“The Headquarters of the Nigerian Army described the trending report as fake news” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | OCTOBER 21, 2024 The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, is alive, the Nigerian Army has said, refuting the viral report that the military chief has died. Various media reports (not Pegasus Reporters) claimed that Lagbaja died in an undisclosed ...
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86th Regular Recruits Intakes: Nigerian Army Speaks on Arrest of Fraudulent Candidates in Lagos
“We wish to inform the general public that the fraudulent act perpetrated by the three candidates who attempted to secure vacancies designated for candidates with Lagos State indigeneship is a serious breach of our recruitment process and will not be condoned.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | JANUARY 04, 2024 CIRCULATION OF VIRAL VIDEO OF APPREHENDED FRAUDULENT CANDIDATES OF 86 REGULAR ...
Read More »IPOB/ESN Clash With Nigerian Soldiers In Aba
But a source who did not want to be identified said, “We learnt that some boys believed to be members of the Eastern Security Network came to the popular Ebem motor park and started shooting and later left. Soldiers from 14 Brigade, Ohafia, whose command headquarters is located in the area, later came and went after them. Agency Report ...
Read More »KANO: Nigerian Armed Forces Comb Falgore Forest For Bandits
He said that the operation was aimed at stopping the movements of bandits, kidnappers and other criminal elements from neighbouring states into the forest and any other part of Kano State. BY OYAKHAMOH Y. CARL-ABU’BAKAR The Nigerian Army (NA) in a statement says its men in collaboration with other security agencies are currently clearing Falgore forest in Kano State ...
Read More »Nigerian Army Warn Its Men Against Unauthorized Social-Media Posts
“So, it is necessary to ensure that when conducting operations, officers should not be allowed to do the things that can jeopardise the instinct of the strategic directive of the command. Agency Report The Nigerian Army has told its officers that anyone caught making unauthorized posts on social media will be arrested, investigated, and court-martialled. Lawrence Fejokwu, the General ...
Read More »War On Terror: Nigerian Army Clears Marte of Boko Haram Insurgents
From the directives given by the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, Sunday 21 February 2021, when he visited troops of Army Super Camp 9 in Dikwa LGA of Borno State and gave troops 48hours to clear Marte, Kerenoa, Chikun gudu & other adjoining villages, the report from the Army headquarters indicated that Nigerian soldiers have overrun ...
Read More »Ignore Fake News on Secret Trial, Execution of Soldiers- Nigerian Army
The officer said the army usually set up a general court-martial publicly to try erring soldiers or officers, adding that such court-martial must have a President and other members. By NAN The Nigerian Army has called on members of the public to ignore a report by a coalition that it conducted secret trials and executed six soldiers of Igbo ...
Read More »Military Operation, Multi-level Negotiations Ensured Release of Abducted Schoolboys: Defence Officials
The official asserts that Boko Haram had no reach to carry out such an operation. NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA The Nigerian military on Saturday shed more light on its role in the release of 344 students kidnapped from their school in Kankara, Katsina State, on Dec. 11. The military said that while kinetic and non-kinetic approaches were used to ...
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