ISWAP leader, Al-Barnawi, has been shot dead. The leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, has been killed in Borno State, EKOHOTBLOG has gathered. The ISWAP leader was reportedly killed in the last week of August 2021. Al-Barnawi was the son of Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf who was also … Read more
Recall that Urea fertilizer has been banned by Government because its use as a major component for manuThe IED by terroristan terrorists. A high profile Boko Haram member identified as Yawi Modu has been apprehended by the Nigerian troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) The troops also … Read more
…a total of 281 (50kg) bags of urea were recovered from the warehouses in the market and two notorious Boko Haram distributors were arrested. The Nigerian Army says it has arrested a high-profile member of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Yawi Modu, in Damboa Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State. Troops also raided a … Read more
Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) has arrested a high-profile Boko Haram member and raided Boko Haram Improvised Explosive Devices materials hub in Damboa and Gashua Local Government Areas of Borno and Yobe States respectively. These operational feats were recorded following robust operations conducted by troops of OPHK. In a statement by the Director Army Public Relations, … Read more
Senator Ali Ndume says the Repentant Boko-Haram Insurgents should not be pardoned without been tried. Known for publicly voicing against the De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Re-Integration (DRR) programme that was launched in 2016 for Repented Boko Haram Member, Senator Ali Ndume has once again charged the government to penalize some of the repentant Boko-Haram Insurgents. The former … Read more
Femi Falana (SAN), has written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, demanding that the pardon given to repentant Boko Haram members should be extended to 70 soldiers convicted for mutiny during the Goodluck Jonathan administration. Falana expressed this in a letter titled ‘Request to grant pardon to 70 convicted soldiers. EkohotBlog reports that the human … Read more
Nigeria is currently facing its worst security crisis birthed by the activities of terrorists groups and bandits who have been on rampage, killing unsuspecting citizens of the country… The United States has expressed its readiness to help identify sponsors of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups wreaking havoc in Nigeria. This was disclosed on Monday … Read more
This include “proper profiling of the repentant Boko Haram insurgents to avoid hasty release of hardening elements to the larger society” Stakeholders and Leaders in Borno state have decided to reintegrate repentant members of Boko Haram back into communities. The decision was taken after a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the state government and presided over by … Read more
The group’s reaction follows revelations made by a Retired Navy Commodore and a Professor of Intelligence and Global Security Studies on a Channels Television programme that “he was member of Committee that interrogated a Senior member of this government on Boko Haram related issue” The Federal Government has been issued a 14-day ultimatum to unveil … Read more
Over 100 Boko Haram insurgents have surrendered to the Nigerian Army. EKOHOTBLOG reports that more than 100 Boko Haram terrorists and their families have surrendered to the Nigerian Army in Borno State. It was gathered that the Boko Haram insurgents surrendered to the Nigerian Army at Gwoza town in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno. … Read more
Several Boko Haram terrorists recently surrendered to the military in the Northeast The Nigerian government has disclosed why surrendered Boko Haram members and ISWAP terrorists cannot be killed. Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture said granting amnesty was the best thing to do. Mohammed explained that prosecuting and killing repentant terrorists was against … Read more
Nigerian Army has nabbed Boko Haram supplier in Yobe State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected Boko Haram fertilizer supplier in Yobe State. It was gathered that the Boko Haram supplier identified as Yusuf Saleh was arrested by the troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force under Operation … Read more
The massive surrenders of the Boko Haram terrorists has caused confusion and concerns to the ISWAP fighters, especially in areas such as Kirta, Wulgo, Sabon Tumbu, Jubularam, Kwalaram, Sigir, Kayowa and Kurnawa and the Lake Chad. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has clamped down on some leaders of Boko Haran and its … Read more
…Nigeria must learn that religious fundamentalism is dangerous and culminates in terrorism. A former presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), Kingsley Moghalu has cautioned the Nigerian government against recognizing the Taliban usurpers in Afghanistan. Moghalu said the Buhari-led government should learn from Afghanistan and stop “cuddling” repentant Boko Haram, ISWAP members. In a … Read more
…the feat followed the recent massive surrendering of Boko Haram terrorists in Bama Operational area on August 2 and 4. The Nigerian Army says 219 more Boko Haram fighters and children have surrendered to troops in the north-east region of the country. Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in … Read more
Nwachukwu added that due to the situation, the terrorists group had resorted to using futile propaganda via AMAQ Terrorists Media Wing to portray the group as still being a potent force in the North East. The Nigerian Army says there is unrest and anxiety within the camps of the Islamic State of West Africa … Read more
The Chibok abduction in 2014 caused a stir worldwide, leading to calls for the return of the girls by global figures, including the First Lady of the United States at the time, Michelle Obama Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Saturday in Gwoza, received another Chibok schoolgirl who presented herself to the Nigerian Army. She … Read more
It is also pertinent to recall that the Nigerian military has been recording some successes over the war against the terrorists in the recent time. Below is a list of three helicopters that could increase the fearful tempo in the heart of the terror group. For over a decade now, Nigeria has been in war … Read more
The widow took to her Instagram page to lampoon the army, while reacting to a statement by the Nigerian Army on Tuesday that hundreds of Boko Haram terrorists surrendered in Bama on Monday and pleaded for forgiveness from Nigerians. Oluwaseun Sakaba, the widow of Late Col. Ibrahim Sakaba, has alleged that the Nigerian Army assassinated … Read more
Zulum said the reunion was made possible through collaboration between the State Government, Nigerian Army and sister agencies. The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has reunited one of the abducted Chibok girls with her mother. In a brief ceremony on Saturday evening at the Government House, Zulum reiterated that the use of force in the … Read more