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Nigeria air force Aerostar Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle .

Convoy For Army Forces in Rafah city . #Sinai #Sinai2018

Senior naval leaders participate in a complex wargame scenario #obangameexpress 2018

Together, we’re making the seas safer.

From mentoring naval boarding teams to acting as pirates in a hijacked vessel scenario, #HMCSKingston and #HMCSSummerside are training with West African partners during Ex #ObangameExpress. #OpPROJECTION

Ouch! Demonstrating take-down techniques at sea during #obangameexpress 2018. #Benin

Senegal & Portugal working together at sea during #obangameexpress 2018.

Gambian and Spanish Naval forces exercise at the Gulf of Guinea..#Obangameexpress 2018

_RP P-3 Maritime Patrol Aircraft as seen from USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in West African waters during today's tracking exercise for #obangameexpress 2018 .

DSS Apprehend Basalube Kidnap Gang

In keeping with its commitment and pledge to ensure the safety of citizens and residents in the country, the Department of State Services (DSS), in collaboration with sister security agencies, has further sustained its counter operations to degrade and contain the activities of unscrupulous elements, including kidnappers and insurgents in parts of the country.

2. On 23rd March, 2018, at Japama in Obajana LGA, Kogi State, Lawal MOHAMMED (aka Buba), a major financier and armourer of the dreaded BASALUBE kidnap gang was apprehended by a joint team of the Service and the Military. Two (2) other members of the gang namely – Mohammed TUKUR and Abubakar IBRAHIM were also arrested in the operation. TUKUR was identified as the Chief surveillance officer of the gang as he coordinated the gang’s movement across the various States of Rivers, Edo, Delta, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kaduna, Kogi and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja preparatory to the execution of their operations. Three (3) GSM phones and twenty Five (25) bottles of psychotropic inducers were recovered from the suspects.

3. Relatedly, on the same date, at Lower Afesere, Ughelli North LGA, Delta State, Ali ABUBAKAR, a notorious kidnapper and top ranking member of the same BASULUBE gang was also arrested. This arrest was effectted while he was perfecting plans to carry out kidnap operations in Obajana, Kogi State. The following members of his gang were subsequently arrested:
i. Abubakareem IDRISA;
ii. Bashir Uban Dawaki TSOHO;
iii. Sanusi ABUBAKAR;
iv. Nuhu MUHAMMAD; and
v. Abubakar ABDULHAMEED

4. In its determination to decimate the BASALUBE group, the Service on 26th March, 2018, at Dikko area of Niger State, arrested Abubakar DANLANSU, driver and weapon courier of the group. The suspect was arrested enroute Edo state from where he was to convey weapons to Obajana, Kogi State for the gang’s planned kidnap operations.

5. In another development, on 23rd March, 2018, at Skippers Fast Food, along Sani Abacha Express Way, Yenagoa, the Service arrested Mathew EKAM over his complicity in the kidnap of Obianuju ONYEMA, earlier abducted on 12th March 2018 and later released on 18th March, 2018. The 39 year old suspect is a native of Ogoja, Cross River State and a driver of a heavy duty truck operating between Bayelsa and Rivers States.

6. Also, on 24th March, 2018, at the outskirts of Wudil town, Wudil LGA, the Service arrested a suspected Boko Haram element, Sanusi Mohammed BELLO, believed to be carrying out surveillance activities for the extremist group in the area. At the point of his arrest, several handsets, multiple identity cards including those of a Police Constable and neighbourhood vigilante member and the sum of thirty seven thousand, eight hundred and fifty five naira (N37,857.00) were recovered from him.

7. The arrests of these suspects hold major significance for law and order and safety of persons. It is instructive to note that the activities of kidnappers and armed robbers on the Lokoja-Okene and Abuja-Kaduna corridors have relatively reduced as a result of sustained counter operations of the Service and sister security agencies. It is believed that the recent apprehension of Ali ABUBAKAR and other members of the dreaded BASALUBE kidnap gang led by Ibrahim BASALUBE and Abubakar SIDDI as well as the disruption of the group’s network will ostensibly result in the complete elimination of violent and other allied crimes in those regions.

