jpphilips:


OSINT Software sold for $40k to the military is budgeted for N1.6b?

E shock you ba?
I think they even wrote OSINT instead of the full meaning to confuse some poor desk pusher in charge of appropriations.

A LOT OF THESE OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE SOFTWARE/PROGRAMMES(OSINT) ARE ACTUALLY FREE.

MALTEGO is one of the few available where you have to pay and like you said its ONLY 40K for the server version PLUS TRAINING.

Someone in DIA has made a hit.

SamuelAnyawu:


Lol wetin go make 15 people with 2 gun trucks attack a town with over 1000 soldiers?

Those guys na steady hard drugs oh

Heard of probing attacks? Little pin pricks, to test and get a better picture of your enemies , to plan a bigger attack... it just shows they are learning on the job.

The Nigerian Navy has announced that it’s re-equipping it’s operational base in Baga town in Borno State, two years after it was overrun by terrorists. It’s a good news as we hope for a well equipped & fortified location and good synergy with ground troops around Lake Chad axis.

bidexiii:
The Nigerian Navy has announced that it’s re-equipping it’s operational base in Baga town in Borno State, two years after it was overrun by terrorists. It’s a good news as we hope for a well equipped & fortified location and good synergy with ground troops around Lake Chad axis.

NN Regiments in the N.E.

Stephandesward:


Heard of probing attacks? Little pin pricks, to test and get a better picture of your enemies , to plan a bigger attack... it just shows they are learning on the job.

Yeaa you've said it all. I'm only trying to differentiate BH attacks. Most of these little probing attacks don't get into the media.

I was responding to the dude claiming no attack in Monguno since March.

bidexiii:
The Nigerian Navy has announced that it’s re-equipping it’s operational base in Baga town in Borno State, two years after it was overrun by terrorists. It’s a good news as we hope for a well equipped & fortified location and good synergy with ground troops around Lake Chad axis.

Its a shame to our military leaders for insurgents to overran military formations, what happens to military intelligence? A soldier in the front once told me that helicopter backup never come to their aid whenever a call is made for air support, I just feel sorry for these young brave soldiers sacrificing their lives.

jpphilips:


DIA won't be stup!d to use open source OSINT, but the amount they budgeted is criminally outrageous, to believe a group of over paid comedians called Senators reviewed that budget is Satanic to say the least.

OSINT is used by intelligence agencies across the globe so, its not a bad thing. The amount budgeted (about 3 million dollars) is my issue here. I feel people are about to cash out with this. Even the senators you mentioned MIGHT get a cut too if they play nice

U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett was in Nigeria on January 4 – 5, 2021, where she met members of the National Assembly and senior military officials at the Ministry of Defence to discuss the expanding partnership between U.S. and Nigerian Air Forces as well as the importance of integrating human rights and the laws of armed conflict into operations. Barrett also oversees the newly formed U.S. Space Force and discussed opportunities for bilateral cooperation in space.
Through the U.S. Armed Forces programs, Nigerian military professionals are eligible for some of the most intensive education and training available in the world.

bidexiii:
U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett was in Nigeria on January 4 – 5, 2021, where she met members of the National Assembly and senior military officials at the Ministry of Defence to discuss the expanding partnership between U.S. and Nigerian Air Forces as well as the importance of integrating human rights and the laws of armed conflict into operations. Barrett also oversees the newly formed U.S. Space Force and discussed opportunities for bilateral cooperation in space.
Through the U.S. Armed Forces programs, Nigerian military professionals are eligible for some of the most intensive education and training available in the world.

Excellent News

bidexiii:
U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett was in Nigeria on January 4 – 5, 2021, where she met members of the National Assembly and senior military officials at the Ministry of Defence to discuss the expanding partnership between U.S. and Nigerian Air Forces as well as the importance of integrating human rights and the laws of armed conflict into operations. Barrett also oversees the newly formed U.S. Space Force and discussed opportunities for bilateral cooperation in space.
Through the U.S. Armed Forces programs, Nigerian military professionals are eligible for some of the most intensive education and training available in the world.

Why do these crackers always lecture us about human rights

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/nigerian-researchers-announce-covid-19-vaccine/1883955

I'm sorry for distracting, but this is tremendous progress.

bidexiii:


NN Regiments in the N.E.

Navy and AGL ehnn

A-29 SUPER TUCANO: SECRETARY OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE REASSURES NAF OF ENHANCED RELATIONSHIP, AS CAS GIVES UPDATE ON PROGRESS MADE

The United States Department of Defence has promised to enhance its defence cooperation with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in the fight against insurgency and other forms of criminality in the Country while reassuring the Service of its commitment towards strengthening strategic partnership. The assurance was given today, 5 January 2021, by the Secretary of the United States Air Force (USAF), Honourable Barbara Barrett, who was on a courtesy visit to the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, at the Headquarters NAF (HQ NAF) Abuja alongside, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Her Excellency, Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard. Hon Barrett noted that the partnership with the NAF would be in the areas of equipment and platform acquisition, training as well as additional opportunities in the area of air operations, amongst others.

