London, Feb. 19, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), on Tuesday presented cheques to next-of-kins of the deceased officers and men of the armed forces who died in battle front in 2019. Magashi personally presented the cheques to all of the 184 beneficiaries of the group life assurance of the armed forces. He ...

London, Feb. 15, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Nigerian Army has accused Amnesty International (AI) of deliberately supporting the acts of terrorism perpetrated against Nigeria by the Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West African State (ISWAP) terror groups. Acting Director Defence Information, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, cautioned the group to put an end ...

London, Dec. 23, 2019 (AltAfrica)-An ISWAP, the Islamic State West Africa Province attempted invasion of Damaturu, capital of Yobe state in Nigeria’s north east was thwarted by Nigeria’s military on Sunday. READ ALSO: UGANDA INSTALLS SPECIAL EQUIPMENT TO BLOCK USAGE OF FAKE PHONES According to residents, the insurgents suspected to be members of the ISWAP, ...

London, Dec. 16, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Nigerian Army on Monday redeployed 20 Major-Generals and more than 10 Brigadier-Generals in a major shake-up which it said would “reinvigorate the system for greater efficiency.” The redeployment was approved by the Chief of the Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, and took immediate effect, according to a release by the ...

By Taiwo Adelu London, Oct. 26, 2019 (AltAfrica) – The Nigerian Army is set to unveil its first locally made Armoured Vehicle-Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle designed and built locally by Command Engineering Depot in collaboration with the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria. It is named EZUGWU MRAP EZUGWU MRAP, the 4×4 Armoured Vehicle ...

London, Oct 12, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Nigerian Army says it has captured 10 suspected key Boko Haram members at Bitta in Gwoza LGA of Borno, trying to escape the troops’ sustained onslaught on them. The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Aminu Iliyasu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said that a successful ...

London, Oct. 2, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Nigerian Army says it has stepped up operations nationwide to ensure a peaceful and conducive atmosphere for all citizens and residents during the peak of the year referred to as “Ember Months” Col. Aminu Iliyasu, Army Operations Media Coordinator disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. READ ALSO: ...

London, Sep 13, 2019 (AltAfrica)- Major-General Yusuf Ibrahim Shalangwa, Director of Nigerian Army Legal Services, has been elected new President of the African Military Law Forum (AMLF) in San Remo, Italy. Col. Sagir Musa, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, made this known in a statement. Maj General Shalangwa is a member of the Nigerian Bar ...

London, August 29, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Nigerian Army says it has initiated new operational measures to stifle and if possible completely block any source of income and livelihood of the Boko Haram insurgents including sources of food supply in a new strategy to end the decade old insurgency in the country Brig-Gen. Abdul Ibrahim, the Acting General ...

London, August 14, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Four newly acquired Mine Resistant Anti-Ambush Personnel (MRAP) Vehicles by the Nigerian Army have been deployed to the theatre of counter insurgency operations in the Northeast in a show of strength. The new acquisition were inducted on Tuesday by the The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, represented by the ...