Troops – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sun, 10 Mar 2024 05:07:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Troops – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Arrests Made in Connection with Multiple Crimes in Kaduna and Plateau States https://www.theinfostride.com/arrests-made-in-connection-with-multiple-crimes-in-kaduna-and-plateau-states/ https://www.theinfostride.com/arrests-made-in-connection-with-multiple-crimes-in-kaduna-and-plateau-states/#respond Sat, 09 Mar 2024 20:00:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=372655 Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have apprehended suspects linked to various crimes, including the murder of Alhaji Saleh Umar, the Ardo of Kamuru in Dutsen Bako community, Ikulu Chiefdom of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The suspects abducted and killed Alhaji Umar after collecting N2 million ransom. Maj. Samson Zhakom, the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/arrests-made-in-connection-with-multiple-crimes-in-kaduna-and-plateau-states/feed/ 0 Five Rescued As Troops Engage Abductors Of Kebbi Students https://www.theinfostride.com/five-rescued-as-troops-engage-abductors-of-kebbi-students/ https://www.theinfostride.com/five-rescued-as-troops-engage-abductors-of-kebbi-students/#respond Sat, 19 Jun 2021 21:28:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=297844 One of the abducted students of Federal Government College Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State has died. However, five others, comprising four students and a teacher have been rescued by the Joint Taskforce Component of Operation Hadari Daji. The Deputy Force Commander of the Joint Taskforce in the North-West Zone, Air Commodore Abubakar AbdulKadir, confirmed this [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/five-rescued-as-troops-engage-abductors-of-kebbi-students/feed/ 0 Army Troops Kill 21 Boko Haram Terrorists In Geidam, Recover Anti-Aircraft Gun https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-kill-21-boko-haram-terrorists-in-geidam-recover-anti-aircraft-gun/ https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-kill-21-boko-haram-terrorists-in-geidam-recover-anti-aircraft-gun/#respond Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:37:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=291463 At least 21 Boko Haram terrorists were killed on Friday after the insurgents attacked Geidam, a border town in Yobe State, according to an army spokesman. The terrorists, in their assault, destroyed three communications masts and looted some shops in the town. However, troops stationed at the town, supported by the Air Component of Operation [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-kill-21-boko-haram-terrorists-in-geidam-recover-anti-aircraft-gun/feed/ 0 Troops Kills 24 Bandits in Kaduna https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-kills-24-bandits-in-kaduna/ https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-kills-24-bandits-in-kaduna/#respond Sat, 10 Apr 2021 22:23:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=289980 No fewer than 24 suspected bandits have been killed by the air component of Operation Thunder Strike in Birinin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The local government is one of the hotbeds of banditry and kidnapping in the state where many people have been killed and hundreds of others displaced from their homes. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-kills-24-bandits-in-kaduna/feed/ 0 Army Troops Kills Many Boko Haram Terrorist in Borno https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troops-kills-many-boko-haram-terrorist-in-borno/ https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troops-kills-many-boko-haram-terrorist-in-borno/#respond Tue, 16 Mar 2021 22:40:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=287584 Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have killed no fewer than six Boko Haram terrorists along the Dikwa – Ajiri axis in the Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, said the troops encountered the insurgents on [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troops-kills-many-boko-haram-terrorist-in-borno/feed/ 0 Army Troops Abort Attempt to Kidnap Students https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troops-abort-attempt-to-kidnap-students/ https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troops-abort-attempt-to-kidnap-students/#respond Sun, 14 Mar 2021 20:09:44 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=287370 Troops of the Nigerian Army have foiled another attempt by bandits to abduct students at Government Science Secondary school in the Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in the state, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this on Sunday during a press conference in Kaduna. He said the bandits [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troops-abort-attempt-to-kidnap-students/feed/ 0 Troops Clear LGA in Borno, Kills Several Terrorists https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-clear-lga-in-borno-kills-several-terrorists/ https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-clear-lga-in-borno-kills-several-terrorists/#respond Wed, 10 Mar 2021 21:22:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=287012 The combined troops of Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA DOLE and 402 Special Forces Brigade have continued to clear all villages and enclaves hitherto inhabited by the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) and their Islamic State West Africa Province Counterparts (ISWAP) around Chikun Gudu, Kerenoa axis, and environs in the ongoing Phase II of Operation “TURA TAKAIBANGO”. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-clear-lga-in-borno-kills-several-terrorists/feed/ 0 Army Troop Seizes Weapons From Armed Bandits in Katsina https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troop-seizes-weapons-from-armed-bandits-in-katsina/ https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troop-seizes-weapons-from-armed-bandits-in-katsina/#respond Sat, 06 Mar 2021 20:40:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=286650 At least four armed bandits have been neutralised by the troops of Operation HADARIN DAJI while conducting clearance operations against armed bandits and other criminal elements in Katsina State, the army said in a statement on Saturday. The troops engaged the bandits at Marina village in Safana LGA of Katsina State on March 4. Other [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troop-seizes-weapons-from-armed-bandits-in-katsina/feed/ 0 Troops Recovers Marte, Kills Several Bandits in Borno https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-recovers-marte-kills-several-bandits-in-borno/ https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-recovers-marte-kills-several-bandits-in-borno/#respond Tue, 23 Feb 2021 22:05:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=285663   The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it had recovered New Marte in Borno State from the grip of Boko Haram terrorists.   The Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Ibrahim Attahiru, had on Sunday given the troops a 48-hour ultimatum to recover the town. “The troops backed by air cover from the Nigerian Air force [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-recovers-marte-kills-several-bandits-in-borno/feed/ 0 2 Locals Die as Army Troops Kills Several Bandits in Kaduna https://www.theinfostride.com/2-locals-die-as-army-troops-kills-several-bandits-in-kaduna/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2-locals-die-as-army-troops-kills-several-bandits-in-kaduna/#respond Mon, 01 Feb 2021 20:40:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=283618 Two persons have been killed by bandits during an attack on Garawa village of Fatika District in Giwa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. The bandits were said to have killed one Alhaji Saadu at his residence and kidnapped some indigenes of the community during the attack. This was confirmed by the Commissioner for [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2-locals-die-as-army-troops-kills-several-bandits-in-kaduna/feed/ 0 Army Troops Kills Bandits as 3 Kidnapped Victims Are Rescued in Nassarawa https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troops-kills-bandits-as-3-kidnapped-victims-are-rescued-in-nassarawa/ https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troops-kills-bandits-as-3-kidnapped-victims-are-rescued-in-nassarawa/#respond Fri, 08 Jan 2021 23:07:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=281022 Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have rescued three persons kidnapped by bandits in Nasarawa State. The Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, John Enenche Major General, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He explained that the rescue operation was conducted on Thursday at Mararaba Udege general area in Nasarawa Local Government Area. Enenche noted that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troops-kills-bandits-as-3-kidnapped-victims-are-rescued-in-nassarawa/feed/ 0 Army Troops Kills Several Bandits in Four LGAs in Kaduna https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troops-kills-several-bandits-in-four-lgas-in-kaduna/ https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troops-kills-several-bandits-in-four-lgas-in-kaduna/#respond Tue, 05 Jan 2021 19:01:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=280681 Air and ground troops of Operation Thunder Strike have killed several bandits during a joint operation in Birnin Gwari, Giwa, Igabi and Chikun local government areas of Kaduna State. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this on Tuesday said the bandits were sighted by the fighter jet [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troops-kills-several-bandits-in-four-lgas-in-kaduna/feed/ 0 Army Troops Kills Several Bandits in Kaduna https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troops-kills-several-bandits-in-kaduna/ https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troops-kills-several-bandits-in-kaduna/#respond Thu, 31 Dec 2020 21:56:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=280236 Troops of the Nigerian military have killed several bandits in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. In a statement issued on Thursday, the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said that feedback from military authorities reported that the air platform of Operation Thunder Storm after flying over several locations [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/army-troops-kills-several-bandits-in-kaduna/feed/ 0 Nine Killed as Troops Lay Ambush on Bandits on Kaduna-Abuja Road https://www.theinfostride.com/nine-killed-as-troops-lay-ambush-on-bandits-on-kaduna-abuja-road/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nine-killed-as-troops-lay-ambush-on-bandits-on-kaduna-abuja-road/#respond Tue, 29 Dec 2020 19:54:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=280016 Troops have killed nine suspected bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja Highway, the Kaduna State government has revealed. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. He noted that the bandits were killed by troops securing the Kaduna-Abuja Road general area during a gun battle that began [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nine-killed-as-troops-lay-ambush-on-bandits-on-kaduna-abuja-road/feed/ 0 Bandits Kills 2 in Kaduna, troops React on Abuja- Kaduna Highway https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-kills-2-in-kaduna-troops-react-on-abuja-kaduna-highway/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-kills-2-in-kaduna-troops-react-on-abuja-kaduna-highway/#respond Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:58:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=275545 At least two people have been killed after bandits attacked Maiginginya village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits, according to the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, attacked the community in the early hours of Monday, November 21, killing two people while two others were injured. He [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bandits-kills-2-in-kaduna-troops-react-on-abuja-kaduna-highway/feed/ 0 Troops Of Operation Lafiya Dole Rescued An Aged Man – Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-of-operation-lafiya-dole-rescued-an-aged-man-colonel-onyema-nwachukwu/ Tue, 15 May 2018 19:42:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=206703 Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole killed two Boko Haram terrorists and rescued an old man during an exchange of fire in the remote village of Gobara in Gwoza local government area of Borno state. Soldiers uncovered and successfully detonated three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) buried by the terrorists and also destroyed their camp, logistics and [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Member Surrenders To Troops At Damasak – Army https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-member-surrenders-to-troops-at-damasak-army/ Sat, 01 Apr 2017 18:06:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=160609 A high ranking member of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Mr Bulama Kailani Mohammed Metele has surrendered to 145 Task Force Battalion, 5 Brigade troops at Damasak. Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, Army spokesman made this known in a statement on Saturday in Maiduguri. Usman said that Metele, from Tumbun Bera in Borno, belonged to Mamman Nur’s [...]

