Tag: Lafiya Dole
Four Soldiers Bag Jail Terms For Torturing Civilian To Death, Lance Corporal Deranked For Assault
Four soldiers were on Tuesday sentenced to jail terms ranging from one to four years for torturing a civilian to death. The erring soldiers are Sani Ishaya, Bidemi Fabiyi, Abdulrasheed Adamu, and Bala Musa. They were sentenced on Tuesday following their arraignment for manslaughter by the Nigerian Army before the 7 Division General Court Marshal, ...Military airstrike destroys new Boko Haram settlement, kills scores in Borno
Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed a new Boko Haram settlement at Mana Waji in Borno, killing scores of the terrorists in massive air interdiction missions on Friday. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Saturday, said the air interdiction missions were conducted after series of surveillance ...Late Col. Bako always led from the front, was a patriotic Nigerian – Army
The Nigerian Army says late Col DC Bako always led from the front and was a patriotic Nigerian, who led a patrol to clear Boko Haram Terrorists from Sabon Gari-Wajiroko axis near Damboa. This was contained in a communique late Monday. According to the newsletter signed by an army spokesman, Colonel Ado Isa, the fallen ...Troops bomb, kill scores of terrorists in Sambisa Forest
The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has neutralized scores of terrorists and destroyed their hideouts and logistics structures at Tumbuma Baba and Boboshe in Borno, the Defence Headquarters says. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Enenche said the air strikes were ...Consider reintegration, de-radicalisation, employment of repentant Boko Haram members – Buratai urges Gov Zulum
Gov. Zulum The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has urged the Borno government to take into consideration the reintegration, de-radicalisation and employment of repentant members of the Boko Haram sect as the nation heads towards the final phase of the war against insurgency and terrorism. The COAS made the call when the governor ...Soldier goes berserk, kills 4 colleagues, commits suicide
A Corporal of the Nigerian Army serving at the Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Army Super Camp 15, located at Malam Fatori went berserk in early hours of 26 February 2020 and opened fire, killing 4 of his colleagues before shooting himself. According to a statement by Sagir Musa, Colonel Acting Director of Army Public ...ISWAP kills 2 Soldiers, 1 Policeman, threatens army in new video
A new video dated December 8, showing the execution of two Nigerian soldiers and a policeman has emerged online. In the video, the killing was carried out by masked men believed to be members of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP). Those who were killed were reportedly abducted at a fake checkpoint in ...Insurgency: NA troops rescue 31 women, children from Boko Haram terrorists in Borno
The Nigerian Army says its troops have rescued 31 persons comprising 14 women and 17 children at Mantari, Malam Masari and Gabchari Villages in Bama Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno. Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, stated this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Iliyasu said that the successful ambush operation ...Operation Positive Identification is a targeted operation to checkmate terrorists- Army clarifies
The Nigerian Army has described as mischievous, reports that it will commence a nationwide exercise code-named Operation Positive Identification, which will require Nigerians to show proof of their citizenship to soldiers who will be deployed across the states for the reported operation. The Acting Director Nigerian Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa, said the ...Troops rescue 27 persons, arrest 9 suspected Boko Haram spies
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 27 persons displaced by insurgents in multiple clearance operations in Borno state. According to a statement by the Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Colonel Aminu Iliyasu, the first clearance was carried out by Operation Lafiya Dole Theatre, troops of 7 Division Garrison in conjunction with troops of Sector ...
Police foil another suicide bomb attempt in Borno, kill three bombers
Police foil another suicide bomb attempt in Borno, kill three bombers
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