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Some of the rescued kidnap victims in Kaduna State
19 Mar
Troops from the Nigerian Army have successfully averted a kidnap attempt by a violent extremist and insurgent group in Tantatu Community in the Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. Spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Tuesday also confirmed that the troops deployed in 1 Division area…
19 Mar
International Press Centre’s (IPC) Centre for Safety and Protection of Journalists (I-CSPJ) has demanded immediate release of the Editor of First News and former Kaduna Bureau Chief of Punch Newspapers, Segun Olatunji.
18 Mar
The Nigerian Army has condemned the alleged resort to propaganda by Okuama community in Delta State following the gruesome killing of troops who were on a peace mission. Sixteen soldiers of troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army were said to have been murdered while on a peaceful and mediatory mission after a…
17 Mar
Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta) says Nigeria Army’s discovery of an illegal bomb and arms factory in a community in Delta on Wednesday is of national concern.
17 Mar
Defence high command has ordered a total crackdown on youths who murdered 15 of its personnel in Bomadi Local Council of Delta State.
17 Mar
The President's Senior Special Assistant on Community Engagement (South-South), Honorable Gift Johnbull, has expresses condolences for the soldiers who were killed during a peace mission in Okuama Community, Delta State. The incident, which unfolded on Thursday, March 14, saw security personnel ambushed while responding to a crisis between Okuama and Okoloba communities. The attack resulted…
16 Mar
The senator representing Delta Central Senatoral District, Senator Ede Dafinone, has called on the dramatis personnae involved in the ongoing carnage at Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area to sheath their swords for the sake of humanity. Dafinone also called on the state and federal government to urgently intervene to de-escalate the crisis…
16 Mar
Troops belonging to the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, have announced their breakthrough over extremists and insurgents in Taraba State.
11 Mar
Nigerian Army troops, in conjunction with hybrid force elements, have successfully neutralized eight Boko Haram (BHT)/ ISWAP terrorists at Ukuba, a notorious terrorists' enclave in Sambisa forest.
10 Mar
Nigerian Army troops deployed to the North East as part of the ongoing counter-insurgency operations on Friday, conducted a successful raid operation on a terrorists' camp in the Arra area of Zambisa Forest.
7 Mar
Troops of the Nigerian Army, on Wednesday, successfully defended Damba Dikko village in Illela Local Government Area of Sokoto State from a terrorist attack.
6 Mar
In a successful raid operation conducted into identified IPOB/ESN camps on Tuesday, combined Nigerian Army and Nigerian Navy troops have neutralized five armed fighters in a firefight that ensued at Ejemekuru in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State.

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