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Tobiloba2407:
Sam thanks for the update...and if those vehicles are serviceable, the most senior personnel on duty at that location should face a B.O.I....at the same time, I think those vehicles have the wrong equipments to stop or slow down a bht, fast advance....a rapid fire 30 mm, would have been the best equipment.

I swear the waiting down to be attacked is really annoying, I hope the new equipments were bought with the mindset that they would be more mechanically efficient, so they would spearhead the hunt of boko haram.

Joebie:
Schmeichel on Ighalo:

“I think he’s been one of the most positive surprises ever,” he said.

“First of all his personality around the club, he’s been a revelation around the club. Everybody has tagged on and liked him straight away.

“When you have that kind of personality, it changes the whole team. Someone who brings a laugh into the dressing room, rather than coming in grumpy or not saying anything.

“It changes the dynamics. And what he’s done on the pitch, that really has surprised me.

“I was kind of confused…because it was last day and it looked as if they were just needing and looking to bring someone in.

“But that’s not the truth. And what he’s done is just fantastic.

“And another thing as well, someone like him, all of his life the only thing he really wanted to achieve was to play for Manchester United.

“Now that has been cut short by circumstances that are out of everybody’s control. And for what he’s done, in the very few games he’s ended up playing, it would have been heartbreaking if that was to stop.

“I think he might not be a starter but he might be somebody you can throw into the mix. You’ve seen him in the Europa League, like Ole himself, he can come on and change a game.

“Nobody, nobody, knows that better than the Manchester United manager. The value of having someone on the bench who can change a game, so I’m really happy about that.”

--Express Sport

Truidstar:
He had outgrown stoke...no longer motivated. He was player of the season. His ambitions and that of Stoke did not match . The loan move was a win- win for both parties.

elyte89:
Nerdy what's d fate of Tammy Abraham now dt Werner is an official player of Chelsea?

Truidstar:
What he meant to say was....Etebo was bossing Stoke.

BabaOwen:
Gambari is currently in a closed-door meeting with Service Chiefs at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Service Chiefs, led by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin arrived at the seat of power at 08:50 GMT and proceeded straight to the Council.
The Service Chiefs are expected to brief State House Correspondents at the end of the meeting.


Nigeria, in the last few months, has witnessed a rise in criminal activities of bandits, especially in the northwestern part of the country. The security meeting is expected to discuss the new increase in security challenges. It should also be noted that the situation had led to protests in some of the states and among the northern elite, which had led to calls on the President to give answers to the challenges or resign. Read more: https://www.legit.ng


I hope Buratai is not in that meeting sha I can't wait to see pic of the security personnel that attended their usual meeting that will yield no result. Gambari wan continue from where kyari stop.

Fynline:
They destroyed some military hard wares. Some people suggested they were broken down weapons

https://twitter.com/ottotgs/status/1273029967174082560?s=09[/quote]This particular location is clearly Sahel savanna which means vehicles can literally attack the town from multiple locations without need for roads. Seems a well coordinated attack.

Quite obviously Boko have edited the video to show them in the best light.

Nonetheless, what do Boko have❓ rudimentary 60mm mortar, gun trucks, Rpg7's and everything else is light arms.

I was able to see a Vickers MBT, ERC 90, Saurer tracked APC and a 60mm gun on the Panhard. All these vehicles are from 80's possibly even older. But it's irrelevant.

If well serviced and operational BOKO have absolutely nothing that can penetrate the armour of that Vickers MBT. This is British tank with the same fire control system on the retired Chieftain MBT. At a distance of 2km it will with its laser range finder and combined day/night sight;. Have a near 100% accuracy.

Essentially at distance that one tank can hit Boko technical with ease using its 105mm gun even with manual load expect at least 15-20 rpm. It has coaxial 7.62 mg and should have another 12.7 mm machin gun on the turret.

However, knowing our inherent culture towards maintenance and " just manage am" mentality l can not say how operational that MBT is.

From the safety of that defensive position the Panhard can use its 60mm mortar to stop the enemy advance if given targets by spotters.

The Sagay 6x6 has a 90mm gun l am not familiar with fire control system. But at least it should have sights with 10x magnification. It is lightly armoured but against Boko a gun truck with no sights or stabilisation Sagay wins all the time. I expect Sagay to take out trucks within a km with at 100% accuracy.

It is apparent that the NA abandoned thier positions. Why l do not know.❓ ❓ There must be a contingency plan, we expect attack they should never be a suprise.

We can presume that the equipment was not working, but we don't know. What Army will deploy soldiers with equipment that is not operational. Again l don't know.

If this was one of the Chinese new MBT tanks just acquired, would it also be abandoned ❓ ❓

I noticed no fortified elevation points on the base lay out from the little l could see. I have talked about basic base layout before.

It simply does not look good on all fronts what ever way you look at it.

jpphilips:
Israelites of the Biblical era & today's Israelites aren't the same people.
the former were Hebrew descendants of Jacob while the later are product of Balfour agreement.
The only Biblical Israelites in the state of Israel are the Bnei Menashe returned from India in 2005.

So the state of Israel has been at war since the 50's not Biblical era.

Joebie:
Consider the playing style of these forwards and midfielders. Can they strike a good chemistry?

BascoVanVeli:
U expected him to be Kante? How many goals and assist did he have at Leicester? Whenever somebody makes a point u proceed to shift the goal post.


U say your expectations are based on the world cup but how many goals and assist did he have there? Did he not still end up being highly rated?

