The acting chief of army staff, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede, has directed an investigation into the alleged brutalisation of a Nigerian by soldiers, following an argument captured in a viral video. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by the director of Army public relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu. He said:” The attention of the Nigerian Army (NA) has …

The Nigerian Army’s 17 Brigade on Saturday handed over nine rescued kidnap victims, including two nursing mothers, to the Katsina State Government. The victims, who are Katsina State residents, were rescued from captivity in Kaduna State after spending three harrowing months in kidnappers’ den. Sources told PUNCH that the victims, initially abducted from Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina, were …

The Nigerian Army Headquarters has commenced an investigation into corruption allegations against the immediate past Commander of the 3 Brigade Kano, Brigadier General M. A. Sadiq. The General was said to have been dismissed following accusations of withholding benefits meant for his subordinates, along with other allegations of misappropriation during his tenure as commander. A military source told The PUNCH …

The Nigerian Army has nabbed one Adeleye Ayomide, 23, the suspected killer of Idowu Christiana, the abducted 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB, Ogun State. Also, the Lagos State Police Command, on Thursday, confirmed that the Army handed over Ayomide. The deceased was kidnapped by suspected abductors along the Ikorodu-Yaba Road in Lagos State on Monday, …

Troops of the Nigerian Army on Operation Forest Sanity operating within Saulawa general area of Birnni Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, weekend, foiled an invasion of the community by scores of terrorists, killing two of them in a shootout. The Army said: “The troops, while conducting a fighting patrol to Saulawa, cleared Maidaro and Ngade Alha villages before …

The Nigerian Army has said that it would investigate the death of an 18-year-old boy, Isma’il Muhammad, following an alleged shooting by a soldier on patrol in Samaru, Zaria. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Maj. Gen. MLD Saraso disclosed this when he visited the family of the deceased in Zaria on Tuesday. The GOC later …

The Nigerian Army has assured corps members in camp and others serving in different parts of Ondo State of their security. The Brigade Commander, 32 Artillery Brigade, Owena Cantonment, Akure, Brig.-Gen. John Lar, gave the assurance on Saturday at the permanent orientation camp, Ikare-Akoko, while addressing the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 corps members. “The Nigerian Army has security arrangements …

The 2024 Nigeria Army Day celebration which was held in Plateau State came to an end on Saturday (today) with a charge on the army by President Bola Tinubu not to allow violent groups to overrun the citizens in the country. Tinubu gave the charge on Saturday while speaking at the Maxwell Khobe Cantonment in Bassa Local Government Area of …

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has charged the media not to limit the collaborative engagement between the army and media to reporting conflicts, terrorism or security threats alone but to extend their engagements in national development, peacebuilding and community engagement. Lt. Gen. Lagbaja stated this during the 2024 second quarter media chat on Nigeria Army civil-military …

2 Troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) have dismantled a training camp belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra and its affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Abia State. The NA disclosed this in a statement on X.com on Thursday. The statement revealed that, in collaboration with Task Force Tactical Patrol Squad, the Army raided the camp located in …