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The gunmen had during the weekend killed the four soldiers in Gudu Local Government Area of the state. A newlywed Nigerian army officer, Ibrahim Yibranii Yohana, was among the four soldiers killed by terrorists in Sokoto State.The gunmen had during the weekend killed the four soldiers in Gudu Local Government Area of the state.It was gathered that the soldiers were ambushed along the Kukurau-Bangi Road while on patrol around 4pm on Saturday.The attack was also...

Armed policemen and soldiers on Saturday mounted roadblocks within and outside Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) subjecting residents and passersby to untold harassment and humiliation. Nigerians had vowed to stage a one-million man protest Saturday to mark the end of #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests scheduled between August 1st-10th. The protests have been sustained despite the clampdown and killings of harmless protesters by the security agents in many part of the country under the watch of President...

A Kaduna State resident, Malam Mohammed, father of the 18-year-old Ismail Mohammed, who was killed in Samaru Zaria on Tuesday, has accused soldiers of the Nigerian Army of following his son home and shooting him dead.   In an interview with newsmen, Malam Mohammed said that soldiers who were scaring people away during the ongoing nationwide hunger protest tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria followed his son to their house and shot him dead.    He said, “My son,...

  Tension has risen in Lere District, Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, following a deadly clash between soldiers and residents.  According to eyewitnesses, the soldiers from Operation Haven of the Nigerian Army, who were enforcing a curfew imposed by the local Emir, Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar Bawa, killed five people and injured eight others.  The violence allegedly erupted after the soldiers brutally beat a driver who refused to pay a bribe, sparking outrage...

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress has demanded the immediate withdrawal of soldiers and other armed security personnel from union’s headquarters in Abuja.   On Wednesday night, SaharaReporters broke the news that a large contingent of armed security personnel, believed to be from the Department of State Services, stormed Labour House, forcibly entering and ransacking several floors, and confiscating books and files.  According to sources, the agents claimed the seized materials were used to...

Lagos transport workers protest alleged extortion by soldiers

Some transport workers in Lagos State who raised the alarm over alleged continuous harassment and extortion by officials of Operation MESA in some parts of the state lamented to PUNCH Metro on Monday that the activities of the soldiers persisted. OP MESA is a joint internal security operational platform comprising the Nigerian Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. Facilitated by the Lagos State Government, they operate in synergy with the police in crime fighting...

SaharaReporters earlier reported that hundreds of civilian protesters were attacked and raided from the venue by lawless operatives of the Nigerian police.    At least six vehicles loaded with masked operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have taken over the Moshood Abiola stadium in Abuja where the #Endbadgovernance protest started on Saturday.      SaharaReporters earlier reported that hundreds of civilian protesters were attacked and raided from the venue by lawless operatives of...

Major General MA Abdullahi (N/10208), the Commandant of the depot of the Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna State has told personnel serving in the facility to warn their families against joining the planned nationwide protest, multiple sources told SaharaReporters.   The depot is used by the army for the training of recruits.   Since its establishment in 1924, Nigerian soldiers have been trained at the facility.   A nationwide anti-inflation protest in Nigeria themed “EndBadGovernanceInNigeria”...

One killed, three arrested as soldiers battle robbers in Ebonyi

Soldiers attached to the  Nkwagu Military Cantonment, on Monday, killed an armed robber on the Akpoha/Abaomege axis of the Afikpo/Abakaliki highway in the Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. They also arrested three people said to have links with hoodlums allegedly terrorising motorists in the area. PUNCH Metro reports the suspects were part of a gang that has been reportedly causing mayhem and terrorising the axis. The Afikpo/Abakaliki highway in Ebonyi is the easiest...

The Nigerian Army has dismissed six soldiers from its service for allegedly fleeing from the scene of a Boko Haram attack, military sources told SaharaReporters.   The soldiers attached to the counterinsurgency operation in the North-East, known as Operation Lafiya Dole were said to have fled from the scene of a Boko Haram attack around Damboa, a community in Borno State during the month.    One of the sources added that over 10 soldiers were...