Tag: Nigerian Army
386 officers resign from Nigerian Army – Reps
The House of Representatives yesterday disclosed that 386 soldiers left the Nigerian Army in the second quarter of 2020.
The figure was higher than 365...
Army redeploys 1,546 officers, 210 generals, others
The Nigerian Army yesterday announced that redeployment of senior military officers to beef up the various security operations undertaken by the armed forces.
A statement...
Where there is no governance
Lekan Sote
Where there is absence of governance, or the impact of government is not felt, you have a situation that political theorists describe as...
Trainee soldiers deployed to engage #EndSARS protesters at Lekki toll gate...
The Nigerian Army revealed yesterday that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, ordered the deployment of trainee soldiers from military schools to...
How Nigerian Army executed Lekki Toll Gate massacre – Amnesty Int’l
Releases timeline on incident
Amnesty International cautioned the federal government against attempts to cover up the Lekki Toll Gate massacre as it released a new...
Buratai under fire for daring ICC
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, on Monday dared human rights activists, who had threatened to drag him and other officers...
Lekki tollgate shooting: Lagos State government invited us – Army
After trying unsuccessfully to deny its involvement in the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll plaza in Lagos, the 81 Division of...
Text of Sanwo-Olu’s broadcast on Lekki massacre
Dear Lagosians,
I address you today with a heavy heart, but not just as your elected Governor. I do so as a father and a...
Army launches locally-fabricated mine-resistant vehicles
The Nigerian Army has introduced locally fabricated Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPV) into the ongoing war against Boko Haram in the Northeast.
The vehicles,...
Mr. President, can you see your face?
Eniola Bello
“In pursuance of the primary objective of saving our great
nation from total collapse, I, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari of the Nigerian
Army have, after due...