Tag: Nigerian Army
Catholic bishop, CSOs warns FG against deploying army to protest grounds
Alfred Adewale Martins, archbishop of Lagos, has called on the federal government not to deploy the Nigerian army to crack down on #EndSARS proteste [...]
#EndSARS: We’re ready to defend Nigeria’s democracy at all cost – Army
The Nigerian army says it is ready to defend the country and its democracy at all cost.
In a statement on Wednesday, Sagir Musa, acting army dire [...]
Insufficient weapons responsible for my desertion – Army Captain
The Nigerian Army will today arraign Captain Ifeanyi Onu before a general court martial in Sokoto for alleged desertion, following his failure [...]
Female soldier raped by bandits appeals dismissal
The Nigerian Army has dismissed a soldier for getting pregnant after she was raped by suspected bandits while travelling to Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The r [...]
Nigerian Army denies attack on Zulum’s convoy
The Defence Headquarters has replied the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on the accusation that soldiers were responsible for the attack on his [...]
No harm must befall Adeniyi – Yoruba leaders to army
Some Yoruba leaders have asked the army authorities to ensure that Olusegun Adeniyi, former theatre commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, is safe in cus [...]
Army arrests soldier for saying Buratai, security chiefs have failed Nigerians (Video)
A Nigerian soldier has been arrested for blasting the Chief of Army Staff and other security chiefs in a viral video.
In the video, Lance Corporal [...]
Army dismisses Major General Otiki for disobedience, fraud
The General Court Martial set up by the Nigerian Army to try the General Officer Commanding 8 division, Sokoto, Major Gen Hakeem Oladapo Otiki has fou [...]
Nigerian army kills Unijos student, claims it was a mistake
The special task force (STF), Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) in Plateau, says the killing of Rinji Bala, a 300-level student of the University of Jos (UN [...]
Army removes commander who complained of Boko Haram attack on troops
A senior commander, Olusegun Adeniyi, a major-general and commander of operation lafiya dole, Nigeria’s counter-terrorism headquarters in Maiduguri, w [...]