Speaking further, Hon Barrett disclosed that the partnership had become necessary to further enhance professionalism and build the needed capacity for the effective and efficient employment of air power. According to her, “We appreciate the past and we also look forward to a better relationship in the future. We are also looking at ways that we can impact our relationship through equipment, training and various opportunities for operations, maintenance and use of aircraft and equipment. We are really conscious that the Air Force of Nigeria is a highly respected and professional entity and we think that, throughout Africa, the NAF is an entity we would like to partner with”, she said.

The Secretary USAF noted that the United States (US) was aware of the security challenges confronting Nigeria and therefore reassured the NAF of her support. “We are conscious of the challenges that the country is facing, especially in the North East and North West. The entire world needs Nigeria to be successful. Accordingly, we will partner with you in appropriate ways. We are very much on your side to make great things happen; to get the right things done and to do them in the right way. We would like to build on our past and grow a stronger relationship. We are attentive to the need to use available resources well; we know that has been something that the Nigerian leadership has been attentive to as well. So as we build that future, we want you to know that it is a great US-Nigeria relationship that we look forward to enhancing”, she said. She therefore expressed her appreciation to the CAS for the warm reception accorded her and her team.

In his remarks the CAS, described Hon Barrett’s visit as a demonstration of the commitment of partnership between the two countries’ air forces. He noted that the US played a significant role in the successes being recorded in the theatre of operations of the NAF. He disclosed that NAF personnel had been trained in various specialties in the US, with some currently undergoing training. According to him, “We are excited that we are making substantial progress in terms of acquisition of the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft. We are also very excited that our officers and men are in the US and from the reports we are receiving on weekly basis, they are making substantial progress. To us, it is very exciting and we are keenly following the progress they are making and looking forward to receiving them back as quickly as possible so that we can deploy them to address some of the challenges that we are facing.” Air Marshal Abubakar noted that the successes recorded in the last few years as a Service could not have been possible without the support of the US. He disclosed that the NAF had enjoyed a lot of support from the US in terms of intelligence sharing and training, amongst others. “The fast-roping course was conducted recently and I want to say that most of the personnel who went through the programme are performing excellently well in various theatres of operations,’ he said.

The CAS further intimated the visiting team of the progress being made at 407 Air Combat Training Group (407 ACTG), NAF Base Kainji ahead of the arrival of the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft. He noted that quite a number of officials from the US had visited the facilities while the NAF was doing everything humanly possible to secure the Base and provide an enabling environment for the aircraft to operate effectively and efficiently. He stated that the NAF had ensured that sufficient number of SF and Force Protection Elements were deployed to Kainji to ensure that whenever the Super Tucanos are deployed, there would not be any challenge. According to him, the NAF had upgraded facilities in the Base while about 4.1km road network had been constructed within the Base. Air Marshal Abubakar disclosed further that appropriate accommodation had been remodelled for the US officials and Super Tucano Instructors for them to have a conducive environment to carry out their tasks. He further disclosed that the NAF was making arrangements for alternative power and water supply in Base, while upgrading the medical facility to a full-fledged NAF hospital. “We have also provided a gymnasium and some recreational facilities which, we believe, the instructor pilots coming from the US will be comfortable having”, he said.

In the area of training, the CAS, while thanking the US for the opportunities given to the NAF to train fighter pilots, highlighted further areas of training to include tactical training for C-130H pilots to enable the NAF to use the C-130H to air-drop food and other humanitarian relief items, especially in the North East where it is currently using the Bell-412 helicopter for such missions with a limited drop capability of about 300Kg per sortie. Air Marshal Abubakar equally noted that the NAF was also interested in Aeromedical training to further boost its “Winning Hearts and Minds” efforts in the North East, where it currently has two Level 2 Hospitals at the Bama and Dalori Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camps, that have been operating for more than 4 years. He stated further that the Cancer Screening Centre in NAF Base Maiduguri is also open to IDP who also benefit from other free secondary medical services on the Base from time to time.

Also in attendance, during the courtesy visit were some HQ NAF Branch Chiefs as well as the Nigerian Defence Adviser in Washington DC and members of the Secretary of US Air Force’ Team.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Vice Marshal
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force
5 January 2021

Bidexxi
Thank you for sharing.

JUST IN: BokoHaram terror group leader Abubakar Shekau, has released 16-minute new audio today yesterday, threatening Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed-Gumi, over his recent plans to take preaching to the enclaves of criminals in the bushes + his advocacy against banditry.

