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DubaiLandLord:
Kingsley Nweze in Abuja

The wreckage of the Nigerian Air Force fighter jet that went missing last week may have been found in Bama, Borno State, an authoritative military source told THISDAY yesterday.

The source said it was found with the body of one of the pilots intact. The pilot was Flight Lieutenant Chapele Ebiakpo. He, however, said the body of the other pilot, Flight Lieutenant John Abolarinwa, is still being searched for, explaining that troops on the ground have been asked to intensify their search.


The Air Force had declared the Alpha Jet fighter aircraft, NAF 475, missing on March 31, saying a few days later that it might have crashed.

The terrorist group, Boko Haram, had claimed responsibility for the crash but the military refuted the claim.

THISDAY source said last night that the jet, which took off from Maiduguri Airport crashed five minutes after take-off at an estimated altitude of 15,000 feet, explaining that at that height no missile by Boko Haram could have hit and brought it down.

“Given what we have seen, the jet could not have been hit by any missile. It must have been caused by a technical fault that would be revealed by ongoing investigations,” he said.

The jet, according to Air Force spokesman, Commodore Edward Gabkwet, was on an interdiction mission in support of ground troopsas part of the ongoing counterinsurgency operations in the North-eastwhen it lost contact with the radar.

“The loss of radar contact occurred at about 5:08 p.m. on 31 March 2021,” he said in a statement last week.

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/04/05/wreckage-of-missing-naf-alpha-jet-475-found-in-bama/

The reality of military service and combat. Gentlemen you have done your country proud.

Meanwhile the president and commander-in-chief is still missing or in hospital if you believe.

Can you really fathom that. Your worthy fighter pilots are in harm's way and a combat jet down without complete status of events and no word.

KingAzubuike:
This one just dey yarn nonsense

If it helps you sleep at night

EricBraven:
I think we are about to get a free ticket to military regime again

God forbid. Back to the stone age. We are here today because of that nonsense. As bad as it is democracy has faired Nigeria better the down side is it has allowed agitators of every stripe and hue exacerbated by clueless politicians.

DubaiLandLord:
A guy we dey argue once said, make I go look what the Nigerian army did in Odi, for me to know how powerful they are

The only thing I saw was armless civilians that were shot dead by the militaries and lots of properties been burnt by the military.

Is so painful no one will pay for the massacres in Odi and Zaki biam

Odi and Zaki Biam is a sad story. However the events there should serve as a warning to agitators everywhere. When the Nigerian military fully turns its attention on you it doesn't end well.

But you have to understand the powers of the presidency of Nigeria akin to that of the United States under the constitution. A sitting president of Nigeria has full immunity while in office.

Whyem15:
The entire South East region is just slightly larger than half of Borno state, it will take two sides less than 3 months to turn the whole region into wastelands. Turning millions of people into IDPs with several thousands dead. Normal economic activities will stop and the ordinary people will only be concerned with how to survive and what to eat.
Death and destruction isn't what any reasonable person should hope for. The southeast elders should call their youths to order before it is too late and it is about to be too late.
By now, merchants of war would have been contacting some of the militants, offering them resources and hopes that they can win, they are only after their own profits and will move on to the next conflict as soon as this is over with.

The south east agitators are aiming for the moon and if nothing hit the stars that's to say the least is Igbo presidency 2023. The elite are not stupid.

Nigeria does need political justice. Enemies abound both foreign and domestic willing to exploit the fault lines in Nigeria. No nation can afford to be in a state of perpetual conflict.

That said the Federal Government of Nigeria is a humongous powerful entity with the executive powers of the president far reaching politically, economically and militarily both as commander-in-chief and head of government. The Nigerian Armed Forces for one is not your typical weak Army in terms of strength, training, weaponry and armour, technology, funding, officer cadre, cohesion, mobilization and exposure. This Army is one of the only thing next to civilization still remaining and holding Nigeria together. If you want to destroy Nigeria you have to first destroy its military and that none of the domestic or geo-political foes in the region can do. Won't happen.

