Where Is Lance Corporal Martins Detained For Criticising Chief Of Army Staff, Burutai

LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are fears that Lance Corporal Martins Idakpini, the detained soldier arrested for criticising Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, may have been killed by the army as punishment for his action, it has been gathered. SaharaReporters had earlier reported how the army twice denied Idakpini’s lawyer and family from seeing him in…

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Nigeria Army Dismisses 300 Deserted Soldiers Fleeing From Boko Haram

LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has dismissed over 300 soldiers from service for deserting the Operation Lafiya Dole counter-insurgency campaign in the North-East and going away without leave, among other allegations. Findings by our correspondent revealed that the men were disengaged by their unit commanders between 2015 and 2016. Investigations showed that some of the soldiers…

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Major Shake-Up In Nigerian Army As Burutai Redeploys 37 Generals

LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has approved new postings/deployment and appointments of 37 Generals and five Colonels to different formations and units in his effort to rekindle the spirit of professionalism in Nigerian Army (NA). The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement…

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Revealed: Herdsmen Take Over 7 Benue Communities, 44 Plateau Villages-UK Group

LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief yesterday, Monday, June 15, 2020, released the report of its “inquiry into the ongoing violence between farmers and herders in Nigeria”. In the report to be found at https://appgfreedomofreligionorbelief.org/nigeria-unfolding-genocide-new-appg-report-launched/ the UK parliamentarians said that during their fact-finding mission to Nigeria, they…

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Army Reintegrates 280 Ex-Boko Haram Fighters To Their Communities, To Graduate 603 Others

LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Defence Headquarters said it has reintegrated 280 ex Boko Haram terrorists including two Chadians back into the society through their respective national and state authorities. Director Defence Media Organization Major General John Enenche during a press briefing said operation safe corridor established in 2016, has admitted a total of 893 ex…

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Nigerian Army Replaces General For Asking For Weapons To Fight Boko Haram In Viral Video

LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army under the leadership of Lt. General Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff, has removed General Olusegun Adeniyi, who appeared in a viral video urging military authorities to supply them with weapons and accurate intelligence to combat Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East region. Adeniyi, who is Theatre Commander of…

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Nigeria Army Declares Intensive Manhunt For Arrest Of Boko Haram’s Leader, Shekau

LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian Army Commander, General Abdul Kalifa Ibrahim, has assured that the military has intensified effort to apprehend the dreaded Boko Haram leader, Shekau. “By the grace of Allah, we will be victorious,” he said. General Ibrahim spoke in an interview with the Voice of America (VOA), Hausa Service monitored by journalists…

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