Odunayaw:
But you shouldn't be dull under plenty monikers na

Reincarnating in stupidity

Abeg make una no kill me with laugh

Odunayaw:
But you shouldn't be dull under plenty monikers na

Reincarnating in stupidity

You my friend is an idiot. I call you an idiot because never have I read any of your comment that made sense or even remotely close to making sense. All you do is throw jabs likw a confused oranguatan. Prove me wrong for once and say something sensible.

S3BViking:


Why do you always oppose me in anything I do. You used to be my ally, now you've joined the Henry/Odunayo gang. What is wrong with you guys?

Who's your Fucken ally, all you do is to derail the thread with your trolls. Talking about cerebral discussion; mention one that you've ever contributed man.... if you don't like the thread piss-off and go create one.
Am nobodies ally and enemy to no one.

#NPF

#DUTY CALLS

CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF CELEBRATES SALLAH WITH RECUPERATING TROOPS

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Gen Tukur Yusufu Buratai, has celebrated this years Eid El Kabir with recuperating troops at the 7 Division Medical Centre and Hospital Services, Maimalari Cantonment Maiduguri.

Represented by Chief of Training and Opertaions(Army) Maj Gen EO Udoh, the COAS said the Nigerian Army had lived up to expectations and remains ahead of the threats bedeviling the country despite some daunting challenges.

He added that the Eid El Kabir festival reminds the officers and soldiers of the significance of loyalty, obedience and sacrifice, even as it provides a unique opportunity for the personnel to reflect and redouble their efforts towards fulfilling their roles and justifying the confidence reposed in them by Nigerians.

He commended the sacrifices of troops in the ongoing operations across the country as they discharge their statutory responsibilities satisfactorily, adding that their dedication to duty had ensured that the Nigerian Army remains the bastion of the country’s unity.

Finally, the COAS paid tribute to troops that had paid the supreme price in various operations across the country, and assured that the Nigerian Army would continue to meet its obligations to their families to ensure that the void left by their loved ones is not felt.

13 August 2019

joshingjosh:
Please I will like to know. Why does it take us 6 months to train our regular soldiers when the USA trains theirs in only 12 weeks (Boot camp)...I need clarification

The 12 weeks isnt full training. A soldier can not be deployed with just basic training. They have to go to their job training and they also have to in process at every base which can take up to a week. The full training can vary from 14 weeks to over a year.

I was wrong. Osut actually lasts 22 weeks instead of 14.

S3BViking:


You my friend is an idiot. I call you an idiot because never have I read any of your comment that made sense or even remotely close to making sense. All you do is throw jabs likw a confused oranguatan. Prove me wrong for once and say something sensible.

A proverb says " its a waste of time to play music to a goat"
prove anything to an oaf? That will be waste of time.

I expect you to drop another "six thousand" lie before the week runs out oo

EVarn:
Abeg make una no kill me with laugh

how we go do

bidexiii:



Who's your Fucken ally, all you do is to derail the thread with your trolls. Talking about cerebral discussion; mention one that you've ever contributed man.... if you don't like the thread piss-off and go create one.
Am nobodies ally and enemy to no one.

the guy de find ally?

If not I have seen his pic before I'd have judged that he's below 13. Such nonsense at times

bidexiii:



Who's your Fucken ally, all you do is to derail the thread with your trolls. Talking about cerebral discussion; mention one that you've ever contributed man.... if you don't like the thread piss-off and go create one.
Am nobodies ally and enemy to no one.

Alright.

CaptainStephen:
This is insensitive bro

Let the Nigerian police go through with Nigerian civilians go through. I'm sure all this shouts will die down after one or two weeks.

The Nigerian army and police are already trading words. In this game, the losers are the dead policemen and civilian families.

ARAII inducted on the frontlines.

rka2:
ARAII inducted on the frontlines.

Nice picture

rka2:
ARAII inducted on the frontlines.

I hope we can get hundreds of these(or of even more advanced variants) in the future. We really need them for land offensive.

EVarn:
I hope we can get hundreds of these(or of even more advanced variants) in the future. We really need them for land offensive.

5 more expected in the next few weeks. It is a start at least.

bidexiii:


Nice picture

We hope for many more nice(r) pictures of Ara in future

fufubear:

The 12 weeks isnt full training. A soldier can not be deployed with just basic training. They have to go to their job training and they also have to in process at every base which can take up to a week. The full training can vary from 14 weeks to over a year.

I was wrong. Osut actually lasts 22 weeks instead of 14.

You serious about this?
Cause what I know is that after boot camp, you are assigned to your unit and then deployment

rka2:


5 more expected in the next few weeks. It is a start at least.

