Nigerian Army
The minister of Defence, Dan-Ali, has said the Nigerian military needs more equipment in order to tackle security challenges in the country.Dan-Ali made the statement in a brief he presented to the national security council.
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-General Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday, July 31, promised to ensure that insecurity in Zamfara and Birnin Gwari in Kaduna states was over very soon. He said it when he visited the two states.
Senior special assistant on media and publicity to the president, Malam Garba Shehu said the FG had assembled a strong military force comprising 1,000 personnel, to tackle the bandits terrorizing communities in Zamfara.
Four robbery suspects arrested in Felele area of Lokoja, Kogi state were paraded by the Nigeria Army on Saturday, July 28.they were carrying out a robbery operation when they were sighted by soldiers on patrol who engaged them.
Items recovered include: 17 locally made guns, 135 Cartridges, two locally made pistols, one locally made knife, three cutlasses, one bow and 38 Arrows, assorted charms, preliminary investigation is ongoing and the suspects.
We also have in our custody Patrick Choji and Yakubu Davou who were arrested for illegal possession of firearms. We have 10 suspects in all but with various offences, ranging from rustling, robbery, impersonation and gun running.
I was at a particular bus stop just before Egbeda, there was mad traffic on one side of the road and the other side was pretty free. Apparently, the person in a black Mercedes GL class couldn’t take it anymore.
The Nigerian Army on Friday, July 20, launched a joint security operation to clear bandits terrorising Gandi and Tabanni villages in Rabbah Local Government area of Sokoto state followed the July 9 attack by bandits in which score
The Nigeria Police is the principal law enforcement agency in Nigeria set up to ensure the rule of law prevails in the country. However, it is generally believed that the police is powerless against members of the army.
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