Tag: COAS
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JUST IN: Lt.-Gen. Buratai losses father, Yusuf Buratai
Alhaji Yusuf Buratai, the father of Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) is dead. Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka, the Director, Army Public Relations, confirmed the death in a statement issued on Friday in Maiduguri. Kukasheka stated that Yusuf Buratai, an ex-serviceman, died on Friday morning. He added that “this is to inform you…
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Boko Haram: Buhari directs COAS to relocate to North East
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday directed the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) to relocate to the troubled North East in order to find a long-lasting solution to the recurring Boko Haram crisis that has led to the loss lives and properties. The president warned that his government would no longer tolerate wanton killings and kidnapping…
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COAS tasks new commanders on battle against Boko Haram, militancy, others
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, said on Wednesday the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is targeting victory over the Boko Haram insurgents and the Niger Delta militants. He said victory over the terrorists and militants has become imperative for the armed forces in order to ensure that the labour of Nigeria’s…
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Air Force raids degraded Boko Haram insurgents – COAS
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, on Friday said the service had carried out air raids causing heavy damage to the Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East. Sadiq told newsmen in Maiduguri that several air raids were conducted under the Operation Ruwan Wuta II, designed as a final onslaught on the insurgents.…
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Court grants ex-COAS, Dikko permission to travel abroad over ailing health
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday granted the former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Umar Dikko, permission to travel abroad for a medical check-up. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Dikko, who was head of the Nigeria Air Force from September 9, 2010 to October 4, 2012, is facing a seven-count charge of money laundering before…