The Nigerian Army has debunked allegations that it’s extorting and harassing transporters and travellers in Edo. In a viral video on Saturday, vehicular activities were grounded to a halt on Agbor-Benin road in protest against alleged collection of ₦1000 from luxury buses plying the route Reacting to the video, the army described the allegation of … Read more
Nigerian Army, through Operation Akpakwu, has uncovered an abandoned structure on Parliamentary Road in Calabar municipality serving as a hideout for criminals. The Commander, 13 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Brigadier General M. A. Abdullahi, who was represented by Major S. N. Ikpeme, told journalists at the Brigade Headquarters on Monday. Ikpeme said that the discovery followed … Read more
The Lagos state judicial Panel set up to investigate allegations of brutality and extra judicial killings against security agencies, says there is nothing it can do if the Nigerian army refuses to honour its invitation. Doris Okuwobi, chairperson of the panel, said this on Saturday during proceedings. The army is a respondent in several petitions … Read more
The Nigeria Army Depot, Zaria, Kaduna state was engulfed by fire on Sunday. The depot, established in 1924, has been a training facility for soldiers of the Nigerian Army. Captain Abdu Arigu, spokesman of the Depot, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said parts of Block 15 of soldiers’ quarters at … Read more
Army The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has pledged to collaborate with the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC) to find practical solutions to insecurity confronting the country. You May Also Like Nigerian Army Moves Against Terrorists In Their Enclaves, Hideouts Army Troops Foil Abduction, Rescue Victims In Ondo Major General Abiodun Owolabi, on … Read more
Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole engaged members of Boko Haram in fierce encounter. The soldier based on credible information stormed the scene of the attack. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE No Light, Drugs At Isolation Centre As NYSC Members Battle COVID-19 In Taraba BREAKING: Jaafaru Finally Exits NCoS After Tenure Extensions, Mrabure, Acting CG Former NNPC … Read more
The month of October is unforgettable to many Nigerians. Today marks three months that soldiers shot and killed unarmed #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate. On the night of 20 October 2020, at about 6:50 p.m, members of the Nigerian Army opened fire on peaceful End SARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos … Read more
Death The Nigerian Army has provided detailed account and sequence of events leading to the death of the erstwhile General Officer Commanding 6 Div., Port Harcourt, Maj.-Gen. John Irefin on Dec. 10. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sagir Musa, in a statement on Sunday, said the explanation was essential to ward off insinuations … Read more
COVID-19 The Nigerian Army says 26 personnel have so far been tested positive for COVID-19 following the death of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division Port Harcourt, Maj.- Gen. Johnson Irefin. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, Eko hot blog gathered. Musa … Read more
The Nigerian Army was on Saturday alleged to have rejected witness summons issued for Major General Godwin Umelo and Lieutenant Colonel S.O Bello by the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and the Lekki Toll Gate Incident. Both men were summoned by the panel to explain their … Read more
 The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, says nobody was killed during the #EndSARS protest at Lekki toll gate in Lagos State. The Army chief, who spoke at the decoration of 39 newly promoted Major Generals, on Friday in Abuja, insisted that there was no corpse during the protest at Lekki toll … Read more
The Nigerian Army sayd it will repeat the action it took in Lekki if such situation presents itself again Soldiers had forcefully dispersed #EndSARS protesters who converged on the tollgate for 13 days. The incident had triggered an outrage, within and outside the country. The army had maintained that blank bullets were used to disperse … Read more
Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, says his men operations are carried out within the ambit of the constitution. Buratai said this when he played host to members of the house of representatives committee on army at the force’s headquarters in Abuja, on Wednesday. He noted that the troops are professional who will never operate … Read more
NASS , Aviation Army The Chairman, House Committee on Army, Mr Abdulrazak Namdas, has urged the Nigerian Army to activate its aviation unit to support its anti-banditry and kidnapping operations on Abuja-Kaduna highway. Namdas made the call when he led the members of the committee on over sight visit to the Chief of Army Staff, … Read more
A Nigerian Army Commander who slumped during a counterterrorism training on Saturday has passed away. According to Peoples Gazette, Lieutenant-colonel Isah Yusuf, commander officer of the 158 Task Force Battalion, died shortly after he was rushed to a military hospital in Maiduguri. Yusuf collapsed at about 8:40 a.m. on Saturday while addressing the troops as … Read more
Ahmed Taiwo, an army commander, says only President Muhammadu Buhari can order the deployment of soldiers. Taiwo said this when he appeared before the Lagos State Judicial Panel to give testimony regarding the Lekki shooting. Responding to questions from Abiodun Owonikoko (SAN), counsel to the Lagos state government, the army general said Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor … Read more
Ahmed Taiwo, a brigadier general and commander of 81 military intelligence brigade of the Nigerian Army, says soldiers deployed to protect SPAR outlet in Circle mall, Lekki, Lagos, could not have gone out with catapults. Taiwo said this response to a question asked by Abiodun Owonikoko, counsel to the Lagos state government during cross examination. … Read more
NOVEMBER 13, 2020 The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Thursday, said it would not join issues with the National Assembly over its criticism of the military-led rehabilitation and reintegration of repentant Boko Haram members into the society. The military explained that talking back at the nation’s legislative body would amount to insubordination, as the parliamentarians are … Read more
List of most wanted persons realeased by the army The Nigerian Army has released a list of 86 persons wanted “in connection with act of terrorism”. Those on the list are alleged to be members of the Boko Haram sect. Read Also: Benue State Health Commissioner Is Dead Among those on the list are Abubakar … Read more
The Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) says the killing of residents in Oyigbo, Rivers state, by the Nigerian amount to a genocide. The group levelled the accusation during at the posthumous birthday anniversary of Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, the late Birafran leader, It also alleged Nyesom Wike, the state governor, of having … Read more