Tag: colonel
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Three years after, Nigerian Army, slain colonel’s widow fight dirty over cause of death
The Nigerian Army has said that Col. Ibrahim Sakaba died while fighting terrorists in northeast, and was not assassinated as some have speculated in various quarters. While describing the Colonel’s death and the death of other soldiers as a painful to the army, the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on…
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JUST IN: Boko Haram kills Colonel, five soldiers in Borno
An Army colonel, a captain and his four escorts, as well as driver, have been killed by rampaging Boko Haram insurgents between Mainok and Jakana along Damaturu/Maiduguri highway. Sources revealed the Colonel and his convoy ran into some fleeing insurgents after a heavy gunfire exchange with soldiers at Jakana in an attack that lasted for…
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Army council promotes Ademola, Uthman, Bakare, Ugo, 25 other Maj. Generals
The Army Council has announced the promotion of 29 Brigadier Generals, 95 Colonels and 106 Lieutenant Colonels to their next ranks. A statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani KUKASHEKA USMAN made this known in a statement. A breakdown of those that benefited from the promotion shows that 29 Brigadier Generals…
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Court remands six suspects over murder of Ibadan army school commandant
A magistrate court sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Wednesday ruled that the six suspects who allegedly robbed and murdered the Commandant of the Command Day Secondary School, Apata Ibadan, Colonel Ekok Anthony Okey be remanded in prison custody. Okey was murdered on December 11, 2016. The six persons who were arraigned before…