The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, says the Nigerian Army has recorded commendable successes in the fight against terrorism, banditry and other forms of criminality across the country. Attahiru stated this at a familiarisation visit by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Mr Musa Istifanus and the directors of the ministry on Wednesday […]

A 39-year-old man, Ikechukwu Chokuba, who allegtedly falsely presented himself as an army officer and assaulted a police officer, was on Monday brought before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Chokuba, whose residential address was not given, is standing trial on a three-count charge bordering on assault and impersonation. The prosecutor, Insp. Benedict Aigbokhan, told […]

The Nigerian Army says troops of its 6 Division on Saturday rescued 10 expatriate workers and four Nigerians who were kidnapped by sea pirates off the Coast of Gabon. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Yerima said the rescue operation was carried out successfully […]

By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Army, Saturday denied claims in a national newspaper, alleging that many soldiers were killed by armed bandits when the bandits stormed a military base in Katsina state, saying it does not represent facts of the incident. Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima said that rather it was […]

*speaks on reports of more killings, abduction By Nasir Muhammad Gusau Zamfara government debunked some media reports about the abduction of 60 and killing of 40 persons at Ruwan Tofa village of Maru local government area of the state. This was made known in a press briefing by the Deputy Chief of Staff at Government […]

The Nigerian Army on Friday graduated 67 soldiers wounded on the frontline in the North East, who were trained on computer and CCTV operation. The  soldiers, under Operation Lafiya Dole, have been at 44 Army Reference Hospital Kaduna for treatment. The training was part of their recuperation and was carried out over a period of […]

Following report that about 100 soldiers absconded after Boko Haram attacked Marte and Dikwa, respectively, the Nigerian Army, Thursday faulted the report, describing troops desertion story as false, unfounded and an attempt to malign the image and character of the Nigerian Army. Disclosing this in a statement signed by Mohammed Yerima, Brigadier General, Director Army […]

There was no mass resignation of soldiers from the Nigerian army in the second quarter of 2020, a report of the House of Representatives has revealed.

The 13 Brigade Nigerian Army Calabar has handed over two suspected drug dealers to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further investigation and prosecution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspects, Effangha Effangha, 37, and Eno-Obong Udome, 34, were arrested by Army personnel attached to the Cross River Government security […]

Eight soldiers were killed and five others injured in an attack on an army base in Bandiagara, in Mali’s central region of Mopti, the military confirmed on its website on Friday. Unidentified armed individuals attacked the base of Malian army and the gendarmerie squadron in Bandiagara at about 9:30 p.m. local time on Thursday, the […]