Tag: Army

Alleged Coup: Number of detained military officers rises to 42

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Army redeploys

…As EFCC, NFIU probe suspected funders The on-going investigation into the alleged coup attempt against the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has deepened, with the number of detained military officers rising from 16 to 42, even as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) have joined the probe to trace suspected funding channels behind the plot. Security sources told newsmen that the detained officers are currently being interrogated to determine their level of involvement and the extent of the alleged conspiracy. “So…

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Army neutralise 50 insurgents, capture notorious terror kingpin ‘Babawo Badoo’ 

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Army neutralise insurgents

The Nigerian Army has recorded a series of major operational successes across different theatres, arresting a notorious terror kingpin, Idris Idris, popularly known as ‘Babawo Badoo’, alongside 37 other criminal suspects, and killing over 50 terrorists in separate gunfights in Borno and Yobe states. A reliable Army Headquarters source disclosed that the high-profile arrest of Babawo Badoo was carried out by troops of ‘Operation Enduring Peace’ on October 20 at Lugere Village in Barkin-Ladi local government area of Plateau State. The operation, conducted following credible intelligence, also led to the…

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Hardship: Senate moves to increase soldiers salary

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Senate moves

Worried by the rising cost of living and worsening economic hardship, the 10th Senate has urged the Federal Government to consider reviewing upward the minimum wage and salary structure of the men and women of the Nigerian Armed Forces in line with current realities. Former Senate Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume, raised the Motion, titled: ‘Urgent Need to Increase the Minimum Wage and Improve Conditions of Service for Members of the Nigerian Armed Forces and Other Security Agencies’, yesterday. In the Motion, Ndume said the nation’s troops and security operatives…

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Insecurity: Troops eliminate 11 ISWAP fighters in Borno, Adamawa raids

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Troops eliminate 11 ISWAP fighters

Nigerian forces say they have eliminated 11 Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants in back-to-back operations across the country’s North-East, as part of a renewed drive to dismantle extremist cells. The clashes occurred on September 15 along the Baga–Cross Kauwa road in Borno State, and in Umbo, Madagali local government area of Adamawa State, according to the joint task force coordinating counter-insurgency operations. In the first encounter near Garin Giwa, Kukawa LGA, ISWAP fighters ambushed troops with an improvised explosive device before opening fire. Soldiers fought back, killing eight…

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Troops kill 15 terrorists in Katsina, nab 13 suspects in Kaduna, Benue

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Troops kill terrorists

Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed 15 terrorists in Katsina State, apprehended 13 suspects in Kaduna, and recovered weapons from armed herders in Benue State between Friday and Saturday. A credible source at Army Headquarters, who stated this in Abuja, said that air and ground offensives were carried out at Zango High Ground, in the Kankara local government area of Katsina, where troops destroyed terrorists’ hideouts after airstrikes and ground assaults. According to the source, intercepted communications confirmed 15 terrorists were killed, with several others wounded. He said, “In…

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Plateau: Troops arrest notorious Berom bandit, recover firearm, ammunition

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Plateau troops arrest

Troops of 3 Division/Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) on night patrol along Kafi Abu-Rakwok Road in Gashish District in Barkin-Ladi LGA of Plateau State, on Sunday successfully conducted an intelligence-based operation. leading to the arrest of a suspected notorious Berom native bandit and recovered a sophisticated weapon and ammunition in the process. In a statement issued in Jos, the state capital, by its Media and Information Officer, Major Samson Zhakom, said the suspect was arrested while in ambush position with possible intent to attack unsuspecting commuters in the area. According to…

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Nigerian Army retires 542 senior officers 

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Army Chief relocates

A total of 542 senior Non-Commissioned Officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces were formally retired on Thursday, in a ceremony held at the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC) in Oshodi, Lagos. The dignified send-off marked the end of active duty for 362 soldiers from the Nigerian Army, 134 personnel from the Navy, and 46 from the Air Force, after three and a half decades of service to Nigeria. As families, friends, and colleagues gathered to witness the occasion, emotions ran high, with tears, applause, and words of gratitude echoing…

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Primate Ayodele warns on security, urges Army Chief to wake up

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Primate Ayodele

Founder and Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has alerted the nation’s Army Chief on rising activities of terrorists which are spreading all across the country. He also said the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, will be sent to political oblivion spiritually. Primate Ayodele, who made the disclosures at the international headquarters of his church yesterday,  said the Army Chief must wake up to pro-actively respond to the activities of these terrorists who are planning to lay siege on military base to cause casualty. According to him, the…

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Soldiers clear IPOB camps in S’East, arrest two

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Soldiers clear IPOB camps

Troops of Joint Task Force South-East, “Operation UDO KA” have carried out clearance operations in camps of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network, (ESN), apprehending two suspected terrorists. In an issued statement in Enugu yesterday by the Task Force spokesman, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, “In continuation of its clearance operations, troops on December 5, 2024 cleared IPOB/ESN Camp at Uhuala- Aku in Okigwe local government area of Imo State. “The combined force acting on credible intelligence on arrival at the terrorist’s camp came in contact with…

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Amnesty Int’l, activists condemn Army’s arrest of journalist 

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Amnesty Int'l, activists condemn

Condemnations have trailed the detention of investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo by the Nigerian Army at an oil-bunkering site in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State.   Recall that Spokesperson for the 6 Division, Lt-Col. ?anjuma ?anjuma, stated on Friday that Soyombo was arrested during an operation against crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism.   Amnesty International, in its condemnation, described the “arbitrary arrest” as unlawful and called for his immediate and unconditional release. “Fisayo has been in military detention and out of reach since 26 Nov. — in utter disregard for the rule of law.…

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