Twenty-five soldiers and an officer are currently being court-martialed in the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army for various offences. The personnel facing the trial are drawn from various formations within the division, whose area of responsibility covers the entire South-East states and Cross River. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Maj. Gen. Hassan Dada inaugurated the court martial …

The Nigerian Army have commenced a security operation code-named ‘Exercise Still Waters III’ to tackle pipeline vandalism, cultism, illegal oil refining, kidnapping and other crimes in Bayelsa State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)  reports that the exercise was inaugurated on Tuesday in  Otuokpoti, Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. Governor Douye Diri hailed the military for the exercise, saying …

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has directed an investigation into complaints of poor feeding of troops on the frontline in the North-East region, fighting insurgency. He assured the public and all personnel that a thorough investigation would be conducted to get to the root of the complaints. In a statement on Tuesday, the Director, Army …

The Nigerian Army has given reasons for the delay in the payment of feeding allowance of troops providing security for Chinese working at the Zungeru Hydro Electricity Dam Project in Niger State. It said the delay in the receipt of funds from the concerned institution caused the delay. The Army debunked a report by an online media outfit that the …

Personnel of the Nigerian Army in collaboration with operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps have uncovered no fewer than 12 illegal oil refining sites in Owahwa Creek, in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta state. The operatives also discovered 60 crude oil cooking ovens, 14 reservoirs, six wooden boats laden with stolen crude, and 470 …

A new operation, Hakorin Damisa IV has been launched in the Mangu local government area of Plateau State by the Nigerian Army to tackle the emerging insecurity in the area. The Chief of the Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, who was in Mangu, yesterday, to launch the operation, said the aim was to tackle and end recurring killings in …

The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja has dismissed amnesty pleas for bandits and terrorists. Receiving Zamfara State Governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal on a courtesy visit in Abuja on Wednesday, Lagbaja said that the amnesty programme has failed to achieve its purpose in the past, adding that it gives criminals the opportunity to regroup and attack defenceless citizens. …

The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Monday, flagged off a medical outreach programme in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the Nigerian Army. Declaring the programme open at the ancient Mapo Hall in Ibadan, the CoAS, who was represented by the Chief of Transformation and Innovations, Major General Zakari Abubakar …

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has commenced training for security personnel on the adoption of digital forensics in order to curtail insecurity and cybercrimes in the country. The five-day training was organised in partnership with the Africa Centre of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning (ACETEL) and has participants drawn from the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, Economics and Financial …

The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army on Monday in Lagos paraded six suspects said to be impersonating military men. Lieutenant Ayodeji Owoyomi, who spoke on behalf of the Commander, 81 Division Provost Group, Brigadier General Mohammed Abubakar, paraded the suspects before journalists at the division’s headquarters on Victoria Island. Owoyomi added that the division was also on the trail …