“See, I don’t want you to conclude. I do not believe that these people are from Niger Delta, those who do the killings because we respect men and women in uniform…” The post Killers of soldiers in Delta community aren’t Niger Delta indigenes – Akpabio appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico
Police arraign fake soldier in Lagos
Lagos State Police Command has arraigned one Umaru Abdul before Magistrate Patrick Nwaka of the Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court for pretending to be a military personnel. The defendant was arraigned on three counts of conspiracy to impersonate, forgery of an official identification card, and impersonation by pretending to be a military personnel. DAILY POST recalls […]
Ned Nwoko condemns killing of soldiers in Delta, appeals against reprisals
The senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Ned Nwoko, has condemned the killings of soldiers by yet-to-be-identified youths of Okuama community, Ughelli South LGA, in Delta State. DAILY POST reports that the Nigerian Army on Saturday said some of its personnel who went on a peace mission in the warring Okuama community were killed by […]
Retired soldier begs Tinubu to intervene in Zamfara security situation
The former Commandant of the Zamfara State Anti Thuggery Agency and a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bello Bakyasuwa has appealed to President Bola Ahmad Tinubu to address the teething insecurity in Zamfara State. Bakyasuwa said many communities in the rural areas are now bandits’ colonies, saying that there is a need for […]
Warring communities ambush Nigerian troops, kill 16 – Official
Retired soldiers write Tinubu over insecurity
Retired soldiers, under the umbrella of the Nigerian War Veterans, Ogun State chapter, decried on Thursday the spate of killings and kidnapping cases recorded in the country in recent times. The soldiers made the complaints in an open letter addressed to the President and jointly signed by the chairman and secretary of the body, Fatai […]
Era of soldiers acting with impunity over- Nigerian Army declares
The Nigerian Army has declared that the era of soldiers acting with impunity while wearing uniforms is over. Chief of Civil Military Affairs at the Nigerian Army, Major General Nosakhare Ugboh, stated this on Tuesday in Bauchi during a one-day human rights lecture and sensitisation workshop for soldiers in the 33 Artillery Brigade. According to […]