₦5.5 Million Extortion Records Recovered as Navy Raids Suspected Militant Base in Cross River

₦5.5 Million Extortion Records Recovered as Navy Raids Suspected Militant Base in Cross River

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja A handwritten ledger containing records of illegal levies worth about ₦5.5 million has been recovered by the Nigerian Navy during a raid on a suspected militant hideout at Dayspring Island in Cross River State. According to a statement signed by the Director of Naval Information, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, the operation was carried out by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) VICTORY following intelligence reports on the activities […]

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Probe into Alleged Maiduguri Killing as Military Cites Possible Militant Links

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The theatre command of operation Hadin Kai says it has launched an investigation into allegations that its troops were involved in the killing of a man in Maiduguri, in north-east Nigeria. According to a statement signed by Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, media information officer for Operation Hadin Kai, the army is examining claims circulating on social media that soldiers shot and killed Abdulrahman Mustapha near the Federal […]

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Nigerian troops repel suspected militant incursion in Borno State

By Zainab Uzomah Troops of Nigeria’s Operation Hadin Kai have repelled an attempted incursion by suspected militants advancing from the Mandara Mountains into Bitta, in the country’s north-east, the military says. The army said the incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, when surveillance systems detected fighters moving towards the area. Troops reportedly waited until the group entered what the military described as an effective engagement range before opening […]

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