“Several charred remains of the terrorists littered the route. Sadly, two gallant Nigerian soldiers paid the supreme price during the encounter.”
The COAS charged troops to continue on the offensive so as to eliminate the criminals to a point where they surrender to the government.
Nigerian Army says it will not enlist repentant Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists because many Nigerian youths are eager to join the army.
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo says his administration will continue to support and give necessary assistance to the Nigerian Army and other security agencies.
The army said media houses were still using the army chief’s old portrait as against his new official portrait.
The Nigerian Army says it has so far lived up to Nigerians’ expectations in its fight against bandits, Boko Haram, and ISWAP terrorists.
Unknown gunmen have killed a Nigerian army general on the Abuja-Lokoja highway.
Military sources told Peoples Gazette that the explosion rocked the entrance of 27 Task Force Brigade in Buni Gari after being triggered by a lightning.
Army says its troops operating along Mokwa-Jebba road intercepted a fleeing bandit in a vehicle travelling from Zuru to Ibadan during a stop-and-search operation.