Stephandesward:
We need to make positive changes, with time people would see the sincerity in action by the government, the idea of negotiation is a no no, infact beat any agitation with overwhelming force till they surrender, while government using sincere action starts development and policies from the grassroot, which if you ask me is the herdsmen issues.....the fg gave a directive that the list of violent herdsmen/bandits been prosecuted or already prosecuted should be released, till date I haven't seen any such list, this action/inaction has already spoken a lot.

Political leadership is the problem of Nigeria.

DubaiLandLord:
Keep on laughing while Boko Haram and ISWAP control territories in borno state

Not exactly. Boko haram or ISWAP does not have freedom of action uncontested. Whatever battle space exists is firmly in Nigeria's favor. Experts know that. Nigeria's territorial integrity is intact.

ugo4u:
Similar scene where those gunmen overran the US embassy in the movie "Secret soldiers of Benghazi". They've tasted Victory last night and will launch more daring attack, next significant institution to be attacked will be the state Governments.
In all I ask who is in charge of this country? PMB travelled and didn't hand over to the VP, it's Garba Shehu and co that seem to be steering the affairs of the country.
May God save this country from doom!!

For once someone asked the right question. Where is the president? For years we have identified the chief problem and have since bailed. A man that turned on the leadership of the elite intelligence agency of this country because of religion, waited until too late to change the CDS and Service Chiefs, turns a blind eye to the menace of Fulani herdsmen, its ascetic to the worst core and the list goes on. This is what you get when the mandate of the people are not respected but mediocrity of the highest order foisted on some of the most intelligent human beings on earth who have no choice but to revolt. No Garba Shehu and his twin who routinely speaks condescendingly on Nigerians are not in charge but they are merely a symptom of everything that is wrong with Nigeria. The defence ministry, the CDS and Service Chiefs are basically running the show.

kikuyu1:
Ok!

A good read. There you have it. I shouldn't even bother but here you have a lot of the answers. Nigeria has met all of those parameters for a regional power both militarily and economically and decently too both home and abroad despite the billion dev.ils we have to fight every odd year. Next time you hear Nigeria just pay homage.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/sa-warned-on-mozambique-insurrection-last-year/

motymop:
I would have prefer the Russian method during the Russia Chechnya war, Putin decided to use moderate elements like Akhmad Kadyrov, he sponsored them and his fighters were able to win the war against Yandarbiyev group the kadyrov side, got all the spoils of the war, but the advantage the Chechen had was that the region was an autonomous group under the Russian federation.

I think your method can work, if the Nigeria government can find a more moderate group, sponsor them and make them fight against bokoharam and others, it will be a win win for everyone but the problem is if Nigeria government betray them after the war, these people can carry arms and create another full blow war.

The second part of your missive is just it. You get my drift. That's what we need now. A template already exists with the Niger-Delta militants and Nigeria didn't betray them. Those moderate BH are Nigerians and that's why we should talk and bring this bitter war to an end. We can sponsor third parties to go after ISWAP.

kikuyu1:
What WAS I thinking? My bad!

Like I have the time. The Kenyan just bailed. First you were neutral which I rebutted because if you were you wouldn't struggle to sleep at night because you read on Nairaland Nigeria excels South Africa as a strategic regional military power in sub-saharan Africa. The average Nigerian knows the bias and prejudice of other Africans against them even if the Nigerians are the ones you will still call if your roof catches fire. I know you don't like the sound of that but it's the fact and a reality you must live with it.

Lurker4Long:
You sound like you want facts and logic? Here? Have you not learned anything?

Stop sounding condescending, its uncalled for.
I'm sure there are enough educated minds that want facts and logic. I just threw a bon.e to your friend. After you listed all that logic and facts we might want to find out why your Army, Navy and Air Force can't deploy for actual combat on the scale Nigeria's military has both home & abroad.

kikuyu1:
Let's not. Firstly, what are the metrics of such a debate? Per capita spend per soldier? Battlefield experience, working platforms, etc,etc?
What would we even discuss? Nairaland being nairaland would posters accept facts and figures of a debate or just ISHYT all over the thread like pigeons and strut around like they won?

