Anambra State Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Comdt. Maku Olatunde has sued for greater synergy and collaboration with the Nigerian Army to enhance security across Anambra State. Maku stated this during a familiarization visit to the Commander, 302 Artillery Regiment (302 AR) Nigerian Army, Onitsha, Anambra State, Col. M. B. Abubakar.
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The Nigerian Army, 4 Brigade, in Benin, on Saturday denied a purported plan to stage a 10km three-day charity walk in Benin. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Capt. Yemi Sokoya stated that the online publication that the Army planned the walk to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association was
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At least 93 unexploded bombs (ordnance) have been recovered at the Ikeja Military Cantonment, Lagos. The recovery was part of the ongoing ‘Exercise Clean Sweep,’ which began on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Exercise Clean Sweep is being carried out to disinfect the epicentre of the 2002 bomb blast at the cantonment. According to the Army,
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A yet-to-be-identified man was reportedly gunned down by soldiers in the Otto area of Lagos mainland following a clash with some yet-to-be-identified soldiers. Sources claimed that the soldiers were deployed to secure some Chinese workers carrying out maintenance construction along the railway tracks but some boys in the area had been at loggerheads with the
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Security operatives and a local vigilante group have rescued three more victims of Thursday’s kidnap on the Lokoja-Abuja highway. Among the three rescued victims, who are all indigenes of Imo, was a pregnant woman. The Chairman of Kogi/Koto Local Government Area, Mr Dauda Aliyu, confirmed this in a statement in Lokoja. “The commendable display of
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…The gallant troops rescued 30 kidnapped victims, recovered 2 motorcycles The Nigerian Army on Thursday said troops of I Division dislodged kidnappers and rescued 30 kidnapped victims along Birnin Gwari Road in Kaduna State. Lt Col Musa Yahaya, acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division, NA, in a statement in Kaduna said the troops who
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The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has mocked the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Adamu, over their recent warnings that the military and the police would deal with individuals and groups threatening the corporate existence of the country. The CoAS had, on Tuesday,
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The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of Lance Corporal Harrison Friday who had gone on social media to advise his colleagues not to attack #EndSARS protesters. In the video uploaded last week, the soldier, who was wearing a mask, had asked his colleagues to understand that the protesters were fighting for a better Nigeria
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More outrage, yesterday, continued to trail the threat by the army to declare state of emergency in the southeast states jf their governors allowed further attack on security forces. Association of South East Town Unions (ASETU) and the Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF) have described the statement credited to the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur
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Suspected gunmen on Tuesday unleashed terror at Ijan Ekiti under Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti State, killing a security guard. The hoodlums also abducted a retired United States military officer, Jide Ijadare, and one other person. Residents told journalists that Ijadare, a native of Ijan, was abducted at his oil-producing factory. The incident came
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The Nigerian Army on Monday handed over 778 family members of Boko Haram terrorists captured in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, to governors of 16 northern states for rehabilitation. Maj.-Gen. Moundhey Ali, Commander, 4 Special Forces Command, handed over the refugees on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, at
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the Army, Department of State Services and the Police of arresting and detaining its members in Biafra land without any cause. It said it would no longer tolerate the unwarranted hounding of its members across the region, warning the security agencies to “stop testing its will”. In
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The Nigerian Army says that purported soldiers arrested for the bullion van robbery in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State are not its personnel. Col. Aliyu Yusuf, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations in 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Enugu. Yusuf, who in the statement titled:
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Army Headquarters says a depressed soldier serving in 2 Battalion of 21 Special Armoured Brigade Bama, Borno State, went berserk, shot and killed an officer on Wednesday. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Musa said the incident occurred when the soldier approached the
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The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it was prepared to partner with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra State towards the safety of lives and property of the citizens of the state especially on the highways. Commanding Officer 14 Field Engineer Regiment Nigerian Army Onitsha, Anambra State, Lieutenant Colonel Aondoaseel Adeke stated this
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