Yeah, half loaf is better than none.

Proforce should also help themselves by scouting for a patron in the Senate and MoD. Lobby the senate committee on defense, public procurement, and so on; give them "kolanut", furnish them with civilian variant armoured vehicles out of "deep concern for the security of distinguished senators"...these things help.

A more capitalist approach.

ARA

Duke of Lancaster's Regiment currently in Nigeria training the NA.

Fynline:
ARA

PRESS RELEASE

NIGERIAN ARMY INDUCTS NEWLY ACQUIRED MINE RESISTANT ANTI AMBUSH- PROTECTED VEHICLES

The Nigerian Army has inducted and operationalised four newly acquired Mine Resistant Anti Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAPs) in the North East theatre of operation to enhance fire power and protection of troops fighting Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) Terrorists.

Recall that the Nigerian Army in partnership with Proforce Nigeria Limited, - an indigenous Armour Vehicle Manufacturing Company based in Ode-Remo in Ogun State had delivered the first ever Nigerian Army - Proforce locally manufactured MRAPs, four of which were inaugurated on August 1, 2019 by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Abuja.

Speaking at the event, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Yusufu Buratai represented by the Chief of Training and Operations (Army) Maj Gen EO Udoh said the induction of the MRAPs would boost the operational capability and protection of the troops to decisively prosecute the ongoing counter insurgency operations.

He reminded the troops that equipment alone without strong will and determination by men cannot win wars, he therefore charged them to remain resolute in the discharge of their duties and strengthen their commitment to end the war against terrorism soon

While appreciating the efforts of the Special Forces in the fight against terrorism, especially the recapture of Baga by the Special Forces, he assured them of Nigerian Army's continued support to specialised training as well as improved welfare to enhance the effectiveness of the Special Forces.

Earlier, the Commander Nigerian Army Special Forces Command, Maj. Gen. Mhounday Gadzama Ali, said the provision of the MRAPs and other equipment by the COAS will spur the Command in their dogged struggles to wipe out the remnants of Boko Haram and ISWAP Terrorists soon.

As part of the concern the leadership of the Army has for the troops, the representative of the COAS delivered the COAS goodwill message and had lunch with the troops after inspecting an ongoing renovation work in the camp.

SAGIR MUSA
Colonel
Acting Director Army Public Relations
13 August 2019

EVarn:
Yeah, half loaf is better than none.

Proforce should also help themselves by scouting for a patron in the Senate and MoD. Lobby the senate committee on defense, public procurement, and so on; give them "kolanut", furnish them with civilian variant armoured vehicles out of "deep concern for the security of distinguished senators"...these things help.

A more capitalist approach.

Dude you will make a good politician.

bidexiii:



Dude you will make a good politician.

Ah, everyone tells me that, who knows, I could become one.

The Nigerian Army Captain who allegedly ordered soldiers on security check-point along the Ibi-Jalingo Expressway in Taraba State, to attack and kill police operatives attached to the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, has been identified.

Vanguard gathered, yesterday, that police investigation carried out so far has revealed that telephone conversations between the kidnap kingpin, Wadume and the Captain , were about 191 within the space of one month between July 9, 2019 and August 6, 2019. The source explained that the police authorities believed that the army captain might have been providing cover for the kidnapper, who is said to have received hundreds of millions as ransom from his victims.

Army Captain Taraba
Vanguard gathered that the Army Captain , who is currently undergoing interrogation at the Defence Headquarters Abuja, was arrested alongside five other Army personnel, who were alleged to have taken part in the horrific killing of the three policemen and their two civilian agents in an operation to arrest a notorious kidnapper, Alhaji Hamisu Balla, alias Wudume, in Ibi area of Taraba State.

Vanguard learned yesterday that the arrested solders confessed that they received orders to attack the policemen from the captain, whom they said informed them that Wadume had been kidnapped and was being transported in a silver-coloured Toyota Hiace Bus.

A source at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, told Vanguard that the soldiers claimed that they acted squarely on the orders of the captain, being their superior officer, but Police sources at Force Headquarters Abuja, disclosed that the police authorities have established strong links between the army captain and the notorious kidnapper, alleging that the army captain was on the kidnapper’s payroll.

The source added further that its investigations have also revealed that the army captain, who was not present in Ibi Town at the time the IRT operatives arrested Wadume, might have ordered his men to attack and kill the IRT operatives as well as rescue his friend, the kidnapper.

Petition against Wadume received

Meanwhile, Vanguard also gathered, yesterday, that the IRT’s manhunt to arrest and bring down Wadume’s kidnapping empire began in March 2019, when it received a petition from one Sheriff Umar of Kirikinua South Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

It was gathered further that the petitioner reported that his cousin, Usman Mayo was kidnapped on the 15th of February, 2019 at Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State and his kidnapper demanded the sum of N200 million as ransom for his release.

