Tag: The Nigerian Army

OPINION:TEARS FOR THE ARMY By Richard Maduku

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By Richard Maduku   Majority of soldiers who retired from the Nigerian Army over thirty years ago are very unhappy these days. Their unhappiness has nothing to do with their modest monthly pension which, though regular nowadays, can no longer pay half their bills due to hyper inflation. It also has nothing to do with their numerous aging and health challenges. In fact, what is making them so sad to the extent that some do shed tears occasionally, has nothing to do with the plethora of problems besetting them as…

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Okuama: Late Oghoroko Family, Appeal, Demand The Release Of Corpse For Traditional Burial Rites

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  THE immediate family members of the late president of Okuama community, have appealed to the state Governor, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Nigerian Army to release the corpse of Pa James Oghoroko who died in military detention.     The family in a sober tune while speaking to newsmen at the home of the late James Oghoroko in Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State held that it would be a taboo if the corpse of their breadwinner is not properly laid to rest according to…

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Gunmen Abduct Serving Lt. Col In Delta Community

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A Nigerian army officer, Lt.-Col. Josiah, has been abducted by gunmen from his base in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State.   It was learned that the Army Officer was allegedly abducted from his lodge as the gunmen fire gunshots sporadically to scare people at about 2.am on Sunday. The incident in Bomadi, headquarters of the council, has caused panic in the local government, as soldiers drafted from the Bomadi Division of the military Joint Task Force, JTF, in Bomadi are in search of the Lt. Col in surrounding…

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Nigerian Army Recover, Dumped Corpse In Delta

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The corpse of unidentified male has been recovered and deposited at the morgue by the military personnel while in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. It was gathered that the corpse of the unidentified male within the age of 18-22, was dumped along the ECN road. Though the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer SP Edafe Bright could not be contacted but a senior security source from Ughelli South confirmed the incident.. According to the source, “On 12/03/25, about 9:25 at the ECN road, in front of the…

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17 Slain Soldiers: It’s Illegal T Declare Suspects Wanted-Falana Warns Army

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Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, has revealed that declaring 8 persons wanted by the Defence Headquarters in connection with the killing of 17 soldiers in Delta state is completely illegal. “The decision of the defence headquarters to declare the murder suspects wanted is completely illegal. Let the federal government direct the defence headquarters to hand over the investigation of the suspects involved in the gruesome murder of the 17 officers and soldiers. It ought to be pointed out that murder is not a military offence to warrant…

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Orere Community Raises Alarm Over Alleged Army Invasion In Search For  Weapons, Fleeing Refugees

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The people of Orere community of Ewu kingdom in Ughelli South local government area of Delta State, have raised alarm over the alleged invasion of their community and tortured meted on them by the Nigerian Army in search of weapons and escaping refuges from Okuama Community. It was gathered that five Gun Boats entered into the community through the water ways, while four Hilux army came through the Ewu axis last Thursday. According to a local boat transporter in the community, Mr. Adjoka Morrison, “On March 21, I was at…

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Breaking: Nigerian Army Releases Identity Of Killed Soldiers In Delta Community

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Four days after they were killed in Delta community, the Nigerian Army Defence Headquarter, has revealed the identity of the slain soldiers. The Defence Headquarters had also responded to some media publications. According to the released by the Nigerian Army Defence Headquarters, Seventeen (17) Soldiers were gruesomely murdered in the unfortunate incident.     RESORT TO PROPAGANDA BY OKUAMA COMMUNITY IN THE FACE OF GRUESOME MURDER OF TROOPS ON PEACE MISSION IS CALLOUS AND TOTALLY CONDEMNABLE The unfortunate killing of troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army (NA),…

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Nigerian Army Bar Journalists From Covering Okuama Destruction As Governor Oborevwori Visits Scene

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The Nigerian Army, on Monday, prevented journalists from accompanying the Delta Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori to access the extent of destruction at the warring communities of Okoloba and Okuama in Bomadi and Ughelli South Local Governments Area. Governor Sheriff who had visited the communities held a closed door meeting with the Military for over an hour. The Delta state governor, was received by the leader of the military JTF, General Officer Commanding 6 Division Nigeria Army, Major General Jamaal Abdulsalam. The military Joint Task Force, however, barred journalists from…

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Hardship: Nigerian Army Arrests Galaxy Tv Bureau Chief As Protest Is Aborted In Delta

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Soldiers from the Nigerian Army 3 Battalion in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State in the early hours of Friday arrested the South-South Bureau Chief of Galaxy Television, Mr. Dele Fasan, for recording video clips during a planned labour protest in the metropolis. Also, the soldiers whisked a human rights activist, Comrade Israel Joe, to a nearby military barracks, following a mild, rift between him and other activists including Kelvin Ejumudo and others. However, the planned protest could not hold in the Delta metropolis as it was cancelled…

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