Tag: soldiers
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Obey ‘Rules of Engagement’ in your operations, Buratai warns Nigerian soldiers
The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, on Saturday in Lagos tasked officers of the Nigerian Army Finance Corps (NAFC) on conduct, professionalism and hard work as he inaugurated the Data Recovery Centre. The Chief of Army Staff was represented by the Chief of Training and Operations, David Ahmadu, during the inauguration of the data…
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Again, soldiers ransack Nnamdi Kanu’s home
Nigerian army, yesterday ransacked the home of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, saying they were searching for “technical items.” The latest incursion was made known by the younger brother of the IPOB leader, Emmanuel Kanu, who lamented to journalists on phone that the raid was carried out even when…
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How JTF rescued two soldiers, 4 civilians in Rivers kidnappers den
Troops of the Joint Military Task Force in the Niger Delta, codenamed Operation Delta Safe, say they have rescued two abducted soldiers and four civilians from a kidnappers’ den. The OPDS, with headquarters in Igbogene, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, also said the troops found human skulls and bones during the raid on the kidnappers’ camp in…
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Soldiers storm kidnappers den in Ondo, arrest seven
Men of the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Akure, Ondo State, on Wednesday stormed the various bushes in Akoko area of the state and arrested seven suspected kidnappers in their dens. The soldiers were said to have gone after the hoodlums in their dens in Akokoland following the incessant reports of kidnappings, especially…
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Army/IPOB clash: Normalcy returns to Aba as soldiers begin gradual withdrawal
The Nigerian Army has commenced gradual withdrawal of its men stationed at various checkpoints in Aba after the recent clash with protesting members of the Indigenous People of Biafra. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on Sunday told newsmen in Umuahia that the military on Operation Python Dance II had withdrawn from the state. However,…
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Operations Python Dance: Soldiers will leave Aba, Umuahia tomorrow — Ikpeazu
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State said on Thursday that soldiers would be withdrawn from the streets of Umuahia, the state capital, and Aba, its commercial nerve centre, by Friday. Ikpeazu made this known at Government House, Umuahia, while reacting to the security situation in the state. He said the situation in the past few…
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Call off soldiers from Nnamdi Kanu’s home, Falana tells Buhari
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) on Wednesday told President Muhammadu Buhari to call off soldiers from the country home of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu to avert further crisis. “I wish to submit, without any fear of contradiction, that the deployment of armed troops in Abia state and the…
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Boko Haram: 48 corpses of slain soldiers, civilians arrive Maiduguri
Forty-eight corpses of persons killed by Boko Haram insurgents during an oil exploration to the Lake Chad Basin have been brought to the Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in the Borno State capital. Sources at the UMTH and the Maimalari Army Barrack told newsmen that the corpses were brought into Maiduguri from the scene of the attack.…
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Three soldiers killed as Boko Haram’s IED explodes in Borno
Three soldiers attached to the 82 Division Task Force Battalion of the Nigerian Army have reportedly died after troops ran into an Improvised Explosive Device planted by Boko Haram insurgents. According to a report by The Punch, the troops were on patrol along the Ngoshe-Pulka Road in Borno State when the IED exploded, killing the…
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Soldiers ransack Agatu villages, kill pregnant woman, five others
Following the killing of a soldier at the weekend, army ransacked six villages in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, killing six persons, including a pregnant woman. But the Brigade Commander of the 707 Special Force, Brig. Clement Apere, denied that soldiers attacked the people. “The operation we conducted in the area was…