Nigerian Army

Boko Haram: Buratai under attack for blaming officers, soldiers

Editor’s note: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday came under attack for blaming “inadequate commitment of troops on the front line of the insurgency war” for the resurgence of Boko Haram attacks, according to this report by The Punch Prominent groups, individuals and political parties expressed shock over the statement…

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Troops destroy new terorists’ camps in Borno, rescue 5 women, children

Godsgift Onyedinefu The Nigerian Army says it’s troops of 112 Task Force Battalion on clearance operations in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force, on Tuesday raided and destroyed a cluster of recently established Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) camps along Kajeri village, Borno State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa who…

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Latest setbacks against Boko Haram due to sabotage, low morale–Buratai

Senator Iroegbu The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has attributed latest round of operational setbacks by Nigerian Army against Boko Haram terrorists to sabotage, low morale and lack of commitment on the part of officers and soldiers. According to him, there is evidence of insufficient willingness and commitment by commanders to perform…

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Nigerian Army trains Customs personnel on weapons handling

The Nigerian Army is conducting a training for 2000 Nigerian Customs personnel on how to handle firearms. The personnel drawn from the states covered by the Zone D Customs Zonal Command are being trained at the Shooting Range of the 33 Artillery Brigade, Shadawanka Barracks, Bauchi. Zone D Zonal Command of the Nigeria Customs Service […]

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Suspected cultists kill Soldier, 2 NSCDC Personnel in Rivers

..As troops gun down notorious cultist, illegal oil bunkerer Godsgift Onyedinefu A soldier of 29 Battalion, 6 Division Nigerian Army (NA) and two personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were killed on Sunday morning during a fire fight with suspected cultists and illegal oil bunkerers in Tai Local Government Area (LGA)…

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2019 elections: Why we got into trouble with politicians — Army

The Nigerian Army has said that it incurred the anger of policticians becquae it refused to compromise the integrity of the 2019 General Elections due to its belief in the nation’s democracy.

Nigerian Army kills 9 key Boko Haram social media ‘personalities’

The Nigerian Army on Monday said it killed nine ”social media personalities” of the Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP) otherwise known as Boko Haram Col. Sagir Musa, Army Director Public Relations, who disclosed this in a statement, said the annihilation of the terrorists’ media team further confirmed that the Nigerian Army has decimated…

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Boko Haram factional chief Abubakar Shekau releases new video, denounces Nigerian Pledge

Factional leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has been seen in a new video reading the group’s ideology and denouncing the Nigerian national pledge, which he described as “shirk.”

Boko Haram commander revealed organisations funding their activities–Army

Godsgift Onyedinefu The Nigerian Army said that an arrested Boko Haram commander has revealed organisations funding terrorists activities in Nigeria This is coming as the Army again accused some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), operating in the North East of breaching security and sabotaging ongoing counter terrorism operations in the zone. The Director of Army Public Relations(DAPR)…

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ISWAP: Army relocates 9,000 Sabon Gari residents to Damboa, says IOM

Nigeria’s army has relocated more than 9,000 people from Sabon Gari to Damboa in Borno state, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday. There have been a number of insurgent attacks in the Sabon Gari area in recent weeks, and a military convoy transporting civilians to Damboa was ambushed on Friday. “As of…

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