ASHENEWS reports that terrorists on Friday killed six personnel of the Nigerian Army during an ambush while on fighting patrol in Shiroro local government area of Niger State.
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The Nigerian Army says its troops have made significant inroad into terrorists’ enclave in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara, where they destroyed the terrorists’ camp and killed 12 of them.
The Nigerian Army Joint Task Force, Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) in North-West has neutralised 12 bandits,recovered weapons, AK-47 rifle, 1 magazine and 2 rounds of 7.62mm and 18 cows.
The Nigerian Army, 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta says it has handed over substance suspected to be hemp weighing 223Kg to the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ogun Command.
ASHENEWS reports that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja says that the Nigerian Army is executing across the country as part of its non-kinetic approaches in combating security challenges facing the country.
ASHENEWS reports that the Nigerian Army on Thursday declared eight persons wanted in connection with the killing of 17 officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army in Okuama, Delta State.
The Garrison Commander of the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army Sokoto, Gen. Amos Tawasimi presented the rescued Almajiri kids and woman, to the Sokoto State Governor, Dr Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto.
“The sting operation was conducted following credible intelligence and the suspect was neutralized in a gun battle with the troops.
“The killing of these Army Officers and soldiers came as a rude shock to us and when this thing happened, I immediately called the National Security Adviser, the Chief of Defence Staff, and the Army Staff because I was in Abuja. I came back and issued a press statement.
Recall that the Okuama community in Ughelli South local government area, where the incident took place, was razed following the gruesome attack on the troops.