Nigeria Army
22 Aug 2023
Troops of 34 Artillery Brigade, operating in 82 Division Nigerian Army, Area of Responsibility have foiled an attack by suspected Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) on its Forward Operating Base at Ukwuorji, along Owerri - Onitsha expressway. Army spokesman, Brig. General Onyema Nwachukwu said the ‘irredentist fighters’ attempted…
10 Aug 2023
The Nigerian Army on Thursday debunked the allegations in a media report that claimed corruption is the reason for the voluntary retirement of personnel. The Army in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the report is false and that voluntary retirement or discharge by officers is routine. "The Nigerian Army…
1 Aug 2023
Combined troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police and other security agencies raided hideouts and training camps belonging to Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and and its armed wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Orsomoghu Forest spanning Anambra and Imo States. In a statement by spokesperson of the Army, Onyema Nwachukwu, said the raid…
28 Jul 2023
The Nigerian Army said it apprehended a former soldier in Bauchi State on suspicion of supplying weapons to Boko Haram members. The Army joint task force in a report said its troops apprehended him in Boi, an area situated in the Bogoro Local Government Area (LGA). While the Army did not reveal the identity of…
19 Jul 2023
Troops of 192 Battalion Nigerian Army operating in 81 Division Area of Responsibility have again on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 busted a suspected international drug syndicate smuggling a truckload of substance suspected to be Cannabis Sativa (Marijuana) en route Sango Otta in Ogun State. Responding to actionable intelligence, the troops had conducted stop-and-search operations along…
14 Jul 2023
The Nigerian Army has urged all terrorists and bandits, particularly those operating in the Northwestern region, to surrender unconditionally. Major General Godwin Mutkut, General Officer Commanding 8 Division, Nigerian Army Sokoto, told journalists after inaugurating RSM House at the 1 Brigade Cantonment in Zamfara State. Mutkut said the terrorists have continued to be given a…
13 Jul 2023
The Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has issued a directive to deploy troops to assert control over regions where the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) imposed a sit-at-home order in the South-East states. Lagbaja's directive comes in response to an announcement made by Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, who ordered a two-week…
13 Jul 2023
Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has criticised amnesty programmes for bandits and terrorists because they have failed to achieve their purposes in many states. Lagbaja stated this when Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that beneficiaries see the programme as an opportunity…
13 Jul 2023
Troops of 3 Division of the Nigerian Army deployed to quell the crisis in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state neutralized three Bandits on Wednesday 12 July 2023. According to Army spokesman Onyema Nwachukwu, the troops wiped out the criminals when they fought through an ambush staged by the bandits while responding to a…
30 Jun 2023
Acting deputy director, Army public relations in Nasarawa Joseph Afolasade, has said troops of the 4 special forces rejected a N5 million bribe offered by suspected rail track vandals after arrest. Afolasade disclosed this on Friday at a press briefing in Doma area in Nasarawa. The 12 suspected rail track vandals in were arrested in…