Tag: Nigerian Army
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Abducted female officer not rescued yet – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army (NA) has disclosed Lieutenant P. P. Johnson, a female officer who was abducted while visiting her grandmother in Aku-Okigwe in Imo state is yet to be rescued.
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Nigerian Army rescues abducted female soldier in Enugu
A kidnapped female soldier has been rescued by the combo of the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday. The female Lieutenant p.p Johnson was abducted by unknown gunmen few days ago. The Army officer had been moved to a forest bordering Enugu State and Ihube Okigwe Local Government Area in…
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Oil theft: Nigerian Army recovers 445,000 litres of crude oil
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters says it has recovered 445,000 litres of crude oil, 1.04 million litres of Automotive Gas Oil, 22,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and 2,000 litres of Dual Purpose Kerosine from oil thieves in the Niger-Delta region. Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, who disclosed this on Thursday while…
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Guards Brigade celebrates Buhari @ 80, presents gifts
As part of activities to celebrate President Muhammadu Buhari’s 80th Birthday, the Commander, Guards Brigade Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Usman has led his officers on a special visit to the president. The Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Guards Brigade, Capt. Godfrey Abakpa, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Usman said the…
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Army promotes 122 senior officers to Brigadier, Major Generals
The Nigerian Army Council has approved the promotion of senior officers to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General. A statement by Army spokesperson Brig.- Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Friday, disclosed that a total of 122 senior officers of the ranks of Brigadier General and Colonels were elevated to the next higher rank. According…
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UN calls for investigation into allegations of forced abortions done by the Nigerian Army
The United Nations has urged the Nigerian authorities to investigate reports of systemic and coerced abortions allegedly perpetrated by its army since 2013, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric has said. An investigation by the Reuters news agency published on Wednesday revealed that the abortions carried out on women and girls with pregnancies ranging from a few…
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Insecurity: Troops repel bandits, recover arms in Kaduna
The Nigerian Army on Sunday confirmed that its men repelled one of the bandits in Kaduna state while others were neutralized, ading that many of them also escaped with bullet wounds. Commissioner for Home Affairs and internal security, Kaduna State, Samuel Aruwan confirmed this through a statement signed and released by him.
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Terrorism: Army captures ISWAP commander, kill many fighters in Niger state
Many members of the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) have been killed by operatives of the Nigerian Army on Sunday in Niger state. They met their waterloo while trying to free their leaders detained at the Nigerian Army base in Niger state. A defence intelligence officer mentioned that the military had expected the terrorists…
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How starvation of s@x and money made me plan husband’s abduction –Wife
The starvation s@x and money for too long has made a 40-year-old woman, Mrs Joy Sunday, Tpartake in the kidnap of her husband in Akwa Ibom State. Joy, who was arrested by the police for conspiracy over the kidnap of her husband, said on Friday that when one of her children completed secondary school there…
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Beating of policeman to death in Lagos by soldiers unfortunate – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army (NA) has described the beating of a policeman to death in Lagos State by some soldiers as unfortunate.