The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Friday asked President Muhammadu Buhari and security agencies to take swift action in curtailing the terrorists before they murder more Nigerians. The CAN President, Samson Ayokunle, in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Oladeji, stated this, while condemning the murder of Borno rice farmers. Eko Hot Blog reports … Read more
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum said many residents have died for giving intelligence about the Boko Haram terrorists group to the military. The Governor said this in reaction to the claims that the people of the State were not cooperating or giving intelligence to the military. Isa Gusau, spokesman to the governor disclosed this in … Read more
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi on Wednesday said security challenges are beyond the Nigerian military. This was according to a statement quoting him during his visit to Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State to condole with the government and people of Borno over an attack by the Boko … Read more
Leader of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Abubakar Shekau said that 78 farmers were killed and not the reported 43. Eko Hot Blog recalls that reports stated that 43 farmers were killed by Boko Haram on a rice farm in Zabarmari in Borno State last Saturday. Shekau who released a video on Tuesday where he … Read more
 The Northern Elders’ Forum, NEF, says lives of Nigerians under President Muhammadu Buhari have become worthless. The forum asked the Buhari to step down over his glaring inability to secure lives and properties of the citizens. In a statement by drector of Publicity and Advocacy of the Forum, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the forum said … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Monday said the clamour for the sacking of service chiefs is ‘out of place’. Shehu said this on Monday night in an interview with Arise TV, while reacting to the call by several Nigerians who also want the president to rejig the country’s … Read more
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Lagos State has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to replace the service chiefs with more capable hands to effectively tackle the country’s security challenges. The SDP said this while condemning the gruesome killing of some rice farmers by suspected Boko Haram members in Zabarmari, Borno State, describing the act as ‘extremely wicked’. … Read more