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]]> Navy Deploys Troops For Special Operation For Rivers State https://www.theinfostride.com/navy-deploys-troops-for-special-operation-for-rivers-state/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 20:00:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=154109 The Nigerian Navy said on Wednesday that it had deployed troops to Rivers on a special operation code-named “Operation Rivers Sweep”. The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Eastern Naval Command, Rear Adm. James Oluwole, disclosed this to newsmen on the sidelines of inauguration of residential quarters for troops in Port Harcourt. Oluwole said the deployment which [...]

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]]> Aisha Buhari Donates Christmas Gifts To Injured Troops https://www.theinfostride.com/aisha-buhari-donates-christmas-gifts-to-injured-troops/ Tue, 27 Dec 2016 14:45:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=152486 The Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday, donated Christmas gifts to soldiers injured at the battlefield in Sambisa Forest. The items were distributed on her behalf by Hajiya Nana Shettima, the Chairperson of Mrs Aisha Buhari’s Committee on Distribution of Donated Items (WIPCOMDI) at Maimalari cantonment, Maiduguri. Shettima also visited other injured [...]

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]]> Troops Destroy 8 Bokoharam Camps In Borno https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-destroy-8-bokoharam-camps-in-borno/ Sat, 11 Jun 2016 13:55:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=131947 Troops of 156 Task Force Battalion of 29 Task Force Brigade, Civilian JTF and local vigilante in Yajiwa, Alanganro forest, Borno state have destroyed eight camps belonging to the Boko Haram terrorist sect. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman disclosed this on Friday, June 10, 2016. According to him, items recovered [...]

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]]> Nigerian Troops Find Boko Haram Bomb Factory https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-troops-find-boko-haram-bomb-factory/ Sun, 01 May 2016 23:06:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=127243 Nigerian troops on Friday discovered a Boko Haram factory bomb making factory, an official has said. The spokesperson of the Defence Headquarters, Sani Usman, said soldiers from the 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade, discovered the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) factory in Ngala town, North East Nigeria. Mr. Usman, a Colonel, said the insurgents continued to use [...]

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]]> Nigerian Army Wants Minesweepers To Better Fight Boko Haram Insurgency https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-army-wants-minesweepers-to-better-fight-boko-haram-insurgency/ Sat, 05 Dec 2015 17:52:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110526 The inability of the Federal Government to provide the troops fighting the Boko Haram insurgency in the north-east with minesweepers is putting them in harm’s way and making them experience serious hardship, reports have said. This is because Boko Haram insurgents have been covering their tracks with mines with major roads and bush paths that [...]

