Tag: Army

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 SEast, 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 terrorists camp came in contact with…

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Amnesty Int’l, activists condemn Armys 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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Zamfara: Bandit kingpins, Sani Black, Kachalla Makore killed

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Zamfara bandit kingpins

Two bandit kingpins, Sani Black and Kachalla Makore have been confirmed killed in Zamfara State. The two bandits were responsible for banditry attacks in ?ansadau districts and environs as well as other parts of the Maru local government area of the State. Confirming the killing, the Senior Special Adviser to Zamfara State Governor on Media and Communications, Mustapha Jafaru ?aura, said Sani Blalck was killed on Sunday at ?ar-Tasha village, while Kachalla Makore was eliminated on Tuesday at Kunkeli village, both in Maru local government area of Zamfara State. ?aura…

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Zamfara: Armytroopseliminate vicious terrorist kingpin, Halilu Buzu

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Zamfara bandit

Troops of the Nigeria Army have eliminated a terrorist kingpin, infamously known as Halilu Buzu, including several of his fighters in Mayanchi village, in Maru local government area of Zamfara State. The Nigerian army announced the breakthrough in a post on its official X handle yesterday. The post said that the troops launched a ferocious strike on the terrorist and his gang in a deliberate and discreetly coordinated offensive on Thursday. It said the troops took the offensive to the notorious terrorists identified crossing point in Mayanchi. According to the…

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Army to probe killing of civilians, 100 cattle in Kaduna

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Army to probe

The Nigerian Army has launched an investigation into the alleged killing of three persons and 100 cattle by troops during a recent operation in Sabon Birnin village, Igabi local government area of Kaduna State. According to reports, men in army uniform, suspected to be soldiers, allegedly killed three locals and over 100 cows on Sunday afternoon in Sabon Birnin Daji cattle market, Igabi local government area of Kaduna. Eyewitnesses had claimed the soldiers stormed the market, opening fire on the cattle, resulting in the deaths of at least three people…

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“Pray for military to overcome security challenges” – Army urges Nigerians

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Director-General of the Land Forces Simulation Centre, (LFSC), Maj.-Gen. Usman Yusuf, has urged Nigerians to continue praying for the Armed Forces to overcome the security challenges facing the nation. Yusuf made the call while speaking with newsmen at a special Jumaat prayer held on Friday in Abuja, in commemoration of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2024. He said, I urge Nigerians to continue praying for the country, our leaders, and Almighty God to guide them. And to also pray for the Armed Forces to overcome all the security challenges…

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Notorious terrorist, Buharin Yadi, 35 others killed at Kaduna-Katsina border

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Army troops

Troops of ‘Operation Whirl Punch’ have killed 36 bandits, including Buhari Halidu, also known as Buharin Yadi, one of the most notorious bandit leaders terrorising the North for years. Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this yesterday in Kaduna, stated that the ruthless bandit had connections with other deadly terrorist groups in the North-East and North-West regions. According to the Commissioner, the bandit kingpin and his gang had been terrorising citizens in the Kidandan/Galadimawa areas of Giwa LGA, Sabon-Birni/Kerawa areas of Igabi LGA…

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Emirate Tussle: “Army cant enforce court order” – NBA Kano lawyers tell FG

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Lawyers, under the aegis of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Kano State, have said it is unconstitutional for the Federal Government to deploy soldiers to enforce a court order. The NBA Kano Branch stated this over the Emirate tussle between the 15th Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero, and the 16th Emir, Muhammadu Sanusi II. Recall that Governor Abba Yusuf had enacted the repealed Kano State Emirate Council law which consequently facilitated the reinstatement of Sanusi as the Emir of Kano. The city has been gripped with fear as Sanusi is…

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Army rescues 386 civilians from Sambisa Forest 10 yrs after abduction

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Army rescues

At least 386 people, mostly women and children, have been rescued by the Army in Sambisa Forest 10 years after their abduction. The Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, Brig. Gen. AGL Haruna, made this known while speaking to newsmen at the weekend, at the outskirts of Sambisa Forest in Konduga local government area, after welcoming the troops that conducted the 10-day operation. Haruna said that the operation, tagged: Operation Desert Sanity 111, was to clear Sambisa Forest of the remnants of all categories of terrorists, as well as…

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