Tag: soldiers
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Gunfire rocks Burkina Faso capital as soldiers blocks access to administrative building
Heavy gunfire rang out from the main military camp and some residential areas of Burkina Faso’s capital on Friday and a large blast was heard near the presidential palace. Armed soldiers took up positions along the avenue leading to the presidency and blocked access to administrative buildings and the national television, which had stopped broadcasting,…
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Insecurity: Terrorists abscond, abandon captured soldiers in Borno
Seven security operatives abducted by suspected fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Gubio LGA, Borno state were freed when their abductors reportedly fled for safety on Saturday.
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Dismissed soldiers were tried in accordance with extant law – Army Headquarters
The Nigerian Army (NA) says the two soldiers it dismissed from service, were tried in the Headquarters 241 Recce Battalion, Nguru in connection with the murder of an Islamic cleric, Sheik Goni Gashua Aisami in Yobe.
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Police arrest 2 soldiers over murder of Islamic cleric, Sheikh Goni
T he Police Command in Yobe has arrested two soldiers over their alleged involvement in the murder of an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Goni Aisami, in Yobe. Dungus Abdulkarim, a Deputy Superintendent of Police and the command’s spokesman, announced the arrest of the suspects on Tuesday in Damaturu.
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Army reacts to report on voluntary retirement of soldiers
The Nigerian Army says it will not be deterred by mischief makers and enemies of the country trying to create disharmony in the service. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig;-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja.
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Just In: Soldiers battle terrorists, kill many in Kaduna Forest
Troops of the Nigerian army have killed scores of terrorists in Chikun Local Government area of Kaduna State where they recovered arms and motorcycles at the weekend The Kaduna State Government has praisesd the tenacious troops and called on citizens to give useful information on the activities of the hoodlums. The Commissioner of Internal Security…
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Soldiers not shot at when they beat our personnel to death – Police
The police command in Lagos State on Wednesday said that policemen did not shoot at a soldier during an alleged attack on police officers by some soldiers.
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Soldiers beat policeman to death in Lagos
Military personnel from the Ojo Military Cantonment on Wednesday beat a policeman who was identified as Inspector Monday Orube to death in Lagos over right of way. The soldiers numbering about thirty, were reported to have whisked two policemen who were working as traffic wardens to their barracks while the third officer managed to escape…
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Niger state massacre: We lost many gallant officers – Army spokesman
The Nigerian Army has revealed that many security operatives, including soldiers and police, were killed by bandits during an attack in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, confirmed this in a statement on Friday. According to reports, at least 43 people, including 30 soldiers and seven…
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Nigeria deploys 640 soldiers for peacekeeping missions in other countries
D espite the rising cases of insecurity across the country, the Nigeria military has deployed no fewer than 640 soldiers to different peacekeeping missions in other countries. The figure was based on media reports on deployment between July 2021 and May 2022.