The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has deployed intelligence officers to Banex – an electronics and telecommunications gadgets market, in Abuja following a conflict that ensued between soldiers and some traders on Saturday. A viral video seen by our correspondent on X on Saturday showed a multitude of civilians overpowering some soldiers during a free-for-all fight at Banex. The Defence …

The Nigerian Army has promised to investigate conditions at its detention facilities after a video emerged online showing soldiers complaining about overcrowding and poor feeding at the 8 Division Garrison detention facility in Sokoto State. In the video which surfaced online on Friday, the soldiers lamented the condition of the facility and the way they were being treated. The commentator …

Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have killed three terrorists in transit to repair their motorcycles around Kidandan Village, Giwa Local Government of Kaduna State. The troops were said to have laid an ambush for the terrorists following an intelligence report. This, it was gathered resulted in a fierce gun battle between the troops and the terrorists. According to a post …

The kidnapped Editor of FirstNews Online Newspaper, Segun Olatunji, on Thursday, recounted his ordeal at the Defence Intelligence Agency following his abduction by military men on 15 March 2024. Olatunji regained his freedom on Thursday after spending nearly two weeks in the DIA detention, while his family and colleagues worried about his whereabouts. After keeping mum throughout, military authorities, on …

The Defence Headquarters said troops of Operation Hadrin Daji have rescued 16 Almajiris and a woman abducted in Gada Local Government Aera (LGA) of Sokoto State. It was reported that some terrorists had invaded the LGA on March 9, 2024, and kidnapped the victims. The DHQ, in a statement on Saturday, by the Director of Media Operations, Major General Buba …

President Bola Tinubu has approved what he called a befitting burial for the 17 soldiers who were killed while on a peacekeeping mission in Delta State last week. This was as he approved the conferment of post-houmous national honours on the slain soldiers. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement …

A former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, on Sunday, condemned the recent killing of some soldiers in Delta State. His reaction comes after a late Saturday report that operatives of the Joint Task Force (JTF) recovered 15 bodies of soldiers under the supervision of the General Officer Commanding 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Jamal Abdussalam, at …

The Senate has condoled the military over the killing of the commanding officer of the 181 Battalion, two Army Majors, 13 other soldiers, and a civilian. Some youths ambushed and killed the officers and men of the 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army on a peace mission to the Okuoma community in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta on …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has ordered the arrest of some youths in Delta over the killing of a Commanding Officer, two Majors, one Captain and 12 other soldiers. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau said the troops were attacked by some community youths and killed last Thursday. In a statement on Saturday, Gusau said the troops …

The Nigerian Army, 63 Brigade, Asaba, Delta State, has arrested one Mr Eboka, a 22-year-old man and his parents in Onicha Olona, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state, over alleged illegal arms manufacturing. Commander of 63 Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Ugochukwu Unachukwu, who briefed newsmen on the development, said the factory can produce 10 guns a week. He said eight …