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Army holds shooting exercise to enhance weapon handling by troops
The 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba, near Jos, has organised its Schedule Range Classification exercise to boost weapon handling among troops. The exercise was held at Army’s Shooting Range, Miango, Bassa Local Government Area. Speaking at the closing on Wednesday, Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the division, said that the exercise is a biannual…
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Exercise: Don’t panic over shooting, Army urges Kaduna residents
The 1 Division Nigerian Army on Wednesday urged residents neighboring the shooting range not to panic over the exercise, urging them to go about their normal daily routine activities without fear. The acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, of the division, Lt.-Col.. Musa Yahaya, gave the advice in a statement issued in Kaduna. Yahaya also advised the residents to report…
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UK’s Sunak ‘shocked’ at shooting of Slovakian counterpart, Fico
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was “shocked” by the “awful news” that his Slovakian counterpart Robert Fico had been shot. Fico is in a life-threatening condition after being wounded in the shooting in the town of Handlova. The prime minister said on X, formerly Twitter: “Shocked to hear this awful news. “All our thoughts are with Prime Minister…
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Slovakian PM in life-threatening condition after being shot – Statement
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination on Wednesday, the government office said. Slovak media said the shooter was a 71-year-old man but the motive was not immediately clear. The incident shocked Slovakia, a small central European nation with little history of political violence. Slovakia’s partners in the European…
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Police advise public against challenging armed security personnel
The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Monday advised the public against challenging armed security personnel. Hundeyin said in a statement that it had become necessary to caution the public against the backdrop of some avoidable killings by security personnel when they were challenged to shoot. According to him, this is not about armed police…
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