Tag: SOLDIERS

Soldiers foil cattle-rustling, kill 5 terrorists, nab 27 drug traffickers

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Soldiers foil terrorists, drug traffickers

The Nigerian Army has recorded fresh successes in ongoing operations across the country, killing five terrorists, rescuing kidnapped victims, and arresting suspected collaborators in multiple states. In a statement issued yesterday, its Headquarters said the achievements were recorded within 24 hours through “coordinated, intelligence-driven operations”, noting that troops had “neutralised 5 terrorists, rescued kidnapped victims, apprehended suspected collaborators and logistics suppliers and thwarted criminal activities across several states”. According to the statement, troops of 12 Brigade in Kogi State “rescued 2 kidnapped victims along the Agbede–Adankolo road in Kabba-Bunu LGA”,…

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Kebbi: Gunmen ambush troops, kill 9 soldiers, one policeman 

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Kebbi gunmen ambush

Gunmen have killed nine soldiers and one police officer, along with some civilians, in an ambush at Giro Masa community, in Shanga local government area of Kebbi State. The state governor, Nasir Idris, confirmed the incident while speaking to newsmen after visiting the mortuary and the Accident and Emergency unit of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Birnin Kebbi, yesterday, where victims of the attack were taken. The attack, which occurred on Tuesday night, also saw the assailants set ablaze two military gun trucks. Reacting to the incident, Governor Idris described the…

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Borno: Many soldiers feared dead, as Boko Haram attacks Army base 

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Borno soldiers killed

Several Nigerian soldiers are feared dead following a deadly attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on a military outpost in Jakana, Kaga local government area of Borno state. According to military sources, the insurgents launched the assault in the early hours of Friday, storming the area in multiple groups and firing heavily before targeting the army base with explosives. The attackers reportedly overwhelmed the troops, resulting in significant casualties. Sources revealed that many soldiers were killed during the attack, while others sustained injuries and fled into…

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

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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

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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

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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 

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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

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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

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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

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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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