A statement signed by the Director of Defence Information, Brig - General Rabe Abubakar said, «In continuation with the sensitization of our citizens on the devilish strategy of the terrorists,
the Nigerian Military authorities have discovered that the Boko Haram terrorists are determined to continue letting off bombs and have resorted to masquerading as fruits and vegetable vendors wheeling Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) as groceries into crowded areas.
Not exact matches
In the letter dated 25 August 2017 and signed by SERAP deputy director Timothy Adewale the organization expressed «serious concern that any monitoring of
Nigerians on social media by the
military authorities would directly violate the constitutionally and internationally guaranteed rights to freedom of expression and privacy online.
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Nigerian authorities have made a commitment to make schools safer and more resilient to attack, and UNICEF stands with them to implement the Safe Schools Declaration, by which Nigeria commits to protecting schools and universities from violence and
military use during armed conflict.»
The five
military personnel involved were led by Captain Hussein Ishaku MSHELIA, who has also been arrested by the
Nigerian Army
authorities.
Meantime,
military authorities in Nigeria have debunked reports in foreign media that
Nigerian militant group with sympathy to Biafra and IPOB hijacked a ship and are demanding the release of Nnamdi Kanu by the Federal Government before the ship will be released.
Following fresh large scale attacks by Boko Haram terrorists in several parts of the North East and killings of over 200 persons in the last two weeks as well as massive destruction of villages,
authorities of the
Nigerian Army have instituted a Special
Military Court Martial to investigate and try those referred to as saboteurs in the operation.
Following the maltreatment of a physically challenged man who some of the officers of
Nigerian Army accused of putting on
military camouflage in Onitsha, Anambra State,
authority of the
Nigerian Army has confirmed that the officers involved have been arrested.
In these circumstances, the
Nigerian Army under its constitutional mandates for
Military Aid to Civil
Authority (MACA) and
Military Aid to Civil Powers (MACP) has continued to act responsively in synergy with other security agencies to de-escalate the series of MASSOB / IPOB violent protests.