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The Nigerian Army has announced that it has found some of its troops that went missing after an ambush by Boko Haram at Guro Gongon on 20th July 2016. Army spokesman, Col Sani Usman, in a statement on Saturday, said concerted efforts were initiated to search for and rescue the soldiers...

Nigerian soldiers went back to Oporoza community, traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, Monday morning, less than 72 hours after they ended a six-day siege to the riverside town. A source told Vanguard that: “The soldiers are...

Soldiers deployed to a checkpoint along Bauchi to Jos road on Saturday shot in error, a bus conveying policemen travelling from Taraba to Kaduna. Headquarters of the 33 Artillery Brigade in Bauchi confirmed the incident on Sunday, describing it as unfortunate. Maj. Joseph Afolasade, Assistant...

A Nigerian solider and four civilians were killed in a mine explosion on Sunday, the army has announced. The army spokesperson, Sani Usman, said in a statement that the incident happened along the Biu -Damboa road, close to a military checkpoint. Retreating members of the Boko Haram are...

Nigerian soldiers laid siege to Oporoza community, traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, at 1.52 am, started shooting indiscriminately at about 8.44 am, causing more confusion in the riverine town. Villagers, who ran into the forest...

Nigerian Troops of 22 Brigade on a patrol to Ajiri and Antul villages, South East of Dikwa along Dikwa-Gulumbagana road arrested Boko Haram logistics elements who specialised in using the 2 villages as base for food storage and other logistics before moving them to Bama and then to Sambisa...

A Nigerian soldier, Cheer Agba was pictured teaching two children, Abubakar and Mustaphar Goni in Borno state... Photo credit: BBOG Nigeria