Army Insists General Alive After ISWAP Left Several Soldiers Dead In Borno

Army Insists General Alive After ISWAP Left Several Soldiers Dead In Borno https://ift.tt/qrN71hv #AFN #Ajimi #Arnold #Benisheikh #Borno #Braimah #Damaturu #Kaga #Olatunbosun #Oluyede #Gwoza #Kano #Kebbi #Maiduguri #Mike #Musa #Olufemi #Oseni #Pulka #Tinubu #UBA #US Armed Forces of Nigeria, AFN has insisted that Brigadier General Oseni Braimah is alive, after several reports indicated that the Commander of the 29 Task Force Brigade in Operation Hadin Kai was left dead alongside several other Nigerian soldiers when the Islamic State of West Africa Province, Iswap launched a coordinated multiple attacks on military bases at Pulka, Bakin Ruwa communities in Gwoza local government area and Ngamdu and Benisheikh communities in the Kaga local government area of Borno state between the hours of 10pm on Wednesday night and 12am on Thursday early morning night, killing several numbers of Nigerian soldiers, overran some of the military bases, but, the Nigeria military authority claimed that Brigadier General Oseni Braimah and his troops were able to repel the attackers at Benisheikh, saying, the Brigadier General is alive and not dead as widely reported in some media platforms, in addition, the Nigerian Defence Headquarters in a press statement issued a few hours ago by Major General Michael Onoja, admitted that some numbers of Nigerian soldiers were left dead during the attacks but refused to state the total numbers of soldiers killed by the attackers; accordingly, the army said “regrettably, the encounter resulted in the loss of a few brave and gallant soldiers who paid the supreme price in the line of duty”. #OsazuwaAkonedo

Tinubu Reacts After Meeting Massacred Citizens’ Relatives At Jos Airport

Tinubu Reacts After Meeting Massacred Citizens’ Relatives At Jos Airport https://ift.tt/TF7XiNd #Abubakar #Ahmed #Angwan #Atiku #Bayo #Benue #Bola #Caleb #Chadian #Deby #Gari #Iperu #Itno #Rukuba #Waye #Idriss #Jos #Mahamat #Mutfwang #Obi #Ogun #Onanuga #Peter #Plateau #Tinubu Nigeria President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given reasons why he could not visit the Angwan Rukuba community, the scene some citizens were massacred by terrorists on Palm Sunday, saying; “upon arrival in Jos, the visit encountered some logistical challenges, while the road distance from the airport to Jos township is approximately 40 minutes, the runway does not support night flights due to the absence of navigational aids, the constraints made it unfeasible to drive into town, meet victims for on-the-spot assessment and return to the airport before dusk, consequently, state and federal officials decided to bring representatives of the affected community to a hall adjoining the airport so the President could meet with them promptly while adhering to flight restrictions”, swiftly, Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State and the Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the last general elections in Nigeria, said; “during his visit to Benue State in June 2025, Bola Ahmed Tinubu stopped at the Government House but did not go to the actual scene where innocent Nigerians lost their lives, similarly, in Jos, his engagement ended at the airport instead of at the affected communities, at a time when Nigerians are enduring days without power, our leaders cannot even stay a few minutes without it, now is the time to stop incompetent leaders—those lacking the capacity and compassion—who prioritise their own comfort over the well-being of the people and make empty promises”, on the other hand, Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice President of Nigeria and the last general elections presidential candidate of the #OsazuwaAkonedo