*Our Fallen Heroes*


Let's take a moment to remember Lieutenant Oluwafemi Odushina.

He was killed on Tuesday, the 13th of May, 2014. Boko Haram ambushed the late Oluwafemi with his troops around the Chibok area where they had gone to search for and rescue the abducted Chibok girls.


Following his death, the news got to the military camp and reportedly led to a mutiny by some soldiers of the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army against the General Officer Commanding (GOC), Major-General Abubakar Mohammed who was then redeployed.

Lt. Odushina Oluwafemi was an old student of the Air Force Secondary School, Ikeja, Lagos State. He served with the United Nations Peace Keeping Forces in Darfur and later went to Pakistan for an additional training course. In March 2014, he was deployed to Maiduguri where he was killed defending the nation’s integrity.

*Let's take a moment to remember Captain Kenneth Onubah.*


He was from Ifite-Oraifite in Anambra State. He was killed in an ambush by Boko Haram in May 2014.

*Let's take a moment to remember Lieutenant Colonel Abu Ali.*


Muhammad Abu Ali, a lieutenant colonel, whom Boko Haram dreaded, is dead.

Ali led one of the army’s fiercest-ever battles with Boko Haram, in February 2015, culminating in the recapture of Baga town in Borno state.

Sani Usman, army spokeman, said he was killed in an encounter with the insurgents on Friday.

The deceased was was granted accelerated promotion from rank of major to lieutenant-colonel in September 2015, for his courageous performance in a series of the army’s engagements with Boko Haram.

Usman added that four soldiers were killed, but that troops killed 14 of the insurgents who attacked a location of the army in Borno state.

“Yesterday at about 10.00pm suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked a 119 Battalion Nigerian army location at Mallam Fatori, northern Borno state. The troops fought gallantly and repelled the attack, killing 14 Boko Haram terrorists,” he said.

“Unfortunately, we lost an officer and four soldiers, while four other soldiers sustained various degrees of injuries during the encounter. One of those killed in action, was Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Abu Ali, the Commanding Officer of 272 Task Force Tank Battalion.”

During TheCable’s investigative trip to the theatre of war, soldiers, majority of whom have built an unwanted reputation for always criticising the army hierarchy, spoke highly of Ali’s professionalism.

One of the soldiers, who partook in the Baga operation, narrated his experience to TheCable .

“In the case Baga, when it was recaptured from Boko Haram, Abu Ali, who led that operation, told the soldiers that they should not worry, that they should only do five percent of the job, that he was going to do 95% of the job with the tanks,” he had said.

“And that was exactly what happened. He did most of the work with the tanks. He was a major at that time and his promotion after the operation was automatic because he performed very well. One smallish guy like that o.”

ARMED FORCES REMEMBRANCE DAY 2018

The sacrifices of our fallen heroes are not in vain
We immortalize them
We remember them
We celebrate them
We honour them and
We care for their loved ones
All because
They paid the supreme sacrifice so that
Nigeria may survive and so that
Nigerians may live in unity, peace and progress

OLATOKUNBO ADESANYA
Air Vice Marshal
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force

abiodunalasa:
*Let's take a moment to remember Captain Kenneth Onubah.*


He was from Ifite-Oraifite in Anambra State. He was killed in an ambush by Boko Haram in May 2014.

He fought till he and is men ran out of ammo.......

A brave soldier he was....

More.....

Concluding photos...

To all our fallen and living heroes... May our creator assuage the pain of your immediate loved ones, and grant the solemn pride that is rightfully yours having laid and continue to lay so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of PEACE and FREEDOM!

abiodunalasa:
To all our fallen and living heroes... May our creator assuage the pain of your immediate loved ones, and grant the solemn pride that is rightfully yours having laid and continue to lay so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of PEACE and FREEDOM!

The second picture is perfect

bidexiii:



He fought till he and is men ran out of ammo.......

A brave soldier he was....

Is there anything like a published story on this?

bidexiii:



He fought till he and is men ran out of ammo.......

A brave soldier he was....

Very brave... All of them
Sometimes I wonder if we are doing enough to remember them.

Stephandeswardt:




Taken from the 76mm low velocity mounted on the contraption called bmp 1, that dasuki and co bought, why they didnt go for the 30mm bmp3 or the better contraption bmp 2 is behind me.....that 76mm for stop a swarn attack to me is useless....

yeah it looks like a 76mm now from clearer picture, sadly this is a new innovation from them. As for your other question bros I na oga at the top dem fit answer.

From Sahara Reporters:

BREAKING: Boko Haram releases videos showing how they shot down Nigeria fighter jet...

