₦airaland Forum

Covert1:
Sounds a lot like conspiracy theories. France appear to lose with Deby's death but it raises a whole lot of questions why didn't they intervene and allow Deby to go to the front if those reports are true, why would they when they could easily halt the advancing rebel column with precision strikes. It might be a game of cards to complicate matters for Abuja in the war or Abuja knows something and would prefer a new leadership in N'djamena. Niger knows its future lies with Nigeria not France a declining power. This whole thing could get some perspective if Nigeria decide it's time to end French hegemony of Francophone West Africa and it can but with a war on its hands it might not be prudent to do so now rather maybe better to employ clandestine means and ECOWAS mechanisms like the Eco currency to achieve those ends. It can also guarantee presidential security for pliant states. That is one way to weed these states off France.

JOSCOFELIX:
they is movement of men of the nigeria army and new equipment to maidguria , some solider move to iswap stronghold with new equipment i hope they strike this stronghold in the coming weeks. damask have been put on read alert.

jpphilips:

Why will a regional block you don't belong to, no membership obligations, no security agreement just wake up & help you? does it sound smart to you?
why will Ecowas give a fvck about Chad?

ugo4u:
Sadly, An army 2ndLt lost his life in the duel, with some police officers.

jpphilips:
They brought it upon themselves, Anglophones won't give a damn about them.
PAN African movement was the Bulwark of Anglophone independence, with reasonable Francophone participation at the onset.

The PAN African strategy was negotiating independence as a block against stronger colonial powers.

2nd World war presented an opportunity for PAN African consortium because the Royal Navy was stretched thin, Paris fell to Hitler, while a new power broker US emerged, France at the weakest made promises to them some of them pulled out from PAN Africa, some like Algeria & Morocco fought France at her weakest and broke out.

PAN Africa later became successful with Britain pulling out without conditions, France did likewise but held on to their independence agreements till she consolidated power, joined the UNSC & NATO handed them the pacté cólónie agreement (independence tax) at gun point.

If they remained with PAN Africa fully, the later will reject that deal then present a fighting chance for members at the weakest points of the adversary.

Guinea under Toure Conte was courageous enough to reject the deal, France burned the country to the ground, that sent a message of fear to others, every other attempt to pull out of that agreement has been met with French sponsored assassinations.

SamuelAnyawu:
Abi we go wait till Insurgency end?

JOSCOFELIX:
the gospel true is as long the military do not replace overstay solider in the battlefield iswap we keep overuning base.. but the equipment stolen from the base have being recoved .the true is iswap is not like before the overstay solider should be tranfer from NE. they have being an operation since sunday and right now they is still operation. this a sign from the NCo to there commander.thank for to the naf for fast attack

SamuelAnyawu:
Sincerely I feel it’s unfair. In fact, if possible they should be switching Soldiers here on rotation between Northern and Southern Borno.

Many Soldiers in my location have never witnessed an attack since January 2018 till date.

While in Northern Borno I don’t think any Soldier has stayed up to six month without exchanging gun fire with ISWAP.

My GOC is enjoying his Aircondition in office and room , while a GOC in Marte/Dikwa or Ngala is sweating it out.

Army Guys here please has the Brigade returned back to Dikwa or its still in Marte

SamuelAnyawu:
How many months or years should a soldier spend in the Northeast before he can be redeployed?


I met a soldier who told me he has spent 3years and 2months in my location. I felt it’s not right A soldier should not spend more than 24months in the NE. A soldier committed suicide last week in a Battalion under our Brigade.

Sincerely PTSD is real. If someone like me chilling in an NGO Guest house with Internet, DSTV, sport equipments can still have PTSD, I really wonder how our guys in the trench are coping

Sizzorkay:
Because most have been brainwashed to accept whatever oyinbo says and too scared to challenge them. Talk of lacking backbone.
As a block, the AU is diplomatically important, they just gotta learn to push back a bit. you'd be surprised what you could get away with.
Then again. when you are seen as beggers by some, hard to wanna piss off your benefactors.
An entire continent cant take a position against a country like france when the subject matter is an African one. And these are supposed to be future leaders. with this kind of mentality.
Even if we all starve, so be it. But some black ppl love being on their knees and take orders from foreigners.
All good ooo. good luck to chad.

