The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of Lance Corporal Ahmed Aminu for allegedly beating a mobile phone repairer, Alkasim Ibrahim, to death. In a statement, Lieutenant Adebayo Adewumi, Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations for the 23 Armour Brigade, Yola, said Aminu had been taken into custody pending the outcome of an investigation…
A Nigerian soldier, identified as Lance Corporal Ahmada A., has allegedly beaten a young mobile phone repairer, Alkasum Ibrahim, to death in Adamawa State — all because of a delay in fixing his girlfriend’s mobile phone. The tragic incident, which occurred on Wednesday in Mayo-Belwa, has sparked public outrage and calls for justice as details…
An hours-long attack by suspected herdsmen on Ikobi-Ochekwu community in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State late Wednesday night has led to the death of a soldier and several other residents. The armed assailants reportedly stormed the community under the cover of darkness, unleashing sporadic gunfire and setting homes ablaze in a siege that…
Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly abducted a soldier and other passengers in Borno. The victims were said to be travelling in a commercial bus last Friday when the insurgents intercepted their vehicle along Damaturu/Maiduguri Road. Sources told SaharaReporters that the operation was carried out in the evening. They said the terrorists in military fatigues blocked…
A General Court Martial (GCM) sitting at the Headquarters, 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu, has sentenced Private Adamu Mohammed to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, and another, Private Abubakar Yusuf to 10 years imprisonment for robbery. The GCM was inaugurated on February 18, 2025, by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have arrested a soldier, Lance Corporal Sani Aminu, for allegedly being in possession of a substance suspected to be ‘Canadian Loud’, a highly potent strain of imported cannabis. Aminu, who serves in the Nigerian Army under service number 13NA/70/11481, was apprehended by a police patrol team on Wednesday,…
Personnel of 7 Division have arrested a soldier identified as Nathaniel Jeremiah, for illegal possession of ammunition at the Borno Express Terminal Park in Maiduguri. Intelligence sources told security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama that Jeremiah, who was on welfare pass and en route to Adamawa State, was apprehended while attempting to board a…
