The military Joint Task Force (JTF) established by the Federal Govern-ment to restore order to Borno State is now locked in a war of words with the Committee of Borno Elders and Leaders of Thought, accusing them of having sympathy for the sect, Boko Haram, which has been carrying out a bombing campaign in some […]
The Nigerian Army has started local construction of gunboats for use by its amphibious unit, thereby saving the country money. The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Onyeabor Azubuike Ihejirika said hitherto, N300million was used to service 10 boats for the unit, an amount which he said was high. He said this N300million was being […]
The Nigerian Army has refurbished 80 abandoned armoured tanks in various state of disrepair in readiness for its security operations of maintaining law and order in synergy with other security agencies. The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Azubuike Ihejirika, who disclosed this while answering questions from newsmen on activities lined up for the 148th anniversary […]
Nigerian soldiers are undergoing anti-terrorism training abroad following a recent spate of deadly gun and bomb attacks blamed on a radical Islamist sect, an army spokesman said on Thursday. “This new type of act of terrorism is alien to Nigeria. So, some soldiers are undergoing training in anti-terrorism and allied crimes in some foreign countries […]
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Onyeabor Azubuike Ihejirika, yesterday, said intelligence and patriotism on the part of religious leaders and the generality of Nigerians, remained the only solution to the security threat posed by members of the Boko Haram sect terrorising the country. Ihejirika, who spoke at a press briefing to mark the 2011 […]
By Paul Ohia in Lagos, Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri, Senator Iroegbu in Abuja and Wole Ayodele in Jalingo The Nigerian Army has said the tactics employed by the Islamic fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram, in its operation is strange to it, but assured Nigerians that it is equal to the threat, adding that it will soon […]
The Nigerian Army, yesterday, dismissed from service, Lance Corporal Sunday Ayode, the soldier who clashed with men of the Lagos task force on BRT last week at Obanikoro, Lagos. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division, Major-General Kenneth Minimah, disclosed this to Vanguard, yesterday, at his Victoria Island, Lagos office. Minimah said the Nigeria Army […]
Soldiers from the Army Headquarters Garrison (AHQG), have been drafted to all the entry points into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to curtail Boko Haram members, who have threatened to unleash terror on the nation’s capital. This is coming even as top echelons of the Nigerian Army are meeting today in Abuja under the auspices […]
UNUSUAL presence of military and anti-bomb policemen was, on Thursday, noticed on major roads in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Motorists, as well as their vehicles, were thoroughly searched by the soldiers, in a manner that raised the apprehension of the residents of the area and workers. Nigerian Tribune observed that the heavily armed […]
LAGOS – Soldiers engaged policemen in a clash again, yesterday, at Obanikoro, Ikorodu road, following an attempt to tow the vehicle of a military personnel for encroaching on BRT lane. The incident which occurred in the early hours, left several policemen and soldiers wounded. A television camera man was also injured. Trouble started when policemen […]
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