The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has called on religious bodies to join the military in the fight against terrorism. Buratai who made the call on Monday in Abuja at the Spiritual warfare seminar organised by the Army at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre with the theme, “Countering insurgency and violent extremism…
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PDP Governors Say Nigeria Army Has Descended Into Criminality
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum has blamed the Nigerian Military for the insecurity in the country. The Forum in a statement issued by the chairman, the governor of Bayelsa state, Seriake Dickson on Monday condemned the killing of three policemen in Takum, Taraba state and a commercial motorcyclist in Abia state both last…
Army Fears Retaliation From Police For Killing of Officers, Directs Travelling Soldiers to Wear Mufti
Fearing retaliation for the killing of three police officers in Takum, Taraba state last week from members of the Nigerian Police Force, the Chief of Army Staff, Brig. Gen. Tukur Buratai has directed military personnel on Internal Security (IS) to wear mufti when travelling. In a letter dated August 9,2019 titled, ‘Need for troops to…
Group Wants Soldiers Involved in Killing of Policemen Prosecuted, Says Army Dancing Over the Graves of Fallen Officers
The Centre for Change Initiative has urged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to prosecute soldiers involved in the alleged killing of three policemen and a civilian. The President of the group, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, made the call in a statement,said the soldiers should be prosecuted for murder to serve as deterrent to others. The…
Nigeria Police Replies Nigerian Army, exposes lies in the Army’s defence, wants army to explain whereabouts of notorious kidnapping kingpin that was being transported by police.
In reply please quote Ref No. CZ.5300/FPRD/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.2/69 Date: 8th August, 2019 The Director of News ……………………………. PRESS RELEASE SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT – WHERE IS THE “RESCUED” NOTORIOUS KIDNAPPER, ALHAJI HAMISU BALA WADUME? The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to the Press Release by the Nigerian Army dated 07 August, 2019,…
Nigerian Army responds to police accusations, admits killing policemen who arrested kidnap kingpin in Taraba
PRESS RELEASE: The attention of the Army Headquarters has been drawn to the Press Release by DCP FRANK MBA FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA Ref No. CZ.5300/FPRD/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.2/68 Date: 7th August, 2019 on the unfortunate incident that occurred on the 6th of August 2019 in which troops of 93 Battalion Nigerian Army Takum pursued…
Defence Headquarters Faults Wall Street Journal, Silent on Number of Soldiers Killed in the War on Terror
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has denied a report by Wall Street Journal on the secret cemetery the Nigerian Army is allegedly running where soldiers killed in the war on terror were buried. The Defence Headquarters on Thursday in a statement issued by its Director of Information, Colonel Onyema Nwachuku, said the author of the report…
