Two suspected Boko Haram members were on Wednesday shot dead by soldier while attempting to gun down a tea seller in Zannari, Maiduguri. The Borno State Police Commissioner, Mr Simeon Midenda, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri that the incident happened in the evening. Midenda said the suspects had gone to the […]
A combined special squad of the Nigeria Police Force and the Intelligence Unit of the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) has commenced investigations into the resurgence of a militant group involved in series of kidnapping and sea-piracy in Bayelsa State. According to checks, the investigations were ordered following intelligence reports that a prominent member of […]
It’s contradictory, says defence FORMER Commander of the 33 Artillery Brigade in Bauchi, Brig.-Gen. Muraina Raji, who was standing trial before a Special Court Martial at the 3 Armoured Division, Jos for his alleged role in the escape of two high profile Boko Haram suspects, has been discharged and acquitted of all the three […]
FORMER Brigade Commander of the 33 Artillery Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Muraina Raji, who is to lose three months in seniority over the escape of two Boko Haram suspects from the Wetland Detention Facility in Bauchi, has rejected the verdict. Raji was convicted for conduct prejudicial to service discipline contrary to section 103 (1) of the […]
The decision to release Boko Haram co-founder, Aliyu Tishau, was taken by all security agencies, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petirin, said yesterday. The CDS’ pronouncement ended the controversy trailing Tishau’s release even as the Police and Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) traded blames. Earlier in the week, the Presidency threatened […]
The Chief Of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Onyeabor Azubuike Ihejirika, yesterday told journalists that it was no longer in doubt that the Boko Haram group was receiving training and possibly funding from external forces, if the kinds of weapons and communication gadgets so far captured from the group by the military were anything to go […]
ABUJA—The Nigerian Army weekend promoted officers from the ranks of Major to Colonels, with over 200 officers in Army formations across the country elevated to the next rank. Amongst the officers promoted to the rank of Colonel are Lt. Colonel Sani K. Usman, Lt. Colonel John Agim-Agim, Lt. Colonel (Mrs.) Mba of the medical corps, […]
People wailed and rolled on the floor at the residence of a retired Brigadier-General who was brutally killed in his living room in Lagos, on Tuesday. His wife, who was also attacked was said to be in a critical condition at the Badagry General Hospital. Brigadier General Umai Jabil Uwurigbe (retd) was killed at about […]
Akpabio Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section It had started like just any other day. But soon, it became apparent that this wasn’t going to end up as just another day. Saturday, September 17, 2011 would remain indelible in the minds of many people across Nigeria. It was the day Obong Godswill […]
THE city of Kaduna came under heavy security checks yesterday at the Passing Out Parade (POP) of 196 cadets of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA). Both invited and uninvited guests were subjected to thorough screening. The graduating cadets were drawn from the Army, Navy and Air Force. The security presence was obviously spurred by the […]
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