The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa has reassured that the Military would continue to seek advice from veterans for the advancement of the Armed Forces. The CDS made this known in a statement by Brig.- Gen. Tukur Gusau, Acting Director of Defence Information in Abuja. According to the statement, Musa made this […]
Army releases Monarch detained over Okuama killing
The Nigerian Army has released King of Ewu Kingdom, Clement Ikolo, who was detained over the murder of 17 soldiers in Okuama, Delta on March 14. He was released to Sen. Ede Dafinone(Delta Central), by the Director of Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu. Mr Nwachukwu while addressing newsmen after the release, said the monarch was […]
Military arrests 143 suspects, rescues 58 kidnap victims, others
Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, Director, Defence Media Operations says troops of Operation Hadin Kai, has arrested 143 suspects, rescued 58 kidnap victims and neutralised 71 terrorists. Buba made this known at a news briefing in Abuja, while giving report of military operations as at April 18. He said troops also recovered “62 AK47 rifles, 3 PKT […]
Insecurity-Military arrests 330 persons, neutralises 188
The Nigerian Military has arrested 330 persons and neutralised 188 in its ongoing operations to tackle insecurity and ensure safety of citizens. Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, Director, Defence Media Operations, who made this known in a statement in Abuja, said it was part of the military ‘s operations as at April 12. He said troops also […]
Eid-el-fitr: CDS congratulates Muslim Faithful, calls for collective fight against insecurity
The Chief of Defence Staff(CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has congratulated all Muslim Faithful including soldiers, ratings, airmen, airwomen and civilian staff of the Armed Forces of Nigeria on the 2024 Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Musa, who made this known in his Eid-el-fitr message in Abuja, said the collective determination of all Nigerians to address the challenges of […]
Military neutralises 53 terrorists in North East, records success in other zones
“The Military says its troops of Operation Hadin Kai had neutralised 53 terrorists, arrested 36 and rescued 9 kidnapped hostages in the North East. Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, Director Defence Media Operations, made this known during a news conference in Abuja, on ongoing military operations as at April 4. He said troops recovered “3 PKT guns, 46 […]
Okuama killing: Defence Headquarters releases names of 8 suspects
Defence Headquarters has released names of eight persons suspected to be involved in the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama, Delta State. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba in Abuja on Thursday. He said troops would continue with the effort until the culprits were “found, arrested, […]
Military rescues 137 kidnapped victims
The Nigerian Military says it has rescued 137 victims, who were kidnapped from LEA School Kuriga in Chikun LG of Kaduna State on March 7. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.- Gen. Edward Buba in Abuja. He said the victims, 76 female and 61 male, were rescued in […]
Okuama killing: Senate calls on Military, FG to immediately compensate deceased soldiers’ family
The Senate has called on the Nigerian Military and the Federal Government to immediately compensate families of deceased soldiers, who were killed at Okuama in Delta State on March 14. This followed a Point of Order by Sen. Abdulaziz Musa Yar Adua(Katsina-APC) and Sen. Ede Dafinone(Delta-PDP) on the incident. The Senate also called on the […]
Okuama: Military vows to fish out killers of troop members
The military has vowed that it would do everything within the armbit of the law to fish out perpetrators of the attacks on military personnel deployed to Okuama Community on a peace mission. Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, Director Defence Media Operations made this known in Abuja, during a press update on the attack on troops of […]