The source explained that the family of the kidnapped victim negotiated and paid the sum of N85 million first, on March 11, 2019, but the abductee was not released. He said they paid an additional N15 million, on March 16, 2019, making a total sum paid to the kidnappers N100 million and the kidnappers refused to release their victim insisting that that the family must pay the N200million they demanded.

The source explained that the family reported to the police and the IRT was drafted to investigate and track down the suspects behind the kidnapping and rescue the victim. It was learned that while investigations into the matter commenced, members of the kidnapped victim’s family paid an additional N20m to the kidnappers and the victim was released, but the police discovered during investigations that Wadume had strong links to the kidnappers, who got N120 million as ransom from their victim.

I sold 6 AK-47 rifles to Wadume — Ajomo

The police source, further disclosed that it investigations also revealed that Wadume, had bought several AK-47 rifles from a notorious trans-border arms dealer, Ojomo Adebowale Gbenga, who was arrested in May 2019, by operatives of the IRT for supplying heavy arms and ammunition to kidnappers and armed robbers.

45-year-old Ojomo, said to be a major arms dealer in the South-Western part of the country, made startling revelations about the fleeing Wadume during an interview.

Ojomo, who was earlier in the year paraded by police authorities over his criminal activities and later detained in Lagos, told Vanguard that he met Alhaji Wadume four years ago in Benue State and had been selling arms to him under the guise of using them to fight terrorist Fulanis.

Speaking with Vanguard, Ojomo said that he got to know Wadume through his business partner, Moses in Benue State, and he told him that he needed rifles to fight herdsmen who were killing farmers in his community. The gun runner explained that he got all the rifles, which he sold to Wadume and his friends from Burkina Faso, Mali and Libya and he said he sold the arms to them because they told him that they were having community clashes.

He further disclosed: “I started selling fire arms since 1993 after my secondary school. I worked with a company that deals on licensed arms in 1993 and I left in 1996 and went to school but, I linked up with arms dealers in Ibadan, which is the headquarters of arms dealing in the south western part of the country. I started selling automatic firearms which is prohibited, then one of my friends who is now late, Moses led me to the north. He took me to Benue State and I sold arms to several people, including Alhaji Hamisu (Wadume). He came to me through Moses’ contacts and they identified him as a don. You know arms dealing is a cartel business. I knew very little about him and I sold eight rifles to him in 2015 and in January 2019, he called again and told me that he needed 10 rifles, but I had only six and because he was in hurry, I sold them to him at N800,000 each, and the bullets for N350,000 per can. But after my arrest, I gave information about him to the police. It was while in detention I heard he has been arrested.

Police inspector arrested, recants

Also, a Police Inspector who was accused of informing the Army that operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team that visited Ibi community in Taraba state, last week to effect the arrest of the suspected kidnap kingpin did not report to Police authorities, has been arrested.

Preliminary investigation, as reliably gathered, revealed that the policeman was cajoled to say so in order to cement evidences by troops of the 93 Battalion that the operatives were not only kidnappers but were there on an illegal duty.

It was also learned that one of the villagers who allegedly collected the firearms from the dead policemen revealed during interrogation that the weapons belonging to the slain police officers were collected from him by some soldiers.

Vanguard learned that the Police inspector attached to Ibi Police Station confirmed that the operatives visited the station to inform the senior officer there that they had concluded their operations and were leaving with the arrested suspect.

Unconfirmed reports said the policeman was given an undisclosed amount of money to maintain his stand that he told the troops that the policemen did not report at the station.

However, sources said the Inspector denied during interrogation at Force Headquarters, Abuja, that he did not collect any money from the Army.

It was further learned that about three villagers collected the firearms that were flung in different places into the bush after the police team was shot, when their vehicle somersaulted. One of them was said to have taken the arms to his home from where it was collected by the soldiers.

A villager who spoke on the condition of anonymity revealed that the suspected kidnap kingpin who is still on the run, is a popular person in Ibi community.

He was said to have contested for the House of Assembly, Ibi constituency in the last election, under the Young Democratic Party, but lost.

The 35-year-old man, said to be a petty trader, was revered in the community, due to his philanthropic nature.

He was said to have bought motorcycles for some youths, some of who thronged the scene where the operatives were killed, jubilating that their benefactor’s enemies had been overpowered.

At the moment, villagers in Ibi community are said to be keeping sealed lips on what transpired during the arrest of the suspected kidnapper, last week, for fear of being attacked by loyalists to the suspect.

