Tag: Soldier
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EFCC arrests serving soldier, 26 others for alleged internet fraud in Lagos [Photos]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a serving military personnel, Lance Corporal Ajayi Kayode and 26 others. They were nabbed for alleged internet fraud in the Lekki axis of Lagos State. Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesman, made the announcement in a statement on Monday. Kayode, with service number NAF18/34732, was arrested in his…
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Soldier kills senior Army Officer in Borno for denying him pass to see his family
A soldier suspected to be suffering from depression on Wednesday night opened fire on a Senior Army Officer, killing him on the spot. It was gathered that the soldier reportedly killed his superior for denying him a pass to enable him visit his family on an urgent issue. The incident happened in Borno but the…
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COVID-19: Policemen beat soldier for refusing to wear face mask in Benin
There was pandemonium in Benin City, Edo State on Saturday, when a combined team of police and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps operatives, allegedly beat up a soldier, for not wearing face mask. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon, at Lagos street, barely 24-hours after the state government shut down the street to all business…
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Police officer shoots soldier dead in Delta
The Delta State Police Command said an investigation has commenced in the alleged killing of a soldier in the Bomadi Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Hafiz Inuwa, made the disclosure while addressing newsmen on Thursday in Warri. “Investigation is going on to unravel the true cause…
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JUST IN: Soldier shoots self dead after killing four colleagues in Borno
A Corporal of Nigerian Army serving at the Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Army Super Camp 15, located at Malam Fatori, Borno State, has opened fire on colleagues killing four and injuring two others before killing himself. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, in a statement, said the sad incident took place…
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Soldier who went on killing spree shot dead
A soldier who went on a deadly rampage in Thailand, killing more than 20 people and injuring dozens of others, has been shot dead by security forces, police confirmed. “It’s over now,” Police Chief Chakthip Chaijinda told reporters in Nakhon Ratchasima, north-east of the capital Bangkok early Sunday. The shooter was shot dead in a…
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Soldier goes on killing spree, guns down 20 in shopping mall
A Thai soldier has gone on a shooting spree in Korat city, Nakhon Ratchasima, north eastern Thailand, killing no fewer than 20 people. Police were searching for the soldier, who was reportedly armed with an assault rifle and is holed up inside the Terminal 21 shopping centre. Reports identified the soldier as Sgt. Jakkrapanth Thomma.…
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Explosion hits military unit, kills two soldiers
An explosion struck a military unit in Azerbaijan on Saturday, leaving two soldiers killed and another one injured, the country’s Defense Ministry said. “In the morning of July 6, an incident occurred at one of the military units. “Two soldiers … were killed as a result of the explosion of a tank shell,” the ministry…
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Gunmen kill solider, 3 others in Plateau
Gunmen on Monday killed a personnel of the military Special Task Force (STF), maintaining peace on the Plateau, and three other persons at Tubun-Rong village in Ganawuri District of Riyom Local Government Area of the state. Mr Timothy Datong, member representing Riyom Constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly, who disclosed this at Tuesday’s…
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Taraba residents flee over death of soldiers
Residents of Shinkai Village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State have fled their homes following a threat to raze down the village over the alleged killing of a soldier. According to Malam Labaran Abdu, the leader of the community, armed men in military uniform stormed the village on Sunday, March 24, 2019, and…