Tag: Nigerian Army

Insurgency: ‘Boko Haram terrorists now training bandits in Kaduna, other N/West States’ ? Military sources

Aminu Imam

A large group of Boko Haram terrorists have moved out of their base in the North-East region to join forces with criminal gangs and bandits in the North-West, where they are engaged in weapons training and kidnapping, military sources told Agence France Presse, (AFP) yesterday. Boko Haram’s Islamic State-allied rivals have been consolidating their grip on the North-East after the reported death of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, this year, in a major shift in the coubtry’s 12-year insurgency. Islamic State West Africa Province, (ISWAP), has been moving into Boko Haram’s…

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Army receives 8,000 repented Boko Haram members in 3 months – Gen Eyitayo

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian military said 8,000 Boko Haram commanders, fighters, and their family members have surrendered since June 2021. Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division of the Nigerian Army Brig-General Abdulwahab Eyitayo, made the disclosure in his remarks during the demonstration of Legion MRAP and Counter Ambush Drill organised by the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri on Tuesday. He said there is no ambiguity concerning the intent of those surrendering as some people are insinuating. According to him, there is still time for the recalcitrant ones to surrender but…

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“Be vigilant, as ISWAP commences massive recruitment”, Army cautions community

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Army has raised an alarm over the commencement of massive recruitment by the Islamic State of West African Province, (ISWAP), a terrorist group. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyeama Nwachukwu, disclosed at the headquarters of the Theatre Command ‘Operation Hadin Kai‘, Maimalari, during a tour in Maiduguri, Borno State, at the weekend. Nwachukwu advised that members of the public should be on the lookout within their immediate environment, adding that it was very important to engage media organisations to block ISWAP’s recruitment. The Army spokesperson also revealed that…

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Troops overwhelm bandits, rescue Major abducted at NDA

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Troops of the Nigerian Army, Airforce and other security agencies have rescued Maj. Christopher Datong, the officer abducted at the permanent site of Nigeria Defence Academy, (NDA) Kaduna, on Aug. 24. The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Col. Ezindu Idimah, said, in a statement issued in Kaduna, that the officer was rescued in the late hours of Friday, Sept.17. He said the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs had earlier issued a directive after the abduction of the officer, that he be rescued and…

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Zamfara: Scores killed as fleeing bandits run into military camp in Niger community

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Scores of armed bandits fleeing the ongoing military operation in Zamfara and Katsina States last Friday met their waterloo in the hands of soldiers at Maganda village near Alawa, in Shiroro local government area of Niger State. The bandits who were allegedly escaping through the notorious Alawa thick forest,  in their hundreds, ran into the military camp stationed at Alawa, and engaged the soldiers in a serious gun duel for several hours. At the end of the face-off with the fleeing hoodlums by the military, one soldier was allegedly missing…

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Zamfara: Nigerian troops mount air, land offensive against bandits

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…Scores killed Nigerian troops backed by gunships and fighter jets are carrying out, for the third day, a massive offensive against kidnap gangs in Zamfara state, in wake of telecoms blackout. The military operation in the State came after gunmen kidnapped more than 73 students in the latest mass abduction by heavily-armed criminals called bandits. On Saturday, military jets began air raids on remote camps of gangs and troops moved after the authorities imposed a telecommunication shutdown aimed at disrupting contacts and coordination between the gunmen. “Several camps have been…

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70 soldiers convicted of mutiny deserve pardon just as ‘repentant’ terrorists – Falana to Buhari

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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to pardon 70 convicted Nigerian soldiers. Falana, who defended 58 of the 70 soldiers, said their dismissal from the army was ill-advised by the military authorities. The dismissed military personnel were tried by General Courts-Martial and convicted of mutiny between 2013 and 2014. “In prosecuting the war on terror, the Federal Government deployed thousands of ill-equipped and ill-motivated members of the armed forces to the North-east region to fight the well-armed insurgents from 2013-2014″, Falana said. He…

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Insecurity: Nigerian Army laments under-reporting of troops gallantry

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The Nigerian Army has expressed concern that most media houses in the country prefer to propagate sensitive reportage that scares and attracts negative attention rather than headlines geared towards celebrating the gallantry and efforts of its troops. Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, (CCMA), of the Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen. Markus Kangye, stated this yesterday in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, during his opening address presented at the 14th edition of social media influencers seminar organised by the Department of Civil-Military Affairs in conjunction with Security Affairs Ltd.  Kangye, who noted…

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Worsening insecurity:  Attack on NDA signifies collapse of intelligence network’ – Northern Elders

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…FG reject calls for self-defense, says Masari entitled to his opinion A group, under the auspices of the coalition of Northern Elders for Peace and Development, (CNEPD), has attributed yesterday morning’s attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy, (NDA), Kaduna, by bandits leaving two military officers dead and an officer abducted, to the failure of Nigeria’s intelligence network. Recall that the Nigerian Army confirmed the killing of two of its officers and the abduction of an NDA senior officer in Kaduna. The group, while reacting to the attack said the development…

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How ‘personnel in charge of CCTV slept off’ as bandits attacked NDA

Aminu Imam

Personnel monitoring closed-circuit television (CCTV) at the Nigerian Defence Academy, (NDA), were reportedly asleep when bandits attacked the premises on Tuesday. Recall that two officers were killed in the attack, and one other officer abducted. Sources had said the bandits sneaked in through a part of the facility that had no fence. Another source who spoke with newsmen said “it was in the middle of the night, and the personnel that were meant to be monitoring the CCTV had slept off. “They could have put everyone on alert, and avert…

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