by Temie Giwa Here is the remarkable fact, they are killing us. All of us. They kill us in our cars, at our shops, in our homes sometimes just negligently but often deliberately. If it hasn’t touched you, it is easy to dismiss this… On April 16th 2013, a small town that normally wakes to... Read More

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Elnathan John: Harmless people with license to kill

by Elnathan John The air is fresh and cool. One day you will climb one of these grass covered hills. As you walk past, you turn and take one last look at the soldier’s blank face. And you think, it just isn’t possible that such harmless looking, mute human beings could be used to kill... Read More

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September 27, 2013

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Apo killing: “They were terrorists, not squatters” – Army Chief insists

by ‘Jola Sotubo Despite reports saying that the 9 squatters killed in Abuja were innocent citizens, the army has insisted that they were terrorists. This was revealed by the Chief of Army Staff, Azubuike Ihejirika, who said that the squatters found in an uncompleted building in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were suspected terrorists who... Read More

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September 24, 2013

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2 more squatters die from injuries after deadly raid in Abuja

by ‘Jola Sotubo Two more casualties have been recorded following the recent shooting of squatters taking shelter at the uncompleted home of a yet-to-be named army general. The two victims succumbed to their injuries overnight and passed on at the Aso General hospital, Abuja, thereby raising the death toll from the attack on the squatters... Read More

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September 7, 2013

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Jonathan looks into the retirement of army generals, cites security challenges for action

by Adeola Balogun The recent retirement of army generals has attracted the attention of President Goodluck Jonathan and he has decided to wade into the matter. The exercise has affected 17 Generals, who are already set to leave by December, and other officers across the Armed Forces including Brigadier Generals, Air Commodores and Navy Commodores.... Read More

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August 14, 2013

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Army confirms killing 2 wanted Boko Haram kingpins, recovers weapons

The Army Battalion in charge of Special Military Operations in Mubi has confirmed killing two Boko Haram kingpins. This was just as it recovered a large cache of weapons from suspected Boko Haram members. Commanding Officer and head of Mubi Special Military Operations, Lt Col. Beyidi Gurama Martins disclosed this at a Press Conference in... Read More

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August 10, 2013

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SCAM: 19-year-old claims to upgrade WAEC certificates, swindles Police, Army and SSS recruits

by Oge Okonkwo A 19-year-old boy, identified as Daniel (surname withheld) has been arrested by the State Security Service (SSS) for floating a fake employment website where he sold fake recruitment forms for admission into the Nigerian Army, the Police, SSS and others. Daniel, a secondary school leaver and ex-student of Ogua Grammar School, Edo State, also used... Read More

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August 5, 2013

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Terrorism: 35 killed as Army, Boko Haram clash in Borno

At least 35 people have been killed in two separate gun battles between Nigerian security forces and Islamist sect Boko Haram in Borno State, the army said on Monday. Boko Haram, which wants to impose sharia law in Nigeria’s north, and other spin-off Islamist groups, had become the biggest threat to the country’s stability, Reuters... Read More

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August 3, 2013

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Iraq War veteran arrested for beating up her boyfriend over a text from his ex (PICTURED)

SCOTTSDALE POLICE DEPT. Megan Welter screamed “Who is she?” as she punched and scratched her boyfriend. The Iraq War veteran turned Arizona Cardinals cheerleader who thrilled audiences with her versatility shocked the nation once again — by beating up her boyfriend. Megan Welter, 29, was arrested for assault, disorderly conduct and criminal damage after attacking... Read More

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July 30, 2013

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Suspected Boko Haram members arrested by the Army in Lagos

Suspected Boko Haram members Fourty-two suspected members of Boko Haram sect were arrested in their hideouts in Lagos and Ogun states and paraded by the Nigerian Army,yesterday in Lagos. Some of the suspects confessed to the killings of some civilians and soldiers in the northern part of the country and also confessed to have fled... Read More

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July 17, 2013

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Army rules out promotion for al-Mustapha

by Rachel Ogbu The Nigerian Army has dispelled rumours that the former Chief Security Officer to Gen. Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, is to be decorated with the rank of Brig.-Gen on Wednesday (today). In a statement on Tuesday, the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.- Gen Ibrahim Attahiru described the rumours circulating on the internet... Read More

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May 28, 2013

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#SOE: Boko Haram leader orders sect members to “fight to the end”

The troops deployed to flush out terrorists from Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states following declaration of state of emergency said they have intercepted messages by the leadership of Boko Haram urging sect members to regroup and refuse to give up. A source learnt that the interception made by the military communication interceptors came about as... Read More

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May 17, 2013

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Boys are not smiling: SEE soldiers on their way to Yobe (SNAPSHOT)

by Isi Esene The deployment of troops to the Northeastern part of then country after a declaration of a state of emergency by President Goodluck Jonathan has begun in earnest. [READ: #SOE: Northern elders accuse Jonathan of declaring war on the region] Military men in their droves were seen heading the region to keep peace... Read More

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April 24, 2013

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Alkasim Abdulkadir: Why the JTF is lost in the maze of rocks and hard places

by Alkassim Abdulkadir Goodluck Jonathan as the Commander-In-Chief must ensure Baga goes beyond just an investigation, any wrong doing should be tried along the sterling traditions of the Nigerian army. When the Joint Task Force (JTF) responded to the distress call that insurgents had stationed themselves in Baga, the quiet town on the edge of... Read More

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January 25, 2013

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John Campbell: Is the upsurge in violence in Northern Nigeria connected to Mali?

by John Campbell As for the attempted assassination, the emir of Kano has become a controversial figure. He is a potential target from a number of different quarters. High profile, violent killings have taken place in northern Nigeria at the same time as the French intervention in Mali. On January 19, the emir of Kano... Read More

