Nigerian Army

Scores of bandits reportedly planning to launch an attack in Zamfara State have been killed by troops of Operation Handarin Daji. Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko who spoke during the…

The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru has been killed in a plane crash in Kaduna. Military sources said the incident occurred on Friday in Kaduna. A statement by Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public…

The Nigerian Army on Monday warned controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi and other “opinion merchants” to watch their utterances insisting that its troops are not deployed along religious lines. The Army said it will…

The Nigerian army has recaptured Marte, an area in Borno state, from the hold of suspected terrorists. Brigadier General, Director Army Public Relations, Mohammed Yerima, made this known in a statement titled, “Troops recovered…

The Nigerian military says it does not have in its custody any of the schoolgirls abducted seven years ago in the northern town of Chibok, amid reports that some of the girls had escaped from their abductors. Those who managed to…

The Nigerian Army says the solider in 202 Battalion of 21 Special Armoured Brigade Bama, Borno State, who killed an officer; Lt. Babakaka Ngorgi is suffering from depression. The incident reportedly happened on Wednesday when the soldier…

In what appeared like a major shakeup within the top military brass, the Nigerian Army on Tuesday announced new postings and appointments of its senior officers including new General Officers Commanding, new Principal Staff Officers and new…