Nigeria’s president has finally broken his silence about the deaths of dozens of soldiers killed by Islamist militants a week ago in the northeastern state of Borno. President Muhammadu Buhari’s office issued a statement Saturday, saying that he had “expressed…
Boko Haram kills Nigerian Army commander, dozens of soldiers (Vanguard)
Rampaging Boko Haram insurgents overran a Nigerian Army battalion in Borno State on Sunday, killing the unit’s commander and dozens of soldiers, military sources have told online newspaper, Premium Times. A large cache of arms, ammunition and military equipment were…
Soldiers caught on camera shooting, beating up traders in Lagos (Guardian)
Officials of the Nigerian Army on Saturday were caught on camera shooting sporadically and assaulting traders at CMS area of Lagos Island. Eyewitnesses alleged some persons in the area had earlier ganged up to beat up a military officer which…