The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has inaugurated several projects across the eight divisions of the Nigerian Army nationwide in commemoration of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2020. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Also, COVID-19 palliatives: Army distributes foodstuffs to 500 households in Sokoto leprosy community. Musa said the projects were in line with the desire of the Chief of...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has tasked senior military officers and operational commanders to brace up towards ending the menace of insecurity plaguing the country. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the meeting between Buratai and the senior officers on Monday in Abuja. Buratai said the meeting was a wake-up call in the efforts to combat Boko Haram insurgency, North...
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed serious concern over the activities of bandits and insurgents in parts of the country, saying that the efforts of the security chiefs toward addressing the menace are not good enough. The National Security Adviser to the President retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Thursday after a closed-door security meeting with the President at the State House, Abuja. Monguno also disclosed that President frowned at the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has dispatched the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major- Gen. Babagana Mungono (rtd) and Security Chiefs to commiserate with the Katsina State Government and people of the state over the recent bandits’ attacks. Mungono, who led the team on a sympathy visit to Gov. Aminu Masari, said the delegation was dispatched to commiserate with the government and people of the state. He noted that part of their mandate was also to meet with...
After two months in the North East with the troops, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, was at the Presidential Villa, Abuja where he met and briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the security of the situation behind a closed door. After the close door meeting with the Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari in attendance, Buratai later told journalists that Nigerian troops had arrested 166 Boko Haram informants, neutralised 1,429 terrorists Fighters...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has inspected ongoing manufacture and repairs/overhaul of combat vehicles including Armoured Personnel Carriers and mine resistant anti Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPs) by Army Engineers in Maiduguri. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, said this in a statement on Saturday. Musa said that the work was being carried out at the 107 Division Equipment Support in Maimalari Barracks, Maiduguri. He said that Buratai has been...
The ongoing coordinated and targeted artillery and air interdiction on ISWAP / Boko Haram enclave in the recesses of the Lake Chad Basin by the MNJTF, in conjunction with national operations in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria, as well as strategic partners, have continued to yield positive outcomes in the war against terrorism in the Lake Chad area. In a statement, Colonel Timothy Antigha Chief of Military Public Information -MNJTF N’Djamena – Chad confirmed that...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has inspected ongoing manufacture and repairs/overhaul of combat vehicles including Armoured Personnel Carriers and mine resistant anti Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPs) by Army Engineers in Maiduguri. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, said this in a statement on Saturday. Musa said that the work was being carried out at the 107 Division Equipment Support in Maimalari Barracks, Maiduguri. He said that Buratai has been...
The Defence Headquarters says the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji has neutralised no fewer than 200 armed bandits in multiple air strikes in Katsina and Zamfara. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement released on Sunday in Abuja said the operations were in continuation of the offensive to rid the country of bandits and other criminal elements. Enenche said that close to 200 bandits were killed in multiple air strikes conducted...
The Nigerian Army had reacted to the viral video on social media, where soldiers fighting the Boko Haram terrorists were seen cursing out the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai as MRAP burned in the background. According to the Army, the patrol troop encountered the terrorists ambush eight kilometers ahead of Buni-Gari in Yobe State. The Operation Lafiya Dole Troops on Patrol encountered multiple improvised explosive devices. The statement which was released on Wednesday...
