The Nigeria Army says twenty-five insurgents were killed in Chikun Gudu and Kerenoa areas of Borno state following a coordinated and devastating onslaught on the monstrous Boko Haram sect by troops of operation Lafiya Dole and the 402 special forces brigade. In a statement on Wednesday Mohammed Yerima, army spokesman, said weapons were also recovered … Read more
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, says repentant Boko Haram members end up as informants for the terrorists group, asserting that the deradicalisation and rehabilitation of the group has aggravated the problems it was meant to address. Recall that the military in 2016 launched Operation Safe Corridor, an initiative for the deradicalisation and rehabilitation of … Read more
101 suspected Boko Haram insurgents have sued the Federal Government after a 12 years detention was declared on them without trials. The suspects asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to declare the detention as illegal and unconstitutional. Through their lawyer Ahmed Adetola-Kazeem of the Prisoners’ Rights Advocacy Initiative (PRAI), they are praying for an … Read more
Pastor Yikura, has regained freedom from his abductors suspected to be members of Boko Haram insurgents. The pastor was earlier given a seven days ultimatum for his family to respond or risk been killed. The Pastor of Ekiliziyan Eyanuwa a Nigeriya, EYN (Church of Brethren in Nigeria), Pastor Yikura, has regained freedom from his abductors suspected … Read more
The insurgency has claimed 36,000 lives and forced around two million to flee their homes since it began 12 years ago The United Nations on Tuesday said an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on the northeastern Nigerian town of Dikwa in Borno State had “directly targeted” aid facilities. “The attack started last night and, as … Read more
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, says Boko Haram members are regrouping in three local government areas of the state. Sule listed the LGAs as Wamba, Nasarawa and Karu, which share boundaries with the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). He stated this on Tuesday during an expanded Security Council meeting in Lafia, the state capital. He said, … Read more
The dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group has released some photographs showing children undergoing religious and combat training in a camp, Eko hot blog gathered. According to reports, the images show relatively young children dressed in combat-style clothing and balaclava participating in martial arts training, weapon handling training, and religious education class. At least two instructors … Read more
Some former members of the Boko Haram insurgent group have transformed into bandits, Dennis Amachree, a former assistant director in the Department of State Services (DSS) has said. Amachree disclosed this when he featured on an Arise TV programme on Saturday. Amachree, who said he got his information from some bandits who confessed their crime … Read more
By Simon Kolawole Chilling. I mean very chilling. I felt a shiver down my spine on Tuesday when I saw the video of “new” Niger Delta militants, with war weapons, threatening to bomb Abuja and Lagos because of the “underdevelopment” of the oil-producing region. It brought back sad memories – memories of 2004 when organised … Read more
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has implored President Muhammadu Buhari to thwart the imminent execution of Pastor Bulus Yakuru by Boko Haram. Yakuru of Church of the Brethren (EYN) was abducted on 24 December, 2020, when the insurgents invaded Pemi village in Borno State during which six people were killed. The cleric is being … Read more
Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, rtd, the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, says Nigerians do not give him credit for the efforts he made to tackle the insecurity that ravages the country and also rid it of insurgency. He noted that instead of being praised and commended for the shifts he put in when he … Read more
Deadly Terrorist, Boko Haram has given a 7-day final proposal for the public authority to satisfy its needs or kill a minister, Bulus Yakuru whom they snatched in December 2020. The preacher was said to have been kidnapped when the extremists assaulted Pemi town, near Chibok just before Christmas in 2020, Eko hot blog gathered. … Read more
The federal government says the trial of 5,000 persons suspected to be Boko Haram fighters would commence soon. The suspected Boko Haram insurgents are incarcerated in various detention facilities across the country. Aliyu Abubakar, director-general of Legal Aid Council, said this on Tuesday during a visit to Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state. Abubakar said … Read more
No fewer than nine boys who were playing football got killed on Tuesday when the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents launched multiple missiles into Maiduguri, Borno state capital, Ekohotblog has gathered. Daily Trust reports that the boys were killed while playing football at Gwange area. The paper quoted sources who said people that sustained injuries have … Read more
A yet to be ascertained number of civilians were killed on Tuesday when suspected Boko Haram terrorists launched a horrific attack on Maiduguri. According to Eons Intelligence, The insurgents launched multiple missiles and engaged the military stationed at the outskirts of the state capital. Missiles landed in Gwange, Bulabulin, Adam Kolo, and Molai areas of … Read more
The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru has given a 48-hour marching order for the clearance of Marte and three other communities in Borno state. Attahiru gave the order in Dikwa Local Government, the headquarters of the Super Camp 9 Operation Lafiya Dole. “In the last few days we have had attacks in … Read more
Troops of the Nigerian army in Dikwa, Borno state, forestall an onslaught on their base by the rampaging Boko Haram insurgents. The insurgents had, on Friday, launched a daring attack on the military super camp, few kilometres from Dikwa town. According to TheCable, the insurgents stormed the camp with heavy machine guns and trucks but … Read more
An undisclosed number of soldiers and a officer have paid the supreme after the marauding Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists launched devastating offensive on a military formation in the Borno state According to HumAngle, The insurgents, who are grounded in attacking military installations, launched the attack in the new Marte town around the … Read more
A relentless and devastating offensive by Nigerian troops on the dreadful Boko Haram sect has left the notorious commanders of the terrorist group, Abul-Bas and Ibn Habib, dead. Abul-Bas and Ibn Habib, who belonged to the Shekau faction of Boko Haram, with bases in Sambisa forest and environs, met their end in an in an … Read more
Troops eliminate 2 most wanted Boko Haram commanders Nigerian Army Headquarters says the troops of Operation Tura Takaibango on Tuesday eliminated two most wanted Boko Haram terrorists leaders, Abul-Bas and Ibn Habib in an encounter at Pulka axis of Borno. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday … Read more