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bidexiii:
[/b]1 DIVISION TRAINING SCHOOL, WARRANT OFFICER ACADEMY CONCLUDE JOINT FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE IN JAJI[b]

In a strategic move to bolster operational efficiency and foster inter-unit camaraderie, the 1 Division Training School (DTS) successfully conducted the final Field Training Exercise (FTX) for SHINING STAR Course IX/26. The exercise, codenamed EX BUGUN DOKI, was held in collaboration with the Warrant Officers Academy (WOA) Course 47, which provided the essential command and control framework. The intensive four-day exercise took place at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry (NASI) Training Area in Jaji from Thursday, 26 February to Sunday, 1 March 2026.

Designed to test troops against a controlled adversary, EX BUGUN DOKI provided students of EX SHINING STAR IX/26 with practical immersion in battle drills, Counter-Insurgency (COIN) operations, Ambush/Counter-Ambush tactics, and IED clearance. Participants also underwent rigorous training in raid operations, enemy camp neutralization, and advanced map reading. These modules are specifically designed to actualize the Command Philosophy of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Waidi Shaibu.

The 1 Division Training Officer (DTO), Brigadier General Abdullahi Hassan Gwani, emphasized that this joint collaboration ensures training synergy. He noted that the exercise aligns with the COAS’s vision: "To advance the transformation of the Nigerian Army into a more professional, adaptable, combat-ready, and resilient force capable of decisively discharging its constitutional responsibilities within a joint and multi-agency environments."

The Commandant, Warrant Officers Academy, Brigedier General Anthony Wende who spoke through Lieutenant Colonel Zeerenjo Aguomba remarked that such training is the bedrock of preparedness, stressing that rigorous simulation prepares personnel to operate effectively, safely, and lawfully under the high-pressure environment of active combat. He further expressed his gratitude to the COAS for the continued support and resources provided for troop development.
Key highlights of the FTX included a 10-kilometer tactical advance, section and company-level battle procedures, and defensive routines encompassing patrols, search and rescue operations, and precision raids.

AJEMASU YAKE JINGINA
Lieutenant Colonel
Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations
1 Division Nigerian Army/ Sector 1 Operation FANSAN YAMMA
1 March 2026

#NigerianArmyInfo #HQNigerianArmy

Litmus:
I have been anticipating that terrorist activities in Nigeria would decrease due to growing conflict in the Middle East. My anticipation was informed by the belief that terrorism in Nigeria is backed by one or more of the forces currently engaged, directly or indirectly, in the battle between Iran, Israel and America. I felt that funding for Boko Haram, ISWAP, etc., would dry up as Middle Eastern or Western paymasters repurposed spending to their own needs.

Imagine my surprise when, instead, terrorism increased in Nigeria. This made me begin to reassess my belief that any of these Middle Eastern or American powers were the ones funding terror in Nigeria after all.


But then it occurred to me that if you are a terrorist group being funded by powers abroad, and that funding dries up, you might redouble whatever efforts you previously engaged in that supplemented your main income—activities such as kidnapping for ransom.

bidexiii:
Judging from where the source is coming from i wouldn't want to believe this, since the Nigerian MOD went for other aircraft than their own Tejas.
How did they know that only one Jf17 is working and the Nigerian government still has a good relationship with the Pakistani government and we not facing any sanctions dealing with them.

We still have other aircrafts apart from the Tucanos that can fight, this are not enough reasons for the NAF early intervention in the ongoing war.

Its high time we look into equipping the NA Aviation with some able attack platform, especially attack helicopters.

[/b]Picture below is NA aviation pilots, noticeable are the NVG attached to the pilots helmet and them carrying magazines, you can tell this pilots fly night missions, like logistic and evacuation[b]

Odunayaw:
Looks like scrappy journalism and not hard to imagine why.

However, the Tucanos ought to be the mainstay for CAS. We got them for their cost of maintenance. I'm very curious to how many are operational.

VonSmallhausen:
https://idrw.org/technical-issues-ground-nigerias-jf-17-fighters-as-only-one-aircraft-remains-operational/#google_vignette

These are the sort of issues that would limit the NAF's ability to respond to calls for Close Air Support from the Army. We really need to upscale our ability to keep our aircraft in the air, and we have to improve the ability to handle most of the required servicing locally. Otherwise buying all these expensive aircraft would be meaningless as they would be grounded in about 1 year flat of operations.

