Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE Task Force Battle Group and Multinational Joint Task Force presently harbouring in Abadam village dealt decisively with elements of Boko Haram that attempted to attack on their location. The attack which was launched by the terrorist group at about 6:30 am today, Thursday 22nd September 2016 and it lasted for…
There was a mild pandemonium at Ojuelegba, Lagos State on Thursday, August 11, 2016, when an official of the state’s Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, allegedly slapped a man unknown to him was a soldier. It was said that the military personnel stood beside a parked van of KAI at Ojuelegba bus stop and was warned…
Gamboru town in Borno State was on Sunday, July 31, 2016, raided by personnel of the Nigerian Army and a large cache of arms and ammunitions were recovered in the process. It was learnt that the raid was conducted by the troops following a tip off. During the operation, which reportedly lasted hours, 3 AK-56…
In continuation of the concerted efforts of clearing cattle rustlers, armed bandits and kidnappers in the north western geo-political region, troops of 1 Division in conjunction with other security agencies have been making tremendous progress. It is in line with this that troops of 223 Battalion, 1 Brigade, Nigerian Army embarked on a patrol to…
A former Niger Delta militant leader named Aboy Francis Muturu, has been apprehended by Nigerian military. The suspect was arrested last Friday at his residence in Bomadi Town of Delta state The latest development is coming after the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, said the Federal Government was dialoguing with the Niger Delta…
Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian military of killing not less than 17 unharmed members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, during a protest in May 2016. Members of the group had planned a march to celebrate heroes of the Biafran War. Amnesty said it based its report on details from eyewitnesses, morgues and…
A militant group in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria has ordered the Nigerian military out of the zone in the next 48 hours. This directive was given by the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force, on Thursday in a statement issued by its leaders. Aproko247 gathered that the group told soldiers in the Niger Delta…
Many Niger Delta militants were killed on Tuesday during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers in Bayelsa state, spokesman of Operation Pulo Shield, the joint force in the region, Isa Ado, has disclosed. Ado stated that a combined team of suspected militants and sea pirates, attacked his men in Foropa, a community in Southern Ijaw…
s The quest by the Nigerian forces to take over the Sambisa Forest base of Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State has continued to record more successes. Gallant soldiers of 21 Brigade, 7 Division, have continued their offensive operations against the insurgents still hiding in the forest. On Sunday, May 8, 2016, the troops cleared…
The Nigerian Army says members of the deadly Boko Haram group now resort to hiding in fox holes in order to escape the onslaught launched on them by the Federal Government. Troops have been clearing remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in all villages and towns in the north east in compliance with the military high…