Tag: Nigerian Army

Maiduguri Estate Attack: Zulum asks military to wake up as he visits scene

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…To set up C’ttee on damages Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has visited the 1,000 units housing estate in Maiduguri, which was hit yesterday morning by a rocket launcher believed to have been fired by Boko Haram/ISWAP terror groups. He also said he was setting up what he called ‘a small committee’ to assess damages inflicted and advise the government on measures to avert future occurrence on the scene and other parts of the city. Zulum, who had been praising the military in the last one year, expressed his unhappiness…

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EndSARS Report: Military breaks silence, says only White Paper report can confirm alleged Lekki killing

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…Insists Armed Forces are professionals The Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has faulted the procedure adopted in the release of a document said to be the report of the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police brutality. The leaked report had indicted officers of the Nigerian Army for killing “unarmed helpless and defenseless protesters, without provocation or justification, while they were waving the Nigerian Flag and singing the National Anthem” at the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20, 2020. Gen. Irabor stated this on Tuesday, in Edo State,…

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‘No plan to overthrow President Buhari’ – Defence HQ

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The Military High Command yesterday debunked a report making the rounds that there was a plan to overthrow the democratically elected administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Defence Headquarters, (DHQ), through its Directorate of Army Public Relations, cited as false the report making the rounds, with the caption: “Defence Headquarters warns soldiers against overthrowing Buhari’s regime”. The DHQ, in an issued statement signed by Brig-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said the viral publication that the “Defence Headquarters has denounced a call for the military to take over the reins of power” was…

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Top Nigerian military General, 3 soldiers neutralised as battle with ISWAP terrorists intensifies in Borno

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…5 jets, two A-29 Tucano aircrafts destroyed Troops of Joint Task Force, North-East ‘Operation Hadin Kai‘, have neutralised several Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists during a recent encounter in Askira Uba local government area of Borno State. In the fierce encounter which is still raging as at the time of filing this report, troops supported by the Air Component of OPHK have destroyed five A-Jet, two A-29, two Dragon combat vehicles and nine Gun Trucks. Sadly, a gallant senior officer Brigadier-General Dzarma Zirkusu and three soldiers paid the…

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Shi’ites drag FG, Army before ICC over alleged killing of its 50 members in Abuja

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The Islamic Movement of Nigeria, (IMN), otherwise known as Shi’ites, has threatened to drag the Federal Government and the Nigerian Army before the International Criminal Court, (ICC), for the alleged killing of 50 of its members in Abuja in 2018. The IMN, in a statement issued and signed by Abdullahi Musa on behalf of the Academic Forum of the Islamic movement, said they had compiled the details of the killings and had petitioned human rights organisations and also in the move to file the case at the ICC. “We would…

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“Military intervention not enough to solve Nigeria’s security challenges” ? US Consulate, others

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…Urges ‘painstaking dialogue’ The United States (U.S.) yesterday urged Nigeria to look beyond a military option in resolving internal conflicts. The appeal was made under the auspices of the United States Institute of Peace, (USIP), in Washington DC when the agency convened a gathering of U.S. officials, diplomats and Nigerian leaders. The conference focused on “Peace in Nigeria: How to build it, and America’s role” and explored possible options beyond military operations. The symposium agreed on the need for the Nigerian government to strengthen the responsiveness of state institutions, address…

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The Economist blasts Buhari, Army, says soldiers are ‘ghosts’, exist only on payroll

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…Accuses President of failing to curb corruption A United Kingdom (UK)-based newspaper, The Economist, has criticised the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration and the Nigerian Army over the poor state of the country. In its editorial, titled: ‘The crime scene at the heart of Africa’ the paper took out time to analyse the socio-political-cum-economic state of Nigeria. It equally specified reasons why Nigerian youths migrate to other countries, quering: “Why, then, do most young Nigerians want to emigrate? One reason is that they are scared. Jihadists are carving out a caliphate…

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Insurgency: ‘Gumi playing his role to tackle insecurity, military won’t stop him ‘ – Defence Chief, Irabor

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Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has said that the Islamic cleric known for negotiating with bandits, Ahmad Gumi is playing his part to tackle the insecurity ravaging the country and would not be stopped by the military. General Irabor, speaking at a ministerial briefing organised by the presidential communications team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said that while the cleric does not work for the military, the military will not prevent anyone from contributing to the country’s security. Gumi, a self-appointed mediator between bandits and the government,…

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Just In: Army confirms ISWAP leader Al-Barnawi dead

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The leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province, (ISWAP), jihadist group, Abu Musab al-Barnawi, is dead, Nigeria’s top military commander said on Thursday, according to the AFP. ISWAP has not given any confirmation of al-Barnawi’s death and Nigeria’s army has claimed before to have killed jihadist commanders only for them to reappear. “I can authoritatively confirm to you that al-Barnawi is dead. As simple as that. He is dead and remains dead,” Chief of Defence Staff General Lucky Irabor told reporters. He did not give details on how or…

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Sokoto: Troops kill scores of terrorists attacking  military base

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The Nigerian Army yesterday said its troops eliminated scores of terrorists that recently attacked the Sokoto military base. In an issued statement yesterday, the Director, Defence Information, said troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, in conjunction with other security agencies, successfully repelled an attack by suspected Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists and bandits on the Forward Operation Base, (FOB), at Burkusuma, in Sabon-Birni local government area of Sokoto State. According to him, the failed attack, which took place at about 5:30 am, in the remote border settlement with…

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