Following the killing of at least 69 soldiers within three days by Boko Haram/Islamic States West Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno state, the Nigerian Army has yet to officially speak on the grave losses.
A military source revealed that the soldiers were killed on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in Mallam Fatori, a town new Niger Republic boarder, Tasmukawu in East of Ngamdu, Kaga Local Government Area, Monguno and Gudumbali, a village in the Kukawa Local Government Area of the state.
“On Wednesday, the insurgents targeted a military base in Mallam Fatori with 3 mortar shells, killing at least 10 soldiers after detonating 2 improvised explosive devices (IEDs)
Nigerian Army Keeps Mum As Boko Haram Kills 69 Soldiers Within Three Days In Borno
The Nigerian military has repeatedly claimed that the insurgency had been largely defeated and frequently underplays any losses.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Mar 14, 2021
Following the killing of at least 69 soldiers within three days by Boko Haram/Islamic States West Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno state, the Nigerian Army has yet to officially speak on the grave losses.
A military source told SaharaReporters that the soldiers were killed on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in Mallam Fatori, a town new Niger Republic boarder, Tasmukawu in East of Ngamdu, Kaga Local Government Area, Monguno and Gudumbali, a village in the Kukawa Local Government Area of the state.
Reps approve N11.35bn capital expenditure for Police Trust Fund Reps approve N11.35bn capital expenditure for Police Trust Fund
• To carry over N23.632bn to 2021 budget
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The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, approved the sum of N11,352,457,101.70 for the implementation of the 2020 capital budget for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund, which elapsed on March 31, 2021.
The lawmakers gave the approval after the consideration of the report/recommendation of the House Committee on Police Affairs, at the Committee on Supply.
Breakdown of the budget showed that the sum of N176,768,526.50 is for Personnel Expenditure; N547,125,592.20 is for Overhead Expenditure while N10,628,562,983 is for Capital Expenditure for the year ending April 30, 2021.
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Officials of the Nigerian Army, on Wednesday, foiled a kidnap and armed robbery operation along Ibilo-Isua Road in Igarra village in Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State, killing one of six bandits in the process.
Confirming the development, the Commander of the army brigade, Brigadier-General Zakari Abubakar, narrated that the troops who were on patrol with other security agencies encountered a group of hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers attempting to abduct some travellers on the road.
The army boss said:
“The bandits attempted to kidnap three travellers in a gold-painted Toyota Highlander 2006 model with registration number AKD 55 GS.
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Two persons have been confirmed dead in an auto accident involving two vehicles along Ile-Ife, Gbogan expressway, Osun State.
The fatal accident, on Tuesday morning, involved a white Toyota Haice bus and a white and blue bus with registration number FKJ746DU and FKJ634XW respectively.
It was gathered that 23 male adults were involved in the accident while two persons sustained injury and two others lost their lives.
The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun, Agnes Ogungbemi, said the accident occurred around 3 am on Tuesday.
Ogungbemi disclosed that the corpses were deposited at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH) in Ife, morgue.