Two more abducted Chibok school girls have been rescued by the troops of 21 armoured Brigade in Bama Local Government Area Borno State. A Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad, Zagazola Makama, who disclosed said that the two girls whose names were given as Hannatu Musa …
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Army Speaks On Attack On Presidential Guard Troops, Reveals Casualties Suffered
The Nigerian Army has reacted to the attack on troops from the guards brigade’s 7 battalion by terrorists on Sunday. The battalion is a unit under the guards brigade, which is responsible for protecting the president. The soldiers were said to be on routine patrol along the Kubwa-Bwari road when they …
Read More »Personnel Have Witnessed Positive Changes Under Faruk Yahaya – Army
The Nigerian Army has stated that its personnel have witnessed positive changes under the leadership of Faruk Yahaya, its chief. This was stated by the army in reaction to reports that some soldiers and officers were planning to protest unpaid emoluments and poor working conditions. Onyema Nwachukwu, army’s spokesperson in …
Read More »Update: Soldiers Begin Search For DPO Abducted By Terrorists In Kaduna
Following the kidnap of Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Gyadi Gyadi, who was abducted by terrorists in Kaduna State, a search-and-rescue mission has been embarked upon by troops of the Nigerian Army. On Monday morning, June 27, the former DPO of Pambegua Division in Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna, was kidnapped along …
Read More »PHOTOS: Joint Troops Clear IPOB Camp, Recover Arms, Ammunition
The Nigerian Army announced that a camp belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) had been cleared at Idara Nnebo, Ihe Mbosi villages, and Ukpor in the Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State by joint operatives made up of the 302 …
Read More »Recruitment: Nigerian Army Gives Fresh Directives To Applicants
The Nigerian Army has disclosed the dates for the recruitment screening exercise for applicants of the 83 Regular Intake 2022 for Non-Tradesmen and Women. It also instructed applicants to visit its recruitment portal at https://recruitment.army.mil.ng to check the lists of shortlisted candidates. The Army disclosed this in a public announcement, …
Read More »2023: Army Chief Orders Review Of Rules Of Engagement During Elections
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Faruk Yahaya, a lieutenant general, has ordered a review of the Nigerian Army’s rules of engagement and code of conduct for “Operation Safe Conduct” ahead of the 2023 general elections. Mr Yahaya gave the directive at the opening of the Second Quarter COAS Conference …
Read More »Military Under Fire Over Report Of Terrorists Allegedly Deploying Helicopter For Massacre In Southern Kaduna
HURIWA, the Nigerian Human Rights Writers Association, has slammed the Defence Headquarters for failing to deploy the 12 newly acquired Super Tucano aircraft in the North-West seven months after a Federal High Court declared bandits terrorists. Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, HURIWA’s National Coordinator, slammed the military hierarchy, particularly the Nigerian Air …
Read More »We Won’t Abandon You To Suffer – Army Tells Ex-Servicemen
The veterans of the Nigerian Army have cause to look ahead for a better retirement life if the words of the Army hierarchy is anything to be taken seriously. In other words, the nation may not be seeing or hearing of protest by the veterans over poor welfare among others, …
Read More »Nigerian Army Refutes Report Of Planned Strike By Soldiers
The Nigerian Army has described as false a viral report that its personnel were planning to embark on an industrial action. The report had claimed that some soldiers accused the military hierarchy of corruption and were shortchanging them. According to the report, the aggrieved soldiers planned to embark to strike …
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