NIGERIA'S DEFENCE MINISTER SUMMONS SERVICE CHIEFS AMID SURGE IN ATTACKS ON MILITARY BASES. (PHOTO).

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 Nigeria's Defence Minister Summons Service Chiefs Amid Surge in Attacks on Military Bases Nigeria's Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), has urgently summoned the nation's top military leaders to a high-level meeting at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Abuja. The session addresses the escalating attacks targeting military installations, particularly in the North East region. The meeting includes key figures such as: - Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede - Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu - Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke - Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abass - Representatives from the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) The summons comes in response to recent deadly assaults by terrorists on military bases in the North East. Reports indicate that no fewer than three Commanding Officers of Lieutenant-Colonel rank were killed in Borno State, alongside scores of soldiers lost. Additionally, hundreds of civilian...

NIGERIA ARMED FORCES DENY OIL THIEVES OVER 200 MILLION NAIRA IN TWO WEEKS. (PHOTOS).


Nigeria Armed Forces Deny Oil Thieves Over 200 Million Naira In Two Weeks



Nigeria's Defence Headquarters says troops in different operational theatres within the six geopolitical zones, have sustained onslaught against terrorism, oil theft and all other forms of criminality aimed at addressing various security challenges.

The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, who disclosed this at a press briefing which covered significant operational activities between 13 - 20 July 2023, said an estimated sum of Two Hundred and Two Million Seven Hundred and Eighty-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Naira (N202,788,300.00) was denied oil thieves by troops of Operation DELTA SAFE 

He said the troops had within the period, intercepted and destroyed a vessel involved in crude oil theft, destroyed several illegal refining sites while the air component conducted air interdiction to destroy active illegal refining sites.

According to him, also within the period under review, in the South East region, troops of Operation UDO KA in the course of its operations, recovered one AK47 rifle, 4 pump action gun, 1 dane gun, 86 live cartridges, neutralized one and apprehended 12 suspects. 

Major General Buba said all recovered items, arrested suspects and rescued abducted civilians have been handed over to the relevant authority for further action.

Major General Buba, said the military received support from citizens in the form of tip off, intelligence, cooperation and synergy among others which assisted in many of the operations which according to him, shows that the security challenges confronting the nation require a collective effort and therefore a collective responsibility.


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