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December 23, 2012

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Speculations rife as Army retires generals, others

by Akan Ido The Nigerian Army have retired several senior officials in its service. According to reports, the purge affected mostly general, colonels, and some middle-level officers. The Army Council had on Tuesday approved the promotion of as many as 150 senior officers. The retirement was confirmed by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier... Read More

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December 14, 2012

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Okonjo kidnap: Army carry-out raids, arrest 63 people

by Akan Ido The search for Professor Kamene Mabel Okonjo, the 82-year-old mother of the finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, intensified yesterday with the arrest of 63 people for questioning over the abduction. Security personnel reportedly carried out raids in a bid to unearth clues that may lead them to the whereabouts of the minister’s mother... Read More

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December 3, 2012

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Boko Haram gunmen kill policemen, burn churches in Borno

by Isi Esene In what is now becoming a weekly orgy of violence, gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, yesterday killed at-least two police officers in Maiduguri, Borno State. Residents said about 50 men in cars and on motorcycles carried out a raid in the town burning three churches... Read More

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November 6, 2012

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“We are reviewing our doctrine” – Nigerian Army admits failed strategy on tackling Boko Haram

by Isi Esene The Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika yesterday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital put the figure of people killed by the violent activities of the Boko Haram sect at 3,000. Ihejirika, who was represented by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 2 Mechanised Division of the Army, Maj. Gen.... Read More

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November 1, 2012

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TICKER: Amnesty International report today accuses Nigerian Army of “serious” human rights abuse

Nigerian security forces have carried out serious human rights abuses in their campaign against the terrorist Boko Haram sect, Amnesty International says. The rights group, in a report released Thursday, said Nigerian security forces have extrajudicially executed, detained without trial or charge and forced the disappearance of hundreds of people accused of links to the... Read More

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October 19, 2012

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Ondo polls: Army, police declare readiness, threaten to deal with election thugs

by Isi Esene The Nigeria Police and the Army have threatened to decisively deal with any form of violence or breach of peace during Saturday’s gubernatorial elections in Ondo State. This notice was jointly given yesterday in Abuja by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar, and the General Officer Commanding 2 Division, Nigerian... Read More

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September 30, 2012

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On the offence: Army explains why it attacked Boko Haram stronghold in Kaduna

by Isi Esene A Nigerian Army joint force today released a statement giving reasons for launching a pre-emptive strike on suspected militants at Gaskiya area of Zaria, Kaduna today. According to the statement, the Army received security reports indicating the group is planning coordinated suicide attacks top coincide with tomorrow’s Independence anniversary. The Army confirmed... Read More

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August 20, 2012

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Army forcefully evicts community in 10 minutes and reallocate houses to themselves

by Stanley Azuakola It’s a story so hard to believe that even if it was fiction, it would seem like an unrealistic piece. About a month ago, precisely on Saturday, July 14, over 100 army officers stormed the Rumumoi community in Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers State and forcefully threw out residents of the... Read More

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August 8, 2012

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Feel safer already? Nigerian Army churns out 439 more counter-terrorism soldiers

by Isi Esene Apparently as a response to the spate of terror attacks perpetrated by militant insurgents, almost daily in the northern part of the country, the Nigerian Army Counterterrorist and Counter-Insurgency (CTCOIN) Centre at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna, has trained 439 additional soldiers to be deployed to crisis-prone areas... Read More

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April 11, 2012

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We Go Hard: Nigerian army to use dogs to fight Boko Haram

by Hauwa Gambo The chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika yesterday revealed in Kaduna that the Army will train a special squad in the art of using dogs to fight Boko Haram – in the government’s renewed bid to fight domestic terrorism to a standstill. “I’m glad to inform you that our second batch... Read More

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Temie Giwa: Extra-judicial killings in Nigeria – Show me your particulars (Y! FrontPage)

Elnathan John: Harmless people with license to kill

Apo killing: “They were terrorists, not squatters” – Army Chief insists

2 more squatters die from injuries after deadly raid in Abuja

Jonathan looks into the retirement of army generals, cites security challenges for action

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Army confirms killing 2 wanted Boko Haram kingpins, recovers weapons

SCAM: 19-year-old claims to upgrade WAEC certificates, swindles Police, Army and SSS recruits

Terrorism: 35 killed as Army, Boko Haram clash in Borno

Iraq War veteran arrested for beating up her boyfriend over a text from his ex (PICTURED)

Suspected Boko Haram members arrested by the Army in Lagos

Army rules out promotion for al-Mustapha

#SOE: Boko Haram leader orders sect members to “fight to the end”

Boys are not smiling: SEE soldiers on their way to Yobe (SNAPSHOT)

Alkasim Abdulkadir: Why the JTF is lost in the maze of rocks and hard places

John Campbell: Is the upsurge in violence in Northern Nigeria connected to Mali?

Speculations rife as Army retires generals, others

Okonjo kidnap: Army carry-out raids, arrest 63 people

Boko Haram gunmen kill policemen, burn churches in Borno

“We are reviewing our doctrine” – Nigerian Army admits failed strategy on tackling Boko Haram

TICKER: Amnesty International report today accuses Nigerian Army of “serious” human rights abuse

Ondo polls: Army, police declare readiness, threaten to deal with election thugs

On the offence: Army explains why it attacked Boko Haram stronghold in Kaduna

Army forcefully evicts community in 10 minutes and reallocate houses to themselves

Feel safer already? Nigerian Army churns out 439 more counter-terrorism soldiers

We Go Hard: Nigerian army to use dogs to fight Boko Haram

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