Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has visited Okuama, a coastal community in the state where suspected residents ambushed and murdered 17 soldiers on 14 March. Those killed included the commanding officer of 181 Army Amphibious Battalion, two majors, one captain and 13 soldiers. The troops were on a peace mission in the area, when … Read more
The Nigerian army has confirmed the murder of a woman by a soldier in its barracks in Enugu State, South-east Nigeria. Last week, there was a report that Muhammad Adamu, said to be a repentant Boko Haram member enlisted in the army through the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), allegedly murdered a woman at the … Read more
The Defence Headquarters has confirmed that an officer was killed in an ambush by terrorists in Borno State. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, in a statement on Sunday, said the ambush happened along the Buratai-Buni Gari road in Borno.Mr Buba’s statement confirms a PREMIUM TIMES report of the incident which sources said … Read more
The Nigerian Army says a minor explosion occurred, on Monday, in a farmland near the Mammy Market within the Ikeja Cantonment in Lagos.This is contained in a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, in Abuja. Mr Nwachukwu, a major general, said the explosion was suspected to have been triggered by the … Read more
The Nigerian army has whisked away the traditional ruler of Ewu Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Clement Ikolo. Mr Ikolo was declared wanted alongside seven others over the ambush and murder of 17 army personnel in the state on 14 March by armed men suspected to be residents of Okuama … Read more
The Nigerian government has flagged off a N40 billion mass metering project to end the era of estimated billings in the Nigerian Army formations nationwide. Bolaji Tunji, special adviser on strategic communication and media relations to the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. “The Federal government has begun the … Read more
Senator 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. He was reacting to the discovery in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday. He said while decisive action needed to be taken … Read more
The Nigerian Army says there is no cause for residents to panic over a suspected outbreak of Lassa fever at the Army Referral Hospital, 44 (NARHK) in Kaduna state. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the outbreak killed three health workers and a patient within two days. The Army’s spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said the … Read more
Troops of the I Division Nigerian Army (NA) have killed four suspected insurgents while others escaped with gunshot wounds. This was disclosed in a statement by the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, I Division Nigerian Army, Musa Yahaya. Mr Yahaya said:” Troops of the Nigerian Army on fighting patrol in Birnin Gwari Local … Read more
Troops of 114 Battalion (Rear) of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, in conjunction with other security forces, on Saturday destroyed multiple bandits’ hideouts and rescued four kidnap victims in Yorro Local Government Area of Taraba. This is contained in a statement signed by the Acting Assistant Director, 6 Brigade Army Public Relations, Olabodunde Oni, and made … Read more
