Tag: ARMY CHIEF

Army Chief relocates to Benue over herdsmen killings

Aminu Imam
Army Chief relocates

In response to the persistent wave of deadly attacks ravaging communities in Benue State, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Olufemi Oluyede, has relocated to the state capital, Makurdi, for an on-the-ground assessment of the worsening security situation. General Oluyede made the move from Abuja on Tuesday morning, accompanied by his Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) and other top-ranking officials from the Army Headquarters. His visit comes amid growing concerns over the near-daily killings of innocent villagers by suspected herders and militia groups. The attacks have claimed numerous lives, left…

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?’Army to deploy 5,937 new ‘Special Forces’ soldiers to fight banditry, others’ – COAS

Aminu Imam
9ja insecurity

The 5,937 soldiers that recently passed-out from the Nigeria Army Depot in Zaria, Kaduna State, will be deployed to fight banditry, cattle-rustling and related crimes, the Chief of Army of Staff (COAS), Taoreed Lagbaja, has said. Lagbaja disclosed this at the weekend, during the passing-out parade for the 86 regular recruit intake of the Nigeria Army Depot in Zaria, Kaduna State. The Army Chief, who was the Special Guest of Honour and Reviewing Officer for the passing-out parade, added that the new men would form part of the solution to…

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Army Chief directs personnel to fish out killers of herdsman in Plateau

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, Nigerian Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has directed officers and men of the Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) to fish out killers of herdsman in Plateau in 48 hours.  Major General Abdusalam Abubakar, the Commander of OPSH, confirmed this when he visited the District Head of Panyam, Da Aminu Darwam, on Tuesday. A yet-to-be identified criminals on Saturday allegedly killed Ardo Adamu Gabdo in Panyam Community of Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. The body of the deceased has not yet been recovered. Abubakar, who doubles as…

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New COAS, Lagbaja vows to run discipline-driven Army

Aminu Imam

The new Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, has said that he is ready to run an army that will be driven by discipline and professionalism. Lagbaja said this at the handover ceremony at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja yesterday, while addressing a mammoth group of senior military officers and heads of various departments within the army. He added that the Army has witnessed unprecedented prudent management of resources and procurement of military hardware under his predecessor. The 23rd Chief of Army Staff also promised to improve on…

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High Court orders arrest, remand in prison of Army Chief, Farouk, Commandant, TRADOC Minna over contempt 

Aminu Imam

The High Court in Minna, Niger State, has issued a warrant of arrest for the Chief of Army Staff, General Farouk Yahaya, for alleged contempt of court on the orders of Justice Halima AbdulMalik. The warrant of arrest also affected the Commandant, Training and Doctrine Command, TRADOC, Minna, Major-General Stevenson Olugbenga Olabanji. The State’s Chief Judge, AbdulMalik, stated that the order followed the hearing of a case brought before the court, pursuant to Order 42, Rule 10 of the Niger State High Court Civil Procedure 2018. Justice AbdulMalik declared that,…

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Army Chief assures of improved security in days ahead

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has reassured that the state of security in the country will see more improvement in the coming days. Yahaya said this at the closing of the 2022 Chief of Army Staff Third Quarter Conference, on Friday in Abuja. He urged all commanders to ensure prompt implementation of the decisions and directives issued during the conference as they relate with their commands. The COAS challenged them to decisively and quickly defeat the adversaries in all theatres of operations given the improved support…

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‘Democracy has come to stay in Nigeria’ – CDS, Gen. Irabor

Aminu Imam

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has pledged the loyalty of the military leadership to democratic rule in the country. Irabor made the pledge yesterday during an interview on a television programme, where he commended the efforts of military personnel ahead of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day. His words: “Today, I believe that Nigerians are no longer in doubt as to the subordination of the military to civil rule; I believe that no one is in doubt that democracy has come to stay,” he said amid the recent…

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1,081 terrorists, families surrender in 2 weeks, Nigerian Army claims

Aminu Imam

The Acting Director, De­fence Media Opera­tions, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, has disclosed that 1,081 terrorists with their families have surrendered to troops due to overwhelming kinetic and non-kinetic ac­tivities in two weeks. The Director, who stated this on Thursday, at the De­fence Headquarters, Abuja during a press briefing said, several other criminal ele­ments, including high pro­file ones, were either killed in action, or arrested, while many kidnapped civilians were rescued. Gen. Onyeuko, who gave the breakdown of the op­erational activities of the Armed Forces of Nigeria between 9th and 23rd…

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Insecurity: Nigerian Army laments under-reporting of troops gallantry

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Army has expressed concern that most media houses in the country prefer to propagate sensitive reportage that scares and attracts negative attention rather than headlines geared towards celebrating the gallantry and efforts of its troops. Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, (CCMA), of the Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen. Markus Kangye, stated this yesterday in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, during his opening address presented at the 14th edition of social media influencers seminar organised by the Department of Civil-Military Affairs in conjunction with Security Affairs Ltd.  Kangye, who noted…

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