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The Nigerian Army has said that some surviving Boko Haram terrorists are seeking refuge in the homes of certain individuals in some parts of Borno and Yobe state. Colonel Ado Isa, the spokesperson for the theatre command operation lafiya dole.... Read more via Legit.ng –...

The Nigerian Army has said Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters have been fleeing in droves to North and Central Africa following its offensives in the Lake Chad region..... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/32S98eY Get More Nigeria Metro News

A military court-martial for the troubled Nigerian Army major-general, Hakeem Otiki, opened on a very personal note in Abuja on Tuesday, with the defence team labouring to cast the case as springing from..... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2NlBaM5 Get More Nigeria...

At least nine soldiers of the Operation Lafiya Dole were reported killed, while 20 others were missing when they clashed with terrorists at Gudumbali town in Borno State. According to Channels Television, the soldiers were ambushed by the terrorists at a village called Granda.... Read more...

Executive Secretary of Centre for Crisis Communication, CCC, Air Commodore Yusuf Anas (retd), yesterday, decried the manner the alleged killing of three police and a civilian in the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Respone Team, IRT, by some soldiers at Ibi, Taraba State, earlier this...

Nigerians, as well as foreigners, were deprived entry into the country through the Seme border, Lagos, for the better part of Wednesday, August 21, 2019, following information that the border had been shut..... Read more via The Trent Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2P5CWmj Get More Nigeria...

A civil society organisation, Rule of Law Advocacy and Accountability Centre (RULAAC), yesterday called on the Federal Government to ensure the prosecution of military officers involved in the killing of three police officers in Taraba State and another military officer who raped a female...

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Friday ordered the Nigerian army to identify all the bandits disturbing the peace of the country and eliminate them.... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2YWIB2p Get More Nigeria Metro News

President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a standing order to the Nigerian military not to spare the lives of any bandit caught in attacks on Nigerians across the country. Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said in a statement he made available to the media on.... Read more via Legit.ng –...

Nigerian soldiers were pictured in excited mood while enjoying their meat.I am not too sure of the location but the social media user who shared the photos said it happened in Sambisa Forest.... Read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/33Ch993 Get More Nigeria Metro News

Some soldiers allegedly ordered a medical doctor at gunpoint to abandon his wounded patient, then stabbed the patient to death at the Kara area of Ogun State. The state Police Command, which stated this, said the soldiers, who also killed one … Read more via Newtelegraph –...

If you follow politics in Nigeria, then the events of last weekend must have caused you some concern. The Nigerian army released a statement on Twitter ‘explaining’ the events that had led to the.... Read more via YNaija – https://ift.tt/2KFYaBV Get More Nigeria Metro News

ABUJA— Following the killing of three officers of the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Intelligence Response Team, IRT, in Taraba State by soldiers who freed a kidnap kingpin, the army captain, who allegedly gave the order for their elimination has been arrested. .... Read more via Vanguard...

The Nigerian Army has denied reports that its soldiers arrested a suspected notorious cult leader, popularly known as Bobrisky in Gokana local government area of Rivers State. Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike while addressing leaders of Rumuolumeni community at the Government House...

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has, however, rejected the Army’s claim, stressing that the deceased officers duly identified themselves yet they were gunned down by the soldiers... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2YZPn6S Get More Nigeria Metro News

Many Nigerians on social media have reacted to the killings of three police officers by some officials of the Nigerian Army. PREMIUM TIMES reported how three officers were killed and others injured after Nigerian soldiers opened fire on a police team in Taraba on Tuesday. The incident …...

THE Nigerian Army has captured suspected notorious cultist, Bobrisky, barely 24 hours after Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike placed a N30million on him and suspected killers of a state official in recent Choba crisis.... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2YCTXsu Get More Nigeria Metro...

On Wednesday, August 7th, the Nigeria Police Force accused soldiers of killing three of their personnel while freeing a kidnap suspect in Taraba state.... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2yJwkyZ Get More Nigeria Metro News

The police on Wednesday announced the killing of three officers and severe injuries on other personnel after Nigerian soldiers opened fire on a police team in Taraba. The incident occurred along Ibi-Jalingo Road, police said. The officers were of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT). Felix...

The Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubu, has commended the Nigerian Army for maintaining security and securing critical national infrastructure in the Niger Delta. Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, who disclosed this in a statement on...