The Nigerian Army announced yesterday that it has discharged Private Ruth Ogunleye, the female soldier who accused senior officer Colonel I.B. Abdulkareem of sexual harassment. According to the Army, Ogunleye was released from service on medical grounds following an investigation, and will be entitled to pension and benefits for life. In January, Ogunleye had taken … Read more
Halliru Liman, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Wasagu Division in Kebbi State, has died after reportedly being shot by a soldier at a checkpoint in Zamfara. According to ASP Yazid Abubakar, the spokesperson for the Zamfara State Police Command, Liman was en route to Birnin Kebbi in Kebbi State to attend a meeting when … Read more
The Nigerian Army announced on Wednesday that a military personnel who killed a 16-year-old protester in Zaria has been arrested. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Army spokesperson Onyema Nwachukwu disclosed in a statement that the incident occurred while soldiers were enforcing a 24-hour curfew in Kaduna and Zaria following reports of violence during the nationwide … Read more
A 24-year-old man, Anthony Esan, has been charged with attempted murder following the stabbing of a British soldier earlier this week, UK police confirmed on Thursday. Eko Hot Blog reports that Esan has been formally charged in connection with the serious assault on a soldier in Gillingham, as per a statement from Kent Police. Kent … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Army has reportedly dismissed a soldier, Abdullahi Ismail, for having an intimate relationship with his colleague’s wife. The Corporal was dismissed during the week at 231 Battalion in Biu, Borno State. According to SaharaReporters, Ismail was dismissed after he was found guilty of sleeping with his colleague’s housewife. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos state police command says it has arrested a fake soldier who was declared wanted by the military. Speaking with NAN on Sunday, Benjamin Hundeyin, the state police spokesperson, said the suspect was arrested on Saturday at about 3.00 pm in Ijegun area of Lagos during a routine visibility … Read more
According to a man, land dispute between two communities in Delta State escalated into violence, resulting in the deaths of 16 soldiers. The speaker blamed the government and local leaders for failing to resolve the conflict peacefully. He alleged that the soldiers killed were supporting Tompolo, a former militant leader contracted by the government for … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has denied reports that the Nigerian Army carried out a reprisal against the Okuama Delta community in the Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State. Recall that where 16 army personnel, which included a Commanding Officer, two Majors, one Captain and 12 soldiers … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of a soldier who criticized Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state in a viral video. This was made known by the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja. Recall that on January 2nd, Sanwo-Olu had ordered the arrest of a soldier and some commercial … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that twenty-five soldiers and an officer are currently being court-martialed in the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army for various offences. The personnel facing the trial are drawn from various formations within the division, whose area of responsibility covers the entire South-East states and Cross River. EDITOR’S PICK Lagos Assembly … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a Nigerian soldier has taken a swipe at Nigerians mourning late Afrobeats singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad but have never mourned soldiers who were killed after putting their lives on the line while carrying out their constitutional duties. In a video that has gone viral, the soldier said he is … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Army has refuted a widely shared social media report on Tuesday that Lance Corporal Musa Adamu was detained for converting from Islam to Christianity and evangelizing. The army claims the cause of the detention was not related to religious reasons. EDITOR’S PICKS Massive Tragedy Unfolds As Tanker Fire … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that A commercial driver, Bolaji Sunday, has been hospitalised after two yet-to-be-identified soldiers allegedly shot him for parking his vehicle at the front of the Oriental Transport Company around Magboro Bus Stop, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Sunday left his residence and … Read more
The soldier and the policeman were filmed exchanging blows on Wednesday. The soldier was on a passenger bus that was stopped by the police on Wednesday. The police spokesman in Lagos said the altercation started after a policeman on duty stopped the bus from driving against traffic. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State … Read more
Soldiers successful recused 30 victims that were kidnapped by terrorists. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the troops of 177 Guards Battalion in conjunction with troops of Operation Whirl Stroke and the Civilian Joint Task Force in Nassarawa State have rescued no fewer than 30 abducted civilians. The victims were rescued after gun duels between troops … Read more
A soldier has shot his colleague and an aid worker to death. Eko Hot Blog reports that a soldier with the Theatre Command Operation HADIN KAI has shot dead his colleague and a staff of one of the NGOs providing humanitarian support in the North East. EDITOR’S PICKS End Of An Era: US Speaker Pelosi … Read more
Soldier Killed As Bandits Kidnap Two In Kaduna Community EKO HOT BLOG reports that some bandits were said to have invaded a farm in Anchau town, Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and killed a soldier while two officials of the farm were kidnapped. It was gathered that among those abducted by … Read more
Police have arrested a soldier with cannabis and charms. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the operatives of Police force in Bauchi State have arrested a soldier, Yusuf Adams, with 81 parcels of dry leaves suspected to be cannabis, aka Indian hemp. The state Commissioner of Police, Umar Sanda, stated this when he paraded the suspect … Read more
Photos of Nigerian soldiers proposing to their lovers have surfaced online. EKO HOT BLOG reports that following the arrest of a female soldier who was recently proposed to by a corps member in Kwara State National Youth Service Corps orientation camp, the photos of male soldiers proposing to their girlfriend have surfaced online. It could … Read more
Police Apprehend Fake Medical Doctor, Soldier In Akwa Ibom EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Akwa Ibom State Police Command announced the arrest of one Mfon Essien, a native of Ikot Andem Itam village in the state’s Itu Local Government Area, who was posing as a soldier, and one Samuel Isaac Jumbo of No. 26 … Read more