Former VP mourns victims of Borno attack Calls for urgent collective response to insecurity Warns Nigeria cannot ignore growing threat Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has strongly condemned the recent killing of innocent people in Borno State by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. According to a report by Eko Hot Blog, Atiku described the incident as … Read more
Datti Baba-Ahmed says El-Rufai must be questioned over bandit claims. He dismisses NSA Ribadu’s rebuttal, calls it inadequate and unserious. Baba-Ahmed blames El-Rufai’s policies for Zaria residents’ suffering. Former vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said that allegations made by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over government payments to bandits … Read more
Kaduna State Govt is Giving Money to Bandits El-Rufai Blasts Successor El-Rufai Addressed His Political Alliances During a television interview, former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, accused the state government of sponsoring a shooting that disrupted his recent political meeting. Eko Hot Blog reports that he dismissed suggestions that he was not a member … Read more
All 36 states in Nigeria have submitted their positions on the proposed establishment of state police, with a majority supporting the idea. Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, disclosed this on Thursday after the 147th National Economic Council (NEC) meeting held at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. “Virtually most of the states are in agreement with … Read more
Acting Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has arrived in Sokoto on his first operational visit to the 8th Division’s Area of Responsibility. During his visit to the North-Western state, Oluyede is set to meet with the Sultan of Sokoto and other key stakeholders in the region. He will also address troops involved … Read more
Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State has announced that his administration has successfully trained residents to defend themselves against bandit terrorists. In an interview with BBC Hausa, the governor revealed that many communities in the state are now out of reach for bandits due to the proactive self-defense measures taken by locals. Explaining the … Read more
Four soldiers were killed, and two others injured in a violent ambush by bandits in Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State over the weekend. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the attack occurred along the Kukurau-Bangi road, where the assailants also torched two military patrol vehicles. According to the Daily Trust, Yahya Gudu, the member … Read more
Calls on security agencies to redouble their efforts Demands for frequent consultations, timely reports Calls for coordinated national security Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked Service Chiefs to work together in order to strengthen the fight against insecurity. Tinubu, who met with the security chiefs in the country for the … Read more
Bishop Kukah has described Nigeria as being under attack by the forces of darkness. He described havoc caused by Bandits, terrorists and other tormentors of Nigeria’s security as forces of darkness. He urged Nigerians to be resilient to crush the forces perpetuating insecurity across the Country. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Mathew Kukah, famous Catholic … Read more
The Nigerian military clashed with Bandits in Zamfara State in its Operation Hadarin Daji. Many bandits were neutralized while some managed to escape from the army. The Nigerian Army was able to recover weapons and motorcycles from the bandits in their operation. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian military has neutralised scores of bandits … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that he will overcome the Insecurities ravaging the country. Buhari asserted that all evil marauding in every part of the country will be defeated. President Muhammadu Buhari says he has no doubt Nigeria will certainly overcome the security challenges facing the nation. This was disclosed in a statement signed … Read more
Uche Secondus, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday expressed fear that the 2023 general elections may not hold. Secondus noted that the general election because of the lingering issues of insecurity ravaging the country across all zones. The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus, on Thursday … Read more
Senate President Ahmad Lawan says the myriad of perennial security challenges bedeviling Nigeria will soon become a thing of the past. The number three citizen made this known after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja. Lawan said the government was working towards improving security within the next two months, adding … Read more
Bashir Magashi, minister of defence says, the security situation in Nigeria has improved a lot under the present administration. There has been upsurge in killings, banditry and kidnapping and other criminal activities across the country, a development that has triggered renewed calls for removal of sack the service chiefs. Eko Hot Blog recalls that On … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked all the 36 state governors to work more with traditional rulers and community members to improve local intelligence gathering that will complement the work of security agencies. The President, who listened to presentations by a governor from each of the six geo-political zones on their specific security challenges, recalled that … Read more
Some members of the House of Lords, the British upper legislative chamber, have written to the commonwealth to express their concern over the perennial insecurity in Nigeria For years on end, Nigeria has been ravaged by insurgency, banditary and farmer/herder crisis The lawmakers expressed their discontent over the security situation in a letter dated September … Read more
Rivers State police command has apprehended two suspected notorious kidnappers in a sting operation and have recovered decomposing body of the victim. It was learned that suspects had earlier abducted a man identified as Ereba Dinabari on Friday, May 5, 2020, at Woji, Port Harcourt and demanded a ransom and collected N1m, but the victim … Read more
Have you watched the video clips of the gruesome execution of Lawan Andimi and Roypvil Dalyep by Boko Haram? Have you ever imagined what it feels like to take one’s loved ones away with hopes of reuniting with them waning with each passing day? Have you for once paused to ponder the pains and the … Read more