Tag: SOLDIERS

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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