Nigerian Army takes shocking action as new deadly group …
The Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede, visited the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army in Sokoto on Sunday, November directing troops to confront and dismantle the ...
2 Nigerian military personnel will face court martial over a drone ...
May 3, 2024 · Nigerian military authorities say two military personnel will face a court martial over the killing of 85 villagers in a drone attack in the West African nation’s conflict-battered north four months earlier.
At least 85 civilians killed by a Nigerian army drone attack, in the ...
Dec 6, 2023 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 85 civilians were killed when an army drone attack erroneously targeted a religious gathering in northwest Nigeria, officials confirmed Tuesday, as the president ordered an investigation into the latest in a series of such deadly mistakes in Nigeria’s conflict zones.
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Nov 10, 2021 · Top Latest Popular. Follow. Acting COAS pays tribute to late Lt Gen. Lagbaja, Nigeria’s 23rd Chief Of Army Staff News Diary Online 5d. Military (World) World Conflicts. Security and Defence. Nigerian Army begins operation as new deadly group intensifies massacre in Sokot... Legit NG 14h.
Gunmen kill 11 in attack in Nigeria's southeast, army says
ABUJA, May 31 (Reuters) - Armed men killed at least six civilians and five troops in an attack in Nigeria's southeastern Abia state, the military said on Friday, prompting the state...
Defence Academy attack mastermind killed, military warns …
Feb 23, 2024 · This was as the Kaduna State Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed that the mastermind of the August 2021 attack on the Nigerian Defence...
Nigeria's army chief dies aged 56 - Yahoo News
Nov 6, 2024 · Taoreed Lagbaja was appointed Nigeria's chief of army staff in June 2023 [Getty Images] Nigeria's army chief Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja has died after a "period of illness" aged 56, President Bola Tinubu has announced. He died on Tuesday night in Lagos. The exact details of his illness were not made public.
Errant Airstrikes by Nigeria’s Military Have Killed Worshipers, …
Dec 12, 2023 · The U.S.-backed Nigerian military has been killing civilians in airstrikes at an alarming pace, security analysts and human rights advocates say, with little accountability.
Nigerian military drone attack kills 85 civilians in error
Dec 5, 2023 · Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation into a military drone strike that killed 85 civilians gathered for a religious celebration over the weekend, the latest in a series...
Sixteen Nigerian soldiers killed in attack in Delta state
Mar 16, 2024 · Sixteen Nigerian soldiers have been killed on a mission to halt clashes between two communities in the southern state of Delta, an army spokesperson said.