Odunayaw:
A United Nations humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) helicopter came under fire in Damasak, Mobbar LGA in the volatile Northern Borno region. The helicopter was able to return to Maiduguri airbase shortly after the attack on Thursday 2, July 2020.

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Odunayaw:
A United Nations humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) helicopter came under fire in Damasak, Mobbar LGA in the volatile Northern Borno region. The helicopter was able to return to Maiduguri airbase shortly after the attack on Thursday 2, July 2020.

https:///iePKCNp6uV

ugo4u:
If I am the President before or upon appointing a service Chief, target(Performace evaluation) will be given to such a person for e.g 1 year if he/she doesn't meet up he will be shown the way out but before then such a person will be made to submit a proposal of what is needed to meet the said target. It's high time the political class apply business model especially wrt appointing service chiefs everyone should be made to justify the amount of money spent on them with commesurate result.
For instance, I'll call my service Chiefs in a high powered security meeting, I'll allow them speak their mind and each of them should come up with a proposal to end the insurgency within a given time frame or atleast make significant gain say capturing a Bokoharam stronghold like Lake Chad, or Sambisa and not allowing the terrorists to ever get access to that area again, it will be my responsibility as CinC to mobilize funds or whatever is needed to make such operations run smoothly, I'll expect nothing short of results after a stipulated timeframe otherwise such a service Chief should voluntarily handover his resignation letter.
That way I believe the position will not be seen as a mere political appointment and the need to lobby/jostle for the position will be watered down, anyone that aspires to be in that office should know his Onion and be amongst the very best of his peers cos he knows he will be shown the way out if he doesn't pass the performing evaluation after a given time frame.

BabaOwen:


I fully support the House on the bolded.


I'm so sure if he had praised and worshipped the Dubai landlord, he and his wife won't be in this situation.

The Senate & House of Representatives defense committee should work together on this. They should invite the Lance corporal to hear first hand information from him about the fight against boko haram in the North east.

komekn:


This is very very worrisome trend in the NA where the long standing conventions regarding senior officers are being decimated.

I have noticed a politicisation of the NA and personalisation moving from management by policy, process and strategy too Charismatic management where the core focus is on the leader.

I watched combatants in training singing praise songs about Burutai as if they were in Aladura church.

We moved away from objectivity to subjectivity and the approval of the COAS that creates sycophancy and not measured outcome delivery in management.

Once you have this kind of charismatic management style, It's always followed by mediocrity and the quest to please the leader and what is best for him not the organisation.

I truly believe there are people here who are part of his Choir here, singing the same sings of undue praise.

VERY SAD

Watch them rain their vitriolic rhetoric against me now.

komekn:


This is very very worrisome trend in the NA where the long standing conventions regarding senior officers are being decimated.

I have noticed a politicisation of the NA and personalisation moving from management by policy, process and strategy too Charismatic management where the core focus is on the leader.

I watched combatants in training singing praise songs about Burutai as if they were in Aladura church.

We moved away from objectivity to subjectivity and the approval of the COAS that creates sycophancy and not measured outcome delivery in management.

Once you have this kind of charismatic management style, It's always followed by mediocrity and the quest to please the leader and what is best for him not the organisation.

I truly believe there are people here who are part of his Choir here, singing the same sings of undue praise.

VERY SAD

Watch them rain their vitriolic rhetoric against me now.

jpphilips:


Service Chiefs did just that in 2015, the FG couldn't provide a quarter of what they asked for due to lack of funds, Tucano & MRAP for all SF battalion was part of their demand.
It was the government that failed the chiefs not the other way round.

SamuelAnyawu:




They are coming for you bro. Hope you got your AA Gun ready

Toju200:
no he uses drones

SamuelAnyawu:


So are you bringing an A29 or F16 against drones?

youghs:
Abeg is there any local AFV/IFV currently under development

Toju200
Bidexiii
kabe1

kikuyu1:


This! Thank you sir! I rmbr nemesis8u mentioned this and for this reason advocated for a twin turbo like an OV 10 or Argie Pucara with a heavy twin barrel under the fuselage of 23mm or even 30mm providing on recoil mitigation could HANDLE it.
It was to be 360 degree capable and 180 degree capable on vertical axis to be handled by copilot via camera.

dragon2:


That is why service chiefs should be properly rotated out, after serving their term.The longer they stay the more politicised the forces become, even if they(the service chiefs) didn't intend it.

youghs:
Abeg is there any local AFV/IFV currently under development

Toju200
Bidexiii
kabe1

bidex111:
#PressRelease

MORE BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS NEUTRALIZED, LOGISTICS FACILITIES DESTROYED BY AIR TASK FORCE OF OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE AT MINA IN BORNO STATE

1. Several Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) have been neutralized and their logistics supplies destroyed in air strikes executed by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE at Mina along the Gulumba Gana-Kumshe Axis in the Northern part of Borno State. The feat, which has further destabilized the BHTs’ new leadership and curtailed their freedom of action, was achieved on 3 July 2020 as part of missions being executed under the subsidiary Operation LONG REACH II; sequel to Human Intelligence reports indicating that the BHT location had recently been reinforced with fighters and logistics supplies to provide resistance against nearby friendly ground troops’ positions. Confirmatory surveillance missions also observed significant numbers of terrorists in the settlement.

2. Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets detailed by the ATF to engage the location scored accurate hits in their bombing runs, neutralizing some of the BHTs and destroying some of their structures, including one of the terrorists’ logistics’ huts which was seen engulfed in flames. Some of the fighters who escaped the bomb attacks were mopped as the jets strafed their hiding positions.

3. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, commends the ATF for their dedication, dexterity and professionalism. The Defence Headquarters equally urges them to intensify the air offensive against the terrorists and all other criminal elements threatening the peace and security of our beloved country.

JOHN ENENCHE
Major General
Coordinator
Defence Media Operations
Defence Headquarters
4 July 2020

dragon2:


That is why service chiefs should be properly rotated out, after serving their term.The longer they stay the more politicised the forces become, even if they(the service chiefs) didn't intend it.

FieldMarshall06:


Sometimes, we should understand that people in government know better and have more info/advise than we ever will.

I support the retention of the Service Chiefs because the immediate past provides evidence against sacking wartime chiefs.

The greatest error of Goodluck Jonathan was removing Gen. Ihejirika..... and this is a fact. Ihehirika pummelled boko haram so badly that northerners were shouting. Under him, boko haram remained caged and they stood no chance. This fact is well known in the army.

Immediately Gen. Ihehirika was removed and replaced with Gen. Minimah,,,, and ACM Alex Badeh replaced Adm. Ola Ibrahim as CDS, the war went down... and spiralled out of control that boko haram started holding territories,,,, and soldiers started fleeing ..... something that never happened under Ihejirika.

When you sack Gen. Buratai and AVM Sadiq Abubakar,,, the new service chiefs would need at least 3 months to set-up and consolidate their machinery.... that is 3months of refresh for boko haram,,, as happened with Gen. Minimah. And we take the war back to square 2.

Please understand that govt is govt and they know more than you ever will ....

Please, changing service chiefs now does not help you. It does not affect you.... Nigeria needs them to remain there for now...President Buhari is not stupid

FieldMarshall06:


Sometimes, we should understand that people in government know better and have more info/advise than we ever will.

I support the retention of the Service Chiefs because the immediate past provides evidence against sacking wartime chiefs.

The greatest error of Goodluck Jonathan was removing Gen. Ihejirika..... and this is a fact. Ihehirika pummelled boko haram so badly that northerners were shouting. Under him, boko haram remained caged and they stood no chance. This fact is well known in the army.

Immediately Gen. Ihehirika was removed and replaced with Gen. Minimah,,,, and ACM Alex Badeh replaced Adm. Ola Ibrahim as CDS, the war went down... and spiralled out of control that boko haram started holding territories,,,, and soldiers started fleeing ..... something that never happened under Ihejirika.

When you sack Gen. Buratai and AVM Sadiq Abubakar,,, the new service chiefs would need at least 3 months to set-up and consolidate their machinery.... that is 3months of refresh for boko haram,,, as happened with Gen. Minimah. And we take the war back to square 2.

Please understand that govt is govt and they know more than you ever will ....

Please, changing service chiefs now does not help you. It does not affect you.... Nigeria needs them to remain there for now...President Buhari is not stupid

SamuelAnyawu:


We can Replace the Army Chief with the GOC of 7th Division I do not think a GOC of 7th Division will need three months to understand the technicalities of this Ongoing War.

FieldMarshall06:


You don't choose for the president na. And why replace Buratai ? We have not forgiven the evil GOC of 7th division... very evil and stupid man. Please continue giving us info.... You know little.

Toju200:
can't tell.. U heard em somewhere?
I only know of the UGV DICON is developing.

komekn:


From what l have seen the NA does not have a definitive IFV in its armoury.

However, the Russians have described the 1970's Russian BMP-1 as an IFV. That's very debatable because it's armour is very light.

In my opinion considering our non existent industrial manufacturing base. We simply do not have the capacity.

youghs:


I don't know of any...I was just asking..

lol..that UGV is kinda worthless to the field

ugo4u:
Can someone confirm this?