Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has expressed delight at the conviction of six Nigerians in United Arab Emirates (UAE) for funding Boko Haram. In April 2019, the Abu Dhabi federal court of appeal sentenced two of the six convicts to life imprisonment while the remaining four were sentenced to 10 years in prison each. According … Read more
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, said that the war against the Boko Haram insurgency terrorists was taking too long saying that it is shameful that it had not ended. He stated this on Monday while receiving the House of Representatives Committee on Army during a courtesy visit at the Government House. Mohammed said, “The House … Read more
Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber, the Senate, has revealed the next line of action it would take concerning the the conviction of six Nigerians in the UAE for wiring $782,000 to Boko Haram. Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, says the Senate will commence an investigation … Read more
Two sentenced to life imprisonment, four bags ten years jail term In a development that could validate a widely touted conjecture of the government having a hand in terrorism that has brought the country to the brink, an Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has affirmed the conviction six … Read more
Fleeing residents of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno state have revealed that armed Boko Haram sect have on Sunday night launched an attack on the town with fear of severe casualties. Gwoza is one of the Council areas declared as Boko Haram caliphate until it was liberated. The incident according to sources started at … Read more
Rev. Polycarp Zango, a pastor with the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Jos, Plateau State, has been released from the captivity of Boko Haram. Rev. Zango was abducted by the terrorist group on October 19, while on a journey to a Ministers’ conference in Gombe. EkoHotBlog recalls that the terrorist group released a … Read more
October 24, 2020. Boko haram has attacked Tarmuwa, Yobe State Ekohotblog reports that gunmen suspected to be members of ISWAP/Boko Haram who drove in a convoy of vehicles, on Saturday evening, attacked Babbangida, the headquarters of Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State. The report from the town indicated that, the gunmen, upon storming the … Read more
No fewer than seven soldiers were killed in Doska, Borno state, after they were hoodwinked by Boko Haram insurgent. According to military sources, The troops were on a patrol to the area when they got tricked by the insurgents who appeared in military uniforms and gun trucks. Doska, a village in between Ajigin and Talala … Read more
On Monday, October 19, at about 3:00pm Boko Haram terrorists intercepted more than ten vehicles along Maiduguri-Damaturu road and abducted passengers in the process. The incident saw many families thrown into confusion following difficulty in connecting with their family members that traveled along the route on Monday. Some rushed to Borno Express terminus seeking for … Read more
The Nigerian military launched a devastating onslaught on identified hideouts of factional Boko Haram, Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists, which resulted in deaths of scores of the insurgents. The hideouts which are in Tundun Wulgo and Tumbun Gini, on the fringes of the Lake Chad in Borno State, were bombarded by airstrikes. … Read more
The Federal Government on Wednesday began a stakeholders’ engagement to end security challenges in the land. It sought an end to killings by Boko Haram insurgents and other groups undermining the nation’s peace and security. Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola, who kick-started a national summit on security in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, expressed the determination … Read more
Aregbesola calls on Nigerians to support Buhari’s efforts to exterminate insecurity As part of the move and concerted efforts to address the perennial insecurity ravaging the country, especially the north, the Federal Government of Nigeria has begun a stakeholders’ engagement on internal security and conflict resolution. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed the development … Read more
Governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum has advised the army against being defensive in the war against Boko Haram. Insurgency has ravaged Borno and other North Eastern states for years on end, the Nigerian army has been been fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the region for the last 10 years. The governor, who was the … Read more
Zulum says situation in the state has become dire Governor of Borno, Babagana Zulum, says the activities of Insurgents have had a devastating impact on the fortunes of the and crippled it activities. The governor said this when he played host to some governors in Maiduguri, the state capital, on Wednesday. In other to end … Read more
Zulum presented each household with N10,000 In spite of the deadly obstacles by way of brutal insurgents attacks on him and his cabinet members, Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has implemented his plans of moving 1000 internally displaced persons back to their ancestral home in Baga. EkoHotBlog had reported how the governor became the target … Read more
Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, says the continuous attack on Borno governor, Babagana Zulum, Boko Haram insurgents is becoming worrisome. The group also alleged that there is a plot by the terrorist and some influential and unpatriotic Nigerians to kill Zulum. Zulum has been the target of terrorists attacks in recent times. An ambush … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed why Boko Haram ambushed the convoy of Borno governor, Babagana Zulum. EkoHotBlog had reported how security operatives were killed when Boko Haram insurgents ambushed the governor’s convoy and other vehicles conveying government officials to Baga, a town in the state, for the resettlement of IDPs. Reacting to the incident, Buhari … Read more
Governor of Borno state says Boko Haram is relentless in unleashing terror in the state because of their ultimate wish to take over the state. The governor was reacting to the latest attack in Baga. EkoHotBlog had reported how security operatives were killed when insurgents ambushed the governor’s convoy and another set of vehicles conveying … Read more
30 people have now been reported dead from the from Boko Haram attack on the convoy of Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum. Security sources told AFP that the death toll from the Friday attack had doubled as more bodies were found. According to the sources, the fatalities included 12 policemen, five soldiers, four members of … Read more
No fewer than eleven security operatives have lost their lives after Boko Haram insurgents ambushed a convoy of government officials in Borno. According to TheCable the tragic incident occurred at Korochara village, located two kilometres from the headquarters of the multi-national joint task force, Baga, Borno, on Friday. A source said the security operatives were … Read more