Nigeria’s Chief of defence staff, General Lucky Irabor, proposes an effective way to combat insecurity in the country. According to the General, Nigeria needs an all-of-society approach to defeat the issues that have risen from insecurity. He said this while speaking at a two-day workshop on the “Use of Broadcasting in Complementing the Military in … Read more
In December 2022, Reuters reported that the Nigerian military terminated the pregnancies of over 10,000 women rescued from Boko Haram captivity. The military authorities swiftly dismissed the content of the report as false. However, the human rights commission set up a panel to investigate the allegations in February. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Panel … Read more
A group has accused the Nigerian Army of aiding violence in Osun. Eko Hot Blog reports that a socio-political group, Osun Shall Rise Again (OSRA), has accused operatives of the Nigerian Army of being “willing tools” in the hands of violent agents in Osun State. EDITOR’S PICKS Adeleke Directs LG Heads To Replace Dismissed Chairmen … Read more
President Buhari has met with the Service Chiefs for security briefing. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, presided over a meeting with the Service Chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. This online news platform reports that the meeting was attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), … Read more
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has since visited the scene of the attack. EKOHOTBLOG reports that a leaked memo from Defence Headquarters has revealed how bandits attacked five flats the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) barracks in Afaka, Kaduna State. EKOHOTBLOG had earlier reported that the bandits, in the early hours of Monday, attacked the Afaka … Read more
New Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major General Lucky Irabor, says the story that some Chibok girls were released during a clearance operation in the Northeast, is untrue. Irabor debunked the news while speaking with journalists during his Operational visit to the Theatre Command of Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri on Sunday. He said that … Read more