The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has just issued the statement below reacting to Boko Haram’s new video accusing it of killing some of the abducted girls in air strikes. Read full statement below. The Defence Headquarters on Sunday said it was examining the latest video from Boko Haram group purporting to show some of the kidnapped […]
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There was pandemonium on Thursday in the Arepo area of Ogun State and some part of Lagos State after the military bombarded the base of suspected militants in the states. The PUNCH learnt that scores of militants were reportedly killed in the joint military operation which lasted for more than one hour. A source said […]
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According to Niger’s defence ministry, Thirty-two troops have been killed in a clash with Boko Haram jihadists on Niger’s border with Nigeria. Hundreds of assailants” attacked a military post at Bosso on Friday evening, it said in a statement that gave a “provisional toll” of 30 Nigerien and two Nigerian soldiers killed and 67 wounded; […]
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The Nigerian military has said the guerrilla operational method of the Niger Delta Avengers has made arresting them a nightmare to all the security operatives across the country. Spokesman of the Defense Headquarters, Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, told Newsmen that the militants are faceless and invisible, hence they come out from their hiding, blow up oil […]
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The defence headquarters (DHQ) has vowed to deal decisively with militants in the Niger Delta. Rabe Abubakar, defence spokesman, said this in statement issued on Tuesday. Abubakar said the militants were threatening the economic lifeline of the country, and the military would not hesitate to do all within its powers to “crush” them. “The defence headquarters […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has given a fresh order to the military to crack down on a new militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers, which has been attacking oil installations. SUNDAY PUNCH gathered on Saturday that the President gave the directive on Friday, following the group’s attack on Chevron’s platform in Warri, Delta State, on Thursday […]
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The Chief Media Consultant to the Forum of Spokespersons of Security and Response Agencies (FOSSRA), Mr. Yushau Shuaib has resigned his appointment after three years serving as an intermediary between all the major security and response agencies and the media in Nigeria. Yushau Shuaib who was engaged by former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki to […]
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