Tag: Army
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Ondo records zero kidnapping case as Amotekun, Army, invade hideouts, arrest 37
Following the massive joint patrol embarked upon by the Nigerian Army and men of the Amotekun Corps with other Security agencies, hideouts of kidnappers and other suspected criminal elements in Ondo State have been bursted. During the operations, no fewer than 37 suspected criminals were apprehended across the 18 Local Government Area of the State,…
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Operation Positive Identification: Falana gets order against army
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the Nigerian Army and the Attorney General of the Federation to maintain status quo in respect of their planned Operation Positive Identification. Justice Rilwan Aikawa made the order at the request of human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN). Falana had filed a suit seeking to…
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Reps Reject Military’s Operation Positive Identification Exercise
Members of House of Representatives have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call off the planned operation positive identification exercise of the military. In a motion raised by the House minority leader, Ndudi Elumelu as a matter of urgent public importance, the lawmaker expressed worry that the exercise will instill fear in the heart of Nigerians.…
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Tension In Osogbo As Police And Army Clash, Here’s Why
The Police and Army have clashed in Osogbo, the Osun State capital after some soldiers were said to have invaded the police headquarters. The tension started after the soldiers allegedly invaded the police command headquarters on Monday afternoon following the arrest of one of their colleagues who allegedly stabbed a police officer on Saturday night.…
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APC gave me N13m for 2019 election, Wadume makes startling revelations
•I’m a political thug, not a kidnapper •I made N6m from a sitting governor •How I escaped from soldiers who wanted to kill me •Slain policemen identified themselves before soldiers killed them •Wadume’s uncle, brother, cousin reveal their roles Suspected kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Balla, a.k.a Wadume, who has been in the middle of the…
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Repentant Boko Haram Fighters Can Become President’, Says Army GOC
The General Officer Commanding, 7 Division, Maj. Gen Abdulmalik Biu, says repentant terrorists who lay down their arms stand the chance of becoming great in society and even emerging as the President of Nigeria. Biu said this during an interview with journalists in Borno State while calling on Boko Haram members to lay down their…
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Boko Haram kills colonel, captain, four soldiers in ambush
Boko Haram fighters struck on Maiduguri-Damaturu Road near Jakana community in Borno State, on Wednesday evening, shooting dead a colonel, a captain, four soldiers and a villager. Our correspondent gathered that the terrorists at about 6.30pm, waylaid some commercial vehicles along the road near a military checkpoint and using them as a cover to open…
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Buhari promotes Adeosun Lt.-Gen
President Muhammadu Buhari has promoted Nigerian Army’s Chief of Training and Operations (CTOPs) Maj.-Gen. Lamidi Adeosun to Lieutenant General. With the elevation, Adeosun wears the same rank as the Chief of Army Staff (CAOS) Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai. Also promoted was the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division Brig.-Gen. Bulama Biu to Maj.Gen. The promotions were…
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How drones helped us raid 18 kidnappers’ camps –Army
The 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Akure says it has raided no fewer than 18 camps of suspected kidnappers in the last one month with the help of its newly acquired drones. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the brigade launched two drones on June 21 to fight kidnappings and…
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Army deploys drone in Ondo, Ekiti forests to fight insecurity
The 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army (NA) Owena Barracks, Akure, has deployed the use of technology to fight the scourges of kidnapping and banditry within the Ondo and Ekiti States axis. The Brigade Commander, Brig-Gen Zakari Logun Abubakar, disclosed this on saturday during the launching of a high tech drone device in the…