Tag: Army
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Army launches new exercise in Kogi, vows to smoke out criminals
The Command Army Records (CAR), Lokoja, on Tuesday, launched an exercise aimed at fishing out criminals from their hideouts in Kogi, tagged: ”Exercise Enduring Peace ll”. Speaking at the official inauguration in Okene, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya, said the exercise was designed to be conducted in the last quarter…
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Troops battle bandits, neutralise two in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, has said that the ‘Troops of Operation Forest Sanity’ continued the onslaught on bandits, neutralising two in the dreaded Birnin-Gwari area, Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of the state. The commissioner, who made this known in a statement on Thursday, said the troops encountered…
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Soldiers’ killing: Reps call for deployment of more troops to Taraba
House of Representatives, yesterday, called for the deployment of more troops to exterminate terrorists operating in some communities in Taraba State. The call followed the consideration of a motion came under matters of urgent public importance moved by Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum at the plenary. Kwewum in his motion recalled the killing of six soldiers of…
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Army lists female officer for dehumanizing corps member
The Nigerian Army has said a female officer, Lt. Chika Anele, seen in a viral video dehumanizing a member of the National Youth Service Corps, will be tried for unprofessional conduct. The incident happened at the 13 Brigade headquarters, Calabar, Cross River State. It was gathered that a yet-to-be-identified witness recorded Anele using a bowl…
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Eid-el-Kabir: Army promises to treat injured officers
The General Officer Commanding 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Lawrence Fejokwu, on Wednesday, has assured injured officers and soldiers that the Army will do everything possible to facilitate their treatment. The GOC said this during a special luncheon to honour sick officers and soldiers of the Division at the 68 Nigerian Army…
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Breaking: Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru, Others die in Kaduna Plane Crash
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has died onboard a military Beachcraft 350 aircraft which crashed at the Kaduna International Airport on Friday. The late General was newly appointed in January. He died with 10 other officers onboard the aircraft. The aircraft, with registration number 5N-R203, was billed to land at the…