NafeesaAA:
This is the GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINE GUN (GPMG) recovered from the Hoodlums who went to Zone 13 and got repelled...
That was the Gun they took from Naval officers at OKUZU.. check out the Muddy Butt as they dump it and Ran... Tomorrow some will accuse the police of incompetent when they're the ones arming them.

Hope you guys can see the Military have started gifting ESN/IPOB Militias with heavy grade weapons

iblawi:
How will police face this one now?

Will they succeed with AK 47 or teargas? Abi the training they've being getting by the road side?

lebuhsi:
Terrorism Financing: Dozens Arrested In Nationwide Crackdown

Dozens of persons have been arrested by security agents in an ongoing nationwide crackdown on suspected financiers and collaborators of Boko Haram and other criminal groups in Nigeria, Daily Trust reports.

This is coming five months after Daily Trust exclusively reported the jailing of six Nigerians in the United Arab Emirates over allegations of terrorism financing.


The ongoing inter-agency operation is being led by a top intelligence officer, with an army general leading a task team comprising military personnel and staff from intelligence services.

Multiple sources informed Daily Trust that the closely guarded operation is being coordinated by Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

As part of the operation, billions of naira traced to businesses belonging to persons of interest have been blocked in banks in series of “post no debit” letters sent out to banks by the CBN and NFIU. The apex bank has also lately obtained court orders directing freezing of dozens of accounts flagged for suspicious transactions.

While officials expressed hope that the ongoing operation would be a “game-changer” in the lingering fight against Boko Haram insurgents and other criminal gangs, some analysts say the method may not provide the needed elixir as terrorists and bandits operate largely outside the financial system.

A security source familiar with the operation confided in our reporter that the operation started last year with massive gathering and analysis of financial intelligence and drawing uplink analysis, leading to the initial marking of some 60 businesses and individuals.

A source disclosed to Daily Trust that an initial list of 957 suspects comprising bureau de change operators, gold miners and sellers, and other businessmen are being acted upon.

Already, according to the source, about 400 persons have been arrested in series of arrests in Kano, Borno, Abuja, Lagos, Sokoto, Adamawa, Kaduna and Zamfara.

In Kano, a major focus for the operation, traders at the foreign exchange open market in Wapa, Fagge Local Government, were picked up on March 9, 15th and 16th.


Read more>>>>

https://dailytrust.com/terrorism-financing-dozens-arrested-in-nationwide-crackdown

xterra2:
$1bn fund: How defence ministry purchased N37.9bn military vehicles, arms

The Ministry of Defence has purchased equipment for the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy and the Defence Intelligence Agency worth $99.5m (N37.9bn), out of the $1bn approved by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Sunday PUNCH can authoritatively report.


Buhari had told the National Assembly in 2018 that he ordered the payment of $496m to the United States Government for the purchase of 12 Tucano aircraft ahead of legislative approval to withdraw the $1bn fund from the Excess Crude Account.

Documents obtained by our correspondent showed that the Ministry of Defence subsequently awarded contracts worth a total of $99,538,467.23 for the military equipment.

The ‘Certificate of No Objection for Award of Contract’ issued by the Bureau of Public Procurement (Ref No. BPP/S.1/Vol.XV/19/114), dated January 16, 2020, referred to the source of funding for the military hardware as “$1bn under the Intervention Fund subject to Mr President’s approval,” while indicating that the Ministry of Defence was the implementing ministry/agency.

The document was signed by the Director General of the Bureau of Public Procurement, Mamman Ahmadu; and BPP Director, Compliance, Certification and Monitoring, Ishaq Yahaya.

The Ministry of Defence, on September 17, 2018, also approved a ‘Letter of Award of Contract for the Procurement of Critical Equipment – Two Types of Vehicles, Reutech Surveillance Equipment, Three Types of Weapons and Three Types of Ammunitions for the Nigerian Navy’ (Ref No. MOD/PROC/SIF/2018/1/2).

