Nigerian Army
20 Mar
The Nigerian Army has blamed low fences and the absence of Closed-circuit television (CCTV), cameras as largely responsible for inmates who escaped from the Kuje Medium Security Custodian Centre in 2022. The revelation is coming against the backdrop of the probe instituted by the House of Representatives Joint Committees on Reformatory Institutions, Justice, Police Affairs,…
20 Mar
The aftermath of the recent killing of 17 Nigerian Army personnel took a disturbing twist yesterday, as the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) raised the alarm over an alleged invasion of Igbomotoru community in South Ijaw Local Council of Bayelsa State.
19 Mar
The pan Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has condemned in totality the killing of 17 soldiers from the 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Delta State who were on a peace mission to Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area. In a statement on Tuesday titled: Ohanaeze Ndigbo's unleashed wrath: A stern…
19 Mar
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday confirmed that its operatives foiled multiple kidnap attempts in Plateau and Zamfara States. Spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement disclosed that troops deployed in the Jos South Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State rescued one Mrs Rosemary Jekpe. Nwachukwu said Jekpe was kidnapped…
19 Mar
The Senate has mandated its committees on Army, Defence, Air Force and Navy to investigate the March 14 killing of 16 Nigerian Army personnel in Okuama Community of Delta. This followed a point of order raised by Sen. Abdulaziz Yar’adua (APC- Katsina) during Tuesday’s plenary. The motion was tagged “The killing of Nigerian Army Personnel…
19 Mar
Troops from the Nigerian Army have successfully averted a kidnap attempt by a violent extremist and insurgent group in Tantatu Community in the Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. Spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Tuesday also confirmed that the troops deployed in 1 Division area…
19 Mar
International Press Centre’s (IPC) Centre for Safety and Protection of Journalists (I-CSPJ) has demanded immediate release of the Editor of First News and former Kaduna Bureau Chief of Punch Newspapers, Segun Olatunji.
18 Mar
The Nigerian Army has condemned the alleged resort to propaganda by Okuama community in Delta State following the gruesome killing of troops who were on a peace mission. Sixteen soldiers of troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army were said to have been murdered while on a peaceful and mediatory mission after a…
17 Mar
Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta) says Nigeria Army’s discovery of an illegal bomb and arms factory in a community in Delta on Wednesday is of national concern.
17 Mar
Defence high command has ordered a total crackdown on youths who murdered 15 of its personnel in Bomadi Local Council of Delta State.
17 Mar
The President's Senior Special Assistant on Community Engagement (South-South), Honorable Gift Johnbull, has expresses condolences for the soldiers who were killed during a peace mission in Okuama Community, Delta State. The incident, which unfolded on Thursday, March 14, saw security personnel ambushed while responding to a crisis between Okuama and Okoloba communities. The attack resulted…
16 Mar
The senator representing Delta Central Senatoral District, Senator Ede Dafinone, has called on the dramatis personnae involved in the ongoing carnage at Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area to sheath their swords for the sake of humanity. Dafinone also called on the state and federal government to urgently intervene to de-escalate the crisis…
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