Army announces live-fire exercise in Bauchi

The Nigerian Army has alerted residents of Bauchi State to a live-fire objection scheduled to instrumentality spot on the Bauchi-Jos Road on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

The workout volition beryllium conducted by the Nigerian Army Armour School, Obienu Barracks, betwixt 6 americium and 6 pm.

According to a connection issued on Tuesday on behalf of the Commandant, Major General Sunday Makolo, the workout volition impact the question of troops and subject hardware, arsenic good arsenic the usage of unrecorded ammunition and projectiles.

The statement, signed by the acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Nigerian Army Armoured Corps, Major Adekunle A. Adeyemi, urged residents not to beryllium alarmed by the beingness of soldiers oregon the sounds of gunfire and explosions during the exercise.

The Army warned members of the nationalist to support distant from the designated grooming country passim the exercise.

It peculiarly advised farmers and cattle rearers operating astir Zaranda Hill and Geji colony to debar the country until the workout is concluded.

The connection sa...