Nigerian army

Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, has said the Nigerian Army was unhappy that the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, denied inviting the military on October 20, when…

Nigerian Army has said that they have not received any formal petition over their alleged shooting of unarmed #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate on October 20. Counsel for the Nigerian Army, Mr Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), made the…

Salisu Bello, commanding officer of 65 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, has said contrary to widespread reports, soldiers did not shoot #EndSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate on October 20, but that his men were attacked instead. He…

Nigerian Army have arrested one Eze Mavus Ugochukwu, a student of Computer Science, Bauchi State Polytechnic, for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting members of the public by posing as a Lieutenant in the military. Ugochukwu, an…

A soldier in the Nigerian army’s operation Lafiya Dole in Borno state has allegedly killed a nine-year-old boy in Shehuri area of Maiduguri, the state capital. According to TheCable, the soldier was shooting sporadically in celebration…

Nigerian Army has disowned ‘soldiers’ allegedly involved in the robbery of a bullion van in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. It would be recalled that police arrested seven armed robbers including two soldiers over an attack on a bullion van.…

Commander of operation safe haven in Kaduna state, Chukwuemeka Okonkwo has said the military does not have enough manpower to tackle the violence in the southern part of the state. The gruesome attacks in Southern Kaduna communities…

Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Court in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to immediately pay the arrears of salaries and other entitlements to 244 soldiers dismissed from the Army in 2016. The Army dismissed…

Defence Headquarters has said 603 repentant Boko Haram members are to be reintegrated into their communities in July, following completion of the Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme. This was disclosed…

Nigerian Defence Headquarters has denied Amnesty International’s claims of torturing children arrested for allegedly engaging in terrorism. Human rights group, Amnesty International made the allegation in its recently released 91-page…

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, has hailed troops of Sector 2, Operation LAFIYA Dole, for killing a total of 105 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists during an encounter at Buni Gari, Yobe State, on Saturday. This was…

Chad’s President, Idriss Deby leading the Chadian Army in its ongoing war against Boko Haram terrorists. The Chadian Army has dealt a major blow on Boko Haram terrorists in its ongoing Operation Boma's Wrath, led by the country's…

General Olusegun Adeniyi The Nigerian Army under the leadership of Lt. General Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff, has redeployed General Olusegun Adeniyi, who appeared in a viral video with his troops. In the video, he was urging the…