8. The successes so far recorded by the Service are geared towards providing a safe and peaceful environment for law abiding citizens to pursue their legitimate endeavours. We wish to reassure the public that the tempo of these operations will be continually reviewed, strengthened and sustained. The Service, therefore, wishes to reiterate its stance that all perpetrators of violence and criminality against the Nigerian State and its law-abiding citizens will be made to face the full course of law no matter how long it takes.

Tony OPUIYO
Department of State Services,
National Headquarters,
Abuja.
27th March, 2018

Source: PR Nigeria

AIDE-DE-CAMP TO PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, GCFR TURNS 45

1.​The Aide-De-Camp (ADC) to President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, Colonel Mohammed Lawal Abubakar turns 45 years old today. He was born on the 28th March, 1973 at Wusasa Zaria. He attended Nigerian Military School (NMS) Zaria from 1985 – 1990 where he developed early leadership skills. As fate designed it, like President Muhammadu Buhari, Colonel Abubakar was also the Head Boy of his set (Popularly known as Boy Regimental Sergeant Major).

2.​After graduating from NMS in 1990 he had a stilt stay at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria as a science undergraduate student. He later proceeded to Nigerian Defence Academy in 1992 on gaining admission as a member of 44 Regular Course to read Biological Sciences. He is a tested and experienced commander, trained and discipline instructor, security manager and a talented investigator.

3. ​Colonel Abubakar had served in various Army units and formations within and outside Nigeria at different capacities. These include the; then Lagos Garrison Command Provost, United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone, Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police Admin Company Apapa Lagos, Special Investigation Bureau Apapa Lagos (Briefly) and Army Headquarters Provost Group Lokoja. Others are; Nigerian Army School of Military Police Basawa Zaria for 4 years as an Instructor and Staff Officer Grade 2 training and operations, Nigerian Defence Academy Provost Kaduna as Commander NDA Provost and an Instructor, then Seven (7) Division Provost Group Maiduguri as the pioneer Acting Provost Commander.

4.​Abubakar was also the Camp Commandant Giwa Barracks detention facility (Operation Zaman Lafiya) between November 2013 – 2014 which held over 1500 suspected Boko Haram Terrorist detainees. He was the first Camp Commandant to host/receive the International Committee of the Red Cross and Crescent to the detention facility in January 2014. Furthermore, he served at the Nigerian Army Training Centre Kontagora as Staff Officer Grade One Operations and Training. He also coordinated the training of 143 Battalion on Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency with the United States Rangers and the British Military Advisory Training Teams respectively. He was appointed ADC to Mr President, Federal Republic of Nigeria in May 2015.


5.​Colonel Abubakar has attended courses, several seminars and workshops. He attended Young Officers’ Course Infantry, Military Police Officers’ Basic Course, Regimental Signal Officers’ Course and Police Administration and Security Management Course. Others courses include; Junior Division Course (Army), Military Police Officers’ Advanced Course, Senior Course (32) Army, Joint Military Adviser/Attachee Course and Alternative Dispute Resolution Course at Dubai (United Arab Emirate).


6.​Colonel ML Abubakar has the following qualifications; Bachelor of Science Degree in Biological Sciences from the Nigerian Defence Academy, Masters in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice and Masters in International Affairs & Diplomacy (MIAD) both from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria respectively.

7.​He has earned numerous decorations and medals in the course of his service to the nation. These also include; Forces Service Star (FSS), Meritorious Service Star (MSS), Passed Staff College (psc), Passed Junior Staff Course (pjsc), Command Medal (CM), Field Command Medal (FCM) and United Nation Mission in Sierra Leone Medal (UNAMSIL). Others are; General Operations Medal (GOM), Golden Jubilee Medal, Centenary and Operation Zaman Lafiya Medals.

