Tag: Military
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Military eliminates 57 terrorists, top commanders
Troops Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have eliminated more than 57 terrorists in different operations conducted from Aug. 11 to 25 in the North East, Defence Headquarters says. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known at a bi-weekly news briefing of the Defence Headquarters on Thursday in Abuja.
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Buhari orders military authorities to flush out criminals from within
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Military authorities to flush out all those elements in the army with criminal tendencies.
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Buhari blows hot, directs military to punish killers of Sheikh Goni
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Military authorities to flush out all those elements in the army with criminal tendencies. The president gave the directive in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu while reacting to the cold-blooded murder of a Yobe State-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Goni Aisami.
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Military kills 45 terrorists, releases 45 kidnapped victims
Troops of Nigerian Armed Forces operating in North West, North Central theatres of operations have eliminated over 45 terrorists/bandits in both land and air operations in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, made this known at a bi-weekly news briefing of the Defence Headquarters on Thursday in Abuja.
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Insecurity: Army arrests suspected terrorists in Lagos state
Some Persons suspected to be terrorists terrorizing the many parts of the country have been apprehended by the Militaty in Lagos state. Report say that the suspects were kitted in Military uniform and were piclked in different parts of the state. Findings show that the arrested terrorists were in Lagos to survey some areas for…
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Gunmen kill 2 expatriates, 2 police inspectors in Kogi
Six persons, including two expatriates and two police inspectors, were killed by gunmen on Friday in an attack launched against their convoy in Kogi.
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Military remains neutral, fair to all – Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim
Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, the Commander, of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) maintaining peace in Plateau and environs says the military will remain neutral and fair to all in securing the nation. Newsmen reports that the OPSH is a multi-task force in charge of security of lives and properties in Plateau, Bauchi and parts of southern Kaduna. …
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Military confirms top General, 5 others killed in helicopter crash
Pakistan said Tuesday rescue teams found the wreckage of a military helicopter that crashed overnight due to bad weather in flood-hit southwestern Baluchistan province, killing all six senior officers on board. The crash occurred when the officers were on a mission to assess the damage that the flooding had caused during the several weeks of…
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MNJTF honours troops with medals for gallantry in Lake Chad
The Multinational Joint Taskforce (MNJTF) has honoured 6,000 troops with medals for gallantry in the fight against insurgency. Newsmen reports the MNJTF are drawn from Nigeria, Tchad, Cameroon and Niger. NA reports that the medal ceremony was held at the headquarters complex of the MNJTF in N’djamena, Chad.
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Dozens die in attack on 2 military outposts
Dozens of government troops, civilians and extremists have been killed and injured in attacks on two military outposts in Mali, the country’s army reported early on Thursday. In the fighting following the attacks in the towns of Sokolo and Kalumba in the centre of the West African country early on Wednesday morning, 15 government soldiers,…