I give up.

frumentius:
From Sahara Reporters:

BREAKING: Boko Haram releases videos showing how they shot down Nigeria fighter jet...

I give up.

Sahara reporter is one of the most incompetent journalist in Nigeria. Dude has billions of dollars he needs to pay to politicians and others for publishing fake stories.

tdayof:


Is there anything like a published story on this?

I'll try and look for one.....

tdayof:


Sahara reporter is one of the most incompetent journalist in Nigeria. Dude has billions of dollars he needs to pay to politicians and others for publishing fake stories.

Lo baa tan........

These two SF dude got too much swag.....

We won’t return, abducted Chibok girls say in new Boko Haram video.




https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/punchng.com/breaking-we-wont-return-abducted-chibok-girls-say-in-new-boko-haram-video/amp/

New video shows seized MRAP, destroyed shilka n utility trucks n co, including the destroyed MI17
Best guest, the position was attacked

x

What's the use of gunship
When hundreds of insurgents attack a position for hours

Josfactz:
New video shows seized MRAP, destroyed shilka n utility trucks n co, including the destroyed MI17
Best guest, the position was attacked

Any other video apart from the first one? If none then there's nothing to say.
..the shilka in that video isn't the same in the original picture plus all pictures released by BHT seems doctored.

They should show us a video of the Mi-17 going down or being shot at .

tdayof:


Any other video apart from the first one? If none then there's nothing to say.
..the shilka in that video isn't the same in the original picture plus all pictures released by BHT seems doctored.

They should show us a video of the Mi-17 going down or being shot at .

Go to SR
N see the full video
Painful
Hours of attack on position, the 76mm cannon was also used along side other gun trucks

Josfactz:

Go to SR
N see the full video
Painful
Hours of attack on position, the 76mm cannon was also used along side other gun trucks

Theres a surveillance drone footage, showing same yellow dump truck bidexii acknowledged,
With what looks like a crash site.

It's possible the position came under attack

Josfactz:

Go to SR
N see the full video
Painful
Hours of attack on position, the 76mm cannon was also used along side other gun trucks

After watching the video, I can tell you that same position was attacked by BHT. They spied the military position with drone and then launched a huge attack on them.

This incident happened after the picture released by NAF. That was the best time NAF could have attacked BHT and make them suffer huge casualty.


There was a presence of a-jet and F-7 before the commencement of the attack.

M14A1:


Theres a surveillance drone footage, showing same yellow dump truck bidexii acknowledged,
With what looks like a crash site.

It's possible the position came under attack

It's the same position no doubt. It's a very bad thing the airforce couldn't attack that same position back. The f-7 seems is a damn fast aircraft.

CC: Odunayaw have you seen the video

tdayof:


It's the same position no doubt. It's a very bad thing the airforce couldn't attack that same position back. The f-7 seems is a damn fast aircraft.

CC: Odunayaw have you seen the video

They spied on them with drone. Waited till the Fighter jets were out of sight and launched a massive ambush. Saddening

Xbee007:

They spied on them with drone. Waited till the Fighter jets were out of sight and launched a massive ambush. Saddening

See here's the problem. If you don't have a guided ammunition, you'll have trouble dealing with this guys.

They had some guys whose work was to fire at the fighter jets then making the pilot making safety moves. They had some guys dealing with the ground troops. It wasn't a fair fight again. Seems the troops escaped as there was no dead body.


That might have been the order. Back out.

tdayof:


See here's the problem. If you don't have a guided ammunition, you'll have trouble dealing with this guys.

They had some guys whose work was to fire at the fighter jets then making the pilot making safety moves. They had some guys dealing with the ground troops. It wasn't a fair fight again. Seems the troops escaped as there was no dead body.


That might have been the order. Back out.

Terrible, and they have been making huge loses within this period, especially to ISWAP. In fact, several weapons, vehicles and a personnel was captured.

You buy MRAPS and then arm them with guns.

Nemesis4u, is it war crime to arm soldiers to fight like terrorists?

There was alot of issue there. Enough mortar fire would have seen bokoharam backing out. Those guys were armed with shilka and MRAPS with guns.

For bokoharam to have assembled in that huge amount to a very close location to the military, then what the heck is the ISR team doing?

Xbee007:

Terrible, and they have been making huge loses within this period, especially to ISWAP. In fact, several weapons, vehicles and a personnel was captured.

Yes, a personnel was captured. The video is very embarrassing.

NAF should buy 3 Super Tucano from Brazil as a matter of urgency. We need to go high tech in this war. Enough of this mess already.