Tag: Military

Kaduna: Gov. Sani urges military to remain vigilant; lauds operations 

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Gov. Sani urges military

AbdulAzeez Ahmed-Kadir Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani has reiterated his administration’s pledge to back security efforts, aiming for lasting peace and development. Governor Sani, who made these remarks at the ‘2024 Base socio-cultural activities’ at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base in Kaduna, where he was the Special Guest of Honour. The Governor commended security agencies’ collaborative efforts, urging them to “remain vigilant and sustain the onslaught against bad elements”. Speaking at the event, Governor Sani, represented by Dr. James Kanyip,  praised NAF personnel for successful military operations in the…

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Zamfara: Soldiers arrest Turji’s female ammunition courier 

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Turji’s female courier

Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force (JTF) North-West, ‘Operation Fansan Yamma‘, have apprehended a 25-year-old suspected female ammunition courier, Shamsiyya Ahadu. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau, Zamfara State, yesterday by the Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination Centre of the operation, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi. According to the statement, Ahadu was arrested on December 28 alongside her accomplice, a motorcyclist, Ahmed Husaini, in Badarawa area of the Shinkafi LGA of the State. She was found in possession of 764 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition and 6 magazines…

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“Tinubu has ordered Nigerian military to end banditry in 2025” Matawalle

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Matawalle says

Minister of State for Defense, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, says President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian military to ensure that banditry is brought to an end in 2025. Matawalle disclosed this yesterday, while addressing All-Progressives Congress (APC) members at his Gusau residence, assuring that the military would do everything to comply with the Presidents directive. Speaking further, the former Zamfara State governor said the Federal Government has concluded all necessary arrangements to deploy more troops and military equipment to troubled areas in the North-West zone. The Federal Government and military…

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DHQ denies French military base plans in Nigeria

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DHQ denies French

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has refuted claims that the French military was planning to establish a base in Nigeria. Recall that a human rights activist, Mahdi Shehu, in a post at the weekend, had criticised the Government for denying the development. In the video-accompanied post, Shehu claimed that some French military officers had arrived in Borno State as part of the process to set up the base. The post partly read: Last week, the Chief of Defence Staff denied any plan to establish French military bases in Nigeria. Yesterday, the…

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Chad cuts military ties with France

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Chad France

Chad has cut military ties with its former colonial master, France. The announcement was made in a statement on Thursday, hours after Jean-Noel Barrot, French foreign minister, met Chads President Mahamat Deby.  The move leaves the Sahel, a region once brimming with French troops, devoid of one. According to the Chadian foreign minister, Abderaman, it was time for his country to assert its full sovereignty. The statement said Chad intends to reshape its alliances in line with national priorities, but noted that the move would not undermine historical ties with…

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Insecurity: CDS Musa renames North-West task force to ‘Operation Fansan Yamma’

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CDS Musa renames

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Christopher Musa has directed the reorganisation of the former ‘Operations Hadarin Daji’, covering Katsina, Kebbi, and Sokoto) and ‘Operation Whirl Punch’, encompassing Kaduna and Niger states into a unified Joint Task Force for the North-West, designated as ‘Operation Fansan Yamma’. This is contained in a statement issued by Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, acting coordinator Joint Media Coordination Centre, ‘Operation Fansan Yamma’ in Gusau, Tuesday. The statement reads in part: This restructuring aims to better align our military operations with current operational needs. According…

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Over 40 Nigerian security personnel arrested for allegedly selling arms to terrorists – Investigation

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Nigerian security personnel

In a deeply troubling development, Nigeria is grappling with a growing scandal involving security personnel allegedly selling arms and ammunition to terrorists.  Recent investigations have led to the arrest of over 40 mobile policemen and soldiers in various States across the country, raising serious concerns about breaches in national security. These alarming findings emerged from discreet inquiries conducted by intelligence agencies, in partnership with the Theatre Command of North-East ‘Operation Ha?in Kai’.  The investigation uncovered a disturbing trend of security operatives facilitating the proliferation of weapons that fuel violence and…

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Abducted Nigerian UNICEF nurse escapes captivity 6 years after

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Abducted UNICEF nurse

A Nigerian nurse, Alice Loksha, who was kidnapped by terrorists, has escaped after six years in which she was forced into two marriages. Loksha, who had been a health worker for the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) in the North-East of Nigeria, was presented by the  military to newsmen at a base in Maiduguri, on Friday. She was kidnapped on March 1, 2018, when the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist group staged a deadly raid on a camp housing 60,000 displaced people. Three UNICEF health workers and eight…

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Insecurity: Military raises alarm, says terrorists have launched on-line recruitment

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Military raises alarm

The military says it has uncovered a desperate recruitment drive on social media by terrorists, particularly the ISWAP terrorist group, but vowed that troops will sustain the offensives to eliminate all threats by them. Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, affirming that troops operations had severely depleted their ranks and files. Buba also revealed that synchronized air strikes by the Nigeria Air Force, (NAF), as well as ground operations by ground forces had dislodged terrorists from their enclaves killing several of them.…

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TY ?anjuma tasks Service Chiefs to end banditry

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?anjuma tasks Service Chiefs

Says no excuses for insecurity Former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus ?anjuma (rtd), has asked Service Chiefs to end banditry and stop senseless killings across the country and return the country to the path of peace. ?anjuma said there was no excuses for the lingering insecurity ravaging the country. The former Army chief spoke at a book launch, titled: Big Boots: Lessons from my military service, by Major-General Solomon Udounwa (rtd) in Abuja yesterday. ?anjuma, who was the chairman of occasion extolled the virtues of the author and his commitment…

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