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Nigerian military commutes death penalty of 66 soldiers to jail terms

December 19, 2015 by Don Saint 0 Comments

The death sentences by firing squad passed on 66 soldiers in January and March 2015 by separate General Court Martials have been commuted to 10 years imprisonment each, the spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, Sani Usman, has said. The Army had in late 2014 arraigned 71 soldiers on several count charges that included criminal conspiracy, […]

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How fifth columnists in Nigerian military leaked operational plans to Boko Haram

July 31, 2015 by Delia Innoma 0 Comments

Alex Badeh, the immediate past commander of the Nigerian military, has revealed that the effectiveness of the fight against the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, was greatly hampered by fifth columnists within the military who leaked sensitive information and operational plans to the terrorist sect. Mr. Badeh, whose hometown, Mubi, was briefly captured by Boko […]

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Nigerian military denies 2,000 killed in Baga; says about 150 died

January 13, 2015 by Don Saint 1 Comment

The Nigerian military has denied media reports that over 2, 000 people were killed in a terrorists attack in Baga community, Borno State, by extremist group, Boko Haram. The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, said this during a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. He said that 150 people including a large […]

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Revealed: ‘Actionable Intelligence’ from US on Chibok Girls was Ignored by Military

January 2, 2015 by Delia Innoma 1 Comment

A revealing report by the New York Times on the faltering relationship between Nigeria and the United States of America has shown that when the Pentagon came up with what it called “actionable intelligence” from drone flights on information that might have indicated the location of some of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls and turned it […]

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