Tag: NIGERIAN ARMY
Troops arrest 20 suspects, recover arms, ammunition in Kogi
The combined forces of the Nigerian Army and other security agencies have arrested 20 suspected notorious criminals that have been terrorising the people of...
Army arrests notorious gun runner in Niger
The 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, on Saturday said it arrested a notorious gun runner on Nov. 22 in Bargu general area of New...
Boko Haram kills 100 soldiers in attack on Nigerian Army base
An attack by Boko Haram on a Nigerian Army base last Sunday led to as many as 100 soldiers being killed, Reuters has reported.
The...
General Alkali buried three days after discovery of body in abandoned...
The remains of late Major General Idris Alkali which were found by a team of Nigerian Army on search and rescue operation in Plateau...
Army begins Operation Crocodile Smile III in Bayelsa
The 16 Brigade of the Nigerian Army on Friday commenced Operation Crocodile Smile III exercise across some states of the Niger Delta, to stem...
Boko Haram kills 13 in fresh Borno attack
Boko Haram insurgents have killed 13 people and sacked two villages overnight in the restive town of Konduga in Borno, the News Agency of...
BREAKING: Missing general’s body found inside well
The body of missing Major General Idris Alkali has been found, the Nigerian Army has announced.
Alkali’s remains were reportedly discovered in an abandoned well...
Soldiers fighting Boko Haram not begging for food – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government has debunked an online media report that troops fighting Boko Haram in the northeast operate in deplorable conditions which have forced...
Only 3 Shiites died during Abuja protest – Army
The Nigerian Army said three members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) or Shiite sect died on Monday at the Kugbo/Karu bridge junction...
Nigerian Army locates grave of missing general
The Nigerian Army on Friday said it has discovered a shallow grave where missing Major General Muhammed Alkali was buried after he was killed.
General...