The Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force, North-East Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar says the security situation in the region has improved significantly following sustained counter-terrorism operations and stronger synergy among security agencies. He stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Maiduguri. Gen. Abubakar said the Armed Forces…
The Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army has concluded a two-day Field Training Exercise focused on ambush and anti-ambush operations. This is in a bid to strengthen security within the Federal Capital Territory and its surrounding border communities. The training held at General O. A. Azazi Barracks, Gwagwalada, and along the Rafin Zurfi–Ibua axis, was…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. -Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has urged troops of the Nigerian Army to make the country safer and more secure to ensure the safety and well-being of all Nigerians. Gen. Oluyede gave the charge while addressing the troops at the parade ground during his maiden Operational visit to the 12 Brigade…
The Defence Headquarters has dispelled reports that it appointed a senior officer as the acting Chief of Army Staff. The COAS, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, who has been on leave and out of the country since September, fuelled speculations about his health. On Sunday, there were viral reports about his death, which were dismissed by…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has reassured Nigerians that the service personnel are determined to eradicate terrorists, bandits, and other threats. The Army Chief added that he was determined to bring peace to the country. Nigeria is battling security challenges ranging from terrorism, banditry, to kidnapping. In his Easter message on…
The Nigerian Army,35 Artillery Brigade has handed over 365 pieces of pawpaw-size wrapped cannabis sativa weighing about 176 kg to the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Ogun State Command. The Commander, 35 Artillery Brigade, Brigadier-General Mohammed Aminu, who was represented by the Garrison Commander, Colonel Legborsi Nule at the handing over of the exhibits,…
The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday charged the leadership of the Armed Forces of Nigeria to encourage more women to join the military. Tinubu gave the charge in an address read by the wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima at the Defence Headquarter’s one day Gender Mainstreaming Conference with the theme,…
Joint troops of the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services (DSS) have successfully foiled an imminent attack on Kano by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. The planned attack was to take place in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu said this in a statement today, November 3,…
A Nigerian Army special court-martial sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, convicted a former Group Managing Director, Nigerian Army Properties Limited, Major General Umaru Mohammed, of corruption and sentenced him to seven years imprisonment. The military court also ordered Mohammed to pay back $2,178,900 (When converted to naira (at N1000 per dollar), $2.1m equalled N2.1bn. The…