LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief of Civil-Military Affairs (Army), Major General Gold Chibuisi, has condemned the harassment and assault of civilians unlawfully wearing military uniforms, stressing that while such acts are illegal, the Nigerian Army does not support violence against offenders. Speaking during a media chat with Defence correspondents on Saturday night in Abuja, Maj….
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Russian mercenary group known as Wagner is helping government forces in central and northern Mali carry out raids and drone strikes that have killed scores of civilians, including many children, rights groups said in reports published this week that span the period from December to March. Mali, along with its neighbors…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)- – Ethiopian soldiers killed about two dozen civilians earlier this week in the Amhara region during house-to-house searches after being attacked by militiamen who have been battling federal forces for more than a month, six local residents said. Spokespeople for the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF), the federal government and Prime…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 28 people, including soldiers and civilians, have been killed in two attacks by armed assailants in Burkina Faso, a regional governor and the army said in separate statements. The army said on Monday that a combat unit in Falagountou, in the north of the country near its border with Niger,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Several videos have flooded the internet today, showing policemen from Lagos State Police Command, shooting directly at civilians in the Itire area of Surulere of the metropolis. The reason for the bloody confrontation has remained unclear as the Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, Muyiwa Adejobi, has refused to…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected armed bandits have killed two soldiers at Dogon Dawa village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Two civilians including a youth leader were also killed by the assailants during a siege that lasted several hours on Thursday. The One Division of the Nigerian Army has yet to confirm…