Addressing newsmen before the suspects in the area, Commanding officer of the Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Mutiu Olaseni, said the arrest followed a complaint his men received from a Tiv woman (name withheld) whom the herdsmen entered her farm land.
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Abiade said in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Gusau that “the army troops encountered the bandits in the notorious Dansadau bush on Friday”.
Danjuma said that the release followed the confirmation of the test conducted on the product in Port Harcourt which showed that product was sourced from an illegal refinery.
This was contained in a statement by the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Major Clement Abiade, in Gusau on Thursday
Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations, disclosed this in a statement in Maiduguri on Monday.
The four-day competition, held in Jos, which ended on Thursday, was for soldiers from the ranks of Corporal and below
Edet Okon, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, said this in a statement issued in Maiduguri.
The herdsmen reportedly burnt several buildings in the affected villages
The Division’s Chief of Staff, Brig.-Gen. Sanusi Dahiru, made this known in Kaduna when he received participants of Senior Executive Course 40 of National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies.
Buratai said such acts could be injurious to national security.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the four-day competition, which kicked off in Jos on Tuesday, will involve drilling, map reading, live firing, weapon handling and obstacle crossing.
According to a statement by Col. Sagir Musa, Deputy Director of Public Relations 82 Division, the GOC gave the directive during a one day visit to 13 Brigade Calabar on Friday.
The Army stated this in a statement by its spokesperson, Brigadier General Texas Chukwu
According to a statement by Brigadier General Texas Chukwu, the army spokesman, the troops also recovered some arms from the militias during a raid.
Col. Kingsley Samuel, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 7 Division, further enjoined the residents to remain at home and be vigilant.
Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday
According to available information, the soldiers, who were reported to have ransacked the church and the house of the priest, said they were searching for weapons
Obiora told Justice Ahmed Mohammed that the soldiers stood their ground, preventing DSS operatives from accessing Dasuki’s house because they were officially guarding the house in Asokoro, Abuja
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, made the promise on Wednesday when the panel led by its President, Maj.-Gen. John Nimyel, submitted its report.
He made the remark during the inauguration of new office complex of the Army War College Nigeria, at Asokoro in Abuja.