You just took the bait. Just look at what you typed. Here we go again the usual paper tiger stories. What has all those things you listed assuming they are true and in your favor, what performance indices can we attribute to its efficacy on ground in conflicts in the region. It begs the question can South Africa's military performance on all fronts be compared to Nigeria's in the last ten years both in military diplomacy, power projection and active combat.

Now I'm waiting for you. Don't run and hide.

motymop:
After the Russian Afghan war, the country was controlled by different warlords who carved parts for themselves to make money, they killed people and turned Afghans into slaves, the Mujahedeen who were former fighters in the war, saw the atrocities of the warlords and decided to create the taliban movement to bring back peace and human rights to Afghanistan. The taliban movement was headed by Mawlawi Abdul Samad and Amir and Mullah Omar who was the commander,( all Afghanis)they cleared the country of warlords and then gained political power to form the Taliban regime of Afghanistan. The Taliban movement was only interested in Affairs of Afghanistan and not in any outside affairs, their main goal was to bring peace to Afghanistan and to foster international relations with the US through the oil company UNOCAL.

Al Qaeda on the other hands are different from the talibans, Al Quada was an all-Arab camp created in Jaji in 1986, Al Qaeda comprises of only Arabs with their leader Osama Bin laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri( Arabs). Osama was the medium of training and sponsorships of arab college students who were willing to fight the Russians in Afghanistan, also he was willing to internationalize the struggle against the Russians and take it as far as Philippines, Al quada is like an Arab legion that can defend Muslim causes everywhere. So your notion that Al Qaeda are Afghanistan tribes is wrong.

Talibans are a nationalist movement and only Afghans could join, it was created for the survival of the Afghans people while Al Qaeda is an Arab group.

The United states lost the war not because of the terrains but because of the Taliban unity among themselves, many of the Taliban forces were experienced fighters who fought during the Afghan Russian war and also because muslims from around the world sent fighters to fight a muslim cause, the united states were fighting against different groups...very hard to win that type of war.

Closest accurate narrative of the history. Apparently we are all now accepting the US has lost the war and now talking with their enemies Everything about Afghanistan and the Taliban screams bad news and this is the organization boko haram is modeled after. I have advocated for over a year now to start talking to moderate elements of boko haram and then cut off the head of remaining belligerents with every available banned incendiary else we might be in a forever war. We gotta have an exit strategy to end this war not postponing the inevitable. Hit them so hard the moderate elements within and their foreign backers come to the table.

Whyem15:
.... You people ehn..... You won't kill someone.
Anyways, the second week of little/no attack from ISWAP is going... Could it be they have reverted to proper defense? Or they've reverted to the normal strategy of retreating in the face of military onslaught only to regroup after the military has gone? Or are they planning something massive?

Terrorists are unforgiving. You can expect they will be back in some fashion. This is what just happened in Mozambique, there was a lull in the fighting, less attacks that even the PMCs prepared to leave and boom the second major town is now under their control. Just know they are up to something. Whenever it feels too eerily quiet in warfare prepare for the worst. My fear is they be melting into the population or infiltrated already for the big day, for a tet kind of offensive or more likely probing weak Army positions for a brazen onslaught that will make headlines.

