‘The soldier was caught with ammunition, concealed in a bag and clothing tied around his waist’ The Nigerian Army has arrested another member of its personnel collaborating with terrorists. The soldier has been identified as Iorliam Emmanuel, reportedly in his 30s and hails from Benue State. Emmanuel is a member of the 156 Task Force
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There was tension on Wednesday in Assa community, in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State after a soldier allegedly shot and killed a 45-year-old petty trader, identified only as Chinedu. The incident, which happened at Afor Assa Market, led to pandemonium, as villagers ran helter-skelter for fear of being hit by stray bullets.
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The 7 Division General Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri has sentenced a trooper, Pte. Azunna Mmadu-Abuchi to death by firing squad for killing an officer, Lt. Babakaka Ngorgi. Delivering judgement on Tuesday, the President of the Court, Brig. -Gen. Arikpo Ekubi, said the prosecutor has proved his case beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused
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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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A Special Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Wednesday sentenced a soldier, Cpl. Aliyu Yakubu, to five years imprisonment for defiling a 13-year-old girl in the state. The President of the court, Brig. Gen. Arikpo Ekubi, who delivered the judgment, also ordered the dismissal of the soldier from service for the offence. The
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A General Court Martial on Wednesday sentenced a soldier, Lance Corporal Babangida Ibrahim, to 55 years imprisonment for killing a World Health Organisation (WHO) worker, Bello Abdullahi, in Zamfara State. The court martial, which sat at the Command Officers Mess 1, Asokoro, Abuja, and presided over by Maj. Gen. P. Fekrogha found the soldier guilty
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A 44-year-old man identified as Fabian has been arrested by the Delta State Police command for falsely parading himself as Major Ojumah of the Nigerian Army. A social media post by the Police reveals that Fabian who hails from Abbi in Ndokwa-West Local Government Area of Delta State was arrested on July 31, 2020 along
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An Army officer was murdered in a non-combat incident in Enugu over the weekend. The officer was killed along the Enugu-Makurdi highway at about 11.30pm on Friday, August 7. The military officer by name Sergeant Bulama Aji was serving at 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Jos, Plateau State, and was killed while traveling back
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Information reaching us has it that, an army officer and another ex-soldier formed part of gang who disguised themselves as Joint Security Taskforce that kidnapped, dispossessed and murdered one Leo Michael Ishaya, who until his death, was a resident of Owerri, Imo State. A reliable source told THE DAILY VENDOR correspondent that, on the 3rd
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Reacting to the killing of a motorist, Joseph Pessu by a soldier in Warri, Delta State on Thursday, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has condemned the action of the military officer. Keyamo described the incident as barbaric in a statement posted on his official Twitter handle. The minister promised
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An unnamed soldier has killed a motorist, identified as Joseph Pessu, in Warri, Delta State, on Thursday, for allegedly flouting the state government’s sit-at-home order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Eyewitnesses said the middle-aged motorist, who was cruising in a black Toyota Camry car without number plate, failed to stop at a military
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A sacked soldier, Lawal Abubakar, is among six persons currently in police net in Katsina for allegedly defrauding a businessman, Mark Udoh, of N4.5m. The 47-year-old soldier who resides at Hayin Gada, Dutsinma Local Government Area of the state, said he was a sergeant before he was dismissed from the Nigerian Army. Other members of
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In an unexpected twist of fate, a lady was on Tuesday accidentally killed after she was hit by a bullet from the gun of an unknown soldier recruited by her sister to allegedly beat up a neighbour at Seaside Estate in Badore, Ajah area of Lagos State. According to eyewitnesses, a heated argument had ensued
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