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Nigerian Troops neutralize 3 ISWAP Terrorist after a failed attempt to attack the position of the military in Kawuri of Maiduguri -Bama axis. A locally made IED, weapons and vehicles were recovered from the Terrorists.

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MY BOXING DAY INVESTIGATIVE TRIP TO KOSHEBE AND ZABAMARI, BORNO STATE.

On the 27th of November, 2020 Boko Haram insurgents loyal to Abubakar Shekau carried out a most despicable terrorist attack in Koshebe village, Mafa Local Government Area of Borno state, slaughtering 44 rice farmers.

They had gathered them on a fenced piece of land pretending to be preparing to preach to them. One after another they were moved into an abandoned building and slaughtered like ram. They, however, allowed one of them to go to the village centre to announce the beheading of the farmers. The killings were carried out over suspicion that the farmers provided information to soldiers about the movement of Boko Haram terrorists.

The next day (28th November 2020), Nigerian troops recovered the remains of the slain farmers who were then given mass burial in Zabamari, Here Local Government of Borno state, in the presence of Gov Babagana Umara Zulum and others.

13 months after the massacre I visited Koshebe to see what life was like for the farmers there and get them to relive the nasty experience of that bloodbath that shook the nation, especially the manner they were slaughtered like rams and goats. I also visited neighbouring Zabamari where the victims were buried in ten graves.

Given the dangerous and unpredictable nature of Boko Haram, for the trip to Koshebe and Zabamari, the Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, Major General CN Musa and the Commander, 7 Division Garrison, Brigadier Garba Haruna, a veteran of the ECOMOG peace keeping in Liberia, mobilised 8 Gun trucks and dozens of soldiers, some of them armed with rocket propelled grenades, RPGs to give me security cover. Gen Haruna also graciously accompanied me on the trip.

I remain indebted to the army for their help. May God continue to protect you guys as you lay down your lives to keep us safe. May God give us victory over the insurgents.

***Watch my Koshebe story on Journalists Hangout tomorrow from 1.30 pm to 3.30pm.


From.the stables of ; Babajode Otitoju

jakeporeshenko:
Bidexiii pls check your email or dm me on Twitter thanks.

Wow long time no see
I'll check it right away.

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FROM THE STABLES OF BABATUNDE OTITOJU

Sights and Sounds from my work during Christmas last year in Maiduguri. Watch out for comprehensive stories on Journalists Hangout from Sunday. God bless my good friends, the Nigerian Army officers and men.
Good numbers of the NA T72 MBT have been reactivated and fully ready for active duty.

youghs:
This is one of the new ones

Yeap.

jl115:
to much damage... That's a write of bru

Trust me, it will soon be back in active combat service

Odunayaw:
Good seeing your money serve you.
[/b]It can still be out back to action[b]

Yeap

Thank God for life !
Look at what my boys survived today in the N.E theatre today.

NAF APPOINTS NEW BRANCH CHIEFS, AIR OFFICERS COMMANDING, OTHER SENIOR OFFICERS

Postings and redeployments in the military are routine exercises intended to reinvigorate the Services for greater performance, enhanced productivity, operational efficiency, and effective service delivery. It is in view of the foregoing that the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has approved the appointment of new Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), Commandants of tri-Service and NAF institutions as well as Unit Commanders. Among the newly appointed Branch Chiefs are Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Ayoola Jolasinmi, erstwhile Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Air Training Command (ATC), Kaduna who is now the Chief of Defence Policy and Plans (CDPP) at Defence Headquarters (DHQ), former Chief of Aircraft Engineering at Headquarters NAF (HQ NAF), AVM Musa Muktar moves to DHQ as Chief of Defence Transformation and Innovation, (CDTI), former AOC Logistics Command (LC), Ikeja, AVM Charles Ohwo, is now the Chief of Policy and Plans (COPP), HQ NAF, Abuja, AVM Jackson Yusuf, former AOC Special Operations Command (SOC), Bauchi is now appointed Chief of Training and Operations (CTOP), HQ NAF, while AVM Abubakar Liman heads the Air Intelligence Branch as the Chief of Air Intelligence, HQ NAF. Also appointed are AVM Emmanuel Wonah, former Managing Director NAF Investments Limited (NAFIL) as Chief of Aircraft Engineering (CAcE), HQ NAF, AVM Raimi Salami is now redeployed as the Chief of Communications Information Systems (CCIS) HQ NAF, while AVM Olatokunbo Adesanya has been appointed as Chief of Logistics (CLOG), HQ NAF. Furthermore, AVM Aliyu Bello, erstwhile AOC Mobility Command (MC), Yenagoa is now the Chief of Standards and Evaluation (COSE), HQ NAF, AVM Nelson Calmday is to take over as the Chief of Administration (COA), HQ NAF and AVM Paul Jemitola is now the Air Secretary, HQ NAF.

