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lionel4power:
What is all this big big analysis all about?

The NAF is getting JF-17 Thunder multirole Combat jet. What else do you guys want?

It's not a sin if we get a more superiority fighter/multi role fighter jet

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PRESS RELEASE



PARADE OF EIGHT ( VICIOUS AND NOTORIOUS KIDNAP FOR RANSOM/ARMED ROBBERY GANG ARRESTED ALONG ABUJA-KADUNA-KANO HIGHWAY FOR THE RECENT KIDNAPPINGS AND ARMED ROBBERY BY THE FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, Ag. DCP JIMOH MOSHOOD AT THE FORCE HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA. 1ST AUGUST, 2018.



· THE EIGHT ( SUSPECTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECENT KILLINGS, KIDNAPPINGS AND ARMED ROBBERIES ON KADUNA – ABUJA-KANO ROADS INCLUDING THE KILLING OF A FMR COMMISSIONER IN KATSINA STATE, PROF. HALIMATU SADIA IDRIS ON 22ND JULY, 2018 AND ARMED ROBBERY ATTACK ON PROF. MOHAMMED KHALID OTHMAN, DIR. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH EXTENSIONS AND LIAISON SERVICES, ABU, ZARIA AND THE KIDNAP OF A NURSING MOTHER WITH HER SEVEN (7) MONTHS OLD BABY

· POLICE MOBILE FORCE (PMF) UNITS OF THE PMF SQUADRONS IN MOPOL 1 KADUNA, MOPOL 47 ZARIA AND MOPOL 61 KAFANCHAN ON SPECIAL DUTIES OUTSIDE THE STATE HAVE BEEN ORDERED BY THE IGP TO RETURN BACK TO KADUNA STATE TO BEEF-UP SECURITY IN THE STATE

SUSPECTS

i. Lawal Tukur a.k.a Sawaita 40yrs - The Leader of the Gang

ii. Sulaiman Sani a.k.a Maude 27yrs – Principal Suspects (Confessed to have Killed Four (4) People )

iii. Abubakar Ahmad a.k.a Buzu 30yrs native of Sabon Fegi town

iv. Abubakar Adamu a.k.a Gurgu 33yrs native of Tashan Zomo town - Confessed to have Killed Four (4) People

v. Yahaya Musa 33yrs – Principal Suspects

vi. Kabiru Bala 23yrs native of Shika Town - kidnaps women and children particularly the Kidnap of Rahinatu Shehu 'F' 51yrs, Aisha Sani 'F' 23yrs and her Seven (7) Months old Baby at their residence in Mararaba Guga town, Giwa LGA along Kaduna-Zaria road

vii. Rufai Tukur 26yrs Native of Tashan Zomo town who runs errands to the Notorious Gang

viii. Shehu Audi 32yrs of Tashan Zomo in Kaduna State - kidnaps women and children particularly the Kidnap of Rahinatu Shehu 'F' 51yrs, Aisha Sani 'F' 23yrs and her Seven (7) Months old Baby at their residence in Mararaba Guga town, Giwa LGA along Kaduna-Zaria road

EXHIBITS

i. Two (2) AK47 Rifles

ii. Three (3) pairs of suspected fake military uniforms

iii. Cutlasses

iv. Motorbike

v. Shedda Cloth and other properties belonging to some of the victims

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris, NPM, mni, concerned with the recent security situation on the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway and the killing of a former commissioner in Katsina State, Prof. Halimatu Sadia Idris on 22nd July, 2018, the armed robbery attack on Prof. Mohammed Khalid Othman, Director National Agricultural Research Extensions and Liaison Services, Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, and the Kidnap of Rahinatu Shehu 'F' 51yrs, Aisha Sani 'F' 23yrs and her Seven (7) Months old Baby at their residence in Mararaba Guga town, Giwa LGA along Kaduna-Zaria road; directed a discreet investigation into the incidents and the arrest of perpetrators to bring them to justice.



2. As part of measures to restore safety and normalcy on the Abuja-Kaduna, and Kaduna-Kano Highways, the IGP ordered additional deployments of Police personnel and vehicular patrol teams to re-gird Operation Absolute Sanity to rid the routes of these bandits and hoodlums.



3. Secondly, all Police Mobile Force (PMF) Units of the PMF Squadrons in MOPOL 1 Kaduna, MOPOL 47 Zaria and MOPOL 61 Kafanchan on special duties outside the State have been ordered by the IGP to return back to Kaduna State to beef-up security in the State, particularly on Kaduna-Abuja highway, Kaduna-Zaria-Kano, Kaduna-BirninGwari-Zamfara-Funtua-Zamfara highway and other flash points in the State.



