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#Buratai Lays Foundation for Army referral hospital in Borno

By Sahel Standard Magazine June 1, 2020 178 0

Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai has said that the NigerianArmy Reference Hospital (ARH); will overcome health and medicalchallenges of troops after completion. According to him, troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in Northeast; arefighting Boko Haram insurgency in Sambisa Forest and Lake Chad region. Buratai disclosed this Monday in Maiduguri, at a ground Continue Reading

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Army Chief Dares Terrorists,Relocates to War Front

By Sahel Standard Magazine April 11, 2020 362 0

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Gen TY Buratai has relocated fully to the North East where he is overseeing and directing the overall operation in the theatre and other Nigerian Army operations across the country. While addressing troops of Special Super Camp Ngamdu in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State on 9 […]Continue Reading

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#Chadian Military not Occupying #Nigerian Territories- #Army

By Sahel Standard Magazine April 10, 2020 271 0

The Nigerian Army has refuted the claim by a Chadian Army Officer that the Chadian forces were occupying some Nigerian territories in the fringes of Lake Chad region waiting to hand over. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa, made the clarification while briefing newsmen at the Army Special Forces Super Camp at […]Continue Reading

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Garkida Reels from Boko Haram Attacks

By Sahel Standard Magazine February 23, 2020 209 0

Boko Haram suspected terrorists in gun and pickup van trucks haveattacked Garkida Community; torching its police station, Church andhouses plunging the town into deep mourning. The community, located south of Sambisa Forest, had been attackedseverally with loss of lives and property in the last six years. Confirming the incident Saturday; in Maiduguri, Wakchal Borgu, Continue Reading

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Again,Army Releases Repentant Boko Haram Insurgents

By Sahel Standard Magazine February 13, 2020 229 0

The Nigerian Army and Borno state government; have released 136 BokoHaram repentants  under Operation Safe Corridor (OSC) skillsacquisition training for acceptance and integration into communities. Over 1,400 repentants were handed over to state government, after52-week skills acquisitions training programme in Gombe state. While addressing repentants Thursday in Continue Reading

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Army Re-opens Maiduguri-Damboa-Biu Road

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 28, 2020 423 0

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai has re-opened theMaiduguri-Damboa-Biu road for motorists and commuters in Borno state. The 187-kilometre road was closed by Army in November, 2018 overinsecurity to lives and property. Flagging off road open on Tuesday; near Molai, he said the closure wasfor strategic reasons and to allow free actions of […]Continue Reading

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Insurgency : Military Gives Updates

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 26, 2020 219 0

The Nigerian Army has thwarted efforts by the Boko Haram insurgents to attack some soft targets in Borno. The troops have also continued to continued to decimate the insurgent from different encounters across the North East. The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Iliyasu reiterated the […]Continue Reading

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Boko Haram: Nigerian Military Loses Seven Soldiers in Mainok

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 22, 2020 295 0

…Scores of Terrorists Killed, Wounded A Nigerian Army officer and seven soldiers have been killed in a fierce battle against Boko Haram terrorists in Mainok, 60 kilometres from Maiduguri, Borno State, North-East Nigeria. PRNigeria gathered from security sources that the deadly encounter which occurred at about 1pm on Tuesday before the troops repelled an ambush […]Continue Reading

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Insurgency: Army Chief Reassures the Nation

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 20, 2020 264 0

Press Release-Amidst increased terror attacks ,the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai has reassured Nigerians that the Counter Insurgency operations in the North East and indeed other ongoing operations against our common enemies across the country are still on course with current indicators revealing tremendous successes across the various Continue Reading

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Insurgency: We will take Better Care of Troops- Gen. Khalifa

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 13, 2020 185 0

The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, Brig.-Gen. Abdul Khalifa, on Sunday rocked the dance floor with wounded troops in the hospital in order to encourage them to recuperate fast,promising better days for troops. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital, held a “New […]Continue Reading