nigerian army news

The Nigerian Army says troops of the 112 Task Force Battalion of Operation Lafiya Dole, supported by operatives of the Civilian Joint Task, have killed seven.... Read more via Sahara Reporters – https://ift.tt/2KfYq9d Get More Nigeria Metro News

A Nigerian Army captain on deployment in the North-east has committed suicide, PREMIUM TIMES can report. The officer flipped his rifle towards own stomach and opened fired at the 7 Division Medical Centre in Maiduguri in the evening of June 18, according to … Read more via Premium Times...

Over 2000 IDP’s have returned back to their Gudunbali, Borno ancestral home for the first time in six years, for Sallah celebrations. The development was made possible by the Army’s Operation.... Read more via Naija.ng News – https://ift.tt/2JHIY9H Get More Nigeria Metro News

Two years ago, the Nigerian Army compulsorily retired 38 officers, many of them the country’s brightest in internal and external security operations. Ironically, they were forced out of service... Read more via Premium Times Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2JIEZc1 Get More Nigeria Metro News

Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai was met with a strong civil protest by Banana Island residents during a recent visit to the estate. Banana Island residents who were not happy about a recent intrusion by members of the Nigerian Army have staged a … Read more via Pulse.ng News –...

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the north-east have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to send an independent panel to investigate.... Read more via Sahara Reporters – https://ift.tt/2LmKWZs Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Nigerian Army has, once again, lost another gallant hero who has paid the supreme price in the fight agaist insurgency. The soldier identified as Major H. A. Fashina, the.... Read more via Information Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2kLaXGF Get More Nigeria Metro News

28-year-old Naval officer Jimoh Adesoye, was arrested alongside his twin brothers, and 12 other suspects by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Oyo State Police Command for robbery and receiving stolen goods. READ MORE HERE

Residents around a police station in Port Harcourt have reportedly fled their homes after soldiers stormed their neighbourhood to carry out a reprisal attack against police... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2L6O5NA Get More Nigeria Metro News

A Nigerian soldier has shared pictures from the battlefield while fighting Boko Haram insurgents at Maiuguri, Borno state capital. According to the soldier identified as Mbaeru Chucks, people think all is well whenever they see him posting pictures to celebrate their victory without actually...

The Nigerian Army has explained what led to the burning down of a Benue community by its troops on Wednesday, saying the attack followed the killing of one soldier by some residents. Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2qORHKG Get More Nigeria Metro News

This is one of the reasons why we need to encourage our military men. A gallant soldier battling the Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast - has revealed how he sleeps in the bush. According to Idowu Adewale, he prefers to sleep in a trench than to sleep on a mattress because there is 'no big...

The Nigerian Army on Friday dismissed as “misleading” reports indicating that the Boko Haram factional leader, Abubakar Shekau, escaped to Cameroun. Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka, the Director, Army Public Relations, said in a statement issued in Maiduguri that the army was not aware of the...

Yagana Musa, A woman, Wife, Teacher and Mother of 3 from Pure traditional Kanuri family has been tagged with the rank of Major in the Nigerian Army by General Tukur Buratai. Read more via Nairaland – http://ift.tt/2nIKmvO Get More Nigeria Metro News

Military authorities have revealed that the Nigerian army has completely defeated Boko Haram insurgents in the country. The Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Rogers Nicholas said this on Saturday during the inauguration of the Nigeria-Cameroon military joint mission in...

Nigerian Army troops participating in the counter-insurgency initiative, Operation Deep Punch, on Wednesday, jubilated wildly as they recovered a Vickers Main Battle Tank (VMBT) and a Vickers BL (VBL) howitzer captured by Boko Haram last year in Gwoza, Borno State. The troops also killed a Boko...

The Nigerian Army on Monday handed over 244 Boko Haram suspects, who it said have given up membership of the terrorist group, to the Borno State government. The handing over of the suspects was in commemoration of the 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day. The suspects comprise … via AllAfrica...

In reaffirming its commitment to encourage participation of local manufacturers in developing Nigeria’s military industrial complex, The Nigerian Army has gone into partnership with Nigeria first indigenous vehicle manufacturing company, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Ltd based in Nnewi...

In what came as a surprise, a soldier identified as Samaila Gabriel, recently shot himself dead in Yobe state. The deceased with service number 09NA/63/2867 was said to have taken his life out of frustration. One of Gabriel’s colleagues told TheCable that he got frustrated as a result of the...

Troops of 202 Battalion of 21 Brigade Nigerian Army in Conjunction with elements of Mobile Strike Teams (MSTs) on Operations LAFIYA DOLE, in furtherance of clearance and blockade Operation DEEP PUNCH 2, cleared Boko Haram terrorists’ enclaves in Abusuriwa, Newchina, Bonzon, Usmanari, Goyayeri...