Tag: Nigeria Army
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Gunmen ambush troops in Rivers, kill one soldier, injure two
A soldier has been killed and two others injured as gunmen attacked troops in Rivers State. The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday at the boundary bridge between the Asari-Toru Local Government Area in the Kalabari region and the Emohua Local Government Area of the state. Chairman of Akuku-Toru, one of the…
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#EndSARS: Soldiers disperse protesters in Abuja
As the #EndSARS protests continue, amed soldiers have reportedly dispersed some protesting youths at Sokale, Dutse Alhaji and the FO1 area of Kubwa on Tuesday morning. The troops were said to have shot into the air to disperse the #EndSARS protesters who had gathered to begin the day’s protest. While passers-by scampered for safety, residents…
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After DSS/IPOB clash, Army places officers on high alert
The military authorities have placed troops of 82 Division, Enugu, on high alert following the clash between the operatives of the Department of State Services and the Indigenous People of Biafra in Emene, Enugu. It also asked troops to avoid individual movement in uniforms outside the barracks in order to prevent reprisals by IPOB members.…
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Soldier who rescued 27 students from burning vehicle honoured
The Nigerian Army on Saturday honoured a soldier who rescued twenty-seven students from a burning vehicle in Zaria. Private Isa Umar of the Nigeria Army School of Legal Services, Basawa, Zaria, reportedly rescued the students who were trapped in their school bus which caught fire on their way home on February 2018. The PUNCH reports…