The Force Commander, OPWS, Major General Sunday Igbinomwanhia, revealed this to newsmen on Friday.
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The OPWS Force Commander, Major General Sunday Igbinomwanhia, revealed this to newsmen in Makurdi.
The slain soldier, it was gathered, was the commander of Operation Whirl Stroke in that area.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Bernard Onyeuko, revealed this in a statement on Friday.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this while briefing newsmen on military operations across Nigeria, between May 19 and June 2, on Thursday in Abuja.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Bernard Onyeuko, said this on Thursday in Abuja.
Yekini, who served as the first Commander of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), and visited the attacked community, disclosed he was at Tiortyu to commiserate with the residents of the village over the killing of its residents.
The Benue State Government made the prayer on behalf of Operation Whirl Stroke, a military operation outfit.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Bernard Onyeuko, said this while giving an update on the military operations.
Witnesses said the gunmen stormed the community at about 2am and headed to the palace of the clan head, where they wreaked havoc
The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Bernard Onyeuko, disclosed this on Thursday.
The Governor’s condolence was contained in a statement by his Principal Special Assistant on Media, Nathaniel Ikyur.
A statement had circulated on social media, signed by a certain AVM AY Maigida on behalf of the Defence Headquarters, saying that operatives acting on tip-off by locals went after and shot down a mysterious beast that had a canine head and human body.
A statement by the Director of Public Media, Defence Headquarters, Air Vice Marshal AY Maigida, said troops got a tip-off from the locals of Tembele village in Benue State and quickly went on hot pursuit of the beast.
Brigadier General Bernard Onyeuko, Acting Director, Defence Media Operation, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on military operations across the country between June 3, and 16, 2021 on Thursday in Abuja
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that one Army officer and ten soldiers were found dead after they went missing in Benue.
The State Special Adviser to the governor on security, retired Col. Paul Hemba told newsmen in Makurdi that no amount of blackmail by the criminals would stop the government from going after them.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, in a statement on Friday, said the operation was to ensure peaceful yuletide season.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, in a statement on Sunday said troops also arrested one of the bandits.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Sunday, said the operations took place at Tomatar Ugba and Kundi villages in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of the state.