Tag: Troops
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Troops kill four Boko Haram insurgents in Sambisa
…neutralise four other suicide bombers Nigerian Army on Saturday said its troops killed four Boko Haram insurgents at Malumti village in the fringes of Sambisa Forest. Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole, made the disclosure in a statement in Maiduguri. Nwachukwu stated that the insurgents were killed by troops…
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JUST IN: Troops arrest 3 Boko Haram terrorists at Civilian JTF tip off
Troops of 23 Brigade Nigerian Army under Operation Lafiya Dole on 28th March 2018, acting on a tip off arrested 3 suspected Boko Haram terrorists at Ngurore. TheNewsGuru reports the suspects, Adam Yagga, Musa Kamsulum and Abba Djidoum, are all from Darajimal in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. According to the Nigerian Defence…
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How troops avert break down of law, order in Benue state
Troops of 707 Special Forces Brigade on Sunday, March 18, prevented the breakdown of law and order in Agasha town in Guma local government area of Benue state. This is contained in a statement by the director, army public relations, Brigadier-General Texas Chukwu, who said a protest by some youths in the area almost degenerated…
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Troops kill 4, arrest 9 militiamen in Bauchi State
The Nigerian Army said its troops killed four armed militiamen in Ningi Local Government Council of Bauchi State. Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations, via a statement issued on Sunday, said that nine militiamen were also arrested. Chukwu said that troops of 33 Artillery Brigade of Operation “Lafiya Dole”, on patrol on March…
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Again, troops nab seven herdsmen in Benue destroying farmlands
Troops again have arrested seven herdsmen in Benue while they were reportedly destroying farmlands with their cattle on Wednesday. This brings the number of herdsmen arrested for such crime to 17 in the last four days. Earlier, 10 herdsmen were nabbed on Monday while destroying farmland at Tse-Tigir and Tse-Ndugh villages of the state. The…
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Troops kill 5 Boko Haram insurgents, cleared more enclaves in Sambisa Forest
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops killed five Boko Haram insurgents in the ongoing clearance operation in Sambisa Forest. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole, said in a statement issued in Maiduguri, that the troops also cleared various enclaves of the insurgents. Nwachukwu disclosed that the troops…
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Operation Cat Race: Troops kill 10, arrest 6 herdsmen who set Adamawa village on fire
The Nigerian Army said troops of 101 Special Forces Battalion on Exercise Ayem Akpatuma (Cat Race) have arrested six notorious herdsmen who invaded and set on fire Gwamba village in Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State. In a statement, the Nigerian Army said “despite swift reaction to rescue the village from destruction, the notorious…
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Troops kill 35 Boko Haram insurgents, rescue 1,130 civilian hostages, recover munitions
The Nigerian-Cameroonian troops of Operation Lafiya Dole under the ongoing Operation Deep Punch II have reported killing 35 Boko Haram insurgents, rescuing 1,130 civilian hostages and recovering large cache of munitions. The Deputy Director Public Relations, Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a signed statement today stressing the troops…
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Troops nab 10 herdsmen in Benue destroying farmland
Troops deployed to Yelwata under the ongoing Exercise Ayem Akpatuma (Cat Race) have arrested 10 herdsmen destroying farmland at Tse-Tigir and Tse-Ndugh villages of Benue. Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations, in a statement issued late Monday night in Abuja, said the suspects fled into the bush when they sighted the troops. “While…
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Troops arrest herdsman with bullet-proof vest
Troops on patrol have arrested a herdsman with a locally made bullet-proof and cutlass at Chegba village in Logo Local Government Area of Benue. A statement signed by Col. Aliyu Yusuf on Sunday said the suspect had been handed over to the police. Yusuf also said that troops during the patrol intervened in a violent…