4. The IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT) working on reliable intelligence embarked on massive raid of identified kidnappers dens, hideouts and black spots on Kaduna-Abuja, Kaduna-Zaria-Kano highways. The IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT) personnel engaged the bandits in a shootout that lasted several hours and at the end effect the arrest of the eight ( suspects and recovered from them the listed exhibits. Six (6) of their victims were rescued from captivities.



5. All the suspects confessed to the various criminal roles they played in the commission of the crimes.

6. Investigation is in progress and effort is being intensified to arrest other suspects still at large. They will all be arraigned in court on completion of investigation.

7. Zamfara State: Normalcy has been restored with additional deployments of Police personnel after the attack on Kodi Village in Zurmi Local Government Area on 24th July, 2018 where Four (4) people were killed. The Force is already embarking on Police Crime Prevention, Visibility and Confidence Building Patrols. The people in the affected Villages have started returning to their homes.

ii. Arrest:

Thirty Five (35) Bandits have been arrested in connection with the recent attacks in some villages in Zamfara State.

iii. Six (6) AK47 Rifles, Fifteen (15) Locally Fabricated Guns, One Hundred and Eighty Three (183) AK47 Ammunition, Seven (7) Live cartridges were recovered from the Bandits

iv. All the suspects have made useful statements to the Police investigators and confessed to the killings in the affected villages.



Ag. DCP JIMOH MOSHOOD

FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

FORCE HEADQUARTERS

ABUJA

allexpensive:
Yes, their air assets conduct air strike with the presence of our own air assets such as ISR.

Who else knows that feeds from the ISR can be transferred to the command and control room during missions?

In one of the video posted by NAF YouTube account. I can't just remember if it was Cameroonian or Chadian ISR providing feeds for NAF strike assets in a joint task operation.

jakeporeshenko:
This is a big deal for NAF

ASELPOD ON JF-17 COMFIRMED!

“It was recently confirmed through Aselsan's Annual Yearbook for 2017 that the company's ASELPOD advanced targeting pod was successfully integrated to and tested from the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) JF-17 THUNDER multi-role fighter in 2017. The PAF ordered eight ASELPODs for U$25 million from Aselsan in 2016, with deliveries in November 2016 as well as September and February 2017.”

https://www.monch.com/mpg/news/air/3913-asel17.html

Good news.

newafricaken254:
may be finally,we could see Abubakar Shekau eliminated.considering nigeria military has failed to kill him

How many years did it take America to capture or eliminate Osama Bin Laden

The problem is not shekau; killing a number 1 terrorist or leader in a group as never solved terrorism anywhere in the world.

Muhammed yusuf was the founder of BHT. Focusing on killing Shekau, his like playing into is hands. We should focus on killing the ideology.

allexpensive:
Talk about the cooperation of Cameroon in MNJTF, the release of the arrested separist leaders to the Cameroonian government etc. I see the handwork of the French there. The presence of Canada in Mali, let see how the result we go.

What matters to me is the safety of Nigerian troops on ground. Defending the territorial integrity of the country. Let DIA and others handle the intelligence aspect.

Some opinion are of mine and not from my field of work. Not every information is made available to me too but I deduce some things too.

One of Buhari's success against these fight terrorism, was visiting neighbouring countries: Chad, Cameroon, Niger & Benin to promote bilateral fighting force.

Note the MNJTF was never a new thing, it has been before the advent of PMB regime but they have never functioned has a multinational joint task fighting force.

Now Cameroon and Nigerian forces fight side by side without "beafs", Cameroon and Chadian air assets now are more involve in the fight.

ugo4u:
The call for the reinstantment of jaguars and MIGs is is somehow na, we don pass that level, the MIgs has a serious issue with its ejection sit, the noise/sonic boom is another wahala, it is countries like Guinea, Seychelles that should be talking about Aircrafts of the 60s where are in the 21st century. Lest I 4get the aircrafts performance and fuel efficiency is nothing to write home about. We will not die if we go for F16s or Su-series. Common Angola beat us to purchase Su-27.

Now you are saying my mind...

The Su 30 or j10 wouldn't be a bad idea.

kikuyu1:
GASSPPP! Haven't you heard of the crashlanded French Puma in Cameroon 2 yrs ago ferrying arms,the many BH prisoners who confessed to the same or the French tech caught in Sambisa late 2016 servicing BH vehicles announced by your very own COAS?

