Tag: Soldier
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Soldier in custody over alleged assault – Army
The Nigerian Army says it has taken into custody Pte. Christopher Emmanuel, who allegedly assaulted a female vendor, Doshima, in Kula, Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue.
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Police detain fake soldier for alleged abduction, robbery
Operatives of the Lagos Police’s Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have detained a 42-year-old suspected army impersonator, for allegedly abducting and robbing a man of his valuables.
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Speaker Abbas sad over Lagbaja’s passage, says he was a gallant soldier
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has described the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, as “a gallant military officer”. Tajudeen who expressed shock in a statement through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi on Wednesday. described the COAS’s passing as a huge loss…
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SAD: 2 die as soldier, police fight dirty in Nasarawa
The Police Command in Nasarawa State says two people were killed in the Agyaragu community in Obi Local Government due to a clash between a police special constabulary and an army personnel.
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Soldier allegedly stabs police inspector to death in Lagos
An unidentified soldier has reportedly stabbed police Inspector Saka Ganiyu to death at the Ojo axis of Lagos State. NAN gathered that the deceased police officer was attached to a Lagos State task force.
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Army condemns torture of ex-soldier by IPOB
The Nigerian Army has condemned the torture of an ex-soldier, retired Cpl. Toriola Adewale, by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
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Protest: NHRC seeks thorough investigation into alleged killing of 16-year-old by soldier
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for thorough investigation into the killing of a 16-year- old boy, Isma’il Muhammad in Zaria during the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest. The commission expressed deep concerns over the killing, during the 24-hour curfew imposed to curtail the
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Army detains soldier over death of protester in Kaduna
The Nigerian Army has detained a soldier who killed a 16-year-old boy, Ismail Mohammed while attempting to stop hoodlums who were causing mayhem in Samaru, Zaria in Kaduna State on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Wednesday in Abuja.
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US soldiers vacate Niger base following military junta’s demand
The United States troops have withdrawn from their base in Niger’s capital of Niamey and will fully depart from Agadez in the north before a September 15 deadline set by the country’s military rulers. Niger’s military leaders scrapped a military cooperation deal with Washington in March, after seizing power in a July 2023 coup. The…
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Russian court sentences U.S. soldier to jail
A U.S. soldier detained in Russia in early May has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison by a court in Vladivostok for theft and death threats. According to local media reports on Wednesday, the court found that the man had stolen 10,000