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In a statement sent to Legit.ng on Wednesday, February 21, the forum frowned at the decision of the army to announce and publicize the dates the exercise would last. They also wondered why it is called an exercise not an operation

The Nigerian army has reacted sharply to an alleged involvement in the demolition of the house of a senator, Suleiman Hunkuyi, by the government of Nasir El-Rufai in Kaduna state saying its men were not involved in the exercise.

Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has assured the Nigerian army of his administration's readiness to support and scale up the operations of the military against kidnapping and other security challenges in the state.

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday, February 7, said that it will begin Exercise Ayem Akpatuma covering Benue, Taraba, Kogi, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Niger states, to tackle the cases of kidnappings, herdsmen/farmers’ clashes among others

According to a statement sent to NAIJ.com by the director, army public relations, Brigadier-General Sani Kukasheka Usman, the troops mobilized itself to the area to stop the arson and to apprehend the perpetrators.

Troops of 707 Special Forces Brigade, Nigerian Army, on Monday, January 29, raided the shrine and suspected hideout of a notorious native doctor, Tordue Gber (Tiv Swem), who act as spiritual adviser to the wanted armed militia

Civilian vehicular movements on the Konduga-Bama-Banki-Bama-Gwoza road and Maiduguri( from Moloi)-Damboa-Gwoza road has been prohibited by the Borno state government as the Nigerian military intensify attacks on Boko Haram.

The Nigerian Army has alerted members of the public to be wary of escaping members of Boko Haram finding their way into isolated communities. The warning is coming at a time the terrorists has suffered heavy casualties.

The Nigerian Army farms and ranches has been established in Giri, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The initiative is a brainchild of the Nigerian Army's Barracks Investment Initiative Programme.
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