Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Army’s forces stationed in 1 Division in Kaduna State have effectively liberated 16 individuals who were kidnapped by violent extremists and terrorists in Kaduna State. The citizens were abducted recently from Tantatu, a community in the Kajuru Local Government Area of the state. Editor’s Picks Terrorists Release Seven … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Troops of 63 Brigade Garrison, in collaboration with the Department of State Services, have destroyed an enclave of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Asaba, Delta State. This was made known in a press statement released on Saturday by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director Army … Read more
Communities in Kaduna State have continue to face several attacks from unknown assailants… EKO HOT BLOG reports that troops of Operation Safe Haven (OSH) have reported that some unidentified gunmen have attacked and killed two persons in Ungwan Taila village, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home … Read more
…the terrorists were killed while launching a futile attack on Damboa Local Government Area… Over 50 members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist group have been killed in Borno State, the military authorities confirmed on Wednesday. The Army spokesman, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, who confirmed this via a statement said the terrorists … Read more
The armed bandits according to the Commissioner were moving with the large number of women kidnapped from Ungwan Najaja… Troops of the Nigerian Air Force have rescued scores of kidnap victims in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Confirming this in a statement, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, … Read more
Army Troops of 32 Artillery Brigade have foiled an abduction of three persons along Ibilo-Isua road in Igarra village, Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State. A statement issued on Wednesday by the acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, Captain Ayorinde Omojokun, said that the soldiers also neutralised a suspected kidnapper. The … Read more
At least one bandit have been killed and two others arrested in a raid by army troops of Hadarin Daji in Zamfara. Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, made this known in a statement issued on Saturday. Enenche explained that the success was recorded by army troops of the Forward Operating Base Shinkafi … Read more
Nigerian Army troops successfully neutralised two notorious bandits in Angwan Mada close to Tunga in Nasarawa LGA of Nasarawa State. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the military spokesman, Major-General John Enenche and obtained by Eko Hot Blog, the raid was carried out in the early hours of Wednesday by Troops of Operation … Read more
No fewer than four Boko Haram terrorists have been killed by Nigerian troops in an operation around Margummari village in Borno State, Eko Hot Blog has learnt. A statement issued on Tuesday by the Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, said the operation was jointly undertaken by troops of 222 battalion and … Read more
Military troops have neutralised three suspected herdsmen in Tsehombe-Adaka village, Benue State. Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major-General John Enenche, confirmed this in a statement issued on Monday. The statement partly read: “Troops of Sector one, Operation WHIRL STROKE, yesterday, 6 December 2020 responded to a distress call from Local vigilante members reporting an ongoing attack … Read more
Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, General Benard Onyeuko, said troops of the Nigerian Army based in the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State killed 100 bandits in the last two months since it commenced operation in the North-West zone of the country. The troops were also said to have arrested 148 suspected bandits, 315 … Read more