The man, Babuji Ya’ari, who is also a member of the Youth Vigilante Group popularly known as Civilian JTF, which he uses as cover while remaining an active terrorist, also spearheaded the murder of the Emir of Gwoza
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In a statement posted on its Website, the Defence Headquarters said 53 terrorists died in the encounter, while the troops lost two of their men and five others received injuries
The APC reiterated its earlier warning that it will not accept the outcome of an election in which the military and other security agencies skewed the whole process in favour of a certain candidate, to the detriment of others
Despite denial by the defence spokesman, Major General Chris Olukolade, that the military has found nothing wrong with the editorial content of the affected newspapers, the military men warned all the newspapers distributors and vendors in Minna not to sell any of the three newspapers and anybody caught with the affected papers will be dealt with
Troops conducting anti-terrorists campaign in North-Eastern Nigeria successfully averted attempted massive raid on villages in Borno and Adamawa States over the weekend
The beat up newspaper vendors and circulation officers.
The vendors and circulation officers were seen running helter skelter for their lives
The STF Commander, Major General Dave Enetie, told the News Agency of Nigeria: “Yes, I can confirm to you that the incident took place
The revolution of and on behalf of the Nigerian masses can no longer be ignored as it has recently assumed new dimensions, with the military junior officers joining in, and the international community also in no weak terms, raising the urgency of the compromised plight of the nation’s people in the hands of devastating, failed, corrupt leadership and regime facilitated terrorism.
For the second time in barely two weeks, Nigeria’s 7th division soldiers drafted to combat Boko Haram in the northeast have revolted against their commanders
The first round of interactions took place till late on Monday night, while the second session continued on Tuesday
The redeployment is coming on the heels of the mutiny by soldiers of the 7 Division, who were reacting to the killing of six of their colleagues by members of the dreaded sect, Boko Haram
This was the submission of the President when the delegation of 21 Senators from the country’s upper legislative chamber visited him in Aso Rock on Wednesday night for his reaction to the abduction of the girls
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that following the adjustment, the route began to witness free flow of traffic
The operations in Dahia Luka, Makera and some communities in Plateau and Kaduna States resulted in the arrest of three wounded armed men after the encounter in which some of them died
The suspect, Lance Corporal Zakaria Saleh, was nailed after some of the gang members arrested by SARS operatives, mentioned his name as a gang member
The bombers, operating in five vehicles, were believed to be heading to the facility of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on the Maiduguri-Damboa Road
The Eagle Online gathered that at the border area of Guma and Awe Local Government Areas, two soldier were also killed
The information was contained in a statement by Major General Chris Olukolade, the Director of Defence Information and Coordinator of the Joint Information Centre on Counter Terrorism Campaign
This was contained in a statement issued by Major General Chris Olukolade, the Director of Defence Information, in Abuja
Dalori gave the commendation when he paid a sympathy visit to the community over the attack
The Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, made this known in a statement on Sunday