Tag: army
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Army still searching for Chibok girls – Buratai
Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, on Monday said the search for the remaining abducted Chibok girls was still on. He however said activities of Boko Haram have been confined to Lake Chad region and fringes of Sambisa forest. Buratai spoke while delivering the maiden lecture of the Centre for Contemporary Security Affairs…
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Insurgency: Army Budgets N472.8bn for 2019
From Jonas Ike, Abuja The Nigeria Army on Wednesday said that it has earmarked N472.8 billion for the 2019 fiscal ending on December 31 2019 as its total expenditure projections due to ongoing counter-insurgency in the north-eastern part of the country. Chief of Army Staff Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai made the disclosure at the 2019 Budget…
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Boko Haram: Army to convert Sambisa Forest to Ecosystem Resort Centre
The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Tukur Buratai, says the Nigerian Army intends to convert Sambisa Forest and 13 others into an Ecosystem Resort Centre where war relics in the North East will be maintained as historical sites for tourism. Buratai also revealed that the army had also commenced Exercise Harbin Kunama IV to chase…
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No Lance Corporal Christopher in 81 Div., he’s a fake soldier – Army
The Nigerian Army says one Shedrack Christopher, who recently paraded himself as a Lance Corporal in the 81 Division in Lagos, is a fake soldier and should be regarded as an “imposter.’’ Lt.-Col. O.M. Daudu, the spokesman of the Division, who stated this in a statement made to Defence corresponding in Abuja on Thursday, said…
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Army confirms rescue of Sheik Suleiman, 5 others in Katsina State
The Army has confirmed the rescue of Sheik Ahmed Suleiman, a renowned Islamic cleric and five others, kidnapped in Katsina State on March 14. The Commander, 17 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Katsina, Brig.-Gen. L.T. Omoniyi, confirmed the rescue in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. According to Omoniyi, the captives were released…
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BREAKING: Army demands immediate removal of president
The Algerian Army has stepped in to ensure the exit of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika from office. The Chief of Army Staff, Gaed Salah, said in a televised announcement Tuesday that Mr Bouteflika was unfit for office. The army chief urged an immediate adoption of the country’s Article 102, which allows for a president to vacate…
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Army defends ‘intervention’ in Rivers governorship poll, fingers Wike, INEC, Police in electoral chaos
The Nigerian Army, on Monday, disagreed with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), over the position it adopted regarding the governorship election in Rivers State. It maintained that the electoral body failed to look at the circumstances surrounding its intervention during the conduct of the exercise and more so when it made a presentation to…
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Troops kill 55 bandits, rescue 760 abductees in Zamfara
Troops of Operation Sharan Daji have killed 55 bandits and rescued 760 persons abducted from villages in Zamfara state. Acting Force Information Officer, Maj. Clement Abiade, in a statement in Gusau yesterday, said the troops also recovered weapons, ammunition and rustled cows as they blocked all entry points to the bushes to deny the bandits…
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Army defends ‘intervention roles’ in Rivers election
The Nigeria Army, on Monday, claimed that its “only interest and role in the general elections” in Rivers State and nationwide was to assist the civil authorities and the police to have a peaceful conduct of the elections. The acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col Sagir Musa, stated this in Abuja, while reacting to allegations…
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2019 elections: Army lambasts UK over comment on Rivers elections
The Nigerian Army has warned the United Kingdom against interfering in Nigeria’s elections following comments by the UK that the role of the military in the Rivers State elections was improper. The British High Commission in Nigeria had in a series of tweet on Monday expressed concerns over the report of military interference in the…