Tag: Soldier
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Soldier commits suicide after killing wife with AK-47 rifle
A Cambodian military officer killed himself after shooting dead his 16-year-old wife with an AK-47 rifle after he allegedly refused her request for a divorce, local media reported on Tuesday. “Second Lt. Vong Tol, 32, shot his wife, Uy Sokhom, in the chest in their home in the northern province of Preah Vihear on Sunday…
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American soldier arrested in Imo over alleged 419 scam
Operatives of the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad of the Police Command in Imo says it has arrested a member of the U.S. Army, Mr. Garrick Michael, over alleged advance fee fraud. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Dasuki Galadanchi, disclosed this on Wednesday in Owerri while presenting to journalists the suspect, Michael, and other suspects…
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Soldier, policeman, lecturer, 97 other Nigerians abscond during pilgrimage in Israel
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Tor Uja, has said 100 Christian pilgrims absconded during the 2017 pilgrimage to Israel. Uja, who made this known while receiving security report of the 2017 pilgrimage on Monday in Abuja, said that no pilgrim absconded in Rome and Greece. The NCPC boss said that…
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Bayelsa govt. condemns beheading of soldier
The Bayelsa government on Tuesday condemned the beheading of a soldier who was negotiating the surrender of arms with militants in Ekeremor Council area of the state. The government made the condemnation in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Gov. Seriake Dickson on Security Matters, Dr. Boma Spero-Jack. He described the action…
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I’ll return to fight Boko Haram in Sambisa after treatment – Injured soldier vows
An army private, Samuel Ernest, who is recuperating from an injury at the 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital, Maiduguri, says he go back to the frontline to continue the fight against the terrorists. “After my treatment, if I am fit enough, I will go back to the bush – frontline, in order to continue…
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1 officer, 3 soldiers die as IED explodes in Borno
The Army has confirmed that it lost an officer and three soldiers in Borno on Thursday when their patrol vehicle encountered IED buried on the road between Kangarwa and Alagarno village. The Army Spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday, while giving update on troops’ clearance operations in the North-East…
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Police arrest soldier who worked for Evans, got N6.5m
The Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) has arrested a soldier in Lagos for allegedly being part of the gang of the notorious kidnapper, Chukwudi Onuwamadike, alias Evans. A police source, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, said that the team led by ACP Abba Kyari arrested the soldier…
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BREAKING: Soldier sentenced to death for killing Boko Haram suspect
The Army General Court Martial in Borno State has sentenced a soldier to death for killing a suspected Boko Haram terrorist. Lance Corporal Hillary Joel was said to have carried out the murder during a cordon and search operation by the army in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. He reportedly set the suspect…
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Nigerian soldier on peacekeeping mission killed in Darfur
A Nigerian peacekeeper serving with the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) has been killed in Darfur, the UNAMID said said on Thursday. UNAMID, in a statement said the Nigerian soldier was killed by an unidentified group in a carjacking incident in Nyala, South Darfur State. The Mission extended its condolences to the family…
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Ikorodu mayhem: Army confirms soldier, 4 policemen dead
The Nigerian Army in Lagos on Sunday confirmed the death of a soldier and four policemen in an ambush by suspected criminal gangs in Ishawo Community in Ikorodu. The confirmation was made in a statement by 81 Division’s Acting Deputy Director, Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Olaolu Saudi. “At about 3 a.m. on Sunday, April 9, a…