, encountered Boko Haram fighters in a convoy of seven gun trucks and several motorcycles. A statement by the Acting Director Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, disclosed that the terrorists succumbed to the…
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Customs intercepts 200,000 ammunition in Niger
The Area Command of the Nigeria Customs in Minna has intercepted a truck load of 200,000 live ammunition, the Comptroller, Benjamin Binga has disclosed. The Area Command comprises of Kogi, Kwara and Niger states. The Onitsha-bound truck was intercepted along the Wawa-Babana border on its way into the country from Benin Republic at about 3am…
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Boko Haram: Army takes delivery of ammunition to boost fight against insurgents
The Nigerian Army on Thursday took delivery of different calibre of ammunition to boost the fight against terrorism and other forms of criminality across the country. The consignment were received by Brig.-Gen. Olufemi Akinjobi, the Chairman of the Ammunition Reception Committee at the Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe International Air Port in Abuja. Akinjobi also said the…
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We carry bombs, ammunition, even ‘pack’ dead bodies in Libya – Victim
One of the many migrants who recently returned to the country has narrated what he passed through in Libya while seeking passage to Europe. Over 250 Nigerians landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday. They arrived a few hours after 144 of their compatriots voluntarily returned from the Maghreb nation. The returnees…