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...AS NPF ISSUES CERTIFICATE OF CLEARANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNMAS By Okosun Dennis History was made by the Nigerian Army on Wednesday after 21 years the unfortunate bomb explosion that rocked the Ikeja Cantonment took place, as the military barracks has been certified free of any unexploded ordnances (UXOs) by the Nigerian Police Bomb Disposal Department and issued a certificate of clearance. During the closing ceremony, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, who was represented by the Commander, Engineer Corps, Maj Gen Philip Eromosele was  presented a...

The Military High Command in Abuja has said the Military means alone cannot end terrorism and insurgency, adding that the perpetrators of insecurity are not ghosts; they have families, and relations and are from villages and communities in the country. Director of Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major General Edward Buba, who disclosed this on Thursday during the bi-weekly media briefing on the operations of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN), stressed that counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency war remains a reflection of a whole of society's commitment. According to Gen. Buba, “Our...