A statement issued by the Army Public Relations Officer, Captain Jafaru Nuhu, in Yola, noted that the review followed the recent upsurge of insurgent attacks in the affected areas
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The state Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, made the commendation when he visited the newly established 81 battalion of the Nigerian Army in Gashigar town of Mobbar Local Government Area of the state
Handing over the money to the Chairman of the operators, in Mubi, the Commanding Officer of the battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Beyidi Martins, said N3.5 million, 12.5 million Cameroon Francs and 50,000 Central African Republic Francs, among others, were recovered
The statement, signed by Colonel Timothy Antigha, also said one of the soldiers that combated the members of the dreaded sect died in battle
The statement by Olukolade reads in full: “Nigerian security forces have launched ground and air operations on terrorists locations in the Forest at ALAFA, about 21km from Bama, Borno State
Iweha said that the soldiers opened fire on the vehicle when the driver attempted to beat a military checkpoint at Batagarawa area of the state
A statement on Monday by the spokesman of the Defence Headquarters, Major General Chris Olukolade, said that 50 members of the Boko Haram sect, 15 soldiers and five civilians lay dead when the smoke from the encounter died down
Colonel Idris Lawan, the Commander of Operation Thunder Storm, supervised the tankers’ destruction, which was witnessed by an official of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation
DANladi, an eyewitness said: “The fully armed men, numbering about 20, stormed the market and headed to the shops where businessmen deal in local and foreign currencies
It was gathered that the identity of the soldier was discovered after the robbers engaged the policemen in a shootout, leading to the death of the two suspected robbers
A soldier, however, lost his life during the shootout with the insurgents in Gwoza, Borno State, while three others were wounded
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that soldiers stationed at the Abba Junction in Njikoka Local Government Area arrested and detained the men, who are of voting age, around 7.30am
Lawal said: “I wish to commend the troops of the 202 Tank Battalion, Bama, for their numerous efforts in restoring peace in Bama
The statement added that intelligence reports had indicated that the terrorists were in the process of finalising plans to carry out simultaneous suicide attacks in Abuja and Kano
The President is also scheduled to participate in a programme at the National Peoples’ Assembly and meet Nigerians resident in Guinea-Bissau before leaving the country on Friday evening for Banjul, Gambia where he will confer with President Yahya Jammeh on bilateral and multilateral issues
Captain Aliyu Danja, the spokesman of the division, made the disclosure in a statement in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
Danja said: “Based on available intelligence, troops of 7 Division of the Nigerian Army launched attacks on a suspected Boko Haram camp located in Alagarno in Borno
It was also learnt that the owner of the building had informed the illegal occupants to vacate the building but they would not leave
Defence sources, however, contradicted the casualty figure, saying at least 40 soldiers were killed and 65 others missing in a deadly ambush by the suspected members of Boko Haram
Musa said the operation was in continuation of the series of raids by security agencies to rid Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States of some fleeing insurgents from volatile states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe
Brigadier General Tasi’u Ibrahim, the Commander, 1 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Sokoto, said at a news conference in Sokoto that the incident took place in Gidan-Dare, near Sokoto