Nigerian Army Launches Cyberwarfare Command To Combat Terrorism, Fake News

The Nigerian Army has launched a cyber command centre in a bid to tackle terrorist activities and fake news in cyberspace. 

Nigerian Army Uncovers Boko Haram's Social Media Recruitment Platforms

The Nigeria Army on Tuesday said it had uncovered a Facebook and other social media accounts, allegedly used by a faction of the Boko Haram group to recruit new members.

Nigerian Army Foils Boko Haram’s Attempt To Capture Military Base

There was intense exchange of gunfire in Yobe State on Wednesday night as a huge number of suspected Boko Haram terrorists descended on a military base there with the intention of dislodging the troops and taking over the location.

Nigerian Army To Give N500, 000 Reward For Information on Boko Haram Suicide Bombers

Male Suicide Bomber

According to Daily Trust Newspaper, the Nigerian Army has announced a N500 thousand cash reward to anybody who provides information that brings about the arrest of would be suicide bombers.

South-East Nigeria "Operation Python Dance" Dedicated Emergency Telephone Numbers

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday released telephone numbers for information relating to its Operation Python Dance in the South-East region.

Nigerian Army Arrest Major, Captain, Others For Sabotage, Leaking Information To Boko Haram

The Nigerian Army is holding two officers – a major and a captain – in connection with alleged sabotage of the ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the North-East, Nigeria.

Boko Haram: United States Donates 24 Mine Resistant, Armor-Protected Vehicles To Nigerian Army

Daily Post Newspaper reports that in fulfillment of its promise to assist Nigeria fight the Boko Haram insurgency, the United States today, Thursday 7, 2016 donated 24 mine-resistant and armor-protected vehicles to the Nigerian Army.

Boko Haram: Nigeria Army Court-martial Sentences Brig. General Ransome-kuti To Six Month

Brigadier General Enitan Ransome-Kuti, the son of the late human rights activist, Beko Ransome Kuti, has been sentenced to six months in prison for offenses committed during the war against Boko Haram.

Nigerian Army Screens, Recalls Soldiers Dismissed For Cowardice

Many soldiers who were earlier dismissed from the Nigerian Army for refusing to fight have been recalled and are currently being screened at the Jaji military cantonment in Kaduna State, our correspondent gathered yesterday.

Boko Haram: Nigerian Army Dismiss 200 Soldiers for ‘Cowardice’

The Nigerian Army has sacked at least 200 soldiers for cowardice and failure to fight against Boko Haram militants, several soldiers have told the BBC.
Up to 4,500 other rank and file soldiers could be dismissed, they say.

A Nigerian military source confirmed the dismissals to the BBC, but would not give an exact figure.

The army was widely criticised when the Islamist group Boko Haram captured vast areas in the country's North-east last year, despite a military emergency.

Nigerian troops, with military backing from Chad, Cameroun and Niger, has now recaptured most of the areas in the North-east which the group had seized, but sporadic attacks and violence have continued.

Many of the dismissals are thought to be connected to the fall of Mubi, the second largest town in Adamawa State, one of three states worst hit by the insurgency.

Boko Haram insurgents captured the town in October after clashes with government forces.

One of the soldiers who has been dismissed, and was present at the fall of Mubi, told the BBC Hausa service that soldiers were simply following orders from their commanders, who had told them to retreat from the town because they lacked adequate weapons to take on the militants.

“We weren't given an opportunity to defend ourselves. I've spent 20 years in the service of the Nigerian Army, I've never been accused of any offence,” said the soldier, who did not want to be named.

It is expected that the soldiers who have been dismissed will not receive any extra payment or pensions because of their low rank and are not entitled to defend themselves in a military court, reported the BBC.

A military official, who did not want to be named, said that video footage taken during the fall of Mubi showed soldiers fleeing Boko Haram, providing proof of their cowardice.

Nigeria's incoming President, Muhammadu Buhari, may review the death sentences of the 66 soldiers separately convicted for refusing to fight Boko Haram, according to their lawyer.

About 1.5 million people have been displaced and hundreds more abducted since the group launched their violent uprising in 2009. More than 15,500 people have been killed in the fighting.

The group is still holding many women, girls and children captives including 219 schools girls it kidnapped from a school in Chibok in April last year.

Source:
ThisDay Newspaper

Nigerian Army “Pulls out” 34 Generals From Service

The Nigerian Army on Friday held the traditional “pull out” ceremony for 34 infantry generals who retired between 2005 and 2015.

Nigerian Army Denies Plotting An Interim Government

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it was not aware of any plan for an interim government in the country.

This information is contained in a statement issued in Abuja by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman.

Boko Haram: Nigerian Army Exonerates Commanding Officer For Petitioning President Jonathan

The Nigerian Army on Thursday distanced the Commanding Officer of the 103 Battalion, Lt. Col Anthony Wende, from a petition purportedly written to President Goodluck Jonathan, on why the counter insurgency operations in the North-East had not yielded the desired results.

Lt. Col., 15 Others Jailed Over Chibok Girls’ Abduction

Chibok School Girls

The  Nigerian Army has sentenced three officers and 13 other soldiers to two years’ imprisonment each   over the April 14, 2014 abduction of over 200 schoolchildren from their hostel in Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram insurgents.

Mutiny: Nigerian Army Sentences 54 Soldiers to Death, Five Discharged and Acquitted

In another solemn end to a General Court Martial, the Nigeria military has sentenced 54 soldiers of the Nigerian Army to death, having found them guilty of mutiny and refusal to fight Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State, while five others were discharged and acquitted.

Extra-Judicial Killing: Nigerian Soldiers Shoot Dead 16 People Moments After Their Arrest

Victims of Extra-Judicial Killing In Potiskum

Sixteen men who were arrested by Nigerian soldiers in Potiskum, Yobe state in the country’s northeast on Wednesday were found dead just hours later with bullet wounds.

Fallout Of Soldiers Running Away From Battle: Nigerian Govt Reviews Recruitment Process Into Armed Forces

The Federal Government has taken a decision to review the strategy for recruitment into the Nigerian Armed Forces, security sources indicated on Thursday.

Nigerian Army Retires 15 Generals

The Nigerian Army has retired 15 generals from the Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (NASEME) Auchi, Edo State, from active service.

Reps Approve $1bn Loan For Jonathan To Fight Insurgency

Aminu Tambuwal

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the $1 billion loan requested by President Goodluck Jonathan to tackle security challenges in the country.

The Boko Haram War Machine - John Campbell

In early September there were reports that the Nigerian military captured a “quad barreled ZSU-23-4 Shilka” anti-aircraft gun that was mounted on a Toyota technical truck, from Boko Haram.