AVM Olatokunbo Adesanya, the NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, confirmed this in a statement on Monday.
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Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations, in a statement on Sunday said after cross checking its record, the army could not find any “one call Sgt. David Bako, who neither serves in the army, deserted or dismissed”.
It, however, assured every law-abiding citizen of equal protection and security of lives and property irrespective of status.
The said Sergeant Bako was said to have made revelations of how the Presidency connived with Boko Haram insurgents for the kidnap of the Dapchi schoolgirls.
Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, announced this at the inauguration of the highway in Maiduguri.
Further investigation revealed that Isa is number 37 on the list of wanted Boko Haram Terrorists suspect published by Nigeria Army Headquarters
Troops while on patrol in the general area of Kwata Sule on March 17, 2018 encountered the herdsmen in the act, prompting their arrest
A statement by Brigadier General Texas Chukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations, said the army and other security agencies were already working assiduously to identify and arrest all those involved in those acts “regardless of their disposition in the society, including government functionaries”.
The Corps Commander, Nigerian Army Engineers, Major General John Amalu, told journalists at the West Africa Social Activities on Saturday in Lagos that identifying and detonating IEDs was a major task of the corps in the North East
The senior staff union also demanded that the Nigerian Army and the Police should reduce the number of operatives attached to politicians and few influential people to boost those at their operational areas.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that 10 herdsmen were nabbed on Monday while destroying farmland at Tse-Tigir and Tse-Ndugh villages of the state.
Maj.-Gen. Leo Irabor, the Multi-National Joint Task Force Commander, said this on Wednesday at the on-going International Conference on Lake Chad holding from February 26 to February 28 in Abuja.
Col. Onyeama Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, in a statement issued in Maiduguri, said the allegation against the military “is not only unfortunate, but also very far from the truth”.
A statement issued by Col. Aliyu Yusuf on behalf of the Director of Army Public Relations on Sunday, said that a new date for the excercise would be communicated in due course through the media and Nigerian Army Recruitment Portal (recruitment.army.mil.ng).
Other army formations in the state are the 35 Battalion in Katsina and a Forward Operation Base in Daura, while another battalion would soon be set up at Malumfashi and Funtua, respectively.
Alhaji Abdullahi Bego, the Director General on Press Affairs to the Yobe State Governor, Ibrahim Gaidam, disclosed this in a press statement issued on Wednesday
“We welcome the exercise. We believe it will help peace to return to Benue which has suffered series of attacks from herdsmen,” the traditional ruler said as he received the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai, on Monday.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, disclosed this at the maiden communications branch Workshop for NAF personnel.
President Buhari in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Sunday, congratulated family, friends and colleagues of the former Minister of Federal Capital Territory and Minister of Transport and Quarter-Master General of the Nigerian Army, on the milestone.
Ugwuanyi gave a cheque of N19.6 million to the General Officer Commanding of the Division, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Abubakar, for the widows on Sunday, during the 2017 West African Social Activities celebration.