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Army raids Akoko in Ondo state

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2017 0

Heavy sporadic gunfire has been reported as accompanying an ongoing security operation by soldiers from 32 Artillery of the Nigeria Army. The operation has caused panic and tension around Akoko metropolis. Some of the towns where the army invaded include Oba-Akoko, Akunu-Akoko, and Ose-Akoko

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‘Kanu is the wrong man to lead Biafra’ – Pro-Biafran activist hints at IPOB fracture

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2017 0

A staunch Biafra activist has expressed his disappointment, Sunday over the activities of the self-acclaimed Biafra secessionist leader, Nnamdi Kanu, following reports that the latter is on the run after the Nigerian army raided his home in Afaraukwu, Abia State last week. The activist, who chose to remain unnamed, expressed his bitterness at Kanu’s “stubbornness”, […]

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Defense Headquarters declares IPOB terrorist organisation

Ihesiulo Grace 15 September 2017 0

The defence headquarters has branded the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) a “militant terrorist organisation” and urged parents to dissuade their wards from joining the group. In a statement in Abuja on Friday, John Enenche, the director, defence information, restated the commitment of the armed forces to confront “all security challenges facing the country”. Enenche

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Shoot out in Umuahia despite Ikpeazu’s announcement

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2017 0

There is an ongoing shoot-out in Umuahia despite the earlier announcement of an agreement to withdraw troops from the Abia state capital. Update: Helicopter gunships have been deployed over Umuahia. Update 2: A source on the ground at the Afara, Umuahia has confirmed that the shooting is happening close to the compound of Nnamdi Kanu. […]

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Cybercrime offenders to get 10years jail term, IGP warns

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2017 0

Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, says offenders of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention ETC) Act, 2015, which is popularly known as “hate speech” in social media risk 10 years jail time and N25 million fine, on conviction. The Inspector General of Police made the comments in Abuja while speaking at a round table organised by […]

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Ohanaeze blasts Python Dance II as a “deliberate escalation of tension”

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2017 0

The umbrella body of Ndigbo, the Ohanaeze has called on the federal government to direct the military to call off its military operations in the South-East styled Python Dance II, calling it an invasion of the region aimed at intimidating the people. Ohanaeze said in a tense seven point statement issued on Tuesday and signed […]

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Abia on the boil as Army, IPOB raise the temperature

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2017 0

Abia State shot into the centre of the country’s attention on Tuesday 11 September, as a host of security developments linked with the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) group raised a new set of concerns over the military’s conduct and the Federal Government’s strategy towards dealing with an increasingly growing secessionist movement. A detachment of […]

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Army moves into Nnamdi Kanu hometown, injuries feared

Ihesiulo Grace 10 September 2017 0

A little over a day after the Nigerian army said it has commenced the second phase of its Operation Python Dance II in Nigeria’s South-East geopolitical zone, a new video has emerged showing soldiers in armoured tanks, patrol vans and other military gadgetry purportedly enter the home of the leader of the Indigenous People of […]

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68 Boko Haram insurgents surrendered to army

Ihesiulo Grace 25 August 2017 0

The Nigerian Army on Thursday said that 68 Boko Haram insurgents surrendered to troops in Borno in the last three weeks. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director Public Relations, Theatre Command, Operation Lafiya Dole, disclosed this in a statement in Maiduguri. Nwachukwu said that the military had intensified campaign through coordinated air and land offensive […]

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Military now monitors social media

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2017 0

The activities of Nigerians on the social media are now being monitored for hate speech, anti-government and anti-security information by the military. The Director of Defence Information, Major-General John Enenche, announced this on a Channels Television programme in Abuja. Maj-Gen Enenche said that such close-marking has become necessary because of troubling activities

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#AskTheArmy, what nonsense!

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2017 0

In the modern Nigerian era where we had the EFCC handle winning fans thanks to the openness and willingness of its erstwhile handler to connect with the public in a no-holds barred, quip-for-quip way – and the heavens did not fall, it is rather baffling now that a spokesperson of a government agency, like the […]

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Gun battle between soldiers and youths in Delta State

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2017 0

A gun battle happened this morning between military operatives and armed gangs along Escravos River by Okorenkoko village‎, Warri South LGA, Delta State. More to follow

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Obiano apologises to IPOB

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2017 0

The governor of Anambra state, Willie Obiano has tendered an unreserved apology to the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, over the killings of members of the group at Nkpor in Anambra state on May 30, 2016 during the 2016 Biafra Day. At least 150 IPOB members were killed by the Army according to Amnesty International. […]

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Buratai urges troops to take fight to Boko Haram

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2017 0

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged troops to move in-depth, into the bushes to engage and clear remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists from the North-East region. “You must take this fight to their hideouts. You must go further, that should be the next state.” Buratai gave the charge on Tuesday […]

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Nigerian Army And The Audacity Of Victory

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2017 0

All over the world, soldiers are reputed as fearless and courageous professionals who mortgage their lives in strange climes for the service and salvation of humanity. But Nigerians have added a peck to it. Nigerians now perceive Nigerian soldiers as the most fearless, courageous and engagingly combative breed of officers in the protection of the […]

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Army adopts new strategy to counter insecurity

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2017 0

The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army has adopted a new strategic planning operation to tackle security challenges in the nation. The new strategy focused on manoeuvrable approach to warfare, estimation process and contemporary operations. The General Officer Commanding 81 Division, Major General Babatunde Oyefolu was speaking at the end of one week training for […]

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Why Nigerians Voted Nigerian Army As Best Institution of the Month

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2017 0

At all times, man has the capacity and innate character to be good; to toe the path of progress and strive to excel in all endeavours. Sometimes, when aberrations are noticed in persons or institutions, it is due to a lack of superior engagement of people to embrace the virtues of godliness or become decent […]

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Army arrests soldiers who brutalised crippled man in Onitsha

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2017 0

The Nigerian army, Wednesday evening, said it has arrested two soldiers who brutalised a physically challenged man in Onitsha for allegedly wearing a military camouflage shirt . A statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman said the two soldiers have equally been charged for assault by their Commanding Officer. The […]

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Nigerian Army offers N.5m for information on suicide bomber

Ihesiulo Grace 17 January 2017 0

The Nigerian Army has offered a reward of N500,000 for any information that could lead to the arrest of a suicide bomber, the guide to the suicide bomber, or discovery of the transit house or factory of the suicide bombers. This was confirmed in a statement Tuesday  by Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman Director Army […]

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Yuletide: Nigerian army to dismantle some road blocks in S’East

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2016 0

The Nigerian Army “Operation Python Dance’’ in the South-East says some of its road blocks will be dismantled to facilitate free flow of traffic during the Yuletide. Deputy Director, Public Relations of 82 Division Nigerian Army, Enugu, Col. Musa Sagir, disclosed this while on patrol with newsmen at the River Niger Bridge head, Onitsha and […]