The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the airstrike was carried out on June 7 in continuation of air operations being conducted under Operation Accord.
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This is coming hours after President Donald Trump vowed to deploy the military if unrest did not stop.
Men of Operation Whirl Stroke, a special military task force, have killed four armed bandits, who attacked and killed two villagers in Guma Local Government area of Benue State in the early hours of Tuesday.
The Defence Headquarters says a combined team of Operation Whirl Stroke Tracking Team and Special Forces troops of Sector 2 have killed suspected armed militia leader, Terugwa Igbagwa, alias Orjondu, in Benue State.
The Defence Headquarters says military troops on Wednesday raided a suspected militia camp at Anku Mbagen in Atera-Jange Torov Council Ward of Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State.
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Hadarin Daji on Saturday neutralised over 10 bandits and rescued many kidnapped victims from their hideouts in Zamfara and Sokoto States.
The Nigerian Army has urged Nigerians to stop producing drama skits and video clips that cast the military and the security forces in bad light.
The US Navy has relieved the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier who sounded the alarm about a coronavirus outbreak onboard.
The Defence Headquarters has dismissed the torture videos being circulated on the social media alleged to have been perpetrated by the personnel of the armed forces while implementing the COVID-19 stay at home order.
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has revealed that his government has resolved with the military to resume full onslaught against unrepentant bandits in the state.
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State says the state government has reviewed its strategies with the military in the fight against armed bandits in the state.
The Defence Headquarters has established the Directorate of Defence Media Operations to ensure seamless and harmonised information dissemination on the various military operations across the country.
The Cadets of 67 Regular Course (Nigerian Army) on Thursday paid a working visit to the Theatre Command, Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri, Borno State.
The Oyo State Government has empowered 99 war veterans, disabled ex-servicemen and some widows of late ex-servicemen in its efforts to provide welfare for war veterans and the families of soldiers who died in the cause of serving their fatherland
The Lagos State Government has issued a stern warning to uniform men flouting the State’s Transport Sector Reform Laws.
The Chief of Defense Staff, Abayomi Olonisakin on Thursday, urged the media to vigorously project the positive role of the military in nation building so as to correct existing public misconceptions of the service.
The Peoples Democratic Party has cautioned the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, over the deployment of soldiers for elections, saying such is already triggering an uncontrolled crime against humanity in our nation.
The Waziri Adamawa regrets these deaths and is pained that those who have dedicated their lives to securing Nigeria are being cut down in their prime. He condoles with their families and survivors and prays that God grants them fortitude and strength at such a trying time.
Wakkala made the commendation in a statement by his Director, Press Affairs, Malam Yusuf Idris, in Gusau on Saturday.
The Chief of the Air Staff, CAS, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Monday said the military was doing everything possible to end the insurgency by Boko Haram in the country.