French President, Emmanuel Macron has announced that his country will withdraw its ambassador and troops from Niger Republic following the July coup that overthrew democratically-elected President Mohamed Bazoum. France has 1,500 troops at its base in Niger and refused a request by the new military rulers for its ambassador to leave. France’s troops were also asked to leave its former colonies Mali and Burkina Faso. Thousands of people have protested in recent weeks in the capital Niamey, including outside a …
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Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have foiled an attempt to kidnap Bishop Paul Zamani of the Anglican Diocese at Sambak Gida village in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State. OPSH Media Information Officer, Captain Oya James, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, September 14, 2023. “As part of the commitment of Operation SAFE HAVEN to secure communities in its Area of Responsibility, troops of OPSH also thwarted an attempt to kidnap Bishop Paul Zamani of …
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have rescued 24 kidnapped victims and eliminated four bandits in Zamfara State. Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, July 7, 2023, said troops rescued the victims, including a child, after a fierce gun battle with the bandits. “Troops of 223 Battalion, operating under Sector 1 of Joint Task Force, North West Operations Hadarin Daji have in a rescue operation conducted in …
Troops of Operation Safe Haven, in collaboration with vigilantes killed a notorious bandit and arrested 10 suspected armed robbers in Plateau and Kaduna States. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Benard Onyeuko, in a statement on Wednesday, June 28, said troops recovered two AK47 rifles, 101 rounds of 7.62mm special, five magazines, one motorcycle, one iron digger and two black jackets, amongst others, during the operations. “Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN in a sustained effort to eliminate criminals elements in …
The Federal Government has called on the Russian government to withdraw its troops in Ukraine and stop the approach of aggression in the country. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama made the call on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria when he met with envoys of the G7 countries in Nigeria today February 25. Onyeama expressed worries over the Russian-Ukraine conflict with a call for peace to resolve the conflict. He said Nigeria does not condone the approach …
Troops of the Nigerian Army attached to Operation Thunder Strike/Whirl Punch, were engaged in a gun duel by terrorists at Labi general area along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road. Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, disclosed this at Defence headquarters on Thursday February 24, while updating newsmen on various military operations carried out across the six geo-political zones of the country. Onyeuko said no fewer than 55 heavily-armed terrorists out of the adversaries numbering about 75, were neutralised while the gun duel …