Toju200:
OPENING ADDRESS BY THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF LT GEN I ATTAHIRU NAM GSS CMH ndc (K) psc (+) FCMH AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE COMBINED CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF FIRST QUARTER CONFERENCE AND NIGERIAN ARMY OPERATIONS RETREAT 2021 HELD AT ARMY HEADQUARTERS COMMAND OFFICERS’ MESS ASOKORO ABUJA ON 29 MARCH 2021

PROTOCOL

1. It is my pleasure to welcome you all to the Army Headquarters Command Officers’ Mess, Abuja for the combined Chief of Army Staff First Quarter Conference and the Nigerian Army Operations Retreat 2021. As my maiden conference since assuming command as the Chief of Army Staff on 28 January 2021, this event offers ample opportunity: for us to brainstorm and interact on the state of affairs of the Nigerian Army, review our activities for first quarter 2021 while also planning for our training and operational commitments in the Second Quarter of the Year.

2. As you are well aware, I and my colleagues the other Service Chiefs took over command of our respective Services at a very critical period when the nation is facing daunting security challenges characteristic of a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment. This was rightly highlighted by the Commander in Chief, President Muhammadu Buhari, during his first meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff and the Service Chiefs. During the meeting, the President gave us marching orders to decisively deal with all security challenges facing the country.

3. In line with the President’s directive and my intent to rebuild the Nigerian Army into a formidable force, I conceived the vision of having “A Nigerian Army that is Repositioned to Professionally Defeat all Adversaries in Joint Environment.” To breathe life into this vision, I released my Philosophy of Command which has Readiness, Capacity, Continuous Leadership Development and Duty to Country as cardinal pillars. Readiness entails mission-oriented training, functional manning and equipping while Capacity will be built on the dependability of the Nigerian Army to accomplish any mission in line with norms enshrined in our core values and ethics. Continuous leadership development on its own will ensure that the Nigerian Army continues to roll out innovative 21st century commanders and of course Duty to Country entails loyalty and sacrifice to our fatherland. As formation commanders and Principal Staff Officers, your role is critical to the attainment of my vision. Therefore, I implore all of you to immediately key into the vision so that together, we can take the Nigerian Army to greater heights.

4. I am particularly pleased with the initiative to hold the Nigerian Army Operations Retreat as part of the First Quarter Conference after so many years. You will agree with me, that the retreat provides a platform to reassess the threat environment and review our operations with a view to identifying gaps that could be addressed in the planning and conduct of future operations. In this regard, I want to state that the Nigerian Army under my watch will remain resolute in decisively dealing with any threat confronting the country. Hence, I have directed that serious attention must be given to sustaining and improving the tempo in all ongoing Nigerian Army operations across the country. Commanders must therefore glean from my Command Philosophy to ensure that operational and administrative proficiencies of Nigerian Army formations and units are sustained and improved upon.

5. I am aware of logistics constraints affecting operations across the country and I am glad to inform you that the President, Commander in Chief has pledged to continue to support the Nigerian Army. As I speak, we will soon be receiving combat enablers that would enhance and boost our operations. Concerted effort is also being made to eliminate the threat of improvised explosive devices which has been a major impediment to troops and our operations in OP LAFIYA DOLE. Again, in order to increase our operational capabilities, I have approved the purchase of spare parts and directed that all damaged and unserviceable equipment in the theatre be back loaded for immediate repairs.

6. I want to assure you that I am determined in rebuilding the fighting skills, capacity, confidence and morale of our troops across the various theatres of operations. In order to achieve this, my top priorities for the second and third quarters of the year would be training. I will ensure that through functional training, officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army are equipped with the right competences and skills to effectively undertake daring missions in addition to developing special operations forces. This would be closely followed by procurement that ensures appropriate kitting and provision of protective gear, weapons, equipment and platforms. Administration is a key principle of war, hence troops’ welfare will also be given paramount attention. Let me however remind you all, that while no effort will be spared in achieving these goals, it is command responsibility to ensure the sustenance and maintenance of all equipment while measures must be emplaced to ensure sound administration of troops and their families.