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]]> Nigerian Troops In Hot Pursuit Of Escaping Terrorists In North East – Army https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-troops-in-hot-pursuit-of-escaping-terrorists-in-north-east-army/ Fri, 04 Dec 2015 11:46:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110321 The Nigerian Army has said that its troops are pursuing escaping terrorists and also moving to further block any incursion by the terrorists in the North East. This is contained in a statement issued by the Acting Army Spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, on Wednesday in Maiduguri. Usman said locations recently attacked by terrorists had also [...]

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]]> Nigerian Army Killed 30 Boko Haram Terrorists, Rescued 338 Captives https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-army-killed-30-boko-haram-terrorists-rescued-338-captives/ Thu, 29 Oct 2015 11:16:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=104103 The Nigerian Army yesterday said troops at fringes of Sambisa forest have rescued about 338 people held by Boko Haram insurgents. The Army in a statement issued by its Acting Director of Public Relations, Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman, disclosed that troops killed over 30 militants. The statement reads, “Troops of 28 Task Force Brigade Nigerian [...]

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]]> Nigerian Troops Says Geidam Residents Say Fleeing Boko Haram Insurgents May Have Been Intercepted By NAF Jets https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-troops-says-geidam-residents-say-fleeing-boko-haram-insurgents-may-have-been-intercepted-by-naf-jets/ Fri, 09 Oct 2015 00:15:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=102297 Nigerian Air Force jets and military vehicles may have intercepted fleeing Boko Haram militants, who invaded Geidam town in Yobe state on Wednesday night, Daily Trust reports. It was learnt that reinforcement troops started arriving Geidam, which is the hometown of the Yobe Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Geidam, at about 5am on Thursday after the insurgents [...]

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]]> Nigerian Troops Apprehend Boko Haram Financier https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-troops-apprehend-boko-haram-financier/ Wed, 07 Oct 2015 06:31:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=102144 Nigerian army have arrested one Mohammed Maina, alleged to be a suspected financier and stimulants’ dealer for members of the terrorists group, Boko Haram. Maina was arrested in Bama, Bama Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State. The Boko Haram financier, who hails from Shuari village in Bama Local Government Area, was arrested with one [...]

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]]> #Insurgency > Military’s Sustained Offensive Forcing Boko Haram Members To Surrender – Army https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-militarys-sustained-offensive-forcing-boko-haram-members-to-surrender-army/ Sun, 13 Sep 2015 23:30:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-militarys-sustained-offensive-forcing-boko-haram-members-to-surrender-army/ The military says terrorists in the North-East have continued to surrender to troops in the frontline due to sustained offensive by ground troops and pre-emptive air strikes by Nigerian Air Force. A statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the acting Army Director of Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said more terrorists have also indicated [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Gen. Buratai Reassures Troops Of Welfare, Equipment In Fight Against Boko Haram https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-buratai-reassures-troops-of-welfare-equipment-in-fight-against-boko-haram/ Tue, 08 Sep 2015 13:30:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-buratai-reassures-troops-of-welfare-equipment-in-fight-against-boko-haram/ The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, yesterday assured troops currently battling Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast of their welfare and provision of equipment. Speaking at the opening of the 2015 Regimental Sergeant Majors (RSM) Convention in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Buratai said the Nigerian Army would continue to ensure [...]

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]]> Insurgency: Nigerian Army Retakes Gomboru Ngala From Boko Haram | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-retake-gomboru-ngala-from-boko-haram-news/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:30:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/troops-retake-gomboru-ngala-from-boko-haram-news/ The Nigerian Army says troops under Operation Lafiya Dole have retaken Gamboru Ngala in Borno State from Boko Haram terrorists, who had recaptured the town from the military after the community was initially liberated by troops. In a statement on Tuesday by Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, the army described Gamboru [...]

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]]> Insurgency: End In Sight For Boko Haram, Defence Headquarters Assures | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/end-in-sight-to-insurgency-says-defence-headquarters-news/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 17:30:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/end-in-sight-to-insurgency-says-defence-headquarters-news/ The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) disclosed yesterday that the end of insurgency in Nigeria is in sight and that all known camps of insurgents on Nigerian territory have been dislodged. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Col. Rabe Abubakar, spoke yesterday in Abuja when he visited Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mr. Ima Niboro. [...]