ChrisKels:
On the basis that only "active" players are supposed to be given opportunities, not inactive players like Ademola Lookman, Ibe and co. Simple

isan:
Don't act like u don't know only injury has been stopping him from getting invited

BascoVanVeli:
Stop all this please. Etebo was bossing it in the championship until the beginning of this season when the new coach decided he wasn't in his plans. This was before he kicked a ball. He came back from the AFCON and the decision was made.

Here is Steve Bruce gushing over him.

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-peter-etebo-steve-bruce-2704312

“Where did Stoke find Peter Etebo?” he asked reporters.
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“Feirense in Portugal, eh?” he added, with a little whistle of admiration after being told about last summer’s £6.3m signing.

barackodam:
I unreservedly agree. That also mean that, players that become stars in Championship can have a hard time in other leagues.

That's just logic.

Arabiandude:
Oga, i know what I am saying despite the fact that it's my opinion. That guy is damn so bad, even bernand of Everton is better than that guy.
He is at real Madrid because of media hype and also because he is a Brazilian and now over hyped because of that single goal he scored at the el-classico.

5inchdick:
He is their favourite boy and can do no wrong in their eyes. ( in andrewbaba44 voice)

elyte89:

isan:
Hope he stay active and get his chances in super eagles

andrewbaba44:
Our own jamilu Collins club have been relegated,not a good one for the lad

Komekn and Chriskels una food don ready

andrewbaba44:
Victor dey ball sha

Victor and Ndidi are the 2 eagles players I am confident in ,I don’t mean others aren’t good sha

But you see victor and Ndidi ,leave those ones

I am reading some news about man united planning to go for Ndidi.


Have you seen it ?

charlesemeka85:
it will be ill advised for iggy to rescind his decision. he has done his bit for the team and is remembered as one of the finest ever we have exported to europe. he is 31 already and with the likes of dessers,maja,sadiq,okereke and a few others hanging by the corner it will be of no use bringing the old war horse back.

youghs:
Firstly, Our MRAP can stop 12.7mm. Ezugwu to be specific and I think ARA as well buh m not saying mrap should do the work of Armoured vehicles,,,jst stating the fact

Secondly, buying Humvees from US is a very bad idea, I would rather suggest locally made armoured vehicles or russian, and Chinese Armoured vehicles Cos US doesn't really support Nigeria in military terms, If its going to take them 6 years to supply us 12 tucanos while it took them just 2yrs to supply Brazil 24 tucanos..You should know they don't give a sh*t about us

Thirdly, We should also keep in mind the financial capability of the military which makes them to prioritize..I think the soldiers in northeast in general are more than 30,000 men which means we would need up to 3,000 or 6,000 vehicles depending on the capacity of the vehicle..The average cost of a decent armoured vehicle is up to $70k..

Lastly I hope you know that most of BH vehicles are Captured NA Hilux which means if you are trying to up the game of the soldiers in armour protection you might as well be uping the armour protection of BH..that may sound somehow buh it's the truth.

What I would suggest is for the army to invest in more infantry fighting vehicles that can engage BH as far 2km away thereby increasing the engagement distance between soldiers and the terrorists which limits the damage BH AK47(which you said 95% of the fighters Use) that cant go more than 400metres would cause to soldiers..

Toju200:
their guntruck dope o

ugo4u:
It was for a reason and I specifically said that to avoid being accused of comparing oranges to Apples, that's why I said Assuming both were Unarmoured because of course we know that those Hilux/Pickups NA uses are lightskin vehicles.

Whyem15:
Reason why US has not been able to seal its border with Mexico completely is a political issue. Congress isn't ready to release funds for completing the Wall. The current uncompleted Wall isn't even continuous.
Israel has border fence and it solved majority of it's security issues
China has and it was effective.
In fact several countries have border walls longer than Nigeria's northern border so why can't we do it?. The goal isn't to STOP but to REDUCE to the bearest minimum all illegal entry and exit and it can very much be achieved. In fact it will be far cheaper than the cost of the hazard not having the wall will cost.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_barrier

blacKDalia:
I'm still telling you there's no difference between the unarmored Humvee and the civilian variant except the civilian type is made for luxury. I could remember in Iraq the US military had to weld steel plates on some of the unarmored Humvee just to make them relatively safe.

bidexiii:
His right!!!!
Infact it’s a BIG ISSUE.
Our borders are too wide and porous, easy to get in and sneak out. BHT use the advantage to lunch attacks from outside borders most times.

bidexiii:
His right!!!!
Infact it’s a BIG ISSUE.
Our borders are too wide and porous, easy to get in and sneak out. BHT use the advantage to lunch attacks from outside borders most times.

Joebie:
And as regards the Osimhen and Ighalo debate, even Osimhen will tell you he is still understudying Ighalo. Ighalo has performed in the EPL. Topped the goal scorers log at AFCON, and has shown that he can even play at the highest level for a clubside like Manchester. Osimhen is just one level below that. When he signs for a bigger club and performs then we can have the debate again. For me I'm okay with both of them starting

mostob:
Even apart from their ability, do you think it is wise we discard our long term investment (osimhen) because of the short one (ighalo) ?

Danielnino00:
If Ighalo returns to the SE,he will start ahead of Osimhen simply because Rohr prefers him.. it's not because he is better than Osimhen..


Ighalo is more of a poacher, Osimhen is an all round striker...

mostob:
It is not debatable. Osimhen is clearly the better of the two. You seems to forget how Ighalo was often criticized for his bad performance during the past two years. If Ighalo starts ahead of Osimhen, then favoritism and sentiment is at play.