Tag: SOLDIERS

Alleged Coup Plot: Soldiers raid ex-Minister, Sylva’s Abuja home

Aminu Imam
Soldiers raid Sylva’s Abuja home

…As he reportedly flees Nigeria Nigerian security forces have launched a manhunt for former Bayelsa State governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, following allegations linking him to a foiled military coup plot. Armed personnel of the Nigerian Army and operatives of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) reportedly raided Sylva’s Abuja and Bayelsa residences early yesterday, acting on what officials described as “credible intelligence” connecting the former minister to detained officers accused of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Multiple security sources confirmed that the…

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Borno: Troops kill 12 terrorists, seize arms in major offensive

Aminu Imam
Borno troops kill

Troops of ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ (OPHK) with the support of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and other security agencies have neutralised 12 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in a series of coordinated operations in Borno State. Military sources disclosed to Zagazola Makama that the long-range tactical raids took place from August 29 to 30 in the communities of Tamsu Ngamdu, Dalakaleri, Gaza and Loskori Kura. In Loskori Kura, the troops engaged the fighters in an intense gun battle, killing 12 terrorists. Items recovered included six (6) AK-47 rifles, eight (8) loaded…

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Soldiers kill 100 bandits in Zamfara

Aminu Imam
Soldiers Zamfara bandits

The Nigerian military has killed more than 100 members of a criminal gang in an air and ground raid over the weekend, according to a conflict monitoring report produced for the United Nations (UN), yesterday. Armed groups, called “bandits” by locals, have for years been terrorising communities in north-west and central Nigeria, raiding villages, kidnapping residents for ransom and burning homes after looting them. According to reports, the military raid in Zamfara state was launched in the early hours of Sunday, in the Bukkuyum local government area, where fighter jets…

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Zamfara: Soldiers arrest Turji’s female ammunition courier 

Aminu Imam
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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Soldiers clear IPOB camps in SEast, arrest two

Aminu Imam
Soldiers clear IPOB camps

Troops of Joint Task Force South-East, Operation UDO KA have carried out clearance operations in camps of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network, (ESN), apprehending two suspected terrorists. In an issued statement in Enugu yesterday by the Task Force spokesman, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, “In continuation of its clearance operations, troops on December 5, 2024 cleared IPOB/ESN Camp at Uhuala- Aku in Okigwe local government area of Imo State. The combined force acting on credible intelligence on arrival at the terrorists camp came in contact with…

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?’Army to deploy5,937 new ‘Special Forces’soldiers to fight banditry, others’ – COAS

Aminu Imam
9ja insecurity

The 5,937 soldiers that recently passed-out from the Nigeria Army Depot in Zaria, Kaduna State, will be deployed to fight banditry, cattle-rustling and related crimes, the Chief of Army of Staff (COAS), Taoreed Lagbaja, has said. Lagbaja disclosed this at the weekend, during the passing-out parade for the 86 regular recruit intake of the Nigeria Army Depot in Zaria, Kaduna State. The Army Chief, who was the Special Guest of Honour and Reviewing Officer for the passing-out parade, added that the new men would form part of the solution to…

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Rivers: Travelers stranded, as soldiers block road after IPOB clash

Aminu Imam
Rivers soldiers

Several trucks, petroleum tankers, and vehicles are trapped around the Oyigbo axis of the Port Harcourt-Aba expressway in Rivers State, as security operatives block the Imo-Rivers border yesterday. This followed the killing of some soldiers by suspected members of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Abia State, who were enforcing the sit-at-home order in commemoration of the May 30th Biafra Day. Following the long queues, hundreds of passengers were stranded, as movement to the neighbouring Abia State is restricted. According to a resident, who spoke to newsmen on…

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Delta: Okuoma community razed-down over the killing of 16 soldiers

Aminu Imam

Troops of the Nigeria Army have razed-down Okuama community, in Ughelli-South local government area of Delta State, where sixteen soldiers were killed in a communal clash. This is coming in the wake of President Bola Tinubu’s vow that the killers of the Army personnel will not go unpunished. Recall that at least 16 soldiers were reportedly killed while on a mission to douse clashes between two communities in the South-South state. The incident occurred during a response to a distress call following a communal crisis between Okuoma and Okoloba communities. The…

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Adamawa: Inspector dies, as soldiers, officers clash at Police headquarters

Aminu Imam

A Police Inspector, identified as Jacob Daniel, was on Tuesday evening shot dead at headquarters of Adamawa Police Command in Yola during exchange of gunfire with soldiers, who invaded the facility to allegedly avenge the shooting of one of their colleagues. A policeman, who was reportedly part of a patrol team, had allegedly shot the soldier in the leg at the popular Target Junction, Yola, the State capital. In retaliation, some soldiers were said to have later stormed the Police Command Headquarters at about 11pm, during which there was heavy…

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Four Tunisian soldiers killed in mine explosion

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Four Tunisian soldiers were killed in a mine explosion on the heights of Mount Mghila, in a closed military zone where insurgents, belonging to the Jound al Khilafa brigade, a branch of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), are camped. A source close to the Ministry of National Defense said that the explosion occurred when a vehicle carrying soldiers was conducting a search on the mountains with rugged terrain. It is located between the governorates of Sidi Bouzid and Kasserine, near the border with Algeria. Commander Mohamed Zekri said…

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