The Nigerian Army has declared that reports claiming that terrorists killed 17 soldiers, including a Brigade Commander, during a recent attack at Benisheikh, Borno State, are false. The Army also lamented that there are several false, misleading and highly exaggerated reports across some television stations and social media platforms regarding the incident. The Media Information…
The Nigerian Army dismissed alleged reports circulating on social media regarding poor welfare, remuneration, and the provision of uniforms and protective equipment for its personnel by a dismissed ex-lance corporal, Rotimi Olamilekan. Recalled that the dismissed ex-lance corporal, Rotimi Olamilekan, during an interview on social media, criticised the Army authorities over poor welfare packages and…
The Nigerian Army has vowed to embark on an intensive war against criminals and bandits in Plateau State by striking their hideouts especially as the farming season draws near. General Officer Commanding, GOC, 3rd Division and Commander of Operation Enduring Peace, OPEP, Major General Folunsho Oyinlola, who made the pledge during a strategic meeting with…
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, visited Kaduna State on Friday and met with wounded and injured Nigerian soldiers at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital. Newsmen reported that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, visited Kaduna State on Friday, where they were welcomed by Governor Uba Sani, who gifted the…
Troops of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army have prevented a lady from jumping into the Lagos Lagoon. This is according to a statement today from the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 81 Division, Olabisi Ayeni. “Nigerian Army (NA) soldiers operating under 81 Division NA have gallantly prevented a suicide attempt by…
The Nigerian Army said it has recovered 93 unexploded ordnances also known as bombs at the Ikeja Military Cantonment, Lagos in its ongoing operation dubbed ‘Exercise Clean Sweep’. The exercise flagged off on Tuesday, was to clear the area following the 2002 bomb blast that rocked the cantonment. The recovered bombs, according to the Army,…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed no fewer than 50 terrorists om various ongoing military operations across the country. Also arrested were 114 suspected insurgents, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba said on Thursday while briefing journalists at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. He explained that within the week, 19…