7. At this juncture, let me appreciate all the officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army for their unrelenting sacrifice and efforts in ensuring that the Nigerian Army fulfils its constitutional responsibilities. However, as the saying goes, the only easy day was yesterday, as such, I will continue to demand that you redouble your efforts so that we can decisively deal with our adversaries or any group or person that threatens. The peace and stability of our great nation. So doing, we will achieve our end state of ensuring a peaceful and stable Nigeria. I will also be using this conference and the operations retreat to unveil my strategic plan for the year 2021, where I will be giving very clear directives of what I expect from all of you. Therefore, I expect to see directives emanating from these events and subsequently from Army headquarters translate immediately into proactive courses of action that will find solutions and deal with our numerous security challenges.

8. At this point, I wish to humbly convey my gratitude to the President, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari (Grand Commander of the Federal Republic) for his unrelenting support to the Nigerian Army. I want to use this platform to again pledge my unalloyed loyalty and that of every officer and soldier of the Nigerian Army to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and to the President Commander in Chief.

9. Once again, I welcome all the participants, especially our esteem guests and retired senior colleagues whom we have specially invited in order to glean from their wealth of experience. I am convinced that at the end of this conference and the operations retreat, we would have a road map that will address the threats facing the country.

10. On this note, it is my honour and privilege to declare the Combined Chief of Army Staff First Quarter Conference and Nigerian Army Operations Retreat 2021 open.

11. Thank you and God bless.

This man is actually a scholar just like his predecessor General Dambazua. When I say here Nigeria has the finest military institutions in Africa something western powers concur and Nigerians themselves know haters and we know who all that they are start throwing shades. Who remembers General Martin Luther Agwai, even the recent CDS Gen. Olonishakin. Former President Jonathan knew this which is why everytime he took visiting presidents to NDA and touted the prowess of the Nigerian military officer that if Nigeria would ever make it to the moon the military would be a big catalyst. What's the missing link translating text book battle courses to actionable reality on the ground. Boko haram and ISWAP has defied every known insurgency and asymmetric combat training known to man by simply becoming cannon folders, human bombs and savages.

kikuyu1:
I'm NEUTRAL in all this. Pls elaborate.

If you have a problem with the bolded please show your grievance. And why are you neutral.

Islamic State is all but effectively in control of the resource rich muslim region of Mozambique with the capture of Palma. There's so many questions here. Where's South Africa & SADC.
This wouldn't be happening in ECOWAS & Nigeria without any response. The whole situation shows the effectiveness of ECOWAS because of Nigeria's economic and military clout. Should South Africa continue to show weakness everytime there's a crisis in the region it can no longer be considered a regional military power.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56557623

Toju200:
I'm surprised even
US special forces are in mozambique already to train their military .but I'm sure they'll do more than Just training

The South Africans apparently have been standing up some pretty decent battalions since the Bangui debacle at least from recent performances in the DRC and at home but how many effective combat units are available at any given time for deployment without over-stretch. Terrorists holding territory are a whole different beast. I just hope Ramaphosa won't come calling assuming the SANDF continue to develop cold feet. The Americans will do what they do best.

Still waiting to hear from our South African brethren. It's their back yard not ours.

DaddyGoo:
USA no dey ever pass training now.

Ask Guatemala, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and so many other beneficiaries of the USA's world class "military training".

Lol and cause even more wahala

mekussa:
Of course they need the weapons from the base. Do they have the capacity at the moment to launch an overwhelming attack to over run it? No (at last for now)

Looking at the pattern/frequency of the attacks on that base(about once a week if I am correct), their strategy is to continually keep the troops on alert for as long as possible(in anticipation of the weekly attacks and also to prevent surprise attacks within the week(since most of the weekly attacks happen on weekends).

The combatants in field will tell you how psychologically taxing it is to be at alert and on the defensive without relief(because of the security operations all over the country, rotation is almost zero at the moment)

The more they do these weekly attacks, the more it gets on the nerves of the troops and the more likely it is for someone to make a mistake which they will capitalize on.

If only we had a means to track them back to base after one of these attacks and go on the offensive (even if na only bombing), they will learn to respect/fear attacking this base with this frequency.