Soon Su-57 For The Algerian Air Force Radar

Kalapizim:
Navy and AGL ehnn

That Is what they even used to arm some of their AW109 and the recent AW139 helicopter

Toju200:
That Is what they even used to arm some of their AW109 and the recent AW139 helicopter

dem no get time to dey sustain fire fight for long.....just blast the enemy off with grenades

Good one against technicals

bidexiii:
Soon Su-57 For The Algerian Air Force Radar

Hmmmmm wonder when NAf will get here

marvin906:




Hmmmmm wonder when NAf will get here

.... Soon !

#NA

NA R&D

Yesterday, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), met with members of the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD) Bataillon d'intervention rapide (BIR) and U.S. Army Africa Security Forces Assistance Brigade (SFAB), at the BIR live-fire exercise range. The BIR is a Djiboutian army elite military force crisis response unit. #SupportingOurPartners #StrongerTogether

(U.S. Army National Guard by Sgt.Brandon Julson)

A factional leader of the Boko Haram insurgents, Abubakar Shekau, has released new audio, threatening the Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed-Gumi, over his plans to take preaching to the enclaves of criminals in the bushes.

Recall that the cleric during an interview with the BBC Hausa service had declared his intention to enter into the bushes to preach to the Fulani herders.

According to him, the herders are now being used by the Boko Haram insurgents to perpetuate their terror through killings and kidnapping for ransom.

The cleric stated that these criminal herders needed religious teachings in order to stop their criminality.

But releasing16-minute audio on Tuesday, Mr Shekau warned the cleric against accusing the sect of using the herders for killings and kidnapping for ransom.

Rendering the audio in Hausa language, Mr Shekau stressed that his sect never engaged anyone in either Kaduna-Abuja highway, Niger State, or any other place to kidnap for ransom.

While dismissing the cleric’s claim that the insurgents pay a token of N30,000 to the Fulani accomplices after collecting huge ransom from the kidnap victims, Mr Shekau wondered why the so-called government would employ an individual and pay him N10,000 as a monthly salary.

Mr Shekau said: “We don’t engage or employ anybody to kidnap for ransom. We, of course, know that there are some other people who are using our name to perpetrate criminality, but whosoever uses our name to cause mayhem should know that we are not with him.

“Whosoever wants to identify with us whether he is in Kaduna, Lagos, Benin or America, we are willing to also identify with him. Our call is to Allah, not democracy which is anti-Islamic.”

https://dailynigerian.com/just-shekau-releases-audio/

seankafor:
more matured than the previous ones


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YiScJFZFqI

Niiiiiiiiice

SamuelAnyawu:



March was a major attack.

BH/ISWAP conducts two kind of attack. A Major attack and Codeine attack.

Major is when they come in full force to take over.

Codeine attack is when a small group of maybe 8-15 will come in one or two gun truck to attack an Army entrance point. Codeine attack is regular in N Borno and sometimes not even counted as an attack in Northern Borno.

Lol

SamuelAnyawu:


Lol wetin go make 15 people with 2 gun trucks attack a town with over 1000 soldiers?

Those guys na steady hard drugs oh

So do they go back to their base unhurt most of the time I mean the ISWAP members o

Uncle Deji
@DejiAdesogan
BREAKINGs: Massive win for Nigerian Army troops today around #Damboa axis in #Borno, killed 12 BokoHaram, many escaped with gunshot wounds. Recovered 1 GPMG, 1 AA Gun, 10 AK47 Rifles+Ammo, 1 VBIED & 1 Guntruck destroyed. Troops also dealt decisively with ISWAP in #Gajiram axis

And I predicted that either we capture a VBIED or it will be blown up during combat..

More wins I too love this particular battalion...

More Demons meeting with their maker
BREAKING UPDATE

Troops of 159 Battalion in Giedam town swiftly engaged BokoHaram terrorists. SO FAR troops killed some fighters & also captured 4 gun-trucks + some weapons & ammunition. Civilian casualties unknown yet, full details after exploitation of the attacked area

Toju200:
More wins I too love this particular battalion...

More Demons meeting with their maker
BREAKING UPDATE

Troops of 159 Battalion in Giedam town swiftly engaged BokoHaram terrorists. SO FAR troops killed some fighters & also captured 4 gun-trucks + some weapons & ammunition. Civilian casualties unknown yet, full details after exploitation of the attacked area

BHT his changing tactics !

BREAKING: Boko Haram Currently Attacking Yobe Community | Sahara Reporters

The people were presently running into nearby bushes to avoid being killed or kidnapped.

Toju200:
More wins I too love this particular battalion...

More Demons meeting with their maker
BREAKING UPDATE

Troops of 159 Battalion in Giedam town swiftly engaged BokoHaram terrorists. SO FAR troops killed some fighters & also captured 4 gun-trucks + some weapons & ammunition. Civilian casualties unknown yet, full details after exploitation of the attacked area

More Grease to there elbow !