Items listed under the ‘Vehicles’ category included 10 units of T-90 Tank Second Generation ($43.68m), and 10 units of BREM-4 Armoured Recovery ($20,794,619.56).

Under ‘Surveillance Equipment,’ the document quoted 20 units of Ground Surveillance Radar equipment – Reutech ($7,041,245.91), while the ‘Weapons’ category comprised 20 units of 81mm mortar ($1,050,600), 120 units of MG-127-DSHK-M guns ($2,715,553.80), and 2,012 units of AKMS rifles ($1,608,151.36).

Under ‘Ammunitions,’ the items listed included 8,141 units of 81mm Mortar Bombs ($9,955,615.97), 1,103,000 rounds of 12.7mmx108mm Cartridges ($7,157,367), and 3,259 units of 122mm Grad (Rocket) ($5,535,313.73).

However, in a letter with Ref No. MOD/PROC/SIF/2018/1/2 dated February 5, 2020, the ministry sought to replace the $43.68m T-90 tanks in the previous document with a new list of items for the same amount.


The document is titled ‘Letter for Award of Contract for the Procurement of Critical Equipment for the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy and the Defence Intelligence Agency: Replacement of the 10 T-90 Tanks with 60 Legion MRAP Including DSHK Guns, Codan HF Vehicular Radio and Automatic Turret with Pre-Shipment Inspection; and 24 Phantom II APC Including Pre-Shipment Inspection, Complete with Spares, Training and Maintenance.’

Under the ‘Legion MRAP’ category, the document listed 60 units each of Legion MRAP vehicles ($475,587.42), 12.7mm DSHK AA Guns ($18,750), Codan Radios ($6,920), and Armoured Turrets ($29,631).

Under the ‘Phantom II APC’ category, the document listed 24 units each of Phantom II Armoured Personnel Carriers ($385,208.67), 12.7mm DSHK AA Guns ($18,750), Codan ($6,920), and Turret ($29,631).

The sub-totals of the Legion MRAP ($530,888.42) and Phantom II APC ($440,509.67) added up to $971,398.09. However, the total contract sum was put at $43,680,000, including ‘Total for MRAP and Phantom II APC including pre-shipment inspection’ ($42,425,537.10), and ‘Balance for Spares + Training + Maintenance’ ($1,254,462.90).

Further investigation showed that several shipments of some of the listed equipment were obtained by the military with certificates of delivery issued by Brig-Gen B.A. Ilori or Brig-Gen M.T. Jinadu, for the Chief of Army Staff.

According to one letter dated May 29, 2019, the Nigerian Army, in Abuja on May 20 and 22, 2019, took delivery of 2012 AKMS rifles, 70 DSHK 12.7mm guns, 250 CZ 75 pistols and 550 units of 122mm Grad rockets.

In another document dated November 29, 2019, the Army confirmed receipt of 3,259 122mm Grad rockets, 20 40x46mm LV HE cartridges, 160 7.62mmx54mm ball-rimmed cartridges, 167 7.62mmx51mm metal link cartridges, and 30,939 7.62mmx39mm ball special cartridges.

Also, a letter dated January 31, 2020, indicated the delivery of 20 GSRS through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on December 26, 2019. Another dated September 3, 2020, said the Army received 84 DSHK guns on August 11, 2020, and “found to be new and suitable for operational use.”

While a January 5, 2021 letter showed that the Army took receipt of 24 Phantom II APCs on December 14, 2020, another dated January 6, 2021 said 589,337 rounds of 12.7mmx108mm cartridges were delivered on December 12, 2020 and found to be “new and suitable.”

A document dated March 23, 2021, also confirmed the delivery of 20 81mm mortars and 8,141 81mm mortar bombs were delivered on September 18, 2020.

Sunday PUNCH gathered that several items had yet to be delivered as international flights came to a standstill owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Government finally lifted the restriction on flights in September 2020, six months after the ban took effect.

