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Alleged Human Rights Violations: Nigerian Army receives 350 cases in 3 years – Official

Ihesiulo Grace 13 November 2019 0

Abuja – The Nigerian Army Human Rights Desk, says it received 350 alleged human rights violation complaints against its personnel in three years. Capt. Veronica Williams, Nigerian Army Human Rights Desk Officer, disclosed this at an accountability forum on civil-military relations in

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Army promotes 34 brigadier generals, 47 colonels

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2019 0

The Nigerian Army Council has approved the promotion of 34 Brigadiers-General to the rank of Majors-General and 47 Colonels to the rank of Brigadiers- General respectively. The new promotion was announced in a statement by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, on Sunday in Abuja. Those promoted to the rank of Major […]

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Nigerian army’s MRAP production reaches 80% completion – Buratai

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2019 0

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says production of the first set of Mines Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles by the Nigerian Army Command Engineering Depot in Kaduna has reached 80 per cent completion. Buratai disclosed this during the inspection of work at the depot in Rigachikun, Kaduna State on Monday. Attack on […]

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Disregard publication on ‘Operation Positive Identification’-Army

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2019 0

The Nigerian Army has urged Nigerians to disregard the publication in circulation on social media on the purported Operation Positive Identification (OPI). The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, said that the Nigerian Army had no relationship with the so called Bricks Company and its illusionary OPI. Musa said that the army authorities […]

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Boko Haram: Nigerian troops clear more routes in North East

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2019 0

The Nigerian Army says troops in the North East have cleared more Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by fleeing Boko Haram terrorists on some routes in Borno and Yobe states. The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said that troops of 27 Task Force Brigade Garrison […]

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Falana seeks stoppage of ‘Operation Positive Identification’, sues Nigerian Army, Burati, Malami

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2019 0

Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has dragged the Nigerian Army, the Chief of Army Staff  Gen. Tukur Buratai and the Attorney-General of the Federation, and Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami to court asking for an order stopping the planned Operation Positive Identification by the army. The suit FHC/L/CS/1939/2019 was filed before the Federal […]

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Market sanitation part of military exercise-Army

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2019 0

The Nigeria Army has urged residents and traders in Enugu not to panic as it carries out a sanitation exercise at Ogbete Main Market and its environs within Enugu metropolis. Col. Aliyu Yusuf, Deputy Director, Public Relations 82 Division, said in a statement in Enugu on Tuesday that the exercise was part of the Exercise […]

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Abuja-Kaduna Road will soon be safe for travellers, FERMA boss assures

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2019 0

Chairman of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Mr. Tunde Lemo has said that the agency is collaborating with the Nigerian Army and Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to ensure safety on the Abuja-Kaduna Road. Lemo said this during an interactive session with students of Caleb British International School, Àbijo, Lekki during their leadership mentoring […]

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Army Raids More Criminals Hideouts Across Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 26 October 2019 0

Troops of the Nigerian Army have continue to raid the hideouts of criminals such as the insurgents, bandits, kidnappers and other criminal elements nationwide with remarkable successes. This is as troops of 342 Artillery Regiment, while acting on credible intelligence raided a suspected kidnappers’ den at Ihie Community in Ohaji/Egbema LGA of Imo State where […]

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Army holds prayer for Nigeria in Jos

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2019 0

The Nigerian Army under the auspices of the special military task force on Sunday held a special prayer service for Nigeria and indeed, Plateau state, saying that the enemies of peace will be disgraced and flushed out. The taskforce also known as ‘Operation Safe Haven’, said the successes attained in restoring peace in the hitherto, […]

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Army arrest Boko Haram informants, criminal suspects

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2019 0

…Recovers more equipment The Nigerian Army has disclosed the arrest of one Baana Zakari, an informant to Boko Haram criminals within the Bama area of Borno state. Col Aminu Iliyasu, Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, who made the disclosure, stated that troops of 231 Battalion arrested the suspect also known as Okocha at Biu main […]

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Nigerian Army Troops Changes Annual Training Name

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2019 0

The Nigerian Army has disclosed that it has changed name of one of its annual training exercises code named, “Exercise EGWU EKE” to ‘Exercise ATILOGWU UDO’. The Troops who made this known Wednesday in a statement issued by the Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Colonel Aminu Iliyasu, the annual training exercise commenced in 2016 and […]

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Provide helicopters and Boko Haram remnants will be history, Army urges NASS

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2019 0

The remnants of Boko Haram terrorists and other forms of insurgency will be crushed in less than no time if the Nigerian Army is provided the necessary gadgets according to Maj. Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole. The military chief disclosed that lack of Army Aviation was responsible for its inability to […]

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Troops captured 10 senior Boko Haram Commanders ,logistic supplier

Ihesiulo Grace 12 October 2019 0

As Nigerian Army continues to heighten the tempo of her operational activities against bandits, insurgents and other criminal elements nationwide, troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE have stepped up artillery bombardment of identified Boko Haram criminals’ enclaves and hideouts. The Troops have also stepped up the effective blockade of their logistics supply routes and the

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Supreme Court hears ex-army officer’s appeal in 2020

Ihesiulo Grace 7 October 2019 0

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned an appeal filed by retired Major Ekundayo Awoyomi, who is seeking to be reinstated into the Nigerian Army to September 21, 2020 for hearing. Maj. Awoyomi was said to have been summarily and unlawfully retired from the Nigerian Army in 1990 without a prior retirement notice. When the matter […]

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Troops Rescue Kidnapped Victims From Boko Haram, Destroy Explosive Devices

Ihesiulo Grace 7 October 2019 0

In continuation of the Nigerian Army’s drive to completely bring an end to criminal insurgents and other unscrupulous elements from Operation LAFIYA DOLE and other theaters of operations nationwide, troops of 151 Battalion in conjunction with elements of 21 Special Armoured Brigade’s Quick Response Force (QRF) thwarted the kidnap of three civilians by the

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Nigeria’s sovereignty and the exemplary leadership of the Nigerian Army

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2019 0

The security architecture in Nigeria is such that it revolves around the operations of the Nigerian Army. I say this for the simple fact that since 2015, and with the advent of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian Army has indeed risen to the occasion in times too numerous to mention with innovations […]

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Children linked with armed groups released from administrative custody

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2019 0

The United Nations Children Education Fund on Thursday said it welcomed the release of about Twenty-three boys and two girls from Nigerian Army administrative custody after they were cleared of suspected ties with armed groups. This brings the number of children released this year to 44, says UNICEF. “These are children taken away from their […]

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Army arrests suspected insurgents’ logistics supplier in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2019 0

The Nigerian Army on Sunday arrested a suspected Boko Haram insurgents’ logistic supplier and seized a car stacked with motorcycle used tyres in Borno State. Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, Brig.-Gen. A.K. Ibrahim, made the disclosure while parading the suspect at the Gubio Super Camp in Maiduguri. Ibrahim disclosed that the suspect, Samuel […]

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Shehu Sani urges FG to investigate killing of policemen by soldiers, compensate families of victims

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2019 0

The former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani has condemned the killing of policemen by men of the Nigerian army. The police had on Wednesday announced the killing of three officers and the injuring of other personnel after Nigerian soldiers opened fire on a police team in Taraba. […]