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…
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos socio critic and human rights activist, Chief (Barr) Malcolm Emokinovo Omirhobo on Friday filed a suit before a Federal High Court in Lagos, challenging the declaration as illegal, of opeartion of Amotekun in the western states of Nigeria. In his suit, the plaintiff joined the following defendants; The President of Nigeria,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-According to multiple social media reports, men of the Nigerian Army and customs officials allegedly raided ‘okirika’ shops in Yaba, Lagos. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred on Sunday December 29, at Popo Street in Yaba, Lagos, while most owners of the shops are away for the Christmas holiday. The officers were…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Board of Inquiry set up by the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, put together at the instance of President Muhammadu Buhari has recommended sanctions for five personnel of the Nigerian Army and the police over the killing of three policemen and one civilian in Ibi, Taraba State, on August 6. The board, in…
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGRS)-The Nigerian Army has accused one major and 21 soldiers of fleeing from the scene of a Boko Haram attack and subsequently declared them wanted, military sources said. The soldiers were declared as deserters bound to face dire consequences if found, PREMIUM TIMES learnt from military commanders who demanded anonymity because the…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The bickering between the Nigerian Army and the police over the circumstances that led to the killing of three policemen and two civilians during the escape of suspected Taraba kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala Wadume, earlier in the month disrupted the smooth operations of the panel set up by the Defence Headquarters (DHQ)…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Captured suspected kidnapper, Hamisu Bala Wadume, has explained how he escaped from the operatives of Intelligence Response Team on August 6. Wadume escaped from the custody of IRT operatives when they came under attack from soldiers attached to Battalion 93, Takum, Taraba State, as they conveyed the kidnap suspect from the scene…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Lagos has denied that its troops were involved in the alleged killing of three persons at Isheri Olofin, in Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos state. Daily Trust reports that the alleged killing of three yet-to-be identified persons went viral on social media yesterday. In…