The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday paid a condolence visit to Tudun Biri community in Igabi Local Government
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja has visited Tudun Biriin in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State for the army’s bombing some residents of the community during a Maulud Nabiy celebration on Sunday. This was stated in a press release on Tuesday by Onyema Nwachukwu, a Brigadier General and Director Army Public Relations, saying the COAS tendered the apology for the grievous killing of civilians.
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of at least 50 suspects involved in international job racketeering in Lagos State. This was stated in a press briefing on Wednesday on the ongoing Nigerian Army Exercises Still Waters, Enduring Peace and Golden Dawn By the Director Army Public Relations, Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu in Abuja. According to the statement, the suspects including foreigners were arrested with the help of the Nigerian Immigration Service.
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday stated that the protesters in Nasarawa State pelted stones at its troops and attacked patrol vehicles during a protest held over the Court of Appeal ruling on the governorship election in the state. A team of armed military personnel from Nigerian Army ‘4’ Special Forces Command, Doma in four Hilux vans, on Monday, allegedly rammed into over 500 women during a peaceful protest in Lafia, leaving many wounded.
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has declared a three-day period of mourning, in honour of the Late Maj Gen Chris Alli (retd). SaharaReporters had reported that Alli died at the Military Hospital, Lagos State, after an illness on Sunday, November 19, 2023. The army headquarters had on Sunday confirmed his departure, saying the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lagbaja expressed his heartfelt condolences.