Honestly where did you guys hear these stories/news from. ?

kikuyu1:
The Halo is one of the many reasons I like Russian weapons! Rugged,practical and powerful its quintessentially Russian with its 20 T payload twice that of the Chinook. It actually approaches the C 130 in terms of cargo capacity. Its carrying a Tu 134 here.

I call it the beast

lionel4power:
cheap, rugged and effective.

Russian motto

Please @MOD

There is a guy on my thread and he as been a nuisance, please he should be totally off the thread.

https://www.nairaland.com/2239266/battle-field-discussion-picture-video/624

kabe1:
Dude, for real, you always make comments like an illiterate.

Jesu!!!

Present administration, in 6 - 10 years?

Do you know anything at all?

How can there be a present administration in 6 - 10 years, i beg you?

OPONU is your name.

Why react like a person bitten by a dog affected with rabies.

What makes you think is administration is only going to last 8 years. Your problem is you can't comprehend, what I gave was a range of 6-10 years.

allexpensive:
That baba spent our money and will come looking humble with sweet words to the troops.
Fear man

Xbee007:
NAF has made tremendous technological advancement within very short period of time.

Even Bell helicopters have been weaponized.

They should make Alex Badeh and his cohorts watch this video.

Am proud of the NAF. I can't imagine what these present adminstration would achieve in the next 6-10 years.

Buratai orders formation of five new Nigerian army bases


The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Tukur Buratai, has approved the formation of five Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) for the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu State.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the five new FOBs will be located at the stretch of the Nigerian border from the Taraba axis to the Bakassi axis, which falls under the Division’s Areas of Responsibility.

Adamu Abubakar, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Division, told NAN on Sunday in Enugu that the FOBs would greatly help to improve security within the border areas known flash-points. Read more: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/278173-buratai-orders-formation-of-five-new-nigerian-army-bases-official.html

#Libya- Mi-17, 2 and 35 in #Misrata Airbase

#Egyptian Navy Special Forces with HK MP-5s Submachine guns during participation in the Joint Exercise.

Gen. Mohamed Zaki the minister of defense Also inspected El-Arish airport & the Security Check points near it. #Sinai

Gen. Mohamed Zaki the minister of defense visited Northern #Sinai yesterday, to inspect Army & Polices Forces Stationed at Arish city.

#Sudanese army Knocked-out SHAREEF-2 IFV "locally produced version of Russian BTR-82" in Ma'rib #Yemen #YemenWar

Joint naval drills "Eagle Salute 2018"

Joint naval exercise "Eagle Response-2018": #Egyptian_navy Descubierta-class corvette (El-Suez) - USNavy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Jason Dunham - #Egyptian_navy Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate "Alexandria"

#US - #Egypt Exercise Eagle Salute 18

#Egyptian_army participation in "Clear skies" contest iin #China during the international military games "Army 2018"

PRESS RELEASE

NIGERIAN ARMY ASSURES HUNTERS' ASSOCIATION OF COLLABORATION

1. The Nigerian Army has assured the Vigilante/Hunters Association in Borno state of its readiness to collaborate with the Association in the ongoing counter insurgency operations in the North East.

2. The Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division Brigadier General Abdulmalik Biu gave the assurance in Maiduguri
during a meeting with the members of the Association led by its Chairman, Alhaji Maigana Maidarma.

3. He stated that the meeting was timely and will afford them an opportunity to discuss possible ways towards ending insurgency in the region.

4. He commended them for their hunting prowess and familiarity of the terrain while urging them to proffer solutions that will help in effectively checkmating the menace of the Boko Haram terrorists.

5. He also reassured them of adequate support from the commanders in the field to aid them in discharging their roles, adding that fighting insurgency needs a collective effort of every individual.

6. Gen Biu charged them to provide credible and intelligence information that will assist in the apprehension of the terrorists.

7. Earlier in his remarks, the Chairman Alhaji Maigana Maidarma, assured the Acting GOC of their support and promised to leverage on the Association’s knowledge of Sambisa Forest towards assisting the Army in their operations.

8. He enumerated some of the challenges confronting the Association to include lack of mobility and weapons to engage the insurgents.

9. The Chairman expressed delight at the efforts of the present leadership of the Nigerian Army as never witnessed before towards partnering with the Association and pledged their support to surmount the insurgency across the North East.

10. The GOC also presented some items to them in other to support them in their operation.

11. The Chairman was accompanied during the the visit by the former Chairman/ Women Leader Hajja Maira Mai-Durma, Secretary General of the Association, Bunu Bukar Mustapha among others.

