The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai has said that Boko Haram terrorists have been pushed out of all the north-eastern states except Borno State. The COAS said this in a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and Governors from the North-East states on Monday August 10. He further disclosed that troops are sharing intelligence to rout the insurgents out of Borno. …
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The Nigerian Army’s new 6 Division in Port Harcourt is to organise and improve internal security operations in four states of the volatile Niger Delta.
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The allegation by the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force, NDLF, that some top Army officers are planning to overthrow President Muhammadu Buhari is causing panic within the military. To underscore the seriousness with which the allegation is being taken in the military and political cycles, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Friday subpoenaed the upper echelon …
Read More »ND Avengers reveal how 50 soldiers died in the creeks
The Niger-Delta Avengers have refuted allegation by the chief of Army Staff that they have been killing members of the Nigerian military . They alleged that over 50 soldiers died in the creeks because they had no amphibian training and experience adding that the number of dead soldiers would have been up to 100 if not for fishermen who rescued …
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