Military

Nigerian Army has denied shooting protesters at the Lekki toll gate on Tuesday night. It was reported that hours after the declaration of a 24-hour curfew in the state, military personnel opened fire on protesters at Lekki tollgate. During the incident, some protesters were allegedly killed and injured after the …

Mr Kumour Fachii, the successor and second in Command to Terwase Akwaza, alias ‘Gana’, the dreaded militia gang leader in Benue State who was killed last month in an operation has been arrested by the Nigerian Army. Fachii was arrested alongside 75 others on Wednesday. This was confermed to newsmen …

The Nigerian Army has warned trouble makers to desist from actions that will affect the country. This was contained in a statement by Sagir Musa, Acting Director of Army Public Relations released on Wednesday. Youths have been protesting against Police brutality, extra judicial killings and extortions across the country. The …

The Nigeria Army on Monday shut down the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway, a major road in Borno following threats of insecurity by Boko Haram. CRIMECHANNELS gathered that several travellers and motorists who planned to ply the road on that morning were asked to go back by Soldiers, citing Boko Haram threats. According …

The Nigerian Army has announced that its troops attached to Operation Sahel Sanity have killed four bandits and rescued four kidnapped victims in Unguwar Doka village of Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, as part of its exercise to clear terrorist activities in the North East region. The Acting …

The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), a combination of Military forces from West and Central African countries, at the weekend, approached the Cameroonian forces for assistance, especially in terms of reinforcement, to enable them fight Boko Haram insurgency in the troubled Chad Basin. The request comes after a spate of …

The Defence Headquarters says that the Air Task Force (ATF) of operation Lafiya Dole has neutralised several terrorists and destroyed their hideouts and logistics structures in an airstrike in the Borno state. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, made this announcement in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. …

Colonel Segir Musa, the Acting Director Army Public Relations said that the Nigeria Army have rescued about 778 family members including women and children of bandits and terrorists during a clearance operations in Nasarawa. Col. Segir made this disclosure in a statement on September 30, 2020 at Army Headquarters, Abuja. …

A Special Court Martial of the Nigerian Army sitting in Maiduguri on Wednesday, dismissed Cpl. Aliyu Yakubu from service for defiling a 13-year-old girl. Delivering judgment, the court sitting at 7 Division General Court Martial in Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, the President of the court, Brig.- Gen. Arikpo Ekubi, sentenced …

Military operatives of Sahel Sanity operating in the North-West has foiled several bandits attacks in Katsina and Zamfara States and arrested a notorious bandit collaborator, Informant, and logistics supplier who goes by the name Mallam Gambo. The Acting Director Defence Media Operations, Brigadier-General Bernard Onyeuko, made this disclosure in a …