An investigative panel of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has indicted the Nigerian Army over a 2016 case of mass infanticide and other killings at Abisari in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State, North-east Nigeria. However, the panel cleared the Army of allegations of mass abortion contained in a December 2022 Reuters investigative … Read more
The Nigerian Army says its troops have dealt a significant blow to terrorists, killing several high-profile fighters and recovering a cache of lethal weapons, including rocket bombs and ammunition The Nigerian Army, in a post on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday, stated that its sustained onslaught has continued to cripple the adversary’s freedom of … Read more
The Nigerian Army says that voluntary retirement, discharge of personnel is routine and in line with laid down procedures as contained in the Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service (Officers/Soldiers) alike. The Director, Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, a major-general, gave the clarification in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Nwachukwu faulted recent publications … Read more
The Nigerian Army announced on Sunday that its troops had neutralised a notorious Boko Haram commander, Abu Rijab, and other terrorist fighters in an offensive operation on Saturday. This was made known in a post on the Nigerian army’s official X Handle. It said that the operation took place in Bula Daloye, Bama Local Government … Read more
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for an extensive probe into all the killings associated with the #EndBadGovernance protests which began on 1 August. The former Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate made the call via his X handle on Wednesday, in the aftermath of the Nigerian Army owning up to the shooting of a16-year-old … Read more
Lucky Okodeh, a former caretaker chairperson, Southern Ijaw Local Council of Bayelsa State, has sued the Nigerian army for allegedly publishing his photograph among those wanted in connection to the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama, Delta State. Mr Okodeh, in the suit filed before Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court, Abuja by … Read more
The Nigerian army says its troops have killed a suspected kingpin of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed militant wing Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Imo State, South-east Nigeria. The army, in a statement on its Facebook page on Monday, said the troops killed the kingpin and arrested two other notorious terrorists … Read more
The Nigerian Army on Monday explained the presence of soldiers at the venue of the negotiation between the federal government and Nigeria’s organised labour over the ongoing nationwide strike press for new minimum wage for workers. Earlier on Monday, the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC), one of Nigeria’s two major labour unions leading the new minimum wage … Read more
About 15 persons have been captured in a viral video physically assaulting two soldiers in Abuja. The video, which went viral on X, indicates that the incident happened at the popular Banex Plaza in the Wuse 2 District of the federal capital. it was gathered that the incident happened at about 4 p.m. on Saturday. … Read more
The Nigerian Army has said it has commenced investigation into the protest staged by some of its personnel detained in its Sokoto barracks. The army said this in a statement on X by its spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, a major general, on Saturday. An audio visual footage of soldiers protesting overcrowded cells and poor feeding in … Read more
