Faithful007:
How ignorant of you. Policy is policy. Biden suspended the $23bn contract with UAE for four months, just for human rights violation investigations and to look into UAE's involvement in Yemen. What will you call that?

Faithful007:
Many civilians shot by police was in a standoff situation. How many unarmed people have been shot by police in Nigeria? How much of it is documented?

Whyem15:
We send young men to kill other people(criminals and terrorist) then abandon them later without taking care of them or monitoring how they cope with the mental stress of battle, when these young men eventually turn to drugs to cope with the mental tortures, we then funnily expect sane behaviors from them. In order to reduce military brutality of civilians, we need to be more deliberate on taking care of their mental health. This doesn't include those who right from the beginning see being in the military as an opportunity to brutalise others. But we can significantly reduce the cases by making sure soldiers don't stay too long in the frontlines and are well taken care of several years after returning from the frontlines. Maybe having a program to here they have to pass through immediately after being pulled from the frontlines to sort of 'deradicalize' them and ease them back to normal life.
We cannot continue to make monsters of men and expect them to be normal when they are no longer being used actively.


Suicide rate among ex US service men is among the highest in the world, they also have an abnormally high violent crimes rate, Nigerian soldiers are not immune to these consequences of war.

Odunayaw:
Barely 15 pages back, same topic, similar replies accross the divide by the same monikers.

Girls

Whyem15:


Nope, I'm not trying to prove that civilian brutality is not a "Nigerian army only thing", my point is that many of the soldiers we send to the front lines will require help coping with lives for the rest of their lives and it is the duty of the government to provide necessary health care to help them. Many of them have turned to drugs to cope with life which further deteriorates their mental health. The entire point of what I wrote was about better welfarism for troops and not why we should dismiss their brutal acts.
I added the crime and suicide rates of US soldiers and veterans because we have no such statistics here in Nigeria and it would have been sufficient to make my point.
At the end of the write up, I added that Nigerian soldiers are not immune to the consequences of war that US troops and veterans suffer to highlight that many of our own troops also suffer from PTSD and other mental health issues.


Decided to post this after having a discussion with a professional on the prevalence of the use of hard drugs among veterans and active personnel and many of the officers are also into hard drugs.
I'm uninterested in whitewashing the crimes of Nigerian soldiers as I would benefit nothing from it.

And yes, brutalizing civilians and being excessively violent are some of the consequences of mismanaged PTSD and many other mental health issues associated with warfare.

Whyem15:
We send young men to kill other people(criminals and terrorist) then abandon them later without taking care of them or monitoring how they cope with the mental stress of battle, when these young men eventually turn to drugs to cope with the mental tortures, we then funnily expect sane behaviors from them. In order to reduce military brutality of civilians, we need to be more deliberate on taking care of their mental health. This doesn't include those who right from the beginning see being in the military as an opportunity to brutalise others. But we can significantly reduce the cases by making sure soldiers don't stay too long in the frontlines and are well taken care of several years after returning from the frontlines. Maybe having a program to here they have to pass through immediately after being pulled from the frontlines to sort of 'deradicalize' them and ease them back to normal life.
We cannot continue to make monsters of men and expect them to be normal when they are no longer being used actively.


Suicide rate among ex US service men is among the highest in the world, they also have an abnormally high violent crimes rate, Nigerian soldiers are not immune to these consequences of war.

Whyem15:


How so convenient that the biggest beneficiary of the deal was the investigator and eventually found no evidence of human rights abuses committed by Emiratis in Yemen.

And I guess the policy wasn't there when Saudi Arabia got there arms deal pushed through both Trump and Biden administration.
There is lip service and there is also lobbying which is perfectly legal in US. US defense industry does not spend $2.5 billion sponsoring and lobbying lawmakers for fun.
If it were a solid policy, the Nigerian Airforce will have zero A-29 super tucanos today, oh I guess they also investigated and found no evidence of human rights abuses.

"A legislative effort to stop the sales failed in December, as Trump's fellow Republicans in Congress backed his plans."