Odunayaw:
You're expecting joint ops after Tchiani and the Malian & burkinabe dunderheads went mental?

bidexiii:
One of our major issues also is the porous borders and neighbouring countries. One strategic Airforce base of Republic of Niger was almost overran and captured by terrorist last night.
I dont see more of joint operations from MNJTF like we use to see before?

bidexiii:
[/b]IS-Sahel insurgents attack Tahoua airport hosting the Nigerien Air Force’s Bayraktar TB2 drone fleet[b]



Suspected fighters of the Islamic State in the Sahel (IS-Sahel) launched an attack on Tahoua Airport in western Niger early Monday, targeting a military air base hosting the Nigerien Air Force’s Bayraktar TB2 drone fleet.

Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the insurgents struck the facility in the early hours of Monday at about 1:30 am, triggering exchanges of gunfire around the air base located in Tahoua region.

The air base is considered a strategic installation for Niger’s counterterrorism operations, as it hosts the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used for surveillance and precision strikes against insurgent groups across the Sahel.

Details of the attack, including casualties or the extent of damage to military assets, were still unclear at the time of filing this report.

The incident comes less than two months after a similar assault by suspected IS-Sahel militants on a military air base in Niamey.

Such attacks reflect a shift in tactics by jihadist groups in the Sahel, increasingly focusing on strategic facilities including airports, military bases and drone installations.


Source: @Zagazola

Odunayaw:
Shey NA have 4 SF Bde with their attendant Bns. Like you said, they are literally deployed like regular infantry. In fact I think it's the over performance that has become their bondage.

It's traumatic to me how in over a decade men from the defunct AFSF for example haven't risen to higher chains of command to influence SF employment in this war. Very frustrating.

Odunayaw:
[/b]The problem here is that we're fighting like one who beats the air. Whatever semblance of holistic strategy we had under Buratai seems to have vanished[b]

I refuse to accept the "funds" trope. It's funds to prosecute the war the false way our "partners" have taught us that we don't have.

bidexiii:
Two weeks ago a local government chairman and other politicians cheers Lt col Umar Farouk, raise his hand and give him the title sarkin yaki kukawa (wâr lord of kukawa) for repelling an attack carried out by Boko haram which supposed to be a deadly attack in the town of kukawa, Borno State.

Now just saw he was killed by terrorist on Sahara Reporters website.
[/b]BREAKING: Boko Haram Kills Nigerian Army Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Umar Farouq In Borno Attack | Sahara Reporters[b]
R.I.P.

Odunayaw:
Another matter not talked about enough is how special operations is employed in this war.

I frankly don't think they're being used well here.

Odunayaw:
Corruption seems to be the Nigerian cop out. I disagree.

Corruption can mar doctrine, yes but not always. NA bureaucracy is still military-era thick.

Look at the last video for example. Does the cache look like a weapons problem? Does it look like a mobility problem?

This thing is incompatible doctrine and both internal and external forces committed to the status quo as Barlow described a decade ago.

Odunayaw:
I respond these days to this war just to ensure I fight for the little patch of sensitivity I have left. If I don't, I'd become numb and consider all these as statistics.

It's tiring really. It used to be NA on harmattan/dry season offensive and those devils gain the upper hand in the wetter months. Now, it's a shit show whenever they feel like it.

17yrs on and the prudence of camp location and security has not made it into NA doctrine. The older I get, the more I'm convinced Barlow was somewhat right about African militaries having incompatible doctrine with African realities.

ISWAP released a longer video documenting the simultaneous attacks of March 5 against the four camps of the Nigerian army in Mainok, Jakana, Marte and Konduga, shown in this order, I've trimmed off the parts showing dead Nigerian soldiers, part of the loot captured by the… https://t.co/8L1qdWIcHH pic.twitter.com/jzc5buxQNO

— Brant (@BrantPhilip_) March 8, 2026

Bits from an ISIS video showing the huge quantities of weapons captured by ISWAP from a single night of attacks last Thursday on 4 Nigerian military bases in Borno. This is alarming. As long as military bases remain vulnerable to being overrun, ISWAP does not need to spend money… pic.twitter.com/ySEKIdj0CV

— Malik Samuel (@Sazedek) March 9, 2026

Litmus:
What would happen if Nigeria military begin to no longer take prisoners?

bidexiii:
[/b]ISWAP released a lengthy statement on the attacks against the two Nigerian army camps in Mainok and Jakana (Kesawa) reporting to have killed six soldiers and destroyed 20 military vehicles.

The terrorists also made away with large amounts of weapons and ammunition, and several motorcycles[b]


Copied from; @BrantPhilip_

bidexiii:
[/b]Official Islamic State media released a photo report showing militants from the West #Africa Province (#ISWAP) conducting an attack on a Nigerian Army camp in the Garha Mojoli area, in the #Adamawa State.
more damaged vehicles & equipment, bokoharam is treying to gain momentum and our military are not still getting it right[b]