The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has inflicted heavy casualties on Boko Haram terrorists in their hideouts at Alagarno and Sambisa Forest area of Borno State. This was uncovered by the Defence Headquarters on Friday. NAN reports that the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Friday, said … Read more
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), yesterday, said it was at the final stage of anti-terrorism and banditry war operations in the North West region of the country. According to Major General John Enenche, Coordinator of Defence Media Operation, uncovered this at a weekly press briefing in Abuja, said the war was at the “domination stage.” “Encounters between … Read more
Nigerian Army, Terrorists The Nigerian Army has launched another massive operation against Boko Haram and Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) elements to dislodge them from their enclaves and hideouts in the North East. The Chief of Training and Operations, Maj.-Gen. Nuhu Angbazo, disclosed this at the maiden media briefing on ‘Operation Tura Takaibango’ on … Read more
Bandits invade Galadiman Kogo Community in Shiroro, Kastina State, abducted more than twenty persons in the early hour of Tuesday. According to reports, The bandits were seen riding on motorcycles, numbering over a hundred, into Galadiman Kogo village to carry out their illicit acts. The invasion was well withset by the community members who were … Read more
The gallant troops of Operation SAHEL SANITY of The Nigerian Army have rescued 642 kidnap victims and neutralised 64 bandits, foiled 167 banditry and 81 kidnapped attempts from June to December last year. This was uncovered by the Acting Director Defence, Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, while briefing newsmen in Faskari Super Camp Four … Read more
Police, Firearms The Police Command in Oyo State has decried the rate at which unlicensed firearms are being used by some people in the state. This was disclosed by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Ibadan, Eko hot blog gathered. Fadeyi said that the … Read more
Bayelsa, Calm restored to Peremabiri Calm has finally been restored to Peremabiri Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, following the intervention of the government after a period of violence in the past week. Some yet to be identified gunmen had attacked the community on Sunday for the second time in about a … Read more
Fulani herdsmen, Ebonyi The Ebonyi Police Command has described as “fake, baseless and mischievous” an online video in circulation alleging that Fulani herdsmen in the state were being attacked and forced to leave the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Philip Maku, made the assertion in a statement issued to newsmen in … Read more
The Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has killed several Boko Haram insurgents in their hideouts at Kote Kura and Bulama Isamari areas of Borno State. A statement issued on Sunday by the Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, confirmed that the air attack engaged scores of terrorists observed in the … Read more
Troops Rescue 23 Victims, In Katsina Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have rescued 23 kidnapped victims comprising 18 women and five children in Katsina State, the Defence Headquarters has said. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Wednesday, said the rescue operation took place on Tuesday at Wurma Village in … Read more
Insecurity, Benue The Government of Benue has banned the use of motorcycles and operations of illegal revenue checkpoints in Katsina-ala and Ukum Local Government Areas with immediate effect. Matthew Uyina, Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Internal Affairs and Special Services, who said this in a statement Monday in Makurdi, noted that the decision was taken by … Read more
Commandant of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, says Akolade Gbadebo who was recently killed by its men in Oyo town was an armed robber, not a student. Following the killing, Ekohotblog gathered that the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) claimed that the security agency killed Gbadebo, a 400 … Read more
Security Mr Abdullahi Gana, the Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has directed officers and men of the corps to ensure effective security across the country. According to him, the directive becomes necessary in the event of threats to security of lives and property issued by some unscrupulous persons to disrupt … Read more
Aircraft The Chief of Air Staff Air, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, says the Nigeria Air Force will receive a new A-29 Super Tucano fighter aircraft in 2021 to strengthen defence. Abubakar said this during the inauguration of officers accommodation and a 1.3-kilometre road at NAF Base Kainji, Niger, Eko hot blog gathered. “Sometime ago, I … Read more
Amotekun Two persons were allegedly shot dead by an officer of Oyo State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, in Ibadan, last Thursday. The Amotekun personnel, said to also be a member of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), was accused of killing two people in Isale Osi area of the city, Eko hot blog gathered. Read Also: … Read more
Navy, Warships The Nigerian Navy will take delivery of two warships in 2021 in an effort to boost operations in the nation’s territorial waters. Rear Adm. Sileranda Lassa, Flag Officer Commanding Logistics Command Oghara, Delta, made this known on Thursday at the inauguration of newly-built staff quarters at Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder’s base in … Read more
Rescue The Police in Oyo State say they have rescued a foreigner, Hassan Mills, who was kidnapped on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Mills, a Lebanese, was kidnapped by gunmen at about 5:23pm at the entrance of his Panarama Farm at Mekun, Oke Alaro area of Ibadan. The Police Public Relations … Read more
Security Sokoto State government says it has concluded plans to construct 12 police stations at a cost of N37 million each. Alhaji Sani Ahmad, Director Planning, Ministry of Local Government, made the disclosure while briefing the state’s House of Assembly Committee members on Local Government and Community Development on Friday at Dange/Shuni Local Government Area … Read more
The Niger state Police Command on Thursday disclosed that one of its patrol team had killed a notorious armed bandit known as Zokala. Zokala was known to have been terrorising Beri, Lamba, Kamfanin-waya, Farin-Shige, Bukoki communities and its environs along Rafin-Gora, Kontagora local government area of Niger state. Read Also: Senate Urges Buhari To Reconsider … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday lauded the Nigerian Army for its efforts in dealing with Nigeria’s rising tide of insecurity. As gathered by Eko Hot Blog, the President was speaking when he virtually declared the Chief of Army Staff’s Annual Conference, 2020 open. He said the army has remained committed in its discharge of its … Read more