Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has expressed concern over alarming foray of terrorists encroaching into South-West zone. Speaking when he visited Saki, Makinde said the terrorists are coming into the South West geo-political zone of the country through a border town in the state, Saki. Ekohotblog reports that the governor said the terrorists and … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the major challenge Africa faces is the threat of terrorist activities and other crimes. He said the continent must achieve a new trajectory of peace, security and stability. Buhari made the call at the 14th extra-ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) on ‘Silencing the Gun’, … Read more
For the sixth consecutive year, Nigeria has retained its position as the third courtry most ravaged by insurgency in the world. An international security think-tank, Global Terrorism Index (GTI), made this known in report on Thursday. GTI said the number of deaths attributed to Boko Haram in Nigeria increased by 25 percent from 2018 to … Read more
Terrorists Kill Air Force Officer In Kaduna (photo) Ekohotblog, September 7, 2020…Air Force officer, Muhammad Auwal has been killed by terrorists in Kaduna State on Saturday, 5, 2020. According to reports, Auwal was a Flying officer and Best Graduating Officer at the NAF Special Forces Course before his demise A Kano-based lawyer, Bulawa Bukarti shared the sad news on his Twitter handle. … Read more
Chad says it has revoked the legislation that stipulated a death penalty for terrorism-related crimes in the country. The country’s parliament announced this on Tuesday. The revocation of the law is coming five years after its promulgation. The new law would replace the July 3, 2015 legislation which made acts of terrorism punishable by death. … Read more
The Nigeria Police Force on Monday indicted notorious kidnap suspect, Bala Hamisu, also known as Wadume and 18 others for terrorism, murder, kidnapping, and possession of illegal arms. He arrived at the court alongside his co-defendants amidst tight security by the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team. The police had on February 3, 2020, slammed … Read more
The Nigerian Air Force(NAF) in a series of air strikes hasobliterated a terrorists’ camp at Alafa ‘C’ in the heart of Sambisa forest in Borno. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, who made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the operation was conducted on Thursday. Daramola … Read more
The Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has finally accepted to spend a sum of $1billion to fight terrorism and also various other safety obstacles in the sub-region and the Sahel. President Muhammadu Buhari made this recognized throughout a top-level meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council on the … Read more