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Nigerian Military assures NPC adequate support for 2023 Census

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The Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Musa, has pledged the military’s support to ensure peaceful and successful conduct of 2023 census exercise. General Musa disclosed this while playing host of a delegation of National Population Commission, NPC,led by its Chairman ,Hon. Nasiru Isa Kwarra at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja on Thursday. Musa acknowledged the significance of an accurate census in steering the nation towards robust growth and security. The CDS pledged the military’s wholehearted cooperation in providing logistical support and security coverage for the census. “We’ll assist the…

WHY THE SUPPORT OF ALL NIGERIANS MATTER TO THE MILITARY By Edward Gabkwet

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A nation’s national power comes in both tangible and intangible components. A strong and virile military force is a credible and tangible addition to a nation’s power and when combined with intangible components like strong economy and national will, a nation’s national power becomes effective. The place of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) as a key instrument of national power is cast in stone and cannot be overemphasized. At the international and regional level, it stands tall through its numerous award-winning escapades in the enforcement of peace and security.…

AANI sympathizes with Nigerian Military over recent tragedies

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The Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) has expressed its deepest condolences to the Armed Forces of Nigeria, the families of the fallen gallant officers and soldiers and all the affected individuals in Nigeria as the nation mourned the tragic ambush of Nigerian soldiers and the subsequent air crash involving a military aircraft engaged in casualty evacuation and rescue efforts on August 14, 2023, in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Armed Forces of Nigeria, families, friends, and loved ones of…

Reuters’ report riddled with identity crisis or ill motive – EX-JTF Commander tells SIIP NE

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The immediate past Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF) of the Counter Insurgency Operations in the North East, Major General Christopher Musa has opined that Reuters’ report of human rights violations against the Nigeria military was a mistaken identity of another country, otherwise “there is a motive”. The former Theatre Commander at the headquarters of JTF also known as Operation Hadin Kai stated this in Maiduguri, Borno state when he testified before the Special Investigative Panel on the allegations of Human Rights Violations in Counter Insurgency Operations in…

NHRC Boss inaugurates investigative panel to probe alleged rights violations by military

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The Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chief Tony Ojukwu SAN has inaugurated the Special Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations in the Counter Insurgency Operators in the North East (SIIP-NORTH) to unearth the truth in the allegations of rights violations against the Nigeria military. It would be recalled that a foreign media organisation, Reuters had reported that Nigerian military was involved in abortion of many pregnancies in the North East in the last 10 years, added that the military was also involved in infanticide as well as…

Gov Adeleke launches Emblem for 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day ….. commends military for nation’s peace and stability

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The Osun state Governor, Ademola Adeleke has applauded contributions of members of Nigeria’s Armed Forces to the peace and stability of Nigeria.He admonished Nigerians to place appreciate efforts on records to Nigerian fallen heroes who paid the supreme sacrifice.       Gov Ademola Adeleke said the stability of the nation rested on the gallantry, patriotism and sacrifice of the security and military services. He stated that Service personnel of the armed forces in particular were in many volatile sectors of the society confronting and curtailing open and subtle threats…

DHQ carpets Reuter over attempt to blackmail Nigerian Military

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The Nigerian Military had in a statement signed by Maj General Jimmy Akpor, Director condemned an international news agency, attempt to blackmail Nigerian Military through a report on Boko Haram families   Reuter which now part of Thomson Reuters, wrote that it was working on a series of stories about purported actions of the Nigerian military during the government’s 13-year war against Islamist insurgents in the country’s North East.     ” To them, they were committed to producing an accurate, fair and complete report hence, their request to arrange…

Nigerian military declares Bello Turji, 18 other terror suspects wanted

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The Nigerian military has declared 19 suspected terrorists wanted and placed a N5 million bounty on each of them.   The details of the 19 terrorists are contained in a poster released by the Director of Defence Information at the Defence Headquarters, Jimmy Akpor.   The information on the poster revealed that the N5 million cash reward is for anyone who could provide information that could lead to the arrest of any of the wanted terrorists.   The wanted persons are notorious bandits/terrorists that have been terrorising Katsina, Sokoto and…

Defence Headquarters holds 2022 Armed Forces Inter Service Sports competition,18 – 23 Sept

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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) is set to hold the 2022 Armed Forces Inter-Service Sports Competition (2022 AFISSC) at Mogadishu Cantonment Sports Complex from 18 – 23 September 2022.   The 2022 AFISSC is an initiative of the DHQ which is to afford the Services the opportunity to compete and interact with one another in the spirit of sustaining the camaraderie that exists between the members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN).   The 2022 AFISSC would have athletes (both male and female) from the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy and…

Internal Security: Does Nigerian Military Possess the Magic Wand? By Chidi Omeje

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Nigerian military’s current engagement in internal security operations (ISOs) does not only have robust precedence, it has become a national security imperative given the gravity and multiplicity of security challenges assailing the country from within.   However, deployment of military troops for sundry internal security purposes has also become so common place that it is now a reflex action for governments (Federal and States) and even citizens to summon and look up to soldiers to take care of any reported security infraction. Even more telling is the fact that owing…