Nigeria Steps Up Fight Against Boko Haram
The government has launched a new army division to replace the Joint Task Force in the fight against the Boko Haram sect.
Nigeria Army
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Nigeria:
National Army Creates New Division
Leadership, 19 August 2013
As the battle against the Boko Haram sect enters its final stage, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Azubuike Ihejirika has created an Army Division that would take over the war from… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Emergency Rule Enters New Phase As JTF Hands Over to New Army Division
This Day, 19 August 2013
Emergency rule in the three north-eastern states is set to enter a new phase as the command and control of the ongoing internal security operations in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - New Army Division Takes Over From JTF
Vanguard, 19 August 2013
Barely 24 hours after Vanguard's exclusive report about the establishment of a new Infantry Division for the Nigerian Army with headquarters in Maiduguri, the Federal Government… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan Creates New Army Division, Sends 8,000 Troops After Boko Haram
Vanguard, 18 August 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan appears set to boost the strength of the military in the insurgency infested North-east after indications emerged that about 8,000 troops are being sent… Read more »