The Nigerian army says it has destroyed a number of well-equipped camps used by the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, in the north-east of Nigeria. Senior officer Chris Olukolade revealed the extensive nature of the camps, which he said were used to co-ordinate attacks on nearby local communities. The BBC has not been able to […]
Residents on Friday said the special military force deployed to the restive Nigeria northeast states of Yobe and Borno cordoned off border roads linking the two states and Adamawa to prevent the Boko Haram militants from fleeing to other neighboring states. President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday declared state of emergency in three north east states […]
The Military High Command and the National Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday presented a preliminary report of the investigation conducted into the recent massacre in Baga, Borno State, to President Goodluck Jonathan, declaring that only 36 persons lost their lives in the carnage. The report contradicts the 185 casualties widely reported by the media. The […]
By Muhammad Bello In an apparent reaction to the state of siege on Baga town in Borno State after the Friday clash between soldiers of the Multi-national Task Force (MTF) and Boko Haram Islamist insurgents, President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday while inaugurating the Boko Haram Committee, warned soldiers on duty in troubled areas of the north […]
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BY KINGSLEY OMONOBI …Says promotion, recruitment, deployment devoid of ethnic, religious colouration… ABUJA—Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Azubuike Ihejirika gave a shocking revelation Monday on the bomb attack at Jaji Cantonment last year which killed an Army General and several others when he disclosed that the then Commander, Infantry Corps and Centre, Jaji, General […]
The authorities of the Nigerian Army have put a retired Major General under close watch over the allegations of nepotism against the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika. Also being closely watched are a few of the accomplices of the general, who are strongly suspected to have aided him in whipping up ethnic sentiments […]
While French, Chad and other forces chase terrorists out of Mali, Nigeria is yet to send 20 per cent of its pledge. The deployment of Nigerian soldiers as part of the Africa-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA) is turning out to be a complete charade as army authorities and the Ministry of Defence are […]
THE Chief of the Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Azubuike Ihejirika, will, next week, address the issue of lopsided promotions and retirements in the Army, as being sponsored by some disgruntled elements. The army chief, who has registered his disappointment with the alleged ethnic cleansing and victimisation in the Army had promised to address the issue next […]
seventeen members of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, and one Joint military Task Force (JTF) personnel were said to have been killed in two operations conducted by the JTF, supported by Nigerian Airforce gunship, to dislodge terrorists’ camps located in Sambisa Games Reserve in Bama Local Government and Farin-Ruwa Forest, South West/East of Demboa […]
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