Tag: Nigerian Army
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El-Rufai, Nigerian Army collaborated to secretly bury slain Shiites – Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has accused the Kaduna State Government as led by Mallam Nasir El-Rufai of aiding the Nigerian Army in secretly burying slain Shiites. He also accused El-Rufai of failing to prosecute the soldiers that killed 347 members of the sect. “The Kaduna State government has refused to prosecute the…
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Why Boko Haram leader, Shekau has not been captured – Nigerian Army
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has explained why Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has not been captured despite the recent onslaught on the Sambisa forest. According to a report by Daily Trust, Buratai said Shekau and other top Boko Haram commanders fled the forest as they could not withstand the…
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How to identify suicide bombers, accomplices – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army has enlightened the general public on how best to identify fleeing terrorists in the country particularly in the northeast. Disclosing how to identify a suicide bomber or an accomplice, Spokesman for the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Sani Usman, told Channels TV that the terrorists, forced out of their enclaves, have taken to…
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No Jupiter can bring back Boko Haram, they’ve been completely wiped out – Nigerian Army
…says efforts still in top gear to rescue remaining Chibok girls in Sambisa forest The Defence Headquarters has claimed that Boko Haram has been completely wiped out from the Sambisa Forest. This was stated by the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier-General Rabe Abubakar, during a chat with newsmen at the Ernest Ikoli Press Centre of…
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Nigerian troops rescue 605 hostages in raids
The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday ground troops in different patrols rescued 605 people held hostage by Boko Haram insurgents in Sambisa forest. Lucky Irabor, Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, told a news conference in Maiduguri, the restive northeast Borno state capital, that 69 male adults, 180 females, 227 male children and 129 female…
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We have rescued 801 persons in Borno from Boko Haram terrorists – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday that it had rescued additional 801 persons held hostage by the Boko Haram terrorists in its ongoing anti-terrorism operations. Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole in the North-East made the announcement while briefing newsmen in Maiduguri. He said that the persons were rescued between Nov. 23 and…