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Army accuses police of killing, assaulting personnel
The Nigerian Army has said the joint operations in which its personnel were involved has led to a supremacy clash between the troops and personnel of the Nigeria Police. It accused personnel of the Nigeria Police Force of brutalising some of its personnel involved in the joint operations, adding that some of its men had…
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Insecurity: Army drafted into ‘unconventional war’ in 32 states, need more funding to be efficient – Ndume
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has reiterated calls for increased funding for the army.
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Lagos Government speaks on reactions trailing #EndSARS panel report indicting Army, Police, others
The Lagos State Government has officially reacted to the comments trailing the viral report of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters submitted to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday. The panel was commissioned by the state government to look into the events of October 2020, including…
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#EndSARS report: CDS Irabor faults process of release, cautions against ‘disparaging comments’ about Army
The Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has faulted the procedure adopted in the release of a document said to be the report of the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry on police brutality.
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Military deploys 9 fighter jets to Borno as terrorists kill General, others
At least nine attack aircraft of the Nigerian military have been deployed to Borno State after the Islamic State’s West Africa Province terrorist sect killed a Brigadier-General and some soldiers in an ambush in the state. The Nigerian Army confirmed the attack and slaying of the army general and troops of Operation Hadin Kai on…
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JUST IN: Nigerian Army confirms, names senior officer, three others killed during battle with ISWAP
The Nigerian Army on Saturday confirmed the killing of a Senior Officer, Brigadier General Dzarma Zirkusuin in battle with Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).
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Police, Army speak on readiness for Anambra poll
The Nigeria Police Force and Nigerian Army have pledged adequate preparedness to forestall security breach in Saturday (today’s) governorship poll in Anambra State.
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N579bn approved for Army in 2022 Budget not enough to fight insecurity – COAS
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Faruk Yahaya, has said the reduction in the army budget will prevent the army from tackling the nation’s security challenges.
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Army kills four IPOB gunmen, recovers arms, vehicles [PHOTO]
Troops of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, conducting “Exercise Golden Dawn” in the South-East, have neutralised four gunmen of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) at Nnobi in Anambra. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the gunmen were…
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Army speaks on report its engineers constructing RUGA in South East
The Nigerian Army says its engineers are not constructing RUGA settlement in South-East as being portrayed and speculated by an outlawed online radio. Maj. Abubakar Abdullahi, the acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations in 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu…