Tag: Military

Kebbi: Outrage, as Gov. links schoolgirls’ abduction to sudden military withdrawal

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Kebbi outrage

Tension is rising across Kebbi State after the state governor, Nasir Idris accused military personnel of abandoning their duty post less than an hour before armed men invaded Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, and kidnapped 25 students. The Governor, speaking with newsmen, said troops who were assigned to protect the school allegedly pulled out around 3:00 a.m., only for the attackers to strike at 3:45 a.m. He described the timing as “highly troubling” and suggested that the withdrawal may not have been accidental. Idris said intelligence from the Department…

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Borno: Military confirms fatal ambush, sophisticated, coordinated assault 

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Borno military fatal ambush

…Debunks General’s abduction A fresh wave of coordinated insurgent attacks has plunged Borno State into heightened insecurity, as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched sophisticated assaults across key towns between May 12 and 13, before escalating into a deadly ambush on troops along the Damboa–Biu corridor in mid-November. According to reports, ISWAP fighters unleashed one of their most coordinated offensives in years, hitting Marte, Dikwa, Rann, and the Damboa–Maiduguri highway in near-simultaneous strikes that exposed the fragility of Nigeria’s counterinsurgency posture. In Marte, insurgents stormed the town at…

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Wike blasts military intimidation, denies rift

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Wike blasts military

…Alleges Buratai’s 2019 election plot Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has condemned what he described as acts of intimidation by security personnel, while insisting he has no quarrel with the Nigerian military over a disputed plot of land in Abuja’s Gaduwa District. Speaking at a press conference yesterday in Abuja, Wike said the confrontation arose when soldiers allegedly attached to a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Awwal Gambo (rtd), blocked officials of the FCT Department of Development Control from enforcing a stop-work order on Plot…

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Tension in Abuja, as Wike, military clash over controversial land linked to ex-Naval Chief, INEC Chair

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Wike, military clash

A major controversy erupted in Abuja yesterday, as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, clashed with Nigerian military officers over an alleged illegal occupation and development of a disputed 30-hectare property in the Gaduwa District. Wike, who personally led an FCT task force to the site, accused the soldiers of land grabbing and harassment of officials from the Department of Development Control. The officials had reportedly been chased away from the site earlier by armed military personnel. “I will not succumb to blackmail or intimidation”, Wike…

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Nigerian military banned from marrying foreigners

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Military on marrying foreigners

The Nigerian Armed Forces have banned military personnel from marrying foreigners and naturalised Nigerians. According to the Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service (HTACOS) of the Armed Forces Act 2024, it is also illegal for commissioned officers to marry non-commissioned officers, such as soldiers, ratings, or airwomen. Service Chiefs are under strict orders to implement the new rules. It reads in part: “This Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service Officers 2024 has been promulgated to ensure uniform implementation and it supersedes the previous HTACOS Officers 2017. The contents are to…

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Kano: Troops kill 19 bandits as terrorist attack border communities

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Borno soldiers killed2

…Soldiers lose 2 gallant officers Troops of Joint Task Force ‘Operation MESA’ in Shanono local government area of Kano State, led by 3rd Brigade Nigerian Army  contained terrorists’ incursion into the area and protected vulnerable communities, but lost two officers while neutralizing 19 bandits. Captain Babatunde Zubairu, an Assistant Director, Army Public Relations Brigade, Nigerian Army, in a statement said, the gun duel with the bandits was following a tip-off on their movement around Unguwan-Tudu, Unuwan Tsamiya, Goron-Dutse axis of Shanono LGA of Kano State, at about 5:00pm on Saturday.…

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Army redeploys 56 Major-Gens., 11 Brigadier-Gens. in major shake-up

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Military alleged coup

The Nigerian Army has redeployed 60 Major-Generals and 11 Brigadier-Generals, in a major shake-up across formations and units. In a memo dated October 30, signed by the military’s  Secretary (Army) EL Okoro,, the affected senior officers are expected to resume their new primary assignments on November 3, 2025. Only four of the senior officers, who are major-generals, were asked to remain in their current posts, but with new appointments. The four officers are PAO. Okoye, Y. Yahaya, I. Otu, and S. Nuhu. “It is the responsibility of all formations/unit commanders…

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Alleged Coup Plot: 16 officers detained, as NDDC boss Ogbuku denies arrest rumour

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Alleged coup plot officers detained

Fresh details have emerged regarding the ongoing investigation into the foiled October 1 coup plot in Nigeria, with 16 military officers now confirmed to be in detention. According to security sources, 14 of the suspects are from the Nigerian Army, including a Brigadier-General, a Colonel, four Lieutenant Colonels, five Majors, two Captains, and one Lieutenant. The remaining two officers are a Navy Lieutenant Commander and an Air Force Squadron Leader. Most of the Army suspects reportedly belong to the Infantry Corps, with several identified as graduates of the 56th Regular…

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President Tinubu defends S’Chiefs sack, reasserts command

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Tinubu S'Chiefs sack

…Shake-up triggers generational shift, as over 160 Generals to retire …Retired Generals applaud ‘return to military tradition’ President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s major shake-up of the nation’s security architecture has continued to generate widespread reactions from both within and outside the military establishment. Recall that on Friday, the President announced the removal of General Christopher Musa as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), replacing him with Lieutenant-General Olufemi Oluyede. Other new appointments include: Major-General W. Shaibu as Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice-Marshal S.K. Aneke as Chief of Air Staff, and Rear…

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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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