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The military has commenced the evacuation of the residents of Sabongari in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps in Damboa. Sabongari is 34 kilometres from Damboa on the 100-kilometre Damboa-Biu road. Maj. … Read more via Daily Trust –...

A Minna-based Islamic Scholar, Ustaz Zakariyya Ishaq has examined the current insecurity in Nigeria and declared that so many factors contributed to what the country is experiencing in terms of frequent security breaches that had claimed so many lives and the destruction of property worth...

Wike said the Army raises a team of soldiers to steal and sell petroleum products, Governor of River State, Nyesom Wike has accused the Nigerian Army of running illegal bunkering in his state. According to Premium Times, the governor accused the General Officer Commanding the Army’s … Read...

Troops of 22 Brigade, 7 Division of Nigerian Army, in collaboration with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have killed seven suspected terrorists in Borno. Army spokesman, Col. Sagir Musa, in a statement on Friday, in Maiduguri, said exchange of fire in … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...

The Nigerian Army on Sunday announced ban on the use of motorcycles in the North West region. It said the ban under exercise HARBIN KUNAMA which seeks to wipe out banditry, kidnapping and other criminal activities in the zone, affects Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi, Kastina, Sokoto, Zamfara and … Read...

In furtherance of its efforts at curtailing the murderous activities of armed bandits and kidnappers in Northern states, the Nigerian Army under its Exercise Harbin Kunama 111 has banned the.... Read more via Vanguard News – http://bit.ly/2ZXSqu3 Get more Nigeria Metro News

Suspected armed members of the most dreaded terrorists group in Nigeria, Boko Haram, Sunday invaded a Military Formation at the outskirts of Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State, and sacked all the inhabitants in the base. Boko Haram Due to lack of telecommunications … Read more...

Boko Haram fighters on Friday engaged operatives of the Operation Lafiya Dole, killing five soldiers in a fierce battle that ensued after the terrorists attacked the military base in Magumeri, Borno State. According to a statement by its spokesman, Colonel Ezindu … Read more via P.M. News –...

The Nigerian Army has raised the alarm that some mischief-makers are working with some foreigners to derail the democratic process in Nigeria by scuttling the.... Read more via Leadership Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2WqcuTE Get More Nigeria Political News

A member of the Presidential Committee on the North East Initiative (PCNI), Dr. Sidi Ali Mohammed, at a function in Abuja on Monday 29th, said that Boko Haram members receive as much.... Read more via Naijaloaded – http://bit.ly/2PFfjxD Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Nigerian Army has denied class Ms that Boko Haram terrorists earn more than its officers. This is in response to a member of the Presidential Committee on the North East Initiative (PCNI), Dr. Sidi Ali Mohammed... Read more via Laila’s Blog – http://bit.ly/2vyVRtg Get More Nigeria Metro...

The Nigerian military has confirmed that at least six persons suspected to be the masterminds of last weekend’s fire incident at OML 29, operated by Aiteo, were killed during the inferno which engulfed the facility. Aiteo, an indigenous company which acquired the oilfield from Shell in …...

The Chairman, Zamfara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Attahiru Ahmad, has apologized to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) over its recent allegations that innocent citizens were killed in the state during air strikes by personnel of the Air Force. The Chairman Council of Chiefs, who is also …...

Nigerian Soldiers have arrested Mr Yahuza Ibrahim Wuya, the vice chairman of Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State, in connection with the killings and kidnapping in the state. Bandits have been terrorizing the area and have killed many innocent Nigerians with impunity. In view of that...

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, said army authorities had approved the establishment of a ‘Special Forces Battalion’ Barracks to be located in Okene, Kogi. NAN reports that Buratai disclosed this on Friday to journalists in Okene after inspecting the proposed site of the...

The Nigerian Army says the Sambisa Forest would be turned into an Ecosystem Resort Centre where war relics in the North East will be maintained as historical sites for tourism.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2YIqvNW Get More Nigeria Metro News

In a week of renewed onslaught against terrorists, fighter jets belonging to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) yesterday destroyed logistic equipment belonging to terrorist group, Boko Haram, concealed in forested areas, killed five terrorists while three others surrendered in an...

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the rescue of Sheik Ahmed Suleiman, a renowned Islamic cleric and five others, who were kidnapped in Katsina State on March 14. DAILY POST recalls that the Islamic scholar was returning to his base in Kano State, after attending a religious function … Read...

The Nigerian Army has been in the eye of the storm over the conduct of soldiers deployed to provide security during the 2019 elections. The soldiers have been roundly accused in several quarters... Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2TZKXdP Get More Nigeria Metro News

The House of Representatives has adopted a motion to probe the involvement of military personnel during the just concluded general election. The House of Representatives member representing Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South federal constituency of Enugu State, Hon. Asadu Patrick, in his motion tagged...