8. ​Colonel Abubakar has travelled to over 40 countries globally. He is happily married to Hajiya Fatima Musa and blessed with a daughter Aisha Nawal.

onatisi:
and buhari doesnt have the comon sense of disposing one of the helicopters and using the proceeds to buy Mi-17 for the NAF.
I thought he said he will dispose of some of the many jets and planes in the presidential fleet , 3 years running and he is still flying in them all over .correcting the mistakes of past governments is all good governance is all about, leave the place better than you met it

It seems you are a rookie here; he has already done that few years back.

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jakeporeshenko:
This is King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC) in Jordan

I thought it was Pakistan. So we have military personnel that has trained in Jordan.

Nice search jake.

NAF SF TRAINING IN PAKISTAN

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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE FLAGS OFF 3-DAY MEDICAL OUTREACH PROGRAMME FOR IDPS IN BENUE

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on 26 March 2018, flagged off a 3-day Medical Outreach Programme for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the Abagana-Agan IDP camp in Benue State. This followed a directive by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, for the NAF Medical Services Branch to conduct the medical outreach for IDPs in the area so as to alleviate their sufferings. Services to be provided during the medical outreach include primary healthcare and curative services, general and eye surgeries, mass deworming as well as provision of medicated glasses and insecticide treated mosquito nets.

While speaking during the flagging off ceremony, the Executive Governor of Benue State, Doctor Samuel Ortom, who was represented by the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Cecilia Omaile Ojabo, lauded the NAF for coming to the aid of IDPs in the State. She noted that the medical intervention by the NAF would go a long way to alleviate the sufferings of the about 170,000 IDPs in the area.

Earlier in his remarks, the CAS, who was represented by the Air Officer Commanding Tactical Air Command (AOC TAC) Makurdi, Air Vice Marshal Oladayo Amao, reiterated that the NAF is always mindful and committed towards alleviating health challenges of IDPs in the State and in Nigeria as a whole. At the end of the outreach, it is projected that about 4,450 IDPs would have been treated while 70 to 100 general and eye surgeries would have been conducted. The Agan IDP Camp has a population of over 20,000 persons. The NAF medical team is expected back in Abuja on 29 March 2018.

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

lionel4power:
d tin dey pain me nah!! Haba see cute picture of Aradu gracing the wall as if its still alive.

Serious one

NIGERIAN AIR FORCE HOLDS 2018 FIRST QUARTER ROUTE MARCH EXERCISE ACROSS COMMANDS

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has held its first quarter 2018 Route March Exercise for its personnel. The Exercise, which took place simultaneously across all the 6 Commands on 24 March 2018, is part of the efforts by the NAF to ensure constant physical fitness of its personnel to tackle various security challenges. The route march, which is a quarterly exercise, is also aimed at keeping NAF personnel physically fit and mentally strong for effective and efficient performance of their statutory role. The Exercise was led by the respective Air Officers Commanding (AOCs) in the various NAF Commands.

In his remarks to personnel after the exercise, the AOC Tactical Air Command (TAC) Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Oladayo Amao, stated that the quarterly exercise was organized for the purpose of ensuring the physical fitness and wellbeing of personnel. According to him, “we need to be physically and mentally fit at all times to perform our military duties”. He noted that the Exercise is in line with the vision of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) "to reposition the NAF into highly professional and discipline force through capacity building initiatives for effective, efficient and timely deployment of Air Power in response to Nigeria's national security imperatives". He charged personnel to always be physically fit and combat ready to defend the territorial integrity of the country any time they were called upon. "If you train hard in peace time, you will bleed less in war time”, the AOC said.

In Bayelsa, the AOC Mobility Command, AVM Stephen Onuh commended officers and airmen/airwomen who participated in the Exercise for their active performance. He pointed out that with the successful conduct of the Route March, the Command had activated its personnel ahead of the NAF Inter Command Combat Sports Competition slated to hold in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State from 2 to 7 April 2018. He therefore charged participants to take physical fitness exercise seriously to enable them train actively to achieve an excellent outing during the forthcoming combat sports competition.

