Tag: Troops
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JUST IN: Troops capture wanted Boko Haram commander, Nine others
Gallant troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE have captured a wanted Boko Haram commander and nine others as artillery bombardments of the terrorists enclaves and hideouts intensified. The wanted commander who had been on army watchlist for several years was identified as Bukar Modu, No 89 on the wanted poster. Spokesman of Operation Lafiya Dole, Colonel…
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Insurgents surrender to troops in Borno – Army
The Nigerian Army has announced the surrender of five Boko Haram terrorists to troops of 3 Battalion stationed in Gamboru Ngala and Dikwa Local Government Areas of Borno. The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Iliyasu said that during preliminary interrogation, the surrendered insurgents…
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Troops kill three terrorists in night ambush
The Army has stated that it neutralised terrorists and fatally wounded others following an ambush by troops of Special Special Response Area (SRA) in the Gwoza axis. Arms and ammunition were also recovered from the terrorists. According to a statement signed by Colonel Ado Isa Deputy Director Army Public Relations 7 Division, the troops acted…
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Troops slaughter 78 bandits, recover 16 rifles in Zamfara
Troops of the Nigerian military under the Operation Hadarin Daji have reportedly shot and killed 78 bandits in various operations carried out in Zamfara State forests in the last two months. The operations also led to the liberation of over 50 kidnap victims as well as the recovery of 16 AK-47 rifles, one machine gun,…
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Banditry: Troops kill 8 bandits, arrest 17 collaborators in Sokoto
No fewer than eight bandits have been killed and 17 other collaborators arrested by troops of Operation HARBIN KUNAMA III under the 8 Division Nigerian Army, Sokoto. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) the Division, Maj.-Gen. Hakeem Otiki, told the newsmen in Sokoto on Saturday that those apprehended were bandits’ informants and logistics suppliers. Otiki said…
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Troops’ Commitment: I was quoted out of context – Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Monday denied indicting commanders and soldiers of lack of commitment to ongoing counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in the North-East. He claimed that he was quoted out of context. Buratai had at a leadership transformational workshop for middle cadre officers and soldiers in Abuja on June 18…
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Boko Haram: Buratai makes U-Turn, commends troops for gallant efforts
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai on Friday commended the courage commitment and sacrifice being made by officers and men of the armed forces in safeguarding the country. Buratai gave the commendation during the graduation of 183 intermediate military officers, held at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State. He…
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Troops kill six bandits, arrest informants in Zamfara
The Nigerian Army on Monday said troops deployed to the northwest on operation Habin Kunama III have neutralized six bandits and arrested 18 informants including a district head while on clearance operations. Its Acting Director of Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa said in a statement that weapons were also recovered from the bandits. Col. Musa…
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Troops kill 41 suspected Boko Haram terrorists
Forty suspected Boko Haram terrorists were at the weekend killed by the Multinational Joint Task Force Troops (MNJTF), the military announced on Sunday. The terrorists were neutralised in clearance operations by troops who destroyed six gun trucks and other equipment belonging to the insurgents. According to the Chief Military Information Officer of the Force, Col.…
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MNJTF deploys 10,250 troops to combat Boko Haram insurgents
Maj.-Gen. Chikezie Ude, Field Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Boko Haram insurgency, said operations of the team were currently being executed by 10,250 military personnel. He told some Nigerian journalists in N’djamena, Chad, on Friday that the number of the personnel, drawn from Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon, the four countries involved in…