Nigerian Army news

The deputy governor who is a retired Navy officer, said he had investigated the army involvement in the elections and found that what they did was not different from what the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai instructed.

The Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE) has alleged that former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, is suffering from “telltale signs of induced hallucination”.

The chief of military public information, Colonel Timothy Antigha, has said 33 Boko Haram terrorists have been neutralised by troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and large cache of weapons recovered from them.

The Nigerian army has branded a former deputy national publicity secretary of the APC, Timi Frank and the chairman of the Reformed All Progressives Congress, Buba Galadima, as disgruntled Nigerians who spread fake news.

Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, the chief of Army staff, has been urged by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa, to probe the alleged role of the military in the violence that pervaded the state during the polls.

Troops of Operation Sharan Daji have killed 55 bandits and rescued 760 persons abducted from villages in Zamfara state. This was contained in a statement signed by acting force information officer, Maj. Clement Abiade