A jihadist attack on a military camp in western Niger three days ago left 89 soldiers dead, according to a new toll announced by the government on public radio Sunday.
“After a thorough search, the toll has been established as 89 dead among friendly forces, and 77 dead for the enemy,” said spokesman Zakaria Abdourahame.
The previous toll given for Thursday’s attack on the Chinegodar camp was 25 soldiers killed.
Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has killed scores of terrorists in an air strike on their logistics base at Tumbun Rego in Lake Chad area of Borno State. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Enenche said the mission was executed on November […]
The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai has commended the troops of “Operation Sahel” for their gallantry and resilience in the on going operation to rid the North West geo-political zone of banditry kidnapping and other forms of criminality . He urged them not to rest on their oars but build on […]
Suspected herdsmen have killed two farmers on Wednesday at Owan village in the Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. The two victims were identified as One Owoh and Samuel Imonkhai. Owoh was a palm wine tapper. He was shot where he was tapping palm tree in the farm while the other victim, Samuel […]
