Legislators’ oversight visit to Sambisa is overdue
By Tonnie Iredia Last Thursday, I was slightly amused listening to Senate President, Ahmed Lawan pouring encomiums on the service chiefs of Nigeria’s military. When the report by the broadcast media on the event started playing, I had thought it was a valedictory session where some war veterans were taking a well-deserved bow. But when […]
Why we are holding Army Small Arms Championship in Sambisa Forest – Buratai
Lt.-Gen.Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff, says this year’s Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship will hold in Sambisa Forest to consolidate the army’s grip on the area.
Buhari to declare open Small Arms Championship in Sambisa
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to declare open this year’s Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship in Sambisa forest in Borno.
Sambisa Forest In Lagos!
The name Sambisa forest, does not only ring a bell in Nigeria on a negative note. It also elicits cold shivers down the spine of anyone who has had an encounter with it- be he a Military man, victim of terrorists held hostage in the forest or residents within its location in the southern part of Bornu state, majority of whom have been rendered widows, orphans, fatherless and homeless.
Nigerian Air Force destroys another Boko Haram terrorist logistics base in Sambisa
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully destroyed a logistics base concealed by fleeing Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) in Sambisa. Two fleeing terrorists were tracked by NAF Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft to the concealed location where they had gone to retrieve some items before fighter aircraft were called-in for strike. The coordinated attack […]
Trip to Sambisa: BBOG agrees to join Lai Mohammed, troops
Co-convener of the Bringbackourgirls,(BBOG) Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, has finally agreed to join Nigerian troops and a team led by the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed to Sambisa Forest today.
