Tag: SOLDIER
Ex-US soldier’s kidnappers demand N20m ransom
Kidnappers of the retired United States Army officer Major Jide Ijadare have demanded N20million for his release, a family source has revealed.
Leadership gathered that...
Former US soldier abducted in Ekiti, employee shot dead
One person has been killed while a retired US Army officer Maj. Jide Ijadare and one other person have been abducted in Ekiti, police...
85-year-old ex-soldier evicted by El-Rufai gets news apartment
Chief of Army Staff Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai has presented a 3-bedroom house to an 85-year-old retired warrant officer, Paul Ojo, who was evicted from...
Female soldier raped, impregnated by bandits appeals dismissal
A soldier who claims to have been dismissed from the Nigerian Army after getting pregnant following a rape incident has appealed her dismissal.
Her lawyer...
Soldiers, police arrest #RevolutionNow protesters in Abuja
Security forces including the police and the Nigerian Army have arrested several #RevolutionNow protesters in Abuja on Wednesday.
Carrying placards and banners, the protesters began...
Soldiers, others arrested over Ebonyi bullion van robbery
Police have arrested seven suspects including a serving and a dismissed soldier for alleged involvement in the robbery of a bullion van in Abakaliki,...
Soldier kills senior officer over frozen salary account
A soldier serving in 2 Battalion of 21 Special Armoured Brigade in Bama, Borno State, believed to be suffering from depression, shot and killed...
Boko Haram executes soldier, policeman in new video
A faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), has released a video showing the execution of a soldier and a...
Boko Haram abducts three aid workers, soldier in Borno
Suspected Boko Haram fighters have abducted at least three humanitarian workers and a Nigerian soldier in the northern part of Borno State.
The aid workers...
#JusticeForRinji: Nigerians call for justice over UNIJOS student allegedly killed by...
Nigerians have taken to Twitter to demand justice for the alleged murder of a 20-year-old man, Peter Rinji, in Jos, Plateau State capital.
Recounting the...