Tag: NIGERIAN ARMY
Produce Taraba kidnap kingpin, police challenge army
The police have demanded
that the Nigerian Army should produce kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Wadume, allegedly
set free by soldiers who attacked a police team in Taraba...
Soldier, two NSCDC operatives killed in Rivers —Army
The Nigerian Army
has said that a soldier and two operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil
Defence Corps (NSCDC) were shot dead on Sunday following...
Army confirms killing nine Boko Haram social media ‘personalities’
The Nigerian Army says it has killed nine persons who it identified as ‘social media personalities’ of the Islamic State for West African Province,...
Wike’s allegations of soldiers involved in oil bunkering false – Nigerian...
The Nigerian Army has described as false allegations by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, of soldiers being involved in illegal oil bunkering in the...
Odinkalu questions army’s ban on motorcycles in Kaduna, others
Former chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu, has questioned the rationality of the Nigerian Army’s decision to ban motorcycles in Kaduna,...
Ibrahim replaces Kazaure as NYSC DG
The Nigerian Army has named Shaibu Ibrahim as
Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
The new posting was released on Friday in a statement by...
Nigerian Army disowns video of military-clad men mutilating man
Nigerian Army has disowned a video circulating
on social media of some men dressed in military uniform while damaging the leg
of an unidentified man.
In a...
Army denies reckless treatment of woman hit by military vehicle
The
Nigerian Army has reacted to a report alleging that a woman accidentally hit by
one of its vehicles was recklessly treated.
The report in question...
Nigerian Army is poorly funded – Buratai
Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has said that poor funding of the Army and other security agencies remains a major challenge in addressing...
Find killers of Government House photographer, Seriake Dickson tells Army again
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has again pleaded with the Nigerian Army to fish out soldiers who allegedly killed government house photographer, Reginald Dei,...