The Defence Headquarters, on Thursday, said a combined troops of Operations Delta Safe, Octopus Grip and Dakar Da Barawo, intercepted petroleum products worth N3, 708,259,338.00 from suspected oil thieves in the Niger Delta within two weeks. The military high command also said troops of the Nigerian Army’s Guards Brigade raided suspected terrorists’ hideouts at Deidei
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Sheikh Gumi accuses Nigerian military of making billions from terrorism war
Renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi has accused the Nigerian military authorities, saying they do not want the fight against insurgency to end because they make billions of naira from the huge funds allocated for prosecution of the war. The Kaduna State-based cleric who has been in the news in recent times following his visit
Read moreNigerian military destroys Boko Haram settlement, kills several terrorists in Borno
The Nigerian military on Friday destroyed a new Boko Haram settlement at Mana Waji area of Borno State and killed several terrorists in massive air interdiction missions. The Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, said the air interdiction missions were conducted by the Air Task
Read moreBoko Haram Never Attacked My Convoy But Soldiers – Gov. Zulum
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has accused Nigerian soldiers of being responsible for the attack on his convoy last Wednesday in Baga, a town in Kukawa Local Government Area of the state. The DAILY VENDOR reported how Prof. Zulum was attacked in an ambush by suspected gunmen last Wednesday while en route to Monguno and
Read moreBorno Attack: Military Harbouring Saboteurs Behind Continuous Crises In Northeast – Gov. Zulum
The Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has stated that the explanation given to him by the military field commanders on the attack on his convoy and general security situation in Baga town was not sufficient and acceptable to the government and people of the state. Governor Zulum, who spoke to newsmen in Maiduguri
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