The insurgents attack the location on Wednesday at about 6p.m but withdrew about 11p. m following superior fire power of the troops.
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the show of force is an apparent response to the September 14 stay-at-home directive, issued by the Independent People of Biafra.
Their decision was announced after a joint meeting at the headquarters of the Imo State Police Command in Owerri on Monday
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the competition involving officers from the rank of 2nd Lieutenant to Major, will end on September 14.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that scores of jihadists in gun trucks and various caliber of arms, stormed the town and engaged in fierce battle that lasted for many hours with the troops.
The Nigerian Army on Saturday repelled a deadly attack on its troops by Boko Haram at Gudunbale in Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State in the early hours of Saturday.
The Nigerian Army said it had nutrialised 14 Boko Haram insurgents and rescued 21 hostages in Pulka village in Gwoza Local Government area of Borno.
The Nigerian Army has warned that it will deal decisively with political thugs, kidnappers and other criminal elements caught with weapons during the 2019 general elections.
The Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Brigadier General Abdulmalik Biu, gave the assurance in Maiduguri, Borno State when the Resident Electoral Commissioner for the State, Mohammed Magaji, paid him a courtesy call in his office.
The body of Warrant Officer, Marcell Nwanko of the Nigerian Army, who died while trying to rescue a woman in a flood on Thursday in Kebbi, has been recovered.
The Nigerian Army on Sunday denied the alleged killing of 30 soldiers by Boko Haram at Zari village in Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State on Friday.
Among those killed, according to the governor, were operatives of the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and Police
Col. Onyeama Nwachukwu, Deputy Director, Public Relations, Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, disclosed this in a statement in Maiduguri.
The Chief Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Thursday met with Media Executives and solicited their support in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency and other security challenges confronting the country.
Edo governor, Godwin Obaseki, said for the nation’s fight against terrorism and other crimes to succeed, all hands must be on deck to support the Nigerian army and related security agencies.
Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director of Public Relations, Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, disclosed this in a statement in Maiduguri.
Represented by the Commander, Training and Doctrine Command, Maj. Gen Ademoh Salihu, Buratai made the commendation in a keynote address at the 20th edition of Combat Service Support Training week hosted by the Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps.
The State’s Commissioner of Police, Anthony Ogbizi, made this disclosure at the Umuahia Central Police Station on Tuesday, while briefing newsmen on the achievements recorded by the command in the fight against crime and criminality within the last two weeks.
Troops of 1 Division, Nigerian Army, under Operation WHIRL Punch have arrested a suspected cattle rustler and recovered 49 cows from him in Gawgawda village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The newly-established 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Gusau, has solicited for a cordial working relationship with media practitioners in Zamfara.