COAS: Farouk Yahaya and Pelumi   The family of a 15-year-old boy, Pelumi Sulaimon, have been thrown into mourning after soldiers attached to Operation MESA allegedly shot him dead around Makoko, in the Yaba area of Lagos State. According to residents in the area, the soldiers were hired by political thugs to carry out a reprisal on their opponents in the community on Sunday, February 26. WEXERES News gathered that when the soldiers got to the community, they started shooting indiscriminately and in the process, a stray bullet hit Pelumi who was on his way to buy drinks for his friends to celebrate his birthday. The soldiers, who were led by a political thug identified simply as Nuru, were also said to have gunned down a tricycle operator, identified simply as Aloma, whom they mistook of one of their targets. According to Pelumi’s relative, Musbau Ayinde, the events that led to the death of the Junior Secondary School Three pupil was a result of a clash caused by political rivalry i...

ALieutenant Colonel of the Nigerian Army, N.B. Ahmed has been abducted following an ambush on a military convoy by gunmen suspected to be terrorists. WEXERES NEWS gathered that the senior military officer was abducted along Tsafe (Zamfara)/Funtua (Katsina) road on Friday, January 6. The abducted officer is the new commanding officer of the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto. “Our new boss who resumed on Friday was attacked while being escorted to Kano. He was taken away by the gunmen,” a military source told SaharaReporters. A military signal exclusively obtained by WEXERES NEWS also confirmed the incident. The signal was however silent on others travelling with Ahmed. It read, “TEXT: SP SITREP ON KIDNAPPED OF SNR OFFR. LT COL NB AHMED (N/12022). A/N SNR OFFR WAS KIDNAPED ALONG TSAFE/FUNTUA RD ON 06 JAN 23 AT ABOUT 2000HRS WHILE TRAVELING TO KANO FOR WEEKEND. THE SNR OFFR JUST TAKES OVER COMD OF 8 BOD AS A CO ON THE SAME DATE. THIS IS FOR YOUR INFO AND NEC ACTION. PSE ACCEPT FOR A...

The Nigerian Army has rescued a female Lieutenant, P. P. Johnson abducted by unknown gunmen terrorising the South-East part of the country. A trending video showed the officer being tortured by the gunmen after she was abducted in her hometown, Ihube. She was said to have travelled to her hometown for the Yuletide season. “She was just conferred with the rank of Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army. She passed out on December 17 after being commissioned from the Direct Short Service Course,” a military source said. “She was kidnapped at her home in Ibube. She travelled home for the Yuletide celebration.” In the clip obtained by SaharaReporters, one of the unknown gunmen was heard threatening to kill the officer for being a member of the Nigerian Army. He also warned youths against joining the military and other security agencies. “This is a wonderful (sic) information for the whole of our people that are still in the military, that’s how all of you will be dying one after the other,” he was...

WEXERES News has exclusively obtained more information on how a Nigerian Army General was crushed to death  According to information reaching us from an insider who wants to remain anonymous, at about 152230A on 15th November 2022, Brig Gen OA James, the Director of Finance NAFRC was knocked down by a vehicle driven by 04NA/98/397 Corporal ABAYOMI EBUN of NARC Abuja.  The soldier who resides at Block P, Old Barracks NAFRC was on pass and driving recklessly inside the barracks as he was said to be drunk.  The senior officer was walking to his residence inside the Barracks when he was hit and knocked down by the soldier.  The senior officer was rushed to NAFRC Medical Center where he was confirmed dead. The soldier have been detained with NAFRC Provost for further investigation.

…as soldiers, security agencies arrest more prisoners There is heavy security presence at Kuje town where gunmen suspected to be terrorists bombed the Nigerian Correctional Center and released several terrorists in custody. This is just as the Nigerian Air Force has embarked on aerial surveillance to aid ground troops who are in pursuit of the terrorists in the forest.   So far the operations of soldiers who have been on the trail of the terrorists and the prisoners who escaped from custody is beginning to yield positive results with the arrest of a good number of the prisoners. The security agents comprising the military, police, DSS among others have mounted several security checkpoints conducting stop and search on vehicles and passengers.   Meanwhile the minister of Defence Bashir Magashi, who visited the facility said 600, and not over one thousand prisoners escaped from the facility during the attack as it is being speculated. Details later

 According to a source who begged not to be identified, the protest was supposed to expose the corruption of Nigerian army operations under General Faruk Yahayi, the chief of staff. He said that Nigerian army operations were hampered by ethnic and religious jings, who favored only part of the army. “General Yahaya has done what no other army commander in the history of the Nigerian army has done. He has divided the Nigerian army according to religious and ethnic lines. You cannot be considered an officer unless you are of the same religion or religion that has affected operational efficiency on several occasions,” he said. “Let me tell you, the current harvest of the Nigerian military leadership is busy making pension plans. Contracts are divided among themselves, money for fighting units is transferred to private pockets, troop fees have not been paid, and there has often been an atmosphere of military fraud, as we speak. Wexeres Reporters believe that the military authorities are...

Bandits have attacked a mining site in Niger State and reportedly killed security agents, civilians, and kidnapped three Chinese nationals. The attack was said to have occurred on Wednesday afternoon in Ajata, Aboki in Gurmana ward of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The Co-convener, Concerned Shiroro Youth of Niger State, Sani Kokki, confirmed the incident on Thursday. Related News  Bandits abduct Zamfara NULGE chairman’s pregnant wife  Three vigilantes killed trying to rescue abducted Niger villagers  Three vigilante members killed, others kidnapped in Niger community He said the bandits attacked the mining site and opened fire on the workers and security operatives. He also stated that the bandits kidnapped a yet-to-be-identified number of people including two Chinese expatriates. Details later…

Tension gripped Ogulagha community in the Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State after soldiers attached to the Forcados Terminal allegedly shot dead a youth in the community, Endurance Kalaepele. WEXERES gathered that the 27-year-old victim was allegedly shot twice while he picked snails. The incident reportedly happened around 11pm on Monday. Enraged youths of the community were said to have gone on the rampage, destroying company vehicles and property, just as they also took over the major roads to express their anger. The community youth president, ThankGod Iyaragba, told journalists that the deceased was with six others hunting snails when he was allegedly shot dead by the soldiers. He said, “Around 10pm yesterday (Monday), six of the community boys went to the bush behind Forcadoes Terminal for snail picking, but were intercepted on their way back by military men. “One of the boys, Endurance, tried to run out of fear but was shot twice at close range. This infuriated youths ...