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/exclusive-biden-administration-proceeding-with-23-billion-weapon-sales-uae-2021-04-13/

dragon2:
Danish frigate kills four pirates in Gulf of Guinea
Written by Reuters -25th Nov 2021341

A Danish frigate has killed four pirates in waters south of Nigeria in an operation to protect shipping in the Gulf of Guinea, the Danish military said on Thursday.

The Esbern Snare, deployed last month to the Gulf of Guinea amid heightened security risks from pirates, on Wednesday spotted a fast-moving vessel carrying eight suspected pirates near a number of commercial ships, the Danish military said.

The incident took place in international waters, 25 to 30 nautical miles south of Nigeria’s territorial boundary, a spokesman said.

The motorboat, spotted by a helicopter deployed by the frigate, was carrying equipment associated with piracy, including ladders.

After the frigate fired warning shots, the pirates opened fire on Danish navy special forces, who in turn shot and killed four pirates and wounded one, the Danish military said in a statement.

The remaining four pirates were taken on board the frigate, and no Danish personnel were hurt in the incident, the military said.

It was the first time the frigate had opened fire during its current mission to the Gulf of Guinea, the spokesman said.

The Gulf of Guinea has been a piracy hot spot for years, but incidents have decreased since national authorities stepped up security efforts aided by foreign naval ships.

American, British, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese navies have also sent assistance, ships or training forces over the past year to tackle piracy after a record 130 sailors were taken from vessels in the region in 2020.

Piracy and armed robbery incidents dropped to 28 in the first nine months of 2021, compared with 46 in the same period in 2020, according to the International Maritime Bureau.

Separately, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and opposition lawmaker Jakob Elleman had both planned to visit the frigate during a visit to Ghana on Wednesday and Thursday.

They were not on board during the incident, which Frederiksen said was likely to have averted attacks on commercial ships in the gulf.

The frigate will operate in the region until April next year.

Litmus:



Shouldn't Buhari invite the Danish High Commissioner in Nigeria for discussions?

Whether incident took place on international waters, if it was within sniffing distance of Nigeria's territorial water, we need to raise concerns; we don't want to be taken for granted. Inconsequential or not, as far as in international standings, we need to make Western nations tell us we’re inconsequential by kicking up a fuss. Let us be inconsequential disgracefully not politely….

Inler77:

I think this a verdict on our navy, how well are they committed to the fight against piracy, how are their resources deployed?

JOSCOFELIX:
Iswap planning to attack three close by military formation at oncd one is there major target,attacking the rest two is to stop reinforcement.

dragon2:
Danish frigate kills four pirates in Gulf of Guinea
Written by Reuters -25th Nov 2021341

A Danish frigate has killed four pirates in waters south of Nigeria in an operation to protect shipping in the Gulf of Guinea, the Danish military said on Thursday.

The Esbern Snare, deployed last month to the Gulf of Guinea amid heightened security risks from pirates, on Wednesday spotted a fast-moving vessel carrying eight suspected pirates near a number of commercial ships, the Danish military said.

The incident took place in international waters, 25 to 30 nautical miles south of Nigeria’s territorial boundary, a spokesman said.

The motorboat, spotted by a helicopter deployed by the frigate, was carrying equipment associated with piracy, including ladders.

After the frigate fired warning shots, the pirates opened fire on Danish navy special forces, who in turn shot and killed four pirates and wounded one, the Danish military said in a statement.

The remaining four pirates were taken on board the frigate, and no Danish personnel were hurt in the incident, the military said.

It was the first time the frigate had opened fire during its current mission to the Gulf of Guinea, the spokesman said.

The Gulf of Guinea has been a piracy hot spot for years, but incidents have decreased since national authorities stepped up security efforts aided by foreign naval ships.

American, British, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese navies have also sent assistance, ships or training forces over the past year to tackle piracy after a record 130 sailors were taken from vessels in the region in 2020.

Piracy and armed robbery incidents dropped to 28 in the first nine months of 2021, compared with 46 in the same period in 2020, according to the International Maritime Bureau.

Separately, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and opposition lawmaker Jakob Elleman had both planned to visit the frigate during a visit to Ghana on Wednesday and Thursday.

