Nigerian Army fixes Dec. 19 for 76 recruits passing out parade
Zaria (Kaduna State) – The Nigerian Army has fixed Tuesday, Dec. 19, for the Passing Out Parade (POP) of Regular Recruits Intake of the Depot NA, Zaria. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Depot Nigerian Army, Capt. Haruna Mohammed-Sani, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Zaria, […]
Rangers International Football Club (2): The Biafran Army versus Nigerian Army
The significance of this game is that it was between Rangers FC which was made up of ex-Biafra soldiers and the Nigeria Army XI FC.
Nigerian Army begins de-radicalisation of 53 repentant Boko Haram insurgents
Maj.-Gen. Attahiru Ibrahim, the Theater Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maiduguri, on Saturday transferred 53 Boko Haram insurgents who had surrendered, to the military rehabilitation centre for de-radicalisation process.
Use of soldiers for police work
It is very worrisome that nineteen years into our renascent democracy, the presence of the Army in the lives of the civilian populace has become even more rampant than ever. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, recently told a workshop jointly held by the House of Representatives and Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), that the army is currently deployed in, at least, 28 states of the Federation.
War on Terror: Over 700 Boko Haram terrorists surrender to Nigerian Army – Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai on Monday disclosed that over 700 Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered to troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in Borno.
Alleged killing of protesters, rape: Panel releases report, exonerates Nigerian Army
Special Board of Inquiry set up by the authorities of the Nigerian Army to investigate alleged killing of protesters and human rights violations against some personnel of the army involved in the fight against insurgency in the North-East and internal security operations in the South-East, yesterday, unveiled the content of its report.
