Tag: Tukur Buratai
I’m against dialoguing with bandits – Buratai
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the military does not consider dialogue with bandits as an option to ending insecurity.
Buratai stated this...
Nigerian soldiers ambush 20 Boko Haram fighters in Borno – Official
No less than 20 Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province, (ISWAP) fighters have been killed in Baga town in Borno, Defence...
Buratai loses mother
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has lost his mother, Kakah Hajja.
She died on Tuesday after a brief illness at her home...
Buratai relocates to northeast as Chad ‘kills’ 1,000 Boko Haram fighters
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says he has relocated to the North East to oversee and direct the overall operation in the...
Army redeploys General Adeniyi who asked for weapons to fight Boko...
The Nigerian Army has appointed Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya as the new Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) to take over from the erstwhile...
There is Boko Haram in Lagos – Buratai
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has said that members of Boko Haram are now scattered across the country including Lagos after...
Sanwo-Olu runs over 6km at 2020 Lagos City Marathon
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday ran over 6km at the 5th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.
His chief press secretary, Gboyega Akosile, confirmed it in...
Sanwo-Olu welcomes Operation Crocodile Smile IV in Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday
welcomed Operation Crocodile Smile IV by the Nigerian Army, saying the exercise
is a right move towards ensuring peace...
Buratai urges media to hold national security sacred
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has urged the Nigerian media to take national security as sacred and always rally support to...
Nigerian army’s MRAP production reaches 80% completion – Buratai
Nov. 4, 2019 (NAN) The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says production of the first set of Mines Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP)...