In the same vein, former Commander 081 Pay and Accounting Group, Ikeja, AVM John Ochomma is now the Chief of Accounts and Budget (CAB), HQ NAF, AVM Idi Lubo, erstwhile AOC Tactical Air Command (TAC) proceeds to Lagos as Commandant Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (AFRC), AVM Anthony Tuwase takes over as the Commandant, Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji while former AOC Ground Training Command (GTC), Enugu, AVM Mohammed Yakubu is the new Commandant of Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna just as AVM Sayo Olatunde is now the Commandant Air Force War College (AFWC), Makurdi. The newly appointed AOCs are AVM Abraham Adole, AOC TAC, Makurdi, AVM Tajudeen Yusuf, AOC SOC, Bauchi, AVM Iboro Etukudo, AOC MC, Yenagoa, AVM Nanjul Kumzhi, AOC ATC, Kaduna, while the former Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Ibikunle Daramola is now the AOC, GTC, Enugu and AVM Hassan Abubakar who is now the AOC LC, Ikeja. Also appointed are AVM Emmanuel Eze as the Group Managing Director NAF Holding Company, Air Commodore Esen Efanga now the Commander Air Task Force Operation HADIN KAI while Group Captain Dogari Apyeyak is now the Air Component Commander, Operation Thunder Strike.

While congratulating the new appointees, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, charged them to continually task and explore their critical thinking mindsets towards proffering workable solutions and strategies to be deployed against the various security challenges in the Country. This, the CAS noted, is imperative particularly at this period that the NAF, in tandem with sister Services and other security agencies, are consolidating on the gains being recorded against all forms of criminality in the Country. The newly appointed and redeployed senior officers are expected to assume their new offices on or before Friday, 7 January 2022.


Edward Gabkwet
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations & Information
Nigerian Air Force

Defence/military Budget for the current year 2022 is N1.20 trillion ($2.919 billion). Checkout the breakdown below.

#TCHAD ARMY

Notorious Bandits Kingpin in Zamfara Auta bombed to death!

UPDATE: New Year Win for the Military as Notorious Bandit Leaders, Alhaji Auta, Kachalla Ruga & Several Fighters Were Killed Today Via Airstrikes on their enclaves in Birnin Magaji LGA in Zamfara State. Dozens of Bandits who later gathered for burial were also killed by airstrike

God bless our frontline troops

bidexiii:
NA SOF with AK AlFA

3rd pic: one of the ruffles is equipped with sights & flash light.

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NA SOF with clean AKs

NA SOF with AK AlFA

3rd pic: one of the ruffles is equipped with sights & flash light.

HUMINT
Just in : On Saturday was a deadly gun battle between BokoHaram & ISWAP terror groups in Sambisa forest, Borno State. Over 200 fighters reportedly lost their lives in the battle on both sides. Human intelligence says ISWAP are still hunting for the fleeing Bokoharam fighters.

Fynline:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSp1_tI1ULg

Ezugwu MRAP

Am glad such product is coming out from NA DICON, now let's see great numbers of this beasty in the N.E. theatre.

This how soldiers spent Christmas & New year


Happy New year folks

youghs:
Does this mean the beryl performed poorly?

We've purchased these rifles long ago.

Screen grabs of Ak Alfa versions !

komekn:
We have combatants fighting for thier very lives some have even died. We lack equipment and manpower.

Boko , ISWAP and their affiliates are taking over territory we are fighting an existential war on multiple fronts.

We have Russian expansionism outside of our external borders . France had very unwisely departed from Mali ( after Russian disinformation campaign) making it a defacto launch pad for the West African sub regions Islamic jihadists.

Islamic jihadists have now gone into hitherto very peaceful countries like Ghana Togo, Benin and Cote d'Ivoire and what are we doing.

We have major issues our CASUALTY rate is off the scale and we are not winning this war. The country is in its worse state of insecurity since it's birth.

And you are posting pictures of top brass on s social jamboree.

It's DISSAPOINTING.

Has long has its military related, dude no be me spoil Nigeria.
Go hug a transformer for all I care !!!

