Eleven soldiers and a captain who were murdered while on a peace-keeping assignment in Benue State have been buried. Captain Adeodun Adedayo and his soldiers were murdered by militia groups in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. During the funeral ceremony, prayers were said by both Christian and Muslin clerics. Governor Samuel Ortom led officials of…
The Nigerian Army has appointed Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima as its Director of Public Relations. He replaces Brigadier General Saghir Musa, who has been redeployed to the Nigerian Army Training Centre, Kontagora in Niger State. Yerima was until his appointment, the deputy director reserve at the Defence Headquarters.
The Nigerian Military says it is not aware of the escape of some of the Chibok schoolgirls who were kidnaped by terrorists in April, 2014. The Chief of Defence Staff, Major General LUCKY IRABOR, said no escaped Chibok girl is in the custody of Nigeria’s military. Major General IRABOR made this known in reaction to reports over…
The Nigerian Army has taken steps to strengthen security on the Abuja-Kaduna highway to deal with the problems of kidnapping and attacks by armed bandits. This followed the deployment of additional three hundred soldiers from the Nigerian Army Women Corp to join the existing ‘Operation Thunder Strike’. The first batch of one female combatants arrived in Kaduna…
Nigerian soldiers have killed at least eight suspected terrorists in the latest operations in Yobe and Borno states. Five terrorists were gunned down by troops at Chindila town in Yobe State, while three others were killed at Mayankari in Borno state. The Acting Director of Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General BENARD ONYEUKO, said the fighting happened yesterday…
Nigerian soldiers have killed two hundred and twenty armed bandits in the Northwestern part of the country between July and December last year. Three hundred and thirty-five suspected bandits were arrested, together with three hundred and twenty-six illegal miners, one hundred and forty-seven informants, as well as sixty arms and logistics suppliers. Within the same period, soldiers…