Tag: army
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Election observers reacts on military role in Rivers, Akwa-Ibom States
A coalition of election observers, under the aegis of Coalition of Civil Rights Movement (CCRM), has hailed the military’s exceptional conduct during the recently concluded Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly Elections in Nigeria. There were calls from certain disgruntled quarters for President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw the military following the completion of the Presidential…
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Army quizzes video showing soldiers invading Rivers commissioner’s home
The Nigerian Army says it has begun a forensic investigation of a CCTV footage showing soldiers invading the home of the Rivers State Commissioner of Education, Dr Tamunosisi Gogo-Jaja. The army said in a statement by its Acting Director, Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, that the military would remain neutral before, during and after the…
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Elections: Army embarks on “Operation Show of Force” in A’Ibom
The 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Uyo in Akwa Ibom has embarked on a joint show of force parade. Speaking to newsmen in Uyo on Saturday during the exercise, Maj. Bashir Jajira, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations Officer, said the exercise was in conjunction with other sister security agencies in the state. Jajira said that the…
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Elections:We operated within legal boundary – Army
The Nigerian Army on Saturday said its activities in the just-concluded Presidential and National Assembly polls were within the ambit of the law and rules of engagement. Reacting to allegations of partisanship, coercion and shooting of voters in some areas across the country during the elections, it said that soldiers deployed on election duty were…
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Election Violence: Army arrests 15, recovers arms in Bayelsa
The 16 Brigade of Nigerian Army in Yenagoa has arrested 15 armed thugs during the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa and Ex-Gov. Timipre Sylva had earlier accused each other of masterminding violence that trailed the polls in the state. Major Jonah Danjuma,…
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Army claim responsibility for multiple explosions in Maiduguri
…says shots fired to scare Boko Haram The Army explained that the multiple sound of controlled-gun fire on Saturday morning heard in the outskirts of Maiduguri, was for “security calculations”. The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa said in a statement that the gun fire was not targeted at the public. Musa…
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Elections: Army uncovers plan to attack polling centres in 4 Niger Delta states
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it had uncovered plans by suspected hired thugs to attack polling centres in some unnamed states in the Niger Delta. Col. Aminu Iliyasu, spokesman of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, disclosed this in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt. The army…
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Army announces appointment of new spokesman, redeploy senior officers
The Nigerian Army on Monday announced the appointment of a new Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa, in a major shakeup that affected other senior officers. A statement signed by Colonel Aliyu Yusuf on behalf of Army Public Relations noted that the redeployment of the new officers was released by the leadership…
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2019 general elections: Army pledges neutrality
The Commanding Officer 14Brigade, Goodluck Jonathan’s Barrack Ohafia, Ohaifia Local Government Area of Abia State, Brigadier General Abdul K. Ibrahim has promised the neutrality of its personnel in February 16 and March 2 general elections respectively. Ibrahim stated this while playing host to officials of the Abia State Chapter of Nigeria Red Cross who paid…
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Army spokesman announces voluntary retirement from service
Brig. Gen Sani Usman, the Director of Nigerian Army Public Relations, on Thursday announced his voluntary disengagement from the military. In a statement in Abuja, Brig. Gen Usman said though a new spokesman has not been named, he would hand over to Colonel A A Yusuf who is the Chief of Staff of the Directorate…