12. Present during the visit were some Principal Staff Officers of the Division.

13. You are please requested to disseminate this information to the general public through your reputable medium.

14. Thank you for your kind cooperation.

TEXAS CHUKWU
Brigadier General
Director Army Public Relations

NAF TO PARTNER AFRICAN PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION IN HUMAN CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR ENHANCED INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is set to partner with the African Public Relations Association (APRA) in the training of NAF personnel in effective public relations and information management. This was disclosed yesterday, 30 July 2018, during a courtesy visit by the President of APRA, Mr Yomi Badejo-Okusanya, to the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, in his office at the Headquarters NAF, Abuja. While speaking during the visit, the APRA President stated that the Association was established to foster unity through interaction and exchange of ideas amongst public relations (PR) practitioners in Africa as a whole. He said APRA was strongly committed to selling ‘Positive Africa’ through the instrumentality of the PR profession.

Speaking further, Mr Badejo-Okusanya said APRA was glad that the current NAF leadership had not only made giant strides in the fight against the Boko Haram Terrorists and other security threats but had also professionally deployed various PR tools in disseminating information on its operations to the public, thereby projecting a positive image of the Service. He noted that this had further doused tension in the country while greatly contributing to the level of awareness and education of the public on the roles of the NAF and other security agencies. Speaking further, the APRA President stated that the Association was particularly interested in exposing NAF personnel, including non-PR officers, to the importance of PR as a strategic management tool.

In his response, the CAS lauded APRA for its role in helping to project a positive image of Africa. He noted that the NAF, being fully aware of the critical role that information management plays towards the success of modern military operations, had placed particular emphasis on accurate and timely dissemination of information. Air Marshal Abubakar, however, admitted that there was the need to further build the capacity of NAF PR and Information personnel while also exposing non-PR officers to appropriate training that would enable them perform their various roles more effectively. He therefore welcomed the offer of partnership from APRA and went further to express the readiness of the Service to leverage on the training opportunity to develop the capacity of NAF personnel for enhanced professional performance.

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

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GENERAL NICHOLAS HANDS OVER COMMAND OF OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE ... Commissions new office complex

The mantle of command of Operation Lafiya Dole has been handed over by Major General Rogers Nicholas in a brief Ceremony held at the Headquarters Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri.
The handover ceremony took place today Tuesday 31July 2018 following the redeployment of Major General Rogers Nicholas to Nigerian Army Resource Centre.

Delivering his valedictory speech during the handover ceremony, General Nicholas noted that he was glad to hand over command of Operation Lafiya Dole to his successor, Major General Abba Dikko, who he described as a colleague right from their cadetship at the Nigerian Defence Academy, with whom he had served in the Nigerian Army for several years.

General Nicholas expressed appreciation to the Chief of Army Staff for the opportunity to serve the nation in the capacity of the Theatre Commander of the military outfit conducting Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency operations against the Boko Haram terrorists in North Eastern Nigeria. He added that his tenure as Theatre commander turned around the security situation in the North East. He however pointed out that this was made possible with the collective effort of the troops and the security agencies. General Nicholas, who urged the new Theatre Commander to carry everyone along in the fight against terrorism, to enable him succeed in his new assignment, also enjoined all to accord the new Theatre commander the necessary support to facilitate efficient and effective operation against the insurgents. General Nicholas also thanked the Governor of Borno State, Honourable Kashim Shettima, members of the Borno State Executive cabinet and the good people of Borno state for their support during his tenure.

The new Theatre Commander, Major General Abba Dikko stated that he was appreciative of the eight months of courageous leadership, common destiny, and the desire to restore peace in the North East, which characterised the tenure of the immediate past Theatre commander.

He urged all Security stake holders to strengthen the bond of relationship among them to further enhance the fight against terrorism and insurgency in the north east.

General Dikko revealed that he is wearing a double cap as the Theatre commander as well as Commander Operation Last Hold.

During the handover ceremony, the immediate past Theatre commander commissioned the newly contructed Headquarters Theatre Command office complex extension situated adjacent to the Headquarters complex. While commissioning the project, General Nicholas disclosed that the dearth of office space for staff officers and the need for a conducive working environment made it expedient to embark on the project. He expressed hope that the new office accommodation will to large extent serve provide succour for staff officers of the Theatre Command.

Dignitaries at the handover ceremony were the General Officer Commanding 8 Division, Major General SO Olabanji, General Officer Commanding 7 Division Brig Gen AB Biu, Maritime Component Commander Commodore A Hassan, Air Task Force Commander Air Cdre JMD Gwani, principal staff officers of Headquarters, Theatre Command and 7 Division.

Onyema Nwachukwu
COLONEL
Deputy Director Public Relations
Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole

#FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS