Tag: Nigerian Army

Just In! Boko Haram attacks military checkpoint along Abuja-Kaduna highway, kills soldiers

Aminu Imam

Some soldiers were reportedly killed when Boko Haram terrorists raided a military checkpoint around Zuma Rock in Niger State, on Thursday night. The area close to Madalla town is a few meters away from Zuba along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. A source said that the attackers arrived at the spot some minutes after 7pm and opened fire immediately. “They took control of the area for about 30 minutes and kept on shooting before heading towards Kaduna axis of the expressway”, the source said. The terrorists were said to gained entry to…

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Bwari Attack: Nigerian Special Forces retaliate, eliminate 30 terrorists behind attack on presidential guards – DHQ

Aminu Imam

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that troops have eliminated 30 of the terrorists that attacked troops of the 7 Guards Battalion in the Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). The Army’s Director of Defence Media Operations, Bernard Onyeuko disclosed this at the Bi-Weekly news conference on military operations in Abuja yesterday.  The7 Guards Battalion is a unit under the Guards Brigade that is responsible for protecting the president. Recall that the soldiers were ambushed during a routine patrol along the Kubwa-Bwari road on Sunday. Three soldiers of…

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Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack: Nigerian soldiers busted for sharing in N100m ransom paid for released passenger

Aminu Imam

Some Nigerian soldiers have reportedly been busted for taking cuts in the N100m ransom paid by one of the passengers seized by bandits who intercepted a Kaduna-bound train on March 28.  Deji Oyewunmi, a manager at Iris Smart Technologies, an Immigration contractor in charge of international passport printing and distribution, was one of the three victims released on Monday by armed groups after allegedly paying N100 million as ransom.  It was unclear how much the other victims paid, but one of them said the Buhari administration had no input in…

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Military’s Brigade of Guards tightens security in Abuja over terror fear  

Aminu Imam

Responding to potential terror attacks in the nation’s capital, the Nigerian Army’s Brigade of Guards, responsible for the security of the president, his family, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has deployed troops at the entry and exit points in Abuja, for more effective security of the seat of power.  According to the military’s Defence Media Operations (DMO), to this end, soldiers have intensified stop-and-search operations, with increased checkpoints in view of the development. It was gathered that the new security measures might not be unconnected to a security alert…

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War on Terror: Buhari orders robust military operation to eliminate terrorists, bandits

Aminu Imam

In order to bring lasting peace to the country and the African continent in general, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the armed forces to wipe out terrorists, bandits and other enemies of the country from the surface of the earth with immediate effect. The president, who gave the directive yesterday during the graduation ceremony of the Senior Course 44 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State, vowed that the masterminds of the recent Kuje Correctional Facility attack and other attacks across the country must not be…

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Soldiers guarding vicinity removed 24 hours before Kuje Prison attack – Security sources

Aminu Imam

Security sources, yesterday, revealed that soldiers deployed to Kuje vicinity and the Correctional Centre’s environment who had mastered the terrainwere moved out and redeployed 24 hours before terrorists attacked Kuje Prison. The source wondered why it was 24 hours after troops, who had come to understand the vicinity were withdrawn while the new ones who were yet to settle in, arrived that the terrorists struck. However, the period that the soldiers were supposed to stay in that deployment had elapsed and they were due for rotation. Meanwhile, security sources informed…

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Military Intelligence Failures: Northern group demands restructuring

Aminu Imam

The Northern Advocacy for Peace, (NAP), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately remove all heads of the military intelligence units and take further decisive actions to stop the widespread Boko Haram/ ISWAP and bandits’ attacks on communities across the country. The group, in an issued statement signed by its Convener, Ambassador Khalifa Shu’aibu, particularly pointed out the failure of intelligence-gathering to the massacre of 30 soldiers and policemen in Shiroro local government area of Niger State. The group decried the rising spate of bandit attacks, widespread kidnappings and…

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314 Boko Haram terrorists surrendered to army in Borno – Nigerian military

Aminu Imam

No fewer than 314 Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered to the troops of the Nigerian Army in Bama local government area of Borno State. The Army, which disclosed this via a tweet on its verified Twitter handle on Wednesday, added that 12 farmers were also rescued by the troops. It stated: “The on-going offensive onslaught against terrorism in the North-East recorded another success today, 29 June 2022, as 314 Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters surrendered to troops in Bama LGA of Borno State. Additionally, 12 farmers were also rescued by troops”. The…

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2023: “Be battle-ready to forestall threats to polls” – NSA rallies security agencies

Aminu Imam

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, has ordered security agencies to breast up and be fully prepared to forestall any possible threat capable of undermining the smooth conduct of the forthcoming general elections. Monguno read the Riots Act during the meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security, (ICCES), involving the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja, on Friday. Represented by Sanusi Galadima, the National Security Adviser however claimed that the security agencies were abreast of the security situation ahead of the Ekiti and Osun States. “The…

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Corruption: Nigerian soldiers vow to go on strike soon

Aminu Imam

…Accuse Buhari of failing to address graft among top Army officers Some aggrieved personnel of the Nigerian Army has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of failing to check corruption and financial mismanagement among some top military officers while soldiers continue to cry on a daily basis. The soldiers, in an open letter to the President, accused top army officers of corruption and extortion. Copied in the letter, titled: “Petition Against Nigeria Army Finance Corps” are the Vice President of Nigeria, Senate President, 36 state governors, National Security Adviser, traditional rulers, the…

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