Some of those close to the kidnap suspects have taken to their heels, apparently to avoid being arrested over his whereabouts.

Widow to address press today

Meanwhile, widow of the slain Inspector Mark Ediale, who is yet to come to terms with the rude shock of her husband’s demise, has left Lagos for the Force headquarters, Abuja, where she was received by senior police officers who condoled her and other widows over the tragic incident.

But her late husband’s family, it was reliably gathered, will be briefing journalists in Abuja today, where some salient questions would be posed to killers of their son.

The family, Vanguard learned, is requesting an explanation on how Inspector Ediale died, when he was seen alive in a video clip that went viral.



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/taraba-police-killings-latest-army-captain-had-191-phone-chats-with-wanted-kidnapper/amp/

Colonel Hassan Stan Labo in a interview with Channels TV, explained how the Nigerian operates and how their training looks like.

In what looks like a "defence" for the soldiers that perpetrated the killings of 3 officers of the Intelligence Response Team of the police led by ASP Felix Adolije along the Ibi -Jalingo Road while taking a kidnap kingpin , Wadume, to the Command Headquarters in Jalingo .

The three officers – Inspector Mark Ediale , Sergeants Usman Danzumi, Dahiru Musa and a civilian – died as a result of gunshot injuries.

Colonel Hassan Stan Labo who's now retired while explain the tactical nature of the Nigerian Army, bolded it that they trained to kill.

Recall that, the Nigerian Army had claimed that the soldiers fired at the IRT team because they failed to stop at three checkpoints , but this was dismissed by the police which demanded the whereabouts of the kidnap suspect who was allegedly freed by the soldiers .

The police had while condemning the incident,
accused the army of lying over its claim that the killing was a mistake.

However, the army said the police was making “inciting and inflammatory” comments over the incident. It warned of a possible escalation of the crisis.

Watch the video
https://zenithnaija.com/taraba-police-killings-soldiers-are-trained-to-kill-col-stan-labo/

I can't believe the Nigerian police will accuse the army of lying , they should know this is how they all play their games in Nigeria.

Only god knows how this aboki became a colonel. The Nigerian army are trained to kill why can't they start killing their family members? Just because you're trained to kill does not mean you will start acting like a zombie.

This is a useless and very lame excuse from the quota system mallam, they are trained to kill, but they will drop their weapons, take off their camouflage and make a tactical manoeuvre into Cameroon when they are been attack by boko haram.

Corporal Edwin Wekoba boldly holds high the East African Community flag ushering in the 12th East African Military Games and Cultural Event at Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani.Despite losing his legs while serving Kenya in Somalia,he is still strong in service within KDF.

BabaOwen:
I can't believe the Nigerian police will accuse the army of lying , they should know this is how they all play their games in Nigeria.

Only god knows how this aboki became a colonel. The Nigerian army are trained to kill why can't they start killing their family members? Just because you're trained to kill does not mean you will start acting like a zombie.

This is a useless and very lame excuse from the quota system mallam, they are trained to kill, but they will drop their weapons, take off their camouflage and make a tactical manoeuvre into Cameroon when they are been attack by boko haram.

The Colonel is actually right, military personnel are trained to kill; they shoot to kill, while their police counterparts shoot to maim. I think the standard training for the army is three consecutive shots to the head or chest, while the police will usually target the legs or shoulders.

Problem is that soldiers shouldn't even be deployed to man checkpoints in the first place(except in places where SoE has been declared), and the security agencies are usually quick to protect their erring men.

EVarn:
The Colonel is actually right, military personnel are trained to kill; they shoot to kill, while their police counterparts shoot to maim. I think the standard training for the army is three consecutive shots to the head or chest, while the police will usually target the legs or shoulders.

Problem is that soldiers shouldn't even be deployed to man checkpoints in the first place(except in places where SoE has been declared), and the security agencies are usually quick to protect their erring men.

Don't mind that guy... Even a child would understand what the colonel is saying
I dint understand why soldiers still man civil checkpoint for Godsake... What is the job of the police civil defence... Etc..
Well I think nobody trusts the effectiveness of the regular policemen to keep them safe by manning checkpoints

GeneralFarouq:

Don't mind that guy... Even a child would understand what the colonel is saying
I dint understand why soldiers still man civil checkpoint for Godsake... What is the job of the police civil defence... Etc..
Well I think nobody trusts the effectiveness of the regular policemen to keep them safe by manning checkpoints

True. Which boils down to this professionalism problem, if the police becomes more professional in handling security issues, then the people will trust them more.

That is why some of us have been advocating for a more regulated police recruitment procedure and total independence of the police from executive authority.

Baga. Credit Getty Images.