A soldier is a soldier especially being a Nigerian one. Being on alert is part of the job on deployment and the least of their worries, it helps you survive the madness up north. Yes repeated attacks can work on the nerves but those are not civilians but professional soldiers. What drains the psyche is bleeding where you have bled before, no one likes that. Those soldiers have been on continuous deployment in the waste lands of Borno and bled multiple times in Marte, Dikwa, Damasak, Baga etc and still bleeding along with some of our allies. The Chadians have since bailed at least for now. The enemy knows it can't win this war by direct action but it is their philosophy to keep coming until you quit. They believe they can make the great satan bleed in this case the infidels. And as much as we hate to hear it if they want that base they would throw everything at it until they get it even if they know they can't hold it. If you want to stop them you bring everything to bear with heavy weaponry and precision strikes. Your best soldier alone on the ground can't stop them. We must understand our enemy by now to be able to defeat him.

Tracking is not as simplistic after the chaos of an attack at least from the air as you make it sound. Own troops in hot pursuit could end up casualties. We can't emphasize enough for the A-29s that's if the old man in the White House don't hallucinate new ideas suddenly. About their bases please let's be serious the NAF knows them and has been bombing them since 2015 with HE ordnance. The problem is they keep moving. Hence the new acquisitions for reach, payload, endurance and precision. There should be some changes shortly.

Rant:

Why is South Africa not deploying to Mozambique? The madness has reached its shores. We hear Mozambique is already hoping for help from Abuja while Pretoria is busy taking the threat of the terrorists seriously. Any ideas

Toju200:
omo the secrecy of this new cas cabinet go tough oo.
He visited Air defense group markudi e no even talk about JF-17 no pic sef...
Oga Amao no be soooo

At least something na

E go shock me say if the drones come this guy nor go talk.. just like the First CH-3As

Maybe for once it's better, announce after the jihadists don't know what hit them. His statement makes clear of new arrivals.

ISWAP has good intelligence. We have passed the stage of deterrence. I have long advocated scorched earth no holds barred policy in the North-East madness of ISWAP. Nuke them and relocate whole populations if they don't stop.

mekussa:
Trying to wear down the troops psychologically

Not really, they need those weapons besides to keep the Army busy on multiple fronts that way divert, delay, deny the military freedom of action.
They were always gonna come back, the quiet had just been regrouping and re-strategizing especially with the trickle in of new wonder weapons. ISWAP is well led. One reason they overrun garrison towns is die-commanders on their side who are tasked with kill or be killed orders. There's only so much a soldier on ground can do without precision close air support.

bidexiii:
DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS TAKES LEAD IN ALL JOINT OPERATIONS - Air Marshal Amao

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Marshal Oladayo Amao has stated that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and other sister Services have agreed to subordinate themselves to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) under the able leadership of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor. According to him, just as it is obtainable in military organizations worldwide, the DHQ is responsible for the command and control of the entire Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) which also means that all ongoing joint operations and Joint Task Forces are directly subordinated to the DHQ, and their commanders report directly to the CDS. This, he said, is the new line the Service Chiefs have all agreed to tow as efforts are on to bring the various security challenges to an end. Air Marshal Amao made this known in Makurdi while on his maiden tour of Tactical Air Command (TAC). According to him, 'When we say we are members of the AFN, we mean the 3 Services represent a single entity. When we accept the fact that we the members of the AFN constitute a united entity, the need for rivalry will not arise.'

Air Marshal Amao also spoke of his administration's resolve to revert to the military tradition of adherence to seniority and hierarchy in the appointment of officers to head command posts. 'Situations where subordinate officers are given command appointments ahead of their seniors does not augur well for the system as this breeds insubordination and indiscipline'. Speaking on discipline, Air Marshal Amao stated that there would be no sacred cows when it comes to discipline as those found wanting would be punished as ascribed in the Armed Forces Act. He also spoke of the impending arrival of some platforms purchased for the NAF to Makurdi and urged personnel to support the 131 Engineering Group, being the hub of some of the platforms, as well as make the foreign technicians feel at home. The platforms, according to the CAS, when fully operational would be deployed immediately to the theatres of operations and should hopefully be the game changers in all DHQ led operations nationwide.

