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Some Nigerian soldiers fighting the insurgents in the North East have composed an anti-Boko haram song. In a video that has gone viral, the soldiers sang heartily to the lyrics of the song which basically asked the insurgents to stop using ”Allah” to justify their killings as Allah is great and doesn’t kill people. The […]
Soldiers have allegedly killed five youths at Bassa village in Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State. According to Daily Trust, the young men were returning from a wedding ceremony in Garin-Baka around 12 midnight on Thursday, April 1, when soldiers on patrol mistook them for kidnappers and allegedly opened fire on them. Isah Umar, […]
In a video shared by Revolutionist, Omoyele Sowore shows soldiers celebrating after the announcement of the removal of Lt. General Tukur Buratai, as the Chief of Army Staff. Publisher, Omoyele Sowore, wrote; ”See soldiers rejoicing over the removal of Tukur Buratai as the Chief of Army staff of @HQNigerianArmy imagine what’s #Nigerians will do when his incompetent boss @MBuhari is […]
A man is fortunate to be alive after he was allegedly almost shot by soldiers in Oyigbo, Rivers state. To enforce order in Oyigbo, a curfew was imposed and soldiers have been parading the area. One man in Oyigbo was allegedly beaten up by soldiers after they mistook him for someone else. Fortunately, another soldier […]
Osun State residents who were caught violating the curfew imposed by Governor Gboyega Oyetola were subjected to rigorous punishment by Nigerian soldiers in Ilesha. The violators were forced to lie in muddy water before being flogged by the soldiers.
Two Police Men got into trouble today while they were harassing a young man at the popular Ikorodu Garage. According to the eyewitness and the video that we would share below, these officers stopped this young man and wanted to arrested him for no reason. The boy resisted the arrest which drawed the attention of […]
The DMW record label boss, Davido Adeleke better called Davido has revealed a shocking story in the “Black Box Interview” series with Ebuka. Davido recounted his ugly and terrible experience he had with the Nigerian soldiers. Davido in the process of recounting his relationship with Burna Boy, he recounted how he was flogged alongside Burna Boy for putting on a soldier camo. He further said, […]
An incident that occurred in Aba, Abia State has left many wondering about the state of Nigerians in the country. A group of soldiers were seen forcing and threatening an elderly man who mistakenly stepped on the shoe of one of them and failed to immediately apologize for what he did. After realizing himself, the […]
No fewer than 356 soldiers in the North-East and other theatres of operation have applied to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, for voluntary retirement, citing “loss of interest” as their reason for disengagement. The soldiers wrote to the army chief on July 3, 2020, under Reference NA/COAS/001, quoting the Harmonised Terms […]
Two young girls who managed to escape from an Internally Displaced Camp in Borno State, have narrated how soldiers, health workers and other officials in the camp turned them into sex slaves. The girls, Talatu Istifanus and Yossi Adam, who are 17 and 19 respectively, gave graphic details of how the soldiers made sure they […]
Pandemonium rocks as members of the Borno state COVID-19 committee which includes two commissioners, were on Saturday June 13 allegedly assaulted by soldiers attached to the 7 division of the Nigerian Army. The incident occurred after vehicles conveying the soldiers and some civilians were stopped by the team enforcing the inter-state travel ban in Auno. Kakashehu Lawal, Borno […]
Reports claim that troops of the Nigerian Army stationed in Mainok, Borno state, are currently in a gunfight with suspected Boko Haram insurgents. The insurgents came into the village around 7pm, shooting sporadically, The Cable reports. “They went straight to the military base and for about an hour now, they have been in a gunfight […]
There has been widespread condemnation of an alleged public harassment of a yet-to-be identified lady by some military officers. A picture of the incident, which has been trending on the Internet, showed the victim being forced to pull down her trousers as her underwear jutted out. A military man, who was supervising the unsavoury show, […]
A Nigerian man who claimed to be a soldier, was spotted in a video begging taskforce officials after he broke the lockdown order in Abuja. In a video sighted by LailasNews, the man who identified himself as a soldier was seen begging profusely after being nabbed by taskforce officials for conveying passengers to an undisclosed […]
The UPDF army court-martial sitting at Gulu 4th division barracks on Wednesday charged and sentenced six UPDF officers to six months in prison. The officers were alleged to be part of the security forces who assaulted civilians at Elegu border in Uganda. The suspects included Lance Cpl Awany Constantine, Pte Muhamed Makanga, Ebong John Max, […]
Residents of Gbagada in Lagos state were punished by soldiers after they came out to exercise despite the lockdown order this morning. The gym enthusiasts have flouted the stay-at-home order for some days now. Yesterday videos of them exercising on the expressway was shared online.
A Taxi driver was reportedly beaten to death yesterday by security operatives, for carrying passengers who were not wearing face masks. An eyewitness @ayebechristopher, revealed that the incident occurred at Marian in Calabar, Cross River State’s capital. He said the driver who was wearing a face mask when he was stopped, was beaten by security […]
Nigerians have reacted over the gruesome maltreatment and attacks from men of the Nigerian Army deployed into South West to maintain orderliness during the lockdown season placed by President Muhammadu Buhari amidst Covid-19 outbreaks, an old man’s head was broken after an army officer allegedly hit his head with a gun. It will be recalled […]
The Nigerian Army says two officers who allegedly threatened to rape women in Delta state, and infect them with HIV, have been arrested. In a video that went viral earlier on Friday, the officers had threatened the people of Warri in Delta, particularly mothers, wives and daughters, saying their planned action was in retaliation of […]
Two Nigerian soldiers have threatened to rape the mothers of the youths in Warri, Delta state who allegedly killed one of their colleagues yesterday April 2. Recall that during the enforcement of the lockdown exercise in the state on Thursay April 2, youths in Ugbuwangue community in Warri, Delta state had a clash with some […]