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BREAKING: Fire Guts Army Headquarters

By Sahel Standard Magazine March 2, 2021 79 0

The Nigerian Army has reported a fire outbreak at its Headquarters complex in Abuja. It attributed the cause of the inferno to faulty electrical installations. According to a statement by the Director Army Public Relations Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima: “Electrical fault sparked a minor fire incident at the Army Headquarters Complex, Abuja, Tuesday morning. “The […]Continue Reading

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New Army Chief Gets 4 – Point Agenda

By sahelstandard01 January 26, 2021 200 0

The new Chief of army staff, Major General Attahiru Ibrahim has been described by army sector pundits as a focussed officer who has what it takes to take the anti-terrorism battle to a truly victorious level. Reviewing the sudden change of guards within the military, keen system watchers said Attahiru is a core professional who […]Continue Reading

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Buratai Lauds Troops over Marte Successes

By sahelstandard01 January 17, 2021 75 0

Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai has commended the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole for its success in dislodging Boko Haram terrorists in Marte area of Borno. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Musa said the air task force played a decisive […]Continue Reading

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Army Warns Nigerians Against Harbouring And Supporting Boko Haram Terrorist

By Sahel Standard Magazine December 4, 2020 202 0

The Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj-Gen. Farouk Yahaya has warned individuals and communities against ‘harbour and support’ of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno. According to him, terrorists and other criminal elements had been collaborating with Boko Haram to launch attacks on targeted communities and roads. Continue Reading

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Just In: Army finally Admits it deployed soldiers to Lekki in Lagos State

By Sahel Standard Magazine October 28, 2020 225 0

After series of denials, the Nigerian Army has finally admitted its soldiers were involved in the assault on protesters in Lekki, Lagos State on the 20th of October 2020. In what appears to be a blame game, the Army says it did not act alone, but got involved at the invitation of the Lagos State […]Continue Reading

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Soldiers Deployed in Cities to stop more Looting, arson

By Sahel Standard Magazine October 27, 2020 181 0

Buratai gives marching order UK urges restraint as normalcy is restored The army has joined the battle to restore security in the country which broke down after the #EndSARS protests were hijacked by hoodlums. Troops will prevent the ongoing looting of public and private properties by miscreants and criminals across the country, the Army High […]Continue Reading

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DHQ keeps mum on Zulum’s call for Chadian troops deployment

By Sahel Standard Magazine October 2, 2020 212 0

The military authorities have kept mum over the call for the deployment of Chadian soldiers to support Nigerian troops in tackling terrorists in the North-East. The Chadian troops, who were part of the Multinational Joint Task Force, were withdrawn from the Lake Chad region in January. But after suffering two consecutive attacks from Boko Haram […]Continue Reading

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We killed 869 Bandits, Terrorists, Kidnappers in 90 days – Military

By Sahel Standard Magazine October 2, 2020 220 0

…321 Kidnapped Victims were rescued, 1,708 criminal elements arrested. …70 Illegal Refinery Sites, 134 Metal Storage Tanks Immobilized …9.04million litres of Stolen AGO, 37, 117 barrels of Stolen Crude Recovered As the nation marked its 60th independence anniversary on Thursday, the Military High Command said on Friday that following its several operations against criminal Continue Reading

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North-West Insecurity: Troops kill Bandits

By Sahel Standard Magazine July 27, 2020 297 0

….Arrested a notorious gun runner ….Rescue 5 kidnapped victims By Tahir Gusau The Nigerian Army troops of Operation SAHEL SANITY has killed two bandits,arrested five suspects including notorious gun runner a Niger Nationale,rescued five kidnapped victims in zamfara and katsina states. Addressing newsmen today at Faskari Army Super Camp 4, the Acting Director Defence Media Continue Reading