Tag: Nigerian Army

Brigadier General Olufemi Esho of the Nigerian Army appointed Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum ...

The suspects were being held at a Nigerian Army detention facility at Giwa Barracks, Maiduguri

Troops of the Nigerian Army on fighting patrol in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Tuesday made ...

Janet Igohia, 31, was arrested after allegedly picking up a N1.5 million ransom payment for a victim.

The terrorists, around 05:00 p.m. on Sunday, waylaid a convoy of seven goods-laden vehicles, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.

“The operation is still ongoing to ensure that other kidnapped victims who fled the area during the exchange of fire ...

Most of the captives were abducted a week ago.

This is a review of top events which occurred in Nigeria’s South-east within the past week.

The troops discovered the burnt corpses during a raid of IPOB camps in Imo State

The Nigerian Army says the troops recovered a cache of weapons from the bandits

"The ministry will closely monitor their recovery and will be there for them immediately they leave this facility and commence ...

The attackers stormed the community a few minutes before 9 p.m.

The project was carried out as part of the civil-military cooperation and educational support.

According to the Army, the suspects were taken into custody after an attempted bribery of troops with N12 million.

In the 32-second video clip, two persons – one in army uniform and the other in a T-shirt – could ...

Over 1,000 suspected oil thieves were arrested in the year, the official said.

The Army Council had, on 21 December approved the promotion of 47 brigadiers- general to the rank of major general.

“The highly motivated troops in coordinated offensives in Kaduna and Niger states cleared insurgents and violent extremists from several hideouts ...

Through various operations, the military and other security agencies have stepped up efforts to make Nigeria safer for all.

The senior officers comprising one full general, a lieutenant general, 67 major generals and 44 brigadier generals are those who ...

The troops are part of a joint security task force in the South-east

During the operation, troops recovered one AK 47 rifle, one AK 47 rifle magazine, and one locally made gun from ...

President Tinubu asked the army to remain non-partisan but vigilant in upholding democratic principles, emphasising their role as a guardian ...

The army said it arrested two suspects during the operation which was initiated after the receipt of credible intel.

“The victims had earlier been reported as missing, whereas they had been abducted a long time ago,’’ an official said.