Chad’s military conducted air strikes that inflicted “many dead and wounded” against Boko Haram fighters, President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno announced on Thursday. “We carried out multiple air strikes on enemy positions that caused significant casualties,” Deby told reporters in the Lake Chad region, though he did not provide exact figures. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘I Feel … Read more
Nigeria urges UN and partners to bolster support for stabilizing Lake Chad from terrorism. Reintegrating former militants poses challenges, calls for international aid. Government seeks global awareness and assistance in countering Boko Haram’s impact. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the federal government has called on the United Nations and development partners to strengthen support towards … Read more
Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists clashed in Lake Chad. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a bloody clash between Boko Haram fighters and the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) has reportedly left scores of terrorists killed in the last three days. A faction of the late Abubakar Shekau was said to have engaged ISWAP … Read more
The Nigerian army has neutralised 44 Boko Haram terrorists and captured 50 others. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday said that troops of Hadarin Daji and Operations Hadin Kai have eliminated at least 44 terrorists in the North East and North West regions of Nigeria in the last two weeks. … Read more
30 Terrorists Killed As MNJTF Rescue 5-Year-Old Child, Recover Weapons One AK-47 rifle, one anti-aircraft gun, and hundreds of assorted ammunition was recovered EDITOR’S PICK Popular Nigerian Journalist Arrested By FIB [PHOTO] Terrorists Invade Bishop Kukah’s Church Kidnap Priests, Others Again, EFCC Storms Okorocha’s Residence To Arrest Him [PHOTOS] EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the Multinational … Read more
MNJTF Eliminates Top ISIS Leader, Ammar Bin-Umar In Borno. Bin-Umar was killed in an attempt to flee Lake Chad, following a ceaseless onslaught by security forces. EDITOR’S PICK BREAKING: IPOB Places Bounty On Fake ESN, Reveals Gunmen Sponsors In South East APC Ticket: Tinubu, Amaechi At War Over 3, 000 Statutory Delegates 2023: Ngige To … Read more
Scores have been feared dead as NAF Jet bombed Borno community. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the fighter jet operated by the Nigerian Air Force has mistakenly dropped a bomb on a Nigerian community in the Lake Chad region, an AFP report disclosed in another costly glitch with military strike precisions on Tuesday. Locals disclosed … Read more
Troops of the Nigerian Army inflicted heavy casualty on Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), killing scores of the insurgents. The troops, from sector 3 of Operation Lafiya Dole, were on clearance patrol along the Lake Chad region on Saturday when they encountered the insurgents and engaged them in a … Read more
The Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said regardless of scarcity and insufficient resources, the security of Nigeria and that of neighbouring countries would never cease to upgrade and be seen in its highest highlight of pride. He also promised to continue to support the Multinational Joint Task Force based in N’djamena, Chad Republic, despite … Read more
Jihadists have killed 14 people on a Cameroonian island on Lake Chad near the border with Nigeria after their town decided to block food supplies to the insurgents, security sources said Thursday, August 27. Fighters from the so-called Islamic State West Africa Province landed on the island of Bulgaram aboard speedboats from an enclave on … Read more
Troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) fighting Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region have killed senior Boko Haram Commander and 15 of his men in a gun fight. The soldiers, with the help of Air Force aircraft, destroyed five gun trucks belonging to the terrorists. Col. Timothy Antigha, spokesman of the task … Read more