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And despite its milestones in the enthronement of internal security and peace to troubled communities, soldiers are being daily persecuted in public eye by a bunch of cabal, which has vowed never to see anything good in the NA. They endlessly search for the fortuitous missteps of soldiers to amplify the faults and where none exists, they invent their own fiery tales to trumpet

The spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Colonel Sani Usman, said in a statement on Saturday that the troops carried out the operation in suspected Boko Haram terrorists hideouts at Ajigin, Golgore, Njibulla, Doksa 1, 2 and 3 villages

Colonel Sani Usman, the Director of Army Public Relations Department, made the disclosure in a statement issued to newsmen in Maiduguri, Borno State

However, the Army must find a way to address these kind of drinking joints quality of lies that some people are easily misled into believing as was recently contained in one of the so called exposes by serving soldiers

This information was contained in a statement by the spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Colonel Sani Usman

Nwachukwu said: “The Nigerian Army has inaugurated the first set of internet protocol desktop telephone in some locations of the 8 Task Force Division in Nort

The army spokesman, Colonel Sani Usman, while reacting to the video in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the army had more than what “it takes to defend them and deal decisively with the remnants of the terrorists”

The video was a response to the Nigerian army’s claim that it “fatally wounded” Shekau in a raid August 19

Described as a three waves attack, the Boko Haram terrorists used 36 Hand Grenades and Rocket Propelled Launchers

The State Commandant of the Corps, Philip Ayuba, gave the warning at the Course 4, 2016 graduation ceremony of Officers and men that were trained on basic regiment of weapon handling by the 31 Artillery Brigade in Minna

This was contained in a statement by Colonel Sani Usman, the acting Director Army Public Relations

The kidnappers were killed on Friday by the soldiers during an encounter at Lame Burra forest near Dutsen Ganye, Gunduru and Kati Layin villages, Bauchi State

Gbum said the filing and sentences were subject to confirmation by the Nigerian Army Council, which was the confirming authority

Vincent Ekeke; Henry Koko; a pregnant woman, Rachael Abbahwere; and Madam Amrevweatefa Odada, septuagenarian, were arrested on August 31

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, made the disclosure in Abuja on Thursday at the inauguration of the new multimedia conference and other projects executed by the office of the Military Secretary

Buratai confirmed the incident while addressing troops at the commencement of the exercise in Sapele, Delta State on Saturday

During the operation, which was described as a precursor operation to Exercise CROCODILE SMILE, five militants that attacked the troops were killed in action, while numerous others were injured and 23 suspects arrested

The kidnappers, who were arrested following a tip off by well meaning Nigerians, are Dayibu Abdullahi and Nasiru Adamu

Speaking at the Nigeria Military Human Rights Dialogue, the Chief of Administration, Nigerian Army, Major General Adamu Abubakar, said the men were on official duty

‘As a testimony to the credible and professional values of my access, since May 2015, l have been to Nigeria three times on the invitation of Federal Government agencies. I made personal sacrifices for the release of our Chibok daughters’