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Daily Post Nigeria Published The Nigeria Army operation against Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Marte, Borno State, left several insurgents dead. Last week, ISWAP invaded a military base in Dikwa. After an initial withdrawal, ground and air forces rallied to repel the sect members. The insurgents then took over Marte after chasing residents away. Many fled to parts of Maiduguri, the state capital. On Sunday, Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Attahiru issued a 48-hour ultimatum for the recapture of Marte and adjoining villages. The joint operation was executed by Troops of Secto...

Daily Post Nigeria Published For a continued peaceful coexistence in Atyap Chiefdom in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, residents have been called upon not to take the laws into their hands. They should in all situation, whatsoever, submit all their grievances or crimes to security agencies, mediation, arbitration or via litigation in court. This was the submission of a communique issued by Atyap and Fulani youth meeting on peaceful coexistence in Atyap Chiefdom following the 2020 incessant attacks on Atyap villages in the area. The meeting co-chaired by Mr. Suleiman Garba ...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Fishermen operating around Atlantic Ocean near Bayelsa coastline on Sunday raised the alarm over an oil leakage suspected to be from the Funiwa oilfield operated by Chevron Nigeria (CNL). The Fishermen mainly indigenes of Koluama in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, reported that they noticed crude on the water near the oil facility while on their usual fishing business. According to the account given to DAILY POST, by Mr. Tombra Ebitimi, a fisherman from the coastal settlement, “We noticed the incident on Saturday night and subsequently reported same to the ...

An internal military task force in Plateau State, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has refuted allegations that it has a hand in the death of two young men in the Riyom Local Government Area of the state. Locals had accused personnel of the military unit of complicity after two youths, Jerry Bitrus, 28, and Joseph Davou, 32, were reportedly killed last Sunday by gunmen in the area. But the military outfit has maintained that it has no hand in the death of the youths. Authorities of Operation Safe Haven explained that its personnel who were on patrol on the said date were only drafted to the area ...

By Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja and Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji at the weekend eliminated 50 armed bandits in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, the military has said. The onslaught against the bandits comes as the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, commended the military over the gallantry displayed in repelling Boko Haram fighters who attacked Gujba on Saturday. A military update issued by the Directorate of Defence Media Operations (DDMO) said following intelligence, the troops, with close air support, engaged bandits in a gun battle at ...