Boko Haram The Defence Headquarters has said a high profile Boko Haram commander has surrendered to Nigerian troops during clearance operations in their enclaves in Borno State, saying that the operations took place between September 17 and 23. Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this while giving weekly update on the operation of … Read more
Boko Haram has killed a top Nigerian Army Commander, Colonel Dahiru Bako, in an ambush on Sunday, September 20. Information has it that Bako died from injuries sustained when his team encountered a prolonged ambush laid by the Boko Haram splinter faction recognized as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). The spokesman of the … Read more
Governor of Borno, Babagana Zulum, has made a troubling revelation about the insurgency that ravages the north-east. The governor raises concerns over the recruitment of children by Boko Haram for terrorism purposes. Speaking when he received a committee of members of the house of representatives on Thursday, Zulum expressed concern over the challenges faced in … Read more
Soldier Fighting Boko Haram Insurgents Kills Himself On Duty Ekohotblog, September 18, 2020 A soldier fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the north-east has reportedly killed himself. Information reaching us at Ekohotblog confirms that the said soldier was a lance corporal attached to the army’s 27 task force brigade in Buni Gari, Gujba local government area of Yobe state. … Read more
I should have put my claims in a better language – Mailafia Former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Obadiah Mailafia, says he can’t corroborate his assertion that northern governor is the leader of Boko Haram. Mailafia made this known when he appeared at Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday. EkoHotBlog … Read more
Army bemoans impact of insurgency on education in the north-east The West African Examination Council has conducted examination for final year secondary students in Chibok, Borno state, for the first time since 2014. Acting general officer commanding (GOC), 7 division, Nigerian army, announced this on Thursday when he played host to members of the Education … Read more
Senator representing Borno south, Ali Ndume, says he can no longer visit his hometown in Gwoza local government area of the state because it has now become an unsafe enclave due to atrocious and vicious activities of Boko Haram insurgents. Speaking at a meeting organised by senate committee on special duties and the North East … Read more
The Borno Emirate Concerned Citizens Forum (BRCCF) on Tuesday, described attacks by Boko Haram on innocent civilians in the Northeast as an “Act of Cowardice”. The Chairman of the BECCF, Alhaji Zanna Hassan-Boguma, made this known while addressing a news conference in Maiduguri. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Tuesday, August 25th, 2020 … Read more
Men and women and children clutch their radios in wooden decks at the threshold of their huts to hear the news of attacks and neighbours who died. Some days, smokes of burnt houses in far-flung villages will float into the clouds until droplets of the spring rain smother their charred ruins. Read Also: US 2020: … Read more
A group known as the Katsina Network for Peace and Leadership (KANPAL) has lauded Babagana Zulum, Borno governor, for his courage in calling out the military for its incompetence in tackling the perennial insurgency in the north-east. Zulum is a leading voice when it comes to highlighting the inefficiencies of the military in the fight … Read more
Days after raising alarm on what he felt was a sabotage by the military in the terrorism war, governor of Borno state might become the target of public scrutiny in the coming days after latest information disclosed that the governor signed a pact with Boko Haram hierarchy and its sponsors. A group known as North … Read more
By Simon Kolawole Dr Obadiah Mailafia, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), shook the airwaves recently when he told a radio station that a northern governor is the commander of Boko Haram. He also said the terrorists were flying freely during the coronavirus lockdown. “We have met with some of … Read more
The Multi-National Joint Task Force, MNJTF, the military force fighting the Boko Haram in Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon, revealed that most children used as fighters are captured through abduction. The MNJTF Chief of Military Public Information, Col Timothy Antigha, stated this on Friday and noted that the military had, therefore, alerted parents and communities … Read more
Former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Obadiah Mailafia, has pointed to traders in a market as the source of his wild Allegation about the leadership of Boko Haram. Mailafia had, during an interview with 99.3 Nigeria info in Abuja, claimed that a northern governor is the leader of Boko Haram. Mailafia … Read more
The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has expressed concern over the grave allegation levelled against one of them by a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Obadiah Mailafia. Simon Lalong, the forum’s chairman and Plateau state governor, said the allegation is too weighty to be treated with scant regard. Obadiah Mailafia, a … Read more
Former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has said he would not recant his comment on Boko Haram and insecurity in the country as what he said were based on confidential information he was privy to. Mailafia was invited by the Department of State Services (DSS) over a claim he made that … Read more
DSS Summons Mailafia Over Boko Haram Sponsorship Comment A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, disclosed that a repentant terrorist revealed that a northern governor was sponsoring the Bolo Haram gang The Department of State Services (DSS) has summoned a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, … Read more
Amid efforts to curb the current attacks in the north, especially in southern Kaduna, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, has disclosed a shocking revelation of two repentant terrorists. Mailafia on a Morning Crossfire’ programme on Nigeria Info Abuja 95.1FM on Monday, revealed that one of the repentant … Read more
The Nigerian army on Thursday said Boko Haram insurgents were behind the attack on the convoy of Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state. Zulum’s convoy was attacked on Monday in Baga while on his way to some internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Kukawa local government area of the state. The attack was initially believed … Read more
The Defence headquarters announced that the fight again convoy of Borno state governor Babagana Zulum by soldiers was not as seen, the headquarters declared that the fight against Boko Haram was not sabotaged as alleged by the people. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, said an analysis of the footage of the … Read more