Tag: Nigerian Army

Military to sue Reuters over false abortion allegations – CDS

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CDS on Reuters

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has disclosed plans by the Nigerian military to initiate legal action against the international news agency, Reuters, over a report alleging the forced termination of 10,000 pregnancies during counter-insurgency operations in the North-East region. Recall that the controversial report, published in late 2022, accused the Nigerian military of running a secret abortion program targeting women impregnated by insurgents. However, a 2024 investigation by the National Human Rights Commission cleared the military of any wrongdoing. Expressing his displeasure, General Musa criticised Reuters…

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“Turji’s threat to destroy Zamfara, affront on Army” – APC chieftain

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A threat by bandit leader, Bello Turji to destroy Zamfara State if his associate, Baka Burgi, is arrested by the military, is not released before end of  December, has been described as a direct affront to the Nigerian Army. An APC chieftain in the State, Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, expressed this sentiment while addressing newsmen at his residence in Gusau,  the state capital,  at the weekend. Recall that the Nigerian Army apprehended top bandit leader, Bako Wurgi (a.k.a Baka Na-Garba) on December 14. Wurgi is suspected of involvement in the…

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Army HQ names AbdulSalami Bagudu as Acting Chief

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Army HQ names Acting COAS

As COAS Lagbaja embarks on leave The Nigerian Army has declared that the Chief of Army Staff, (COAS), Lt-General Taoreed Lagbaja is on leave. This is following reports that the COAS is currently indisposed and receiving treatment abroad. Speaking on the development, the Army spokesman, Onyema Nwachukwu also dismissed claims of leadership vacuum in the Nigerian Army. According to Nwachukwu, the Army Chief of Policy and Plans, Major-General AbdulSalami Ibrahim, would act on behalf of the COAS during his absence. In an issued statement he signed yesterday, Nwachukwu said the…

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Over 100 Boko Haram terrorists perish in Sambisa Forest as flood ravages their enclave

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Scores of members of the Boko Haram terrorist organisation have been reportedly killed following the flooding that ravaged Borno State on Tuesday, September 10. The flood according to security sources, was caused by the failure of the Alau Dam, which took over the Sambisa Forest, known as the terrorists stronghold in the region. It is also gathered that many family members, including dozens of women and children tied to the terrorists, lost their lives as their homes were swept away by the flood. Sources indicate that the Sambisa Forest was…

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‘Our soldiers suffering from battle fatigue, PTSD, substance abuse’ – Army Chief, Lagbaja raises alarm

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The Nigerian Army is scrambling to save several soldiers on the frontline of the war against bandits, Boko Haram and Islamic State for West Africa Province, (ISWAP) terrorists, who are grappling with substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, (PTSD) and battle-fatigue. The Army stated this during a sensitisation workshop for officers and men of its 3 Division, Rukuba, near Jos, Plateau State, on: “The effect of drug abuse, PTSD management and Lesson-Learned Process“. PTSD is a mental health condition triggered by a terrifying event either experiencing it or witnessing it.…

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Zamfara, Katsina killings: Army HQ declares terrorist sponsor, illegal gold miner, Halilu Buzu, ‘Wanted’

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Army HQ declares

The Military High Command has declared a Nigerien terrorist sponsor and financier, Halilu Buzu, who owns a gold mine in Zamfara State, wanted in connection with several kidnappings and killing of many villages in both Zamfara and Katsina States. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba who disclosed this said, Troops are in hunt of one, Halilu Buzu, a terrorist leader that hails from Buzu, in Republic of Niger. He settled in Subbubu Forest and lives in Shinkafi LGA of Zamfara State. Halilu’s camp and illegal gold mine…

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Zamfara: Army kills terrorists, rescues 8 kidnap victims

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Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed for the North-West Joint Task Force ‘Operation Hadarin Daji’ have neutralised scores of bandits and rescued eight kidnapped victims in its areas of responsibility in Zamfara State. This was contained in a press release signed by the Information Officer of ‘Operation Hadarin Daji’, Lieutenant-Colonel Suleiman Omale, and made available to newsmen in Gusau, the State capital. Omale said troops engaged the terrorists in heavy gun duel which due to superior fighting power the bad elements fled in disarray and abandoned their captors. He said…

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“Army – NOT Police – rescued Abuja kidnap victims” – Counter-insurgency publication reveals

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A counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, has revealed that it was the Army that rescued the Al-Kadriyar sisters and other persons abducted from the Bwari area council of Abuja on January 2. The sisters were reportedly released around midnight of Saturday. Recall that last week, there were reports that Nabeeha, one of the sisters, was killed by the abductors. In an issued statement, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command said its anti-kidnapping squad, in collaboration with the Army, rescued the sisters and other abductees.…

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No gree for terrorists in 2024, DHQ urges Nigerians

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Slogan can cause crisis, Police warn The Defence Headquarters, (DHQ) has urged Nigerians to prevent terrorists from having free rein in the New Year. Addressing newsmen in Abuja yesterday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, called on the citizens to be security-conscious and report criminal activities in their environments to security operatives He said, in Pidgin English: Make Nigerians ‘no gree’ for terrorists this year. You see something-you say something; and we assure them of doing something. Buba joined in using the slang: no gree for anybody which…

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We have dislodged insurgents strongholds in N’East, N’West Army

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…As DHQ tells terrorists, commanders: Youre dead men walking The Nigerian Army says it has dislodged insurgents from their various strongholds in North-East, North-West regions of the country and a few areas in Niger State. Commander, Training and Doctrine Command Nigerian Army (TRADOC) in Niger State, Maj.-Gen. Kevin Aligbe, disclosed this during the 2023 West African Social Activities (WASA) in Minna, the State capital. Aligbe said few insurgents raising their ugly heads in the State had been dislodged, adding that the war against insurgency had progressed steadily and effectively in…

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