Tag: Nigerian Army

The by-election into Port Harcourt III state constituency will hold on August 18

The army says calm has been restored following the protest.

An army operation, which began on July 1, 2018, is being conducted across troubled spots in the North-west and North-central.

Sanni Yusuf, a major general replaces Enobong Udoh

The former GOC Musa Yussuf has been posted to 81 Division, Lagos.

The four children were freed by soldiers.

The test is part of the capacity building and leadership qualities embarked upon by the army for its officers.

Hundreds of people have been killed by bandits in Zamfara.

The general leading the war against Boko Haram was also redeployed.

Dozens of the insurgents armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed the Jakana Thursday evening.

The army said may Boko Haram members were killed in the ambush.

Despite denials by authorities, officers and men remain missing. And so are arms and ammunition.

The army spokesman, Texas Chukwu, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday.

“We’re extremely concerned by the dire living conditions of families in Dikwa who’ve recently fled military operations."

The army also said it recovered some weapons from the bandits.

The soldiers comprise 262 from the Nigerian Army, 44 from the Navy and 14 from the Nigerian Air Force.

The officer was on deployment against Boko Haram in the North-east.

Over 2,000 returnees celebrated the Islamic festival, the army said.

The election will be conducted on Saturday in the 23 local government areas of the state

The army earlier claimed the officers were fired for alleged electoral and contract fraud.

The operation was carried out by Nigerian and Cameroonian soldiers.

PREMIUM TIMES findings indicate the army violated its own rules in the ways the officers were fired.

"The incident occurred at Kwanar-tsauni between Udawa and Labi" in Birnin-Gwari.

The army says two of the teenage abductees were pregnant.

The Nigerian soldiers were supported by their Cameroonian counterparts.