DAILY RENDEZVOUS

Daily Rendezvous A total of thirty-seven (37) terrorist elements in the northeast, with seventeen (17) said to have been arrested. Twenty-One (21) assorted arms as well as one hundred and seventeen rounds of different calibres of ammunition, and four gun trucks were captured from the terrorists. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Benard Onyeuko disclosed this during the bi-weekly press briefing on the operational activities of the Armed Forces of Nigeria within the last two weeks, held at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja. He said in the last two weeks, a total of sixteen abducted civilians have been rescued, while eight hundred and sixty-three terrorists and their families have surrendered to the troops. “Within the past 2 weeks, own troops aggressively sustained their operations on the terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements by maintaining offensive engagements in all theatres of operation within the country, which recorded appreciable...

Daily Rendezvous  The Adamawa state governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has proscribed the activities of Professional Hunters Association of Nigeria, banning their activities in the 21 local governments of Adamawa state over security concerns the group is reported to have been causing. Fintiri said, the Hunters Association has been working contrary to the essence of its creation, as the group is reported to have been showing total disregard for security agencies and for traditional authorities in their localities. This is contained in a press statement issued by the press secretary to the Adamawa state governor, Humwashi Wonosikou, and made available to Newsmen, Monday in Yola, Adamawa state. The statement further states that security operatives should ensure compliance of the directives especially in the five Adamawa state local governments of Numan, Demsa, Lamurde, Shelleng and Guyuk. The statement reads, "The Adamawa State Government has banned the operation...

Daily Rendezvous The president of the federal republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, alongside other national leaders have mourned the sudden death of Gen. Dzarma Kennedy Zirkushu alongside six other officers and men who were gunned down by the men of the ISWAP and Boko Haram insurgents at Askira Uba, on the 13th of November, 2021 in Borno state, Nigeria. Buhari while comforting their families said, their legacy and the sacrifice they made in the fight against insurgency and for Nigeria, will not be forgotten. He made the remarks at the funeral service of Gen.Dzarma Kennedy Zirkushu, and the other six fallen heroes, at the Protestant Military Church of the 23 Armoured Brigade, Yola, Adamawa state. President Buhari said, "I was extremely sad to hear of the demise of your husband and soLdiers who paid the supreme sacrifice in a rare display of gallantry as they try to protect their compatriots in the war against terrorists. "Indeed Nigeria has lost great...

Daily Rendezvous Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and lawmaker representing Gombi/ Hong Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Yusuf Buba Yakub, has described the death of Brig. Gen. Dzarma Zirkusu in an ambush by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists as a huge loss to the people of Gombi/ Hong Federal Constituency, to Adamawa State and to the nation at large. He said the late General was a fine officer, who was not only committed to his chosen profession but had the heart to do everything he could to make the people feel safe and free wherever he found himself.  He recalled several instances when the late General had brought succour to situations that looked quite apprehensive and said he would be greatly missed by colleagues and the people of the North East Zone in particular, whom he served with uncommon commitment until his last breath.   This is contained in a release personally signed by Yusuf Yakub Buba, which was mad...

Daily Rendezvous Adamawa State Governor, Rt.Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has expressed his condolences to the families and Colleagues of Brigadier General Dzarma Zirkusu and three other Soldiers killed in battle against Insurgents.  General Zirkusu was the Officer commanding the 28 Task Force Brigade in Chibok, Borno State.  The Insurgents had launched an attack on an Army Base  in Askira Uba Local Government area of Southern Borno killing the General and three others. Governor Fintiri commended the bravery of the Special Forces  with the support of other troops who repelled the attack by the Insurgents.  "General Zirkusu and the three others were brave Soldiers who died in the line of duty while fighting terrorists". Governor Fintiri said.  "I want to take this opportunity to express my deepest sympathy and that of the Government and People of Adamawa State to the families and loved ones of the fallen Heros. I stand with you. Nigeria stands with yo...

Daily Rendezvous A combined forces of both army, police and vigilante groups under the operation Hadin Kai, have on Teusday, killed about 9 Boko Haram terrorist members, injured several of its fighters, and recovered a Buffalo Gun Truck, 3 motorcycles, 3 browning machine guns, among several other items as the terrorist escaped in disarray. The troops were said to have foiled the attempts by Boko Haram terrorists to attack the outskirt of Maiduguri, Tuesday, inflicting heavy casualty on the insurgents.  This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Army Public Relations, Mohammed Yerima, and made available to Newsmen, Wednesday. The statement reads, "The terrorists who tried to advance from Aldawari axis attempted to attack soft targets along Jiddari Polo, were countered by combined gallant troops in conjuction with the Nigerian Police, Youth Vigilante and hunters leading to terrorists withdrawal in dissary. "Following a hot pursuit by troo...

Daily Rendezvous Citing an internal army communication, the newspaper quoted a source as saying that soldiers dispatched from Katsina-Ala Local Government Area to deliver weapons to troops in Oju LGA (171km from Katsina-Ala) were armed bushed by an armed militia said to be from the Konshisha district of the state, in an attack believed to have occurred on Tuesday. A stockpile of military hardware with about N28 million cash has been reportedly carted away by marauding bandits who ambushed a group of Nigerian troops on a reinforcement mission to quell pockets of communal clashes in Benue State, Peoples Daily Rendezvous reports. Citing an internal army communication, the newspaper quoted a source as saying that soldiers dispatched from Katsina-Ala Local Government Area to deliver weapons to troops in Oju LGA (171km from Katsina-Ala) were overrun by an armed militia said to be from the Konshisha district of the state, in an attack believed to have occurred on Tuesday. ...

Daily Rendezvous Seven policemen and three soldiers killed as Boko haram terrorists attack Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum’s convoy Eight policemen, three soldiers, and four Civilian Joint Task Force operatives were killed after the convoy of the Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum, was again attacked by Boko Haram terrorists along the Baga Highway in the state on Friday, September 25. According to reports, the governor had left Maiduguri for Baga to prepare for the planned return of internally displaced persons from Maiduguri to the camps in Baga when his convoy was attacked by the terrorists. The attack comes barely two months after Governor Zulum was attacked around the same axis by the insurgents on his way from Baga.