Bayo Oladeji
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 05:50
The immediate past chief of defence staff (CDS), Air Marshal Alex Badeh, yesterday disclosed that the military under his watch was ill-equipped and lacked motivation to tame Boko Haram.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 06:47
Four terrorists believed to be suicide bombers, apparently heading for an NNPC facility along the Maiduguri-Damboa road, have died in their IED-laden vehicles. The explosions took place at Mule on the outskirts of Maiduguri.
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 09:28
The chief of army staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, has charged officers and men involved in the ongoing counterterrorism operations in the Northeast to ensure that the terrorists do not have any breathing space again.
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 07:43
The U.S. State Department last week announced the inclusion of Boko Haram and its splinter group, Ansaru, in the list of groups designated as Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTOs). It said the two Islamic sects have links to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and was responsible for “thousands of deaths in North-east and central Nigeria over the last several years, including targeted killings of civilians.”
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 08:50
Thirty-five bodies in military uniform have been brought to a morgue in Nigeria’s restive north-east after a coordinated assault by Boko Haram targeting the security forces, hospital sources told Agence France Presse, Capital News, an online medium, reports.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 09:00
The chief of army staff, Lt. Gen Azubuike Ihejirika, yesterday said the Army was always ready to protect and defend the territorial integrity of the country against internal and external enemies despite current security challenges facing the country.