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DEVELOPING: Trial of General Otiki over missing N400m ongoing in Abuja

DEVELOPING: Trial of General Otiki over missing N400m ongoing in Abuja

By Joseph Erunke THE Nigerian Army has begun the trial of the former General Officer Commanding, GOC 8 Division, Sokoto,Major General Hakeem Otiki,over alleged stealing of the sum of N400 million by some soldiers in the 8 Division, Sokoto State. The trial of General Otiki through General Court Marshal, which began Tuesday,at about 12:34 pm, […]
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Taraba Police killings:  Army captain engaged welder to remove police cuffs — Findings

Taraba Police killings: Army captain engaged welder to remove police cuffs — Findings

Fresh facts revealed, yesterday, that the Army captain fingered in the killing of three police officers attached to Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team, IRT, and the subsequent release of suspected kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Wadume, in Ibi, Taraba State, threatened to deal with police officers attached to Ibi police station for not cooperating with him.

Buratai: Nigerian Army’s symbol of discipline

Buratai: Nigerian Army’s symbol of discipline

By Nkechi Odoma The office of the Chief of Army Staff ( COAS) is powerful anywhere by every yardstick of perception. The occupant of the exalted office, and in the case of Nigeria now, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai who wears a second heavier badge as leader, counter-insurgency operations is an influential personality by all […]

Military rule brought rivalry between police and Army — Ex-Police Commissioner Tsav

Military rule brought rivalry between police and Army — Ex-Police Commissioner Tsav

A retired Police Commissioner, who served in Lagos State among others, Abubakar Tsav, in this interview, traces the rivalry between the Army and police to military rule, saying the powers of the police were appropriated by the military after the January 15, 1966 coup. He also offers solutions to the age-long bitterness between the two security agencies.

Sallah: North-East residents want stakeholders to emulate Buratai, Nigeria Army

Sallah: North-East residents want stakeholders to emulate Buratai, Nigeria Army

Residents of North-East Nigeria have expressed joy over the peaceful celebrations during the Eid celebrations and called on stakeholders to emulate Tukur Buratai and the Nigeria arm. This much was gathered when our reporters visited communities in the various states in the North East. The atmosphere was calm with Muslim faithful going about their Sallah […]

Army begins 2019 Annual Shooting Exercise

Army begins 2019 Annual Shooting Exercise

The Depot Nigerian Army, Zaria, Kaduna State says it will begin its 2019 Annual Range Classification from Aug. 20 to Aug. 28 and advised residents to keep-off the range area.

Politicians accused in police, army clash in Taraba

Politicians accused in police, army clash in Taraba

Some politicians have been accused playing underground roles in the clash between men of the intelligence response team of the police and some personnel of the Nigerian Army in Ibbi, Taraba State. A group known as The Taraba Truth and Justice Committee showed that there might be a political dimension to the clash. According to […]

The deadly army, police tango in Taraba

The deadly army, police tango in Taraba

IT wasn’t a tango in the literal sense of salsa or rhumba. No! If it were, Nigerians would not have been as shocked as they are right now. It was not friendly fire, either. Neither was it a mistake. This is cold-blooded murder. Simple! And the question is: Why? Many before now had come to the conclusion that nothing really shocks Nigerians anymore. We have seen it all – man as his bestial worst. What could be crueller than cutting open the stomach of a pregnant woman to ensure that not even the foetus survives? Or come to think of it, what could be more brutish than strapping bombs around the waist of a 10-year-old girl and detonating same with some remote mechanism from a distance? Despite all these, there was something about the deadly encounter between officers of the Nigerian army and police in Taraba State last week that many are yet to wrap their heads around

Memo to Joint Army/Police Panel on Taraba IRT deaths

Memo to Joint Army/Police Panel on Taraba IRT deaths

By Babatunde Olanrewaju The Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) set up a joint investigation panel to unravel circumstances leading to the death of three members of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the police, which President Buhari subsequently asked the Defence Headquarters to take over. It is noteworthy that the evidence needed […]