They were not on board during the incident, which Frederiksen said was likely to have averted attacks on commercial ships in the gulf.

The frigate will operate in the region until April next year.

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has reported the lowest number of reported piracy and armed robbery incidents for the first nine months of any year since 1994.

IMB’s latest global piracy report recorded 97 incidents of piracy and armed robbery for the first nine months of 2021 – the lowest level of reported incidents since 1994. In 2021, IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) reported 85 vessels boarded, nine attempted attacks, two vessels fired upon and one vessel hijacked.

Reported incidents are down to their lowest level in decades, but violence against seafarers has continued with 51 crew kidnapped, eight taken hostage, five threatened, three injured, two assaulted and one killed, according to the latest IMB statistics.

While the reduction of reported incidents is a welcome, IMB PRC warns that seafarers must remain vigilant as violence against crew remains high in many areas of the world.

Decrease in Gulf of Guinea

The Gulf of Guinea region recorded 28 incidents of piracy and armed robbery in the first nine months of 2021, in comparison to 46 for the same period in 2020. Most notably, Nigeria only reported four incidents in the first nine months of 2021, in comparison to 17 in 2020 and 41 in 2018. Crew kidnappings in the region have dropped with only one crew member kidnapped in Q3 2021 , compared to 31 crew members taken in five separate incidents during Q3 2020. All Q3 incidents in 2021 were also against vessels at port anchorages whilst the average successful kidnapping location in Q3 2020 was approximately 100NM from land.

“We welcome the decrease of piracy and armed robbery attacks in the Gulf of Guinea and the efforts taken by maritime authorities in the region,” said Michael Howlett, Director, ICC International Maritime Bureau. “However, there needs to be sustained efforts to ensure the continued safety of seafarers as they transport essential goods throughout the region. Coastal States must redouble their coordination and security measures to ensure that piracy and armed robbery incidents continue to decline.”

The overall reduction of piracy and armed robbery incidents in the region is a testament to enhanced maritime security and response coordination measures adopted by regional and national authorities, according to IMB. Despite these gains, IMB warns that the risk to crew remains high in the region and that such efforts must therefore be sustained.

https://iccwbo.org/media-wall/news-speeches/piracy-and-armed-robbery-incidents-at-lowest-level-in-decades-but-imb-cautions-against-complacency/

Litmus:



Shouldn't Buhari invite the Danish High Commissioner in Nigeria for discussions?

Whether incident took place on international waters, if it was within sniffing distance of Nigeria's territorial water, we need to raise concerns; we don't want to be taken for granted. Inconsequential or not, as far as in international standings, we need to make Western nations tell us we’re inconsequential by kicking up a fuss. Let us be inconsequential disgracefully not politely….

Whyem15:
Reports from ICC

All Q3 incidents in 2021 were also against vessels at port anchorages whilst the average successful kidnapping location in Q3 2020 was approximately 100NM from land.





https://iccwbo.org/media-wall/news-speeches/piracy-and-armed-robbery-incidents-at-lowest-level-in-decades-but-imb-cautions-against-complacency/

youghs:
NAF SOF

DefenseHerald:

What AK modification is this?

DefenseHerald:

What AK modification is this?

youghs:


It's not an AK. Can't remember the name

Faithful007:
Nigeria declines Germany's offer to train police on handling protests.

https://allafrica.com/stories/202111260482.html

Faithful007:
Nigeria declines Germany's offer to train police on handling protests.

https://allafrica.com/stories/202111260482.html

Inler77:

If we are to retrain the NPF, I believe the first point of call won't be handling protests.

GeneralFarouq:

A good way to learn is to shut up and listen to knowledgeable pple speak. This is what the army does, always willing to send it personnel for training it can do at home... but see the police doing ITK. There is basically no harm except to safegaurd their ego.
Also, did Germany specifically request for untrained recruits... We can send the already trained officers to learn additional skills who will then comeback and drill what was learnt into cadet and recruit alike... NPF ain't ready for transformation
But, before I shoot NPF, 30,000 police ain't a joke what does Germany stand to gain from this.
Let's not forget the EU -Belarus border crisis.