Tag: Army

Improved Security: Katsina Governor applauds Army, pledges support

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has commended the Nigerian Army for the efforts of troops in tackling insecurity and restoring peace and stability in the state. Radda gave the commendation, when he paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Monday in Abuja. He said that the 17 Brigade in Katsina had been supportive to his administration in managing and tackling insecurity that had affected the state. The governor said the visit was to seek for more support and discuss better ways…

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2,056 fire incidents, N1tr losses recorded in Nigeria in 2022 – Army

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Army has disclosed that the country recorded over 2,056 cases of fire incidents with a loss of over N1 trillion of properties in 2022. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, made the disclosure during a fire prevention and management sensitisation seminar held at the Headquarters, 1 Division Nigerian Army, Kaduna, yesterday. The GOC, represented by Brig.-Gen. Ogochukwu Ugeleka, said available data indicated that domestic fire accounted for over 41 per cent of the total number of fire incidents in neighbouring Ghana. He…

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Zamfara: Troops neutralise several bandits, recover rocket launcher, destroy camps 

Aminu Imam

Troops of Joint Taskforce of North-West ‘Operation Hadarin Daji’ have neutralised several bandits following a clearance operation around Kagara, Gidan Fadama, Gangara, Tseika, Malamawa and Zango Kamarawa general areas, in Talatan-Mafara and Shinkafi local government areas of Zamfara State. It was gathered that the troops, on Tuesday and Wednesday, embarked on clearance operations on several bandits’ camps in these areas, engaged the terrorists in fierce gun battle, killed several bandits and destroyed their camps and hideouts. The troops of ‘Operation Hadarin Daji’ also recovered one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG), one…

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Makinde tasks the Army to ensure peaceful elections

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has urged the Nigerian Army to play its part in ensuring that peace reign during the forthcoming general elections. Makinde made the plea on Thursday while hosting Maj-Gen.Takuti Usman, the new General Officer Commanding, 2 Div. Odogbo Barracks, Ibadan, at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan. He commended the Army for important roles it has been playing in ensuring peaceful polls in the country. Makinde, however, pledged his administration’s continuous support to the Nigerian Army, promising to maintain a cordial relationship with the…

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Nigerian troops engage terrorists in shootout near Abuja – Official 

Aminu Imam

Troops of 177 Guards Battalion, in conjunction with troops of ‘Operation Whirl Stroke’, have raided and neutralised two bandits in their enclaves in Idu, Chikara, along the boundaries of Toto local government area of Nasarawa State, Abaji, FCT, and Koton-Karfe, in Kogi State. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations for the Guards Brigade, Godfrey Abakpa, in an issued statement on Friday said the operations were conducted in conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Nasarawa State. Abakpa said the troops subdued the bandits with superior firepower and neutralised…

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Israeli army kills 2 Palestinian near Jenin

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Two Palestinian were killed in an Israeli military operation near the Palestinian town of Jenin on Saturday. According to unanimous reports from both sides, the Palestinian men fired shots from a moving car at Israeli soldiers, who returned fire. The men, aged 23 and 24, were fatally wounded, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The Israeli army said the soldiers were on an anti-terrorist mission. An M-16 rifle was found on the two attackers after the incident. The Israeli soldiers were not injured. Jenin is considered a Palestinian stronghold. The…

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National Security: “Our security is now in criminals’ hands”, – ex-Army General

Aminu Imam

A former Army spokesman, Brig-Gen. Sani Kukasheka, has expressed disappointment that Nigerians are now putting the security of their lives and property in the hands of criminals. Kukasheka said this while speaking on the current security situation in the country on a television programme on Tuesday. The decision to confer the title on the banditry kingpin was premised on the pivotal role he played during a recent peace process locally arranged between the emirate and the bandits terrorising Tsafe Local Government Area. But the former Army spokesman said what happened…

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“Hiring of mercenaries not on the card” – Military Chiefs reply Zulum’s call to FG

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian military chiefs have ruled out the option of mercenaries in the fight against insurgency in the North-East geo-political zone. The military’s top hierarchy said that the clarification had become necessary following the recent outcry by Governor Babagana Zulum, of Borno State, calling on the Federal Government to consider the option of hiring mercenaries to assist the military in putting to rout the Islamist sect, Boko Haram and the advancing Islamic West Africa Province, (ISWAP). Recall that Zulum had made the appeal when a Federal Government delegation visited Borno…

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Army denies selling of seized fertiliser in Adamawa

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nigerian Army has explained why the Headquarters of 28 Task Force Brigade, Madagali, seized 200 bags of fertiliser in Adamawa. The army said the action followed the ban on sale of fertilisers and allied materials by the authorities to prevent such from getting into the hands of criminals and insurgents. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Major Haruna Sani, said this in a statement in Yola. While dismissing speculations that the soldiers were selling seized fertiliser to farmers in Adamawa, the statement declared that such never happened. Madagali has…

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Insecurity: Army Chief tasks middle cadre officers on competence, good conduct

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has urged candidates of the 2021 Senior Staff Course Qualifying Examination (SSCQE) to uphold the standard and promote competence, diligence and good conduct.Yahaya made the call while addressing 257 Mid-level cadre officers of the Nigerian Army between the ranks of Major and Captain in Jaji, Kaduna State.The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.The COAS said the exams would not only qualify the candidates for senior staff course, but would also have a long…

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