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]]> Al-Shabab claims ‘scores’ killed in attack on AU troops https://www.theinfostride.com/al-shabab-claims-scores-killed-in-attack-on-au-troops/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 04:55:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/al-shabab-claims-scores-killed-in-attack-on-au-troops/ Al-Shabab fighters in Somalia have killed “scores” of African Union troops in an attack south of capital, Mogadishu, a spokesman for the armed group told Al Jazeera. The attack in Janaale, in the country’s Lower Shabelle province, early on Tuesday was confirmed by residents, but an exact casualty figure was not immediately available. The assault [...]

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]]> Troops Rid More Town Of Boko Haram In Borno | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-rid-more-town-of-boko-haram-in-borno-nigeria/ Fri, 21 Aug 2015 17:30:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/troops-rid-more-town-of-boko-haram-in-borno-nigeria/ The Nigeria Army has said troops of the 7 brigade on operation Zaman-Lafiya Dole in the northeastern part of the country have cleared Gudumbali town in Borno state of Boko Haram terrorists. The army spokesperson, Col. Sani Usman, in a statement Friday, said the troops on continued offensive operations, entered and cleared Gudumbali town in [...]

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]]> Troops Kill Fleeing Boko Haram Members In Gwoza, Destroy Weapons, Vehicles | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-kill-fleeing-boko-haram-members-in-gwoza-destroy-weapons-vehicles-nigeria/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:53:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/troops-kill-fleeing-boko-haram-members-in-gwoza-destroy-weapons-vehicles-nigeria/ Some fighters belonging to the Boko Haram sect have been killed by troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade in Gwoza, Borno State, while fleeing the Sambisa forest. According to a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, the terrorists were killed on Tuesday evening following [...]

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]]> Troops Recapture Second Largest Borno Town From Boko Haram https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-recapture-second-largest-borno-town-from-boko-haram/ Thu, 12 Mar 2015 17:15:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/03/troops-recapture-second-largest-borno-town-from-boko-haram/ After more than 48 hours of intense battle against Boko Haram fighters, Nigerian troops yesterday took over Bama, the second largest town in Borno State after Maiduguri, the state capital. This brings to 36 the number of towns that have been recaptured from Boko Haram since the commencement of a four-nation military offensive, coordinator of [...]

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]]> Troops Patrol Borno Villages In Search Of Insurgents As Military Investigates Claims Of Mass Abduction https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-patrol-borno-villages-in-search-of-insurgents-as-military-investigates-claims-of-mass-abduction/ Sat, 20 Dec 2014 09:15:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/12/troops-patrol-borno-villages-in-search-of-insurgents-as-military-investigates-claims-of-mass-abduction/ The Nigerian military authority has said it is yet to confirm reports of alleged kidnap of hundreds of girls, women and children in Gumsuri village, Borno State, during the week by suspected Boko Haram members but says troops are patrolling the area in search of the terrorists. According to a statement on the Defence Headquarters [...]

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]]> Nigerian Troops badly equipped to take on Boko Haram’ and rescue schoolgirls [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-troops-badly-equipped-to-take-on-boko-haram-and-rescue-schoolgirls-video/ Tue, 20 May 2014 08:55:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=43772 A Nigerian soldier has told Sky News his country's troops are poorly paid, badly equipped and in no shape to take on Boko Haram militants. There's growing frustration at Nigeria's inability to track down the schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist group…

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]]> Troops patrol Nigeria’s main airports ahead of ‘African Davos’ https://www.theinfostride.com/troops-patrol-nigerias-main-airports-ahead-of-african-davos/ Sat, 03 May 2014 19:11:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40161 Troops deployed Saturday to Nigeria's main airports in a security clampdown ahead of a major international economic conference next week in Abuja after two bomb blasts left scores dead in the capital. Armed troops have been deployed to the departure…

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]]> EU ready to deploy delayed Central Africa Republic peacekeeping mission https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-ready-to-deploy-delayed-central-africa-republic-peacekeeping-mission/ Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:35:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=31724 The European Union on Saturday signalled that it is ready to deploy its delayed peacekeeping force to help put down the escalating crisis in Central African Republic, after obtaining additional backing for the mission. The troops were due to deploy…

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]]> France to cut troops in Mali, says mission accomplished https://www.theinfostride.com/france-to-cut-troops-in-mali-says-mission-accomplished/ Wed, 08 Jan 2014 21:16:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=9204 France will cut its troops in Mali to 1,600 by the middle of next month from the current level of 2,500, President Francois Hollande said Wednesday. Speaking at an airbase in Creil in northern France, Hollande said the "situation is well under control…

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