Chadian Army SOF during FLINT LOCK exercises this year.

OPERATION TACAUD
FROLINAT jeep-mounted 106 mm recoil-less rifle captured in Ati-Jeddah area Chad during the May 1978 battles, Tchad .

bidexiii:
Troops of 73 battalion headed by Lt Col. Yakubu and a CJTF Commander Joint Task Force, conducted clearance OP. Around Mulai, Katapilan, Jeriya, Kulakumu, Duwari, and Katapilan Bimi. They located area used by ISWAP to fired rockets targeting Maiduguri Air Base.

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Troops of 73 battalion headed by Lt Col. Yakubu and a CJTF Commander Joint Task Force, conducted clearance OP. Around Mulai, Katapilan, Jeriya, Kulakumu, Duwari, and Katapilan Bimi. They located area used by ISWAP to fired rockets targeting Maiduguri Air Base.

bidexiii:
#CION
#BREAKING:

Troops From Nigeria And Niger (MNJTF ) Neutralizes Several Bokoharam Insurgents, As Bunkers And Equipment In Mallam Fatori Axis Towards The Fringes Of Lake Chad.

Scores Of Insurgents Were Eliminated While Some Arrested.

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Kogi State gets First Female Air Commodore .

Air Commodore Halima Musa was the only woman among the newly promoted senior officers by the Nigerian Airforce.

HMOD CHARGES NEWLY PROMOTED GENERALS ON LOYALTY AND PROFESSIONALISM…Urges them to restore peace and security in the country

The Honourable Minister of Defence (HMOD) Major General Bashir Magashi(rtd) has charged newly promoted senior officers of the Nigerian Army (NA) to discharge their duties professionally and remain loyal to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The HMOD made the remarks today 30 December 2021during the decoration of newly promoted Brig Gens to substantive rank of Major General and Colonels to the rank of Brigadier General at the Army Headquarters Command Officers' Mess 1, Asokoro, Abuja.
The HMOD, who was the Special Guest of Honour at the event, felicitated with the newly promoted senior officers, describing their elevation as a recognition for their diligence and selfless sacrifices individually and collectively to the Armed Forces of Nigeria and the nation in general.

He reminded the promoted senior officers of the enormous responsibilities that come with their promotion, adding that the country relied on their wealth of knowledge, character and professionalism to develop an enduring panacea that will completely defeat insurgency, banditry and other forms of criminality in the country.

The HMOD assured that the Federal Government will continue to support the NA, especially in the acquisition of military hardware to facilitate the conduct of its operations across the country.

Speaking at the investiture, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya charged the newly decorated senior officers to remain loyal to the President and constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He reminded them of the current security challenges and urged them to remain focused in their effort to ensure peace and security across the country.

He expressed appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari and for his strategic guidance and the confidence reposed in the NA and other security agencies.

One of the newly decorated senior officers, Major General Chijioke Onwunle, who spoke on behalf of all the decorated officers reaffirmed their unalloyed loyalty to the President, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and the constitution of the Federal republic of Nigeria.

Dignitaries that graced the occasion are the Honourable Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Magashi (rtd), Executive Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Godwin Obaseki, Chairman Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, Chairman House Committee on Army Honourable Abdulrazak Namdas, the Speaker Kaduna State House of Assembly Rt Hon Ysuf Zailani, Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, His Excellency Lt Gen Tukur Buratai (Rtd), Representatives of the Chiefs of Naval and Air Staff, President Nigerian Army Officers' Wives Association Mrs Salamatu Faruk Yahaya, serving and retired senior officers, Principal Staff Officers from Defence and Services Headquarters, amongst others.

ONYEMA NWACHUKWU
Brigadier General
Director Army Public Relations
30 December 2021

#CION
#BREAKING:

Troops From Nigeria And Niger (MNJTF ) Neutralizes Several Bokoharam Insurgents, As Bunkers And Equipment In Mallam Fatori Axis Towards The Fringes Of Lake Chad.

Scores Of Insurgents Were Eliminated While Some Arrested.

shadowprimezero:
So, I'll put this question to the floor. What are your predictions in the Russia/Ukraine standoff? Do you think an invasion is plausible at this point? Also, strategically speaking, what would you say is the cost/benefit of Moscow's gambit should the invasion go ahead?

I knew someone would throw this question out here or on the other threads.
For me it's a 50/50 possibilities of an invasion or not

More improvisation by ISWAP appears in Buni Yadi. The fabricated vehicle has what appears to be sections of NA Phantom II APC.