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Troops kill 21 armed herdsmen in Benue

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Army, Benue, Headlines, State News Monday, August 20th, 2018

— 20th August 2018 Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Troops of the military operation code-named Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS) said it has killed 21 armed herdsmen along the Gbajimba-Akor-Tomata axis of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State in the last three weeks. Our Correspondent gathered that the herdsmen were killed in two separate operations on August […]

Army to commence Operation Python Dance 3 in S-East

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Army, Latest Politics Saturday, August 18th, 2018

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu NNEWI-THE Nigerian Army yesterday said it will soon commence its annual training programme, the ‘Operation Python Dance III’, also known as Exercise Egwu Eke III, in South East States formations and units under 82 Division, Nigerian Army. This was disclosed yesterday by the General Officer Commanding, GOC, 82 Division Nigeria Army, Maj. Gen. Emmanuel […]

Nigerian Army Denies Alleged Attack On Soldiers in Borno

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Army, Headlines Tuesday, July 17th, 2018

The Nigerian Army has debunked alleged attack on soldiers and capturing of military vehicles by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. The Director Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen Texas Chukwu in a statement issued Monday declared that the report was not only untrue but misleading as the incident was […]

Air Force personnel rapes colleague’s 9-yr-old daughter in Abuja

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Army, Headlines Monday, July 2nd, 2018

Molly Kilete, Abuja The authorities of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Police have arrested one of its personnel for raping a nine-year-old daughter of his colleagues in the barracks. The suspect was arrested on June 25, following a complaint by the fatter of the under-aged girl who also happens to be a personnel in […]

320 soldiers drop their weapons, retire from military

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Army, Latest Politics, National Politics Sunday, June 24th, 2018

Three hundred and twenty military personnel, comprising 262 from the Nigerian Army, 44 from the Nigerian Navy and 14 from the Nigerian Air Force have voluntarily who bowed out of the Armed Forces. The personnel dropped their arms after six-month skill acquisition and entrepreneurial training at the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre(NAFRC), Oshodi, Lagos. Bidding them […]

Driver, naval rating steal magistrate’s N5m car, sell it for N600,000

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines, Navy Saturday, June 23rd, 2018

Afeez Hanafi The driver of a Chief Magistrate in Igbosere, Lagos State, has been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing a Toyota Corolla belonging to his boss, Mrs. Folake Oshin. The suspect, Timothy Yashim, reportedly connived with three other accomplices to sell the car estimated at N5m to a car dealer in Kano State […]

Air force jets bomb Benue villages

Posted by admin Air Force, Armed Forces, Benue, Headlines, State News Monday, June 18th, 2018

Olaleye Aluko Fighter jets of the Nigerian Air Force conducted air strikes on at least three Benue State communities on Saturday, in an operation which lasted several hours. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, confirmed the air strikes to our correspondent. He noted that it was an ongoing […]

Soldiers arrest 4 Boko Haram terror suspects in Yobe

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Army, Boko Haram, Headlines Sunday, April 29th, 2018

Soldiers arrest 4 Boko Haram terror suspects in Yobe Molly Kilete, Abuja Soldiers on internal security operations in Yobe State have arrested four suspected members of Boko Haram in Mingel and Damagun in Fune Local Government Area of the northern state. The terrorists, all indigenes of Borno State, were arrested by troops of 233 Battalion […]

Nigerian Navy impounds vessel with 406 illegal migrants

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines, Navy Friday, April 27th, 2018

Nigerian Navy impounds vessel with 406 illegal migrants Philip Nwosu, Lagos The Nigerian Navy said it has impounded a passenger vessel with 406 illegal migrants allegedly travelling from Libreville, Gabon, to Lagos. The Navy said there were indications that the vessel which brought the illegal migrants into the Lagos waterways might be on mission to […]

Taraba killings: Soldiers arrest suspected masterminds of Fulani killers, others

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, State News, Taraba Sunday, April 15th, 2018

— 15th April 2018 Molly Kilete, Abuja The Nigerian army said soldiers on internal security operations in Taraba State have arrested two persons suspected to be the masterminds of recent attacks in that state. The suspects, Danasebe Gasama and one Danjuma a.k.a. American, according to the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Texas Chukwu, are responsible for […]