The CAS also stated that efforts were currently underway to improve the combat efficiency of the NAF and other services to an appreciable level and these efforts have the full backing of the President and Commander -in - Chief of the AFN, President Muhammadu Buhari. He then enjoined NAF personnel to continue to support the Federal Government in its efforts to equip the NAF and other Services.
Personnel welfare also got a boost as the CAS assured that non promotion of NAF personnel due to inability to attend courses that should enable their upgrading would be given special consideration as soon as they meet the criteria set for the promotion. On NAF post service housing schemes, the CAS frowned at the situation where personnel are compelled and put under financial duress just to meet up with initial deposits for the houses. According to him, 'Housing schemes by the NAF should be easily affordable and stress-free.' He then directed the Chief of Administration to work out modalities where payment for houses would be deducted from monthly salaries and not in lump sums that usually exert undue pressure on personnel. 'These practices have proven to be effective and efficient in other developing countries and I see no reason why we can't try it here', he said.
The visit, which had the Chiefs of Training and Operations, Logistics, Air Intelligence and Aircraft Engineering in attendance saw the CAS tour various units within TAC Makurdi.

Edward Gabkwet
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
26 March 21

This is impressive. Hope we will not be disappointed going forward. This is what happens when your officers are exposed abroad. Filling the shoes of his predecessor Abubakar will not be an easy task but this right here sounds too good to be true, very promising.
T'is a change we've been asking of the man in the Aso Rock until the country almost went up in smoke. Many of us had since given up anyway.

Anyone notice the language of the new DOPRI. Welcome to 21st Century warfare mechanisms.

The CDS General Irabor is following the template of the former CDS Air Chief Marshal Dike who oversaw the effective synergy of the military in the capture of Camp 5 from Tompolo. General Sarkin used to boast of knowing where he took orders from, certainly not from AHQ in his day.

Better days ahead hopefully but that's if DHQ and the service chiefs do the needful without interference from politicians who know nothing. Reports had it the stricken good president Yar'Adua was almost in the dark until after the air and sea offensive had begun in the Niger-Delta.

The military high command wasn't taking a no for an answer after major losses in the field. That offensive led to militants coming to the table.

Lurker4Long:
RAAD 1 was the Pakistani version of the Denel MUPSOW. Denel helped the Pakistanis integrate it onto the Mirage, due to South Africa having developed the weapon for that aircraft.

RAAD 2 has extended the range, and been integrated onto the JF17. According to a Denel acquaintance, "Pakistan has only done 1 test firing of the Raad2 on the Thunder, and has yet to qualify the weapon on this particular platform. The NAF aren't idiots, and would not buy a weapon that's not yet qualified by the manufacturer."

Make of that what you will.

Apparently you didn't qualify it in your bedroom. Do you think idiots are on this platform to feed garbage. Pakistan's survival against India depends on strategic game changing weapons such as the ALCM as deterrence and yes they have qualified it on the Joint-Strike Fighter 17 which already excels the Pakistani F-16. You must be d.umb or too sic.k not to acknowledge Pakistan won't be sitting ducks to India with Rafale Jets. That NAF has this capability is a win for sub-saharan Africa which has none. Suc.k it up and pay homage.

Lurker4Long:
I'd love to know how a 250-500kg dumb bomb carried on an upgraded Mig-21 platform that NAF has had for years suddenly became a nuclear or cruise missile, carried on a platform NAF received days later and has yet to officially commission.

My mate at Denel said NAF aren't idiots, maybe he meant they're geniuses who can bend time and the laws of physics.

