The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has charged troops to be more proactive in tackling the rising security challenges in the country. Oluyede gave the charge on Tuesday this while addressing troops of the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba, near Jos. The COAS said...
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Anambra State Police Command and the Joint Security Task Force (JTF), have dislodged a criminal Camp at Ogbunka in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday in Onitsha. Ikenga said the Police-led Joint Security...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division, Nigeria Army, Sokoto, Brigadier General Ibikunle Ajose has affirmed that insecurity in the north western region of Nigeria has reduced significantly. Gen Ajose, who is the 10th GOC of 8 Division is also the Commander Sector...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has extended hearty felicitations and commendation to troops of the Nigerian Army and members of their families on the occasion of the Eid-el-Kabir. COAS Lagbaja also commended their commitment and gallantry in confronting emerging...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Over 20 different security agencies and more than 1,000 personnel participated in a significant show of unity and commitment as they staged their maiden 10-kilometer route march in Plateau State on Saturday. The event aimed to bolster synergy and collaboration among the various...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested 5 suspects for allegedly involved in illegal refining of crude oil stolen from pipelines in Odagwa community in Etche area of Rivers. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigeria Army, Port Harcourt, Maj.-Gen. Jamal Abdussalam, disclosed this to journalists on...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the abducted Kuriga students were rescued through coordinated search and rescue operation conducted by the military in collaboration with local authorities and government agencies. The primary and secondary school students abducted on March 7, were rescued in the early hour of Sunday. The...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Defence Headquarters to fish out those who killed military officers and men in Delta. It would be recalled that a Commanding Officer, two Majors, one Captain, 12 soldiers and a civilian, lost their lives on Thursday in an...
The Senator representing Delta South Senatorial District, Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, has called for a thorough investigation into the alleged murder of 16 soldiers in Okuama Community, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta. The lawmaker, in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Warri, condemned the...
The Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, has ordered a probe into the tragic killing of four senior officers and 12 soldiers in Delta State. It was gathered that the slain military personnel responded to a distress call after the communal crisis between the Okuama and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Troops of the Nigerian Army have uncovered and neutralised a major firearms and drone manufacturing factory, operated by armed fighters of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in Delta. The Army’s spokesman, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Tuesday...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The wife of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division, Nigeria Army, Sokoto State, Mrs Florence Mutkut has has advised women to get education and skills as the tools for making them relevant. Mrs Florence, who is also the chairperson of Army Officers...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Nigerian Army troops deployed to the North East as part of the ongoing counter-insurgency operations on Friday, March 8, 2024, conducted a successful raid operation on a terrorists’ camp in the Arra area of Sambisa Forest. Director Army Public Relations, Maj. General, Onyema...
Troops of the Nigerian Army, in cooperation with sister security agencies, have raided and destroyed the supreme headquarters of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) at mother valley, Orsu council area of Imo. The Force Commander, Joint Task Force South-East, Operation Udo Ka, Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada, disclosed...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – The Nigerian Army troops have successfully cleared IPOB/ESN hideout at Ihiteukwa Community in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State, neutralising one IPOB/ESN terrorist after an intense firefight on Saturday. The Director of Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a...
The Defence Headquarters has said military troops neutralised no fewer than 974 terrorists, apprehended 621 others, and rescued 466 hostages in different theatres of operation across the country in the month of February. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this while giving update on the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has reiterated the importance of Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps (NAIC) in the fight against insurgency and other criminal activities. This, the COAS said, is through its adept intelligence gathering. The Director, Army Public relations, Maj.-Gen....
The 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba, near Jos, on Tuesday inaugurated a general court martial to try 17 personnel who allegedly committed murder and other crimes. At the inauguration, the President of the court martial, Brig.-Gen. Liafis Bello, said that the court was conveyed by Maj.-Gen....
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State says the Nigerian Army has the capacity to decimate all armed groups disturbing the peace of the nation. Sule, made this on Sunday during the 2023 West African Social Activities of the Nigerian Army’s IV Special Forces command in the Doma Local...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has debunked media reports alleging that the Guards Brigade has been put on high alert following unusual movements, leading to suspicion of a coup plot in Nigeria. The acting Director, Defence Information, Brigadier General, Tukur Gusau, who disclosed this...