AVM Ebenezer Alade, Commandant of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) Jaji, on Friday called for more synergy among security agencies to effectively combat the security challenges in the country. Alade made the appeal in Jaji, Kaduna State, while closing the 2021 defence and security symposium organised for students of Senior Course 43. […]

The Nigerian Army says its troops of Operation Lafiya Dole are in total control of Damasak in Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno. Damasak was reportedly attacked by Boko Haram terrorists on Tuesday. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Yerima said the reports in […]

The Northern Governors’ Forum, has decried the killing of 12 army personnel in Konshisha local Government Area of Benue.

The Warri South Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta has called for effective and sustainable collaboration between the local government and the Nigerian Army. The Chairman of the LGA, Dr Michael Tidi, made the call on Tuesday when he led members of the council’s Executive on a courtesy visit to the 3 Battalion, Nigerian Army, […]

The Theatre Commander ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’, Maj.-Gen. Farouq Yahaya, has solicited for sustained media partnership in the renewed fight against insurgency in North East. Yahaya made the appeal on Saturday in Maiduguri during a luncheon he hosted for jounalists in Maiduguri. Yahaya said the army recognised and appreciated the role of the media in enhancing […]

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of one officer and 10 soldiers who are on stabilisation operation in Benue State by yet to be identified criminals. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Yerima said the troops were initially declared missing which led to […]

Troops of I Division FCC Nigerian Army has  rescued five of the students of the  College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna who were kidnapped by bandits on March 11, Army Headquarters says. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Yerima gave the names of the […]

By Ikechukwu Odu The chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area, Barr. Ibeziako Ugwueze, Saturday debunked social media reports  alleging that there was gun duel between personnel of Nigeria Army and a team of Eastern Security Network, ESN, in his local government on Thursday. In a statement the council boss issued on Friday, he described the […]

The National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, clarified his statement on the recruitment into the police and the army saying he sought recruitment of 5 million youths, including 50,000 into Police, Army, other security agencies, not 50 million youths.

7 stations burnt By Steve Oko, Vincent Ujumadu, Chinonso Alozie, Peter Okutu & Kennedy Mbele Since December 2020, no fewer than seven police stations have been set ablaze while  34 security personnel were killed by gunmen in the wave of attacks on security men in the South-East, an investigation by Sunday Vanguard revealed. The trend […]

The Nigerian Army troops of 28 Task Force Brigade in Chibok and Askira, have neutralised about 48 Boko Haram terrorists and rescued 11 abducted victims in latest onslaught in Borno.

By Kingsley Omonobi Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed in Chibok under 28 Task Force Brigade of Sector 1 Operation Lafiya Dole have neutralised scores of Boko Haram terrorists in an ambush along Chibok – Damboa axis of Borno state. A statement by Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, Director of Army Public Relations said, “The troops […]

Nigerian Army troops attached to the Cross River security outfit “Operation Akpakwu” handed over a suspected kidnapper to the Cross River Police Command in Calabar. Speaking at the event on Saturday, Brig. Gen. Abdullahi Mohammed, Brigade Commander 13 Brigade, said the 24-year-old suspect was arrested at Umoh Orok Street in Calabar-South. Mohammed, who was represented […]

The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports that its troops of an unidentified battalion under Operation Lafiya Dole protested over alleged unpaid operational allowances as well as obsolete equipment in Maiduguri.

Troops from 1 Division Nigerian Army, Kaduna, on Wednesday 17 March, 2021, successfully rescued 10 persons who were recently kidnapped from their quarters at Kaduna International Airport. The rescue operation was without any mishap or casualty. The rescue operation happened when the troops who were patrolling one of the forests in Kaduna came in contact […]