I'm tempted to use invectics on you but I won't condescend to your low statu.s. What nonsense!
What upgraded Mig-21? You have the temerity to spew such thrash to spoil the pleasure of Nigerians at the arrival of a true 4th generation platform capable of extended standoff weapon delivery and Nuclear strike. I knew this was coming seeing your last post and watching if any one would stand poised to rebutt you. Southies and their bitterness at the excellence of Nigeria above them in every strategic sphere. Just Zip it.

Lurker4Long:
I'd love to know how a 250-500kg dumb bomb carried on an upgraded Mig-21 platform that NAF has had for years suddenly became a nuclear or cruise missile, carried on a platform NAF received days later and has yet to officially commission.

My mate at Denel said NAF aren't idiots, maybe he meant they're geniuses who can bend time and the laws of physics.

I'm tempted to use invectics on you but I won't condescend to your low statu.s. What nonsense!
What upgraded Mig-21? You have the temerity to spew such thrash to spoil the pleasure of Nigerians at the arrival of a true 4th generation platform capable extended standoff weapon delivery and Nuclear strike. I knew this coming seeing your last post and watching if any one would stand poised to rebutt you. Southies and their bitterness at the excellence of Nigeria above them in every strategic sphere. Just Zip it.

Lurker4Long:
I'd love to know how a 250-500kg dumb bomb carried on an upgraded Mig-21 platform that NAF has had for years suddenly became a nuclear or cruise missile, carried on a platform NAF received days later and has yet to officially commission.

My mate at Denel said NAF aren't idiots, maybe he meant they're geniuses who can bend time and the laws of physics.

I'm tempted to use invectics on you but I won't condescend to your low status. What nonsense!
What upgraded Mig-21? You have the temerity to spew such thrash to spoil the pleasure of Nigerians at the arrival of a true 4th generation platform capable extended standoff weapon delivery and Nuclear strike. I knew this coming seeing your last post and watching if any one would stand poised to rebutt you. Southies and their bitterness at the excellence of Nigeria above them in every strategic sphere. Just Zip it.

NafeesaAA:
Damasak is under attack your prayer is needed

Diversionary attack...not insensible at all...these guys with all they've been hit have a good command and control it's a challenge military planners and commanders must meet. It's time to acknowledge what's obvious ISWAP are not led by amateurs. Go for the head of the snake.

LTGEN:
President Trump has never respected Mexicans or Mexico .
He called them Rapists and Murderers.
He never visited Mexico even though it is 90 Minutes away and the Mexican President very rarely spoke about him.
It is important to keep with the facts.
President Trump’s legacy will be shaped by what he did legally;
He banned people from Muslim speaking Countries from coming to America.
He banned Nigerians from the lottery visa.
He was proposing a ban on Nigerians who intended to study in the US from getting a 4 year visa ( It would of been a 2 year visa)
Even Fox News disagreed publicly with him and those actions through Bill O’ Reily.
My stance on the Tuscanos stands when they arrive you guys should come here with the same intensity.
If they don’t I will.
Done with this topic.

You sound bitter and pained. A mixture of emotion and sentiment coming from you nothing substantive. Are you Muslim or Mexican either or you have immigrant status clearly any one of those is a bet. It changes nothing. President Trump the man is one thing and President Trump and his policies is another and if that's the case what's wrong with an independent country guarding its borders from whatever quarter or non-compliant philosophy to its laws it deems a threat or surplus to its economy. The cogent question should be what stops you from reciprocating or retaliating in whatever measure you deem appropriate. You see it will take generations to get us off this beggar-thy-neigbour mentality. Just see what you typed reeking of hand me down tokens. America is not heaven, they have their problems which Trump accurately traced to stymie however painful it seems and it worked in his first 4 years. I guess u haven't been to the US, you would be shocked at the level of poverty that still exist there with beggars on streets, crime and people on food stamps. Get your own country in order. Nigeria has everything it needs to be the pride of the black man but when you fail to vote a man as serious as Donald Trump into office and install an ascetic, religious, tribalistic, nepotistic person like Buhari or his ilk you will lament forever. People make societies.