Iranian general, pilot killed in helicopter crash

Iranian general, pilot killed in helicopter crash

An Iranian Revolutionary Guards general and pilot were killed in a helicopter crash during an anti-terror operation in the country’s restive southeast, state media reported on Monday. The “ultra-light gyroplane” of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps “had an accident while conducting combat operations” in a border area, the IRNA news agency said. It said the crash happened in Sirkan, a city in Sistan-Baluchistan province, and identified the dead as General […]

November 4, 2024 6

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N712m stolen crude recovered, 96 terrorists killed in one week — DHQ

The Defence Headquarters has said troops, during operations in the Northern parts of the country, killed 96 terrorists and arrested 227 suspects. The DHQ noted that among those arrested was a terrorist commander identified as Usman Maisaje. In a statement on Friday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major Geneneral Buba Edward, said Maisaje was a close associate of a wanted high-profile terrorist leader known as Kachalla Boka. He added […]

October 18, 2024 6

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Two killed in gunmen invasion of Rivers community

Two residents of Briun community in Bou-Ko kingdom in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State were shot dead following a night invasion by gunmen on Tuesday night. The incident occurred at about 8 p.m. when many residents of the area were already indoors and the attack shattered the serenity of the community. Many residents who heard the sound of the gunshot remained indoors while some fled the community upon […]

September 6, 2024 6

NEWS

How gunmen killed my colleagues, Ekiti monarch recounts narrow escape

The Alara of Ara in the Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Oba Adebayo Fatoba, has narrated how he managed to escape from gunmen who attacked and killed two of his colleagues last Monday. Fatoba, along with two other monarchs from the state – Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti in Oye LG and the Elesun of Esun Ekiti in Ajoni, Ikole Local Government of Ekiti State, were attacked by the […]

February 5, 2024 43

POLITICS

B’Haram commander, others killed in Niger air strike – NAF

The Nigerian Air Force has said air strikes by the air component of Operation Whirl Punch in Niger State killed a terrorist kingpin identified as Yellow Janbros and other terrorists. The service said the terrorists were trailed from Zamfara to Niger State. The Air Force added that Janbros and his fighters were about to cross the Jikudna River in Galadima Kogo District, heading towards the Wurukuvhi axis of Chikun LGA […]

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