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Troops intercept Boko Haram suicide bomb squad, neutralise 5

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2017 0

Troops intercepted Boko Haram suicide bomb squad on Friday and neutralised five terrorists at different locations in Borno north, Nigerian Army said on Saturday. Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, the army spokesman in a statement, noted that the intercepted bomb at Ngalle village where one terrorist was

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Exercise Crocodile Smile II: Troops arrest pipeline vandals, drug peddlers others

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2017 0

The flag off of the Exercise Crocodile Smile II in the 81 Division Area of responsibility by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has led to the arrest of some suspected criminals within Lagos and Ogun states. Recall that the exercise which flagged off on Friday had incorporated other Security and Para […]

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Nigerian Army kill 18 Boko Haram fighters in Yobe

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2017 0

At least 18 suspected Boko Haram terrorists were killed by the troops of the Nigerian Army when the insurgents invaded Kumuya village in the Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. It was learnt that some Boko Haram members had attacked the village to cart away food, but a gun battle subsequently ensued between them […]

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‘Boko Haram is still alive and well’-Junaid Mohammed

Ihesiulo Grace 28 January 2017 0

Anyone who says Boko Haram has been defeated is “telling lies”, Junaid Mohammed, a former supporter-turned-fierce critic of President Muhammadu Buhari, has said. President Buhari had in December 2016 declared that the stronghold of Boko Haram in Sambisa forest had fallen and the insurgents crushed. “I want to use this opportunity to commend the determination, […]

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Troops Recover Video Recordings of Boko Haram

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2015 0

The Director, Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, has confirmed that troops of the Nigerian Army have recovered video recordings of the heinous acts perpetrated by the Boko Haram insurgents. But, he refused to disclose further information about the crimes against humanity captured in the videos in possession of the military. He said, “It is […]

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Troops Raid 13 More Camps in Sambisa Forest

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

The Defence headquarters on Thursday confirmed that over 13 strongholds of Boko Haram members, including the notorious Tokumbere camp in Sambisa forest, have been captured by Nigerian troops. He added that several other camps have been overrun and destroyed. Some of the destroyed camps, according to the Director of Defence Information, Major-General Chris Olukolade,

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Atiku Commends Military On Rescue Of 293 Girls And Women

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2015 0

  Former Vice President and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) Atiku Abubakar has expressed elation at the news of the rescue of nearly 300 girls and women from the Sambisa forest by the troops of the Nigerian military. The former Vice President said in a statement by his media office in Abuja on Wednesday […]

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1965: U.S. Troops Land in the Dominican Republic

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

In an effort to forestall what he claimed will be a “communist dictatorship” in the Dominican Republic, President Lyndon B. Johnson sent more than 22,000 U.S. troops to restore order on the island nation. Johnson’s action provoked loud protests in Latin America and scepticism among many in the United States. Troubles in the Dominican Republic […]

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Sudan Accuses Darfur Peacekeepers of Killing Seven Civilians

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

Sudan’s government on Sunday accused peacekeepers in Darfur of killing seven civilians, disputing the UN-African Union mission’s version of events in which it said its forces had repelled two attacks by gunmen. The UN-AU Mission in Darfur (Unamid) had said 40 gunmen fired on a patrol in South Darfur’s Kass area on Thursday, before the […]

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Pakistan Weighs Joining Saudi Coalition in Yemen

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammas Asif said Monday that Saudi Arabia has asked that his military provide ground troops, planes and warships to help a coalition battling rebels in Yemen. He spoke at the start of a parliamentary debate on whether to join the Saudi-led effort against the Houthis that began nearly two weeks ago […]

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Obama Meets Afghan President, To Discuss Troop Withdrawal

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2015 0

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is White House-bound on Tuesday for a series of meetings, a working lunch, and a press conference with President Barack Obama, where U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan are expected to be at the top of the agenda, CNN reports. Ghani has requested that the U.S. consider adjusting its troop withdrawal timeline, […]

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Military Advisers to Train Ukraine Troops

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2015 0

British military advisers are training Ukrainian troops in Ukraine, the UK said Thursday, as part of efforts to support the government in Kiev as it combats pro-Russian separatists in the east, CNN reports. UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced last month that Britain would send military advisers to Ukraine and provide an additional 15 million pounds […]

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Chad Troops Withdraw From Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 13 March 2015 0

Reports coming in from Reuters states that much of the Chadian force fighting Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria have withdrawn to Cameroon and is deploying further south, Chadian soldiers and a Cameroonian military official said on Thursday. According to the officials of both countries, the withdrawal by the Chadian troops signals the potential start of […]