A Boko Haram commander, Abu Shekau, has been reportedly killed during an attack on the Sabon Fagi community in Gujba Local Government Area (LGA) of Yobe State. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focusing on the Lake Chad region, the attack occurred on Friday when Boko Haram fighters launched an assault on the community. … Read more
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) recently carried out successful air strikes targeting Boko Haram militants in Borno State, significantly reducing terrorist numbers and disabling their operational capabilities at key locations, including the strategic gathering point of Bula Marwa. According to Air Force spokesperson Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, intelligence reports identified Bula Marwa as a prominent … Read more
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says that troops have eliminated 1,937 terrorists, apprehended 2,782 others and rescued 1,854 kidnapped hostages in different operations during the third quarter. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the armed forces, on Thursday in Abuja. Buba said the … Read more
The Nigerian military in the last week eliminated 147 terrorists, apprehended 381 suspects and rescued 113 kidnapped hostages across the country. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the armed forces on Thursday in Abuja. Buba said the troops recovered 74 assorted weapons … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that several terrorists were killed after an air interdiction conducted by the personnel of the Nigerian Air Force at Bukar Meram in Borno State. Also, over 40 motorcycles and six gun trucks were destroyed during the air raids. EDITOR’S PICKS PDP BoT Demands Resignation Of Anyanwu As National Secretary INEC Makes … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has neutralized some terrorists in recent air strikes in the North-Eastern region of the country. This is as the NAF also bombarded some oil thieves in the Niger Delta region in recent operations. In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday (today), … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the troops of Operation Hadin Kai in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have neutralized 11 Boko Haram terrorists and captured four others alive in Sambisa forest of Borno State. The feats were recorded between Aug 4 and 5, 2023 when the troops made an unprecedented incursion into … Read more
Troops of the 21 Armored Brigade have recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from ISWAP insurgents in Sambisa forest. The troops discovered the massive arsenal on May 13, 2023, during their ongoing counter-terrorism operation, Desert Sanity II. Several weapons were recovered, including rocket-propelled grenade tubes, SMG rifles, and canister bombs. EKO HOT BLOG … Read more
The Nigerian Army has appointed a new commander for Anti-Boko Haram, ISWAP operation in the Northeast. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Army has appointed Major General I.S. Ali as the new Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force North-East operation against the Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists, known as Operation Hadin Kai. In … Read more
Army Troops Rescue 3 More Chibok Girls In Borno EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Joint Military Taskforce in the Northeast, Operation Hadin Kai, has rescued three additional Chibok girls alongside their children in Borno State. General Commanding Officer (GOC), 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Wahid Shaibu, disclosed this while … Read more
Troops Neutralise Boko Haram Commander, 27 Others In Borno EKO HOT BLOG reports that troops of the Air Task Force(ATF) Operation Hadin Kai have killed another notorious commander of Boko Haram Alhaji Modu also known as “Bem Bem”, and 27 other fighters in Borno State. The notorious commander and his fighters were killed … Read more
This is coming eight years after Boko Haram insurgents abducted 276 school girls from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok They revealed that they had been married off to Boko Haram Commanders for years and both had babies for them EDITOR’S PICK: 2023: Things To Know As APC Presidential Primary Begins Today (FULL UPDATE) Adamu … Read more
The terrorists were said to have fled their camp following the operation carried out by the troops “In what could be described as a blitzkrieg, the troops routed the terrorists and captured their enclave…” EKO HOT BLOG reports that troops of Operation Hadin Kai have captured a stronghold of the Islamic State of West Africa … Read more
…two officers, including a Commanding Officer, were among those killed in the attack. EKO HOT BLOG reports that members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Thursday killed no fewer than seven members of Operation Hadin Kai in a failed attempt to attack a military base in Borno State. It was gathered … Read more
Several persons, including Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, have called for the bandits to be proscribed as terrorists owing to the proliferation attacks in the North-West and North-Central EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Defense, Bashir Magashi, has explained that despite calls to proscribe bandits as terrorists, the Federal Government is yet to … Read more
Boko Haram insurgents have attacked Yobe community. EKOHOTBLOG reports that suspected Boko Haram terrorists, in the early hours of Saturday, attacked Katarko village in the Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. It was gathered that the insurgents attacked the community around 8am on Saturday. A source, who spoke from a hidden place … Read more
…ISWAP is a foreign terrorist organisation that is funded by foreign individuals and probably some locals and that they have foreign leadership… The Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, says the Nigerian military will not allow the Islamic States West African Province (ISWAP), a foreign terrorist group, to have a strong footing in … Read more
Nigerian Army has nabbed Boko Haram supplier in Yobe State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected Boko Haram fertilizer supplier in Yobe State. It was gathered that the Boko Haram supplier identified as Yusuf Saleh was arrested by the troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force under Operation … Read more
During the operation, troops however came in contact with terrorists at Labe Village, who attempted to flee but were swiftly intercepted by the troops Joint troops of the Nigerian Army and Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) have captured two logistics suppliers to Boko Haran terrorists in Borno State. Items including one hand grenade, one axe, … Read more
…the troops, who remained dogged and sustained heavy gunfire on the terrorists during the encounter, routed and forced the terrorists to flee… Troops of the Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai deployed at the Forward Operational Base (FOB) of 152 Battalion, Kumshe in Borno State have on Sunday, foiled an attempted attack by … Read more