Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Ibrahim Attahiru A retired lieutenant colonel, who was said to have led the Boko Haram attacks on Damaturu, Yobe State, on Thursday was arrested by security forces during the encounter. The retired army officer is being detained at a military facility. It could not be ascertained as of the […]
By KINGSLEY OMONOBI & NDAHI MARAMA, Maiduguri In continuation of its fight against Boko Haram Insurgents in the North-East, the troops of 7 Division of the Nigerian Army have destroyed Boko Haram camp, killing over 95 insurgents in Galangi and Limanti villages of Kaga local government area of Borno state. The invasion came barely some […]
» • Soldiers begin patrol on Borno, Yobe, Adamawa roads From TIMOTHY OLANREWAJU, Maiduguri and MOLLY KILETE, Abuja The Nigerian Army yesterday said 37 Boko Haram members died during a coordinated raid and air strike by its troops and Nigeria Air Force on camp located in the eastern part of Borno. This is coming at […]
The Nigerian Navy says it has destroyed over 60 illegal refineries and barges in Rivers State within the last six months. The Commander, NNS Pathfinder, Commodore Duja E. Effedua disclosed this while briefing journalists on the achievements of his Command at NNS Conference Hall, Rumuolumeni near Port Harcourt last Wednesday. Commodore Effedua said that the […]
Strong indications have emerged that Islamic militants from some North African countries are coordinating attacks against the Nigerian military in the North Eastern part of the country. A military source told one of our correspondents in Abuja that security operatives came to this conclusion when they discovered that many Arabs of Shuwa descent and fair-skinned […]
Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta says it has destroyed two illegal oil refineries in Bayelsa State. Spokesman for JTF, Lt. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, said troops of 5 Battalion of the outfit deployed in Sector 2 area in the Niger Delta impounded two barges laden with illegally sourced crude oil along the Kasabobo creek. […]
The authorities of the Nigerian Army have retired some top generals of the Army. It was gathered that those retired were ten in number. Among those affected were the former Director of Training and Operations, Defence Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Lawrence Ngugbane, the former Commander of Training, Doctrine and Command, Maj.-Gen. Babagana Mungonu, and the former Chief […]
Rreaching Sunday Tribune in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, indicated that at least 24 youth volunteers, popularly called ‘Civilian JTF,’ were killed in Monguno at the weekend by suspected members of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, while many other members of the youth volunteer group have been declared missing. Monguno is about 170 kilometres […]
Establishes new formation in Adamawa From DAVID MOLOMO, Yola The battle to liberate communities in parts of the North-East from the hands of insurgents that have terrorised the people for years is being won by the security forces, so says the Nigerian Army. In Adamawa State, the army is establishing a new formation in an […]
There is confusion in high security circles over the reported killing of the leader of the Boko Haram Islamic sect, Abubakar Shekau, by operatives of the Joint Task Force in Borno State. The spokesman of the JTF, Col. Sagir Musa, said in a statement on Monday that the Boko Haram leader died of gunshot […]
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