AVM Ismaila Kaita, the AOC Special Operations Command, Bauchi, charged personnel on the need to ensure physical fitness at all times especially now that the country faces several security challenges. He then urged them to remain loyal to the constituted authority as they carry out their statutory responsibility. In his remarks, the AOC Air Training Command, Kaduna, AVM Mohammed Idris, stated that only mentally and physically sound personnel could tackle the security challenges in the country. He reiterated that training is an ongoing thing, which requires all NAF personnel to maintain a high degree of fitness and capability. According to the AOC, “while our colleagues are in the frontline fighting against the enemies of the State to ensure peace in the country, we will be here training hard to replace them. We will train hard to ensure that the security of the country comes first”, he said.

While addressing NAF personnel at the end of the exercise, the AOC Ground Training Command, Enugu, AVM Sampson Akpasa said that the exercise was to keep NAF personnel combat ready. According to him, “a soldier that is not fit cannot perform satisfactorily, especially during emergencies”. The AOC also added that physical fitness was a prerequisite for successful operation within and outside the country. In Ikeja, the AOC Logistics Command, AVM Remigus Ekeh, charged personnel to continue to participate regularly in various sporting activities to ensure their combat readiness for effective service delivery and survival in national security operations. “Constant physical exercise is for your wellbeing and for us to be physically and mentally fit at all times to perform our duties”. The AOC commended the massive turnout of both officers and men while reiterating that continuous sporting activities are indispensable for personnel to keep fit and continuously equip them for success and survival in any security operations.

The participation of other security agencies, in addition to the NAF personnel and Youth Corps members, added colour to the Exercise, in all the Commands.

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

A delegation of Russian air borne forces will visit Egypt for five days to discuss preparations for the joint military training B/w Egyptian & Russian paratroopers forces “Protectors of Friendship 2018 . https:///DFLSryOaWl

31 nations participate in Obangame Express 2018, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command. Improving regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness (MDA), information-sharing, and tactical interdiction to counter sea-based illicit activity.

(March 24, 2018) U.S. Navy Cmdr. Mike Krul from Detroit, right, works with Ghanaian Sailors in the Tema Maritime Operations Center during exercise #obangameexpress 2018, March 24. #Ghana ��

#Cameroon �� navy boarding team getting after it during #obangameexpress 2018.

Sisi's visit to an Air Force Base in Central Sinai on March 23 blew the lid on something that hasn't happened since 67. Egyptian warplanes on Sinai soil.

Milez AFB is playing a crucial role in the Sinai fight but is also indicative of growing conventional infrastructure in Sina .

Sisi's visit also confirmed the involvment of two other platforms in Sinai operations.

The E-2C Hawkeye airborne control/surveilance aircraft and the AT-802U for surveilance and light attack.

The white helmeted Airmen in the Sisi visit pictures are E-2C Hawkeye crew. These appear to have played a role in the Security Forces' attempts to dismantle IS' signals and communications networks.

#Libya- LAF cockpit shots from aircraft over south during sorties targeting #Chad|ian groups

The Air War in Sinai 2018

What it means for Egypt's current Counter Terror efforts and the militarization of Sinai.

#Egypt- military forces deploying around polling places ahead of upcoming presidential elections

PRESS RELEASE RE: SERGEANT DAVID BAKO DESERTS NIGERIAN ARMY, LEAKS HOW DAPCHI GIRLS ABDUCTION WAS PLANNED IN THE VILLA AND EXECUTED WITH N80 MILLION




http://www.army.mil.ng/press-release-re-sergeant-david-bako-deserts-nigerian-army-leaks-how-dapchi-girls-abduction-was-planned-in-the-villa-and-executed-with-n80-million/

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