A Supplementary Agreement between the Federal Government and the contractor dated August 12, 2020 said, “Further execution of the contract has been stalled since February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the embargo on international flights that has prevented the carrying out of the mandatory pre-shipment inspection by the authorised representatives of the buyer (Federal Government).”

Based on the contract awarded by the defence ministry, the items yet to be delivered include 10 BREM-4 Armoured Recovery vehicles ($20,794,619.56), 50 MG-127-DSHK-M guns ($1,131,480.75), 513,663 12.7x108mm cartridges ($3,333,159.21), 84 Codan radios ($13,840), and 84 Armoured Turrets ($59,262). The total cost of the remaining items is $25,332,361.52.



https://punchng.com/1bn-fund-how-defence-ministry-purchased-n37-9bn-military-vehicles-arms/

JOSCOFELIX:
they is movement of men of the nigeria army and new equipment to maidguria , some solider move to iswap stronghold with new equipment i hope they strike this stronghold in the coming weeks. damask have been put on read alert.

Blueelf:
A soldier that hasn't seen combat in a time of war? Hmm...this doesn't bode well for their marksmanship skills. Little wonder such soldiers can't hold their own in a firefight

xterra2:
Saw this article
https://dailytrust.com/how-b-haram-survives-on-weapons-stolen-from-nigerian-military

^^ Is this chart true ?

xterra2:
Saw this article
https://dailytrust.com/how-b-haram-survives-on-weapons-stolen-from-nigerian-military

^^ Is this chart true ?

xterra2:
$1bn fund: How defence ministry purchased N37.9bn military vehicles, arms

The Ministry of Defence has purchased equipment for the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy and the Defence Intelligence Agency worth $99.5m (N37.9bn), out of the $1bn approved by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Sunday PUNCH can authoritatively report.


Buhari had told the National Assembly in 2018 that he ordered the payment of $496m to the United States Government for the purchase of 12 Tucano aircraft ahead of legislative approval to withdraw the $1bn fund from the Excess Crude Account.

Documents obtained by our correspondent showed that the Ministry of Defence subsequently awarded contracts worth a total of $99,538,467.23 for the military equipment.

The ‘Certificate of No Objection for Award of Contract’ issued by the Bureau of Public Procurement (Ref No. BPP/S.1/Vol.XV/19/114), dated January 16, 2020, referred to the source of funding for the military hardware as “$1bn under the Intervention Fund subject to Mr President’s approval,” while indicating that the Ministry of Defence was the implementing ministry/agency.

The document was signed by the Director General of the Bureau of Public Procurement, Mamman Ahmadu; and BPP Director, Compliance, Certification and Monitoring, Ishaq Yahaya.

The Ministry of Defence, on September 17, 2018, also approved a ‘Letter of Award of Contract for the Procurement of Critical Equipment – Two Types of Vehicles, Reutech Surveillance Equipment, Three Types of Weapons and Three Types of Ammunitions for the Nigerian Navy’ (Ref No. MOD/PROC/SIF/2018/1/2).

Items listed under the ‘Vehicles’ category included 10 units of T-90 Tank Second Generation ($43.68m), and 10 units of BREM-4 Armoured Recovery ($20,794,619.56).

Under ‘Surveillance Equipment,’ the document quoted 20 units of Ground Surveillance Radar equipment – Reutech ($7,041,245.91), while the ‘Weapons’ category comprised 20 units of 81mm mortar ($1,050,600), 120 units of MG-127-DSHK-M guns ($2,715,553.80), and 2,012 units of AKMS rifles ($1,608,151.36).

Under ‘Ammunitions,’ the items listed included 8,141 units of 81mm Mortar Bombs ($9,955,615.97), 1,103,000 rounds of 12.7mmx108mm Cartridges ($7,157,367), and 3,259 units of 122mm Grad (Rocket) ($5,535,313.73).

However, in a letter with Ref No. MOD/PROC/SIF/2018/1/2 dated February 5, 2020, the ministry sought to replace the $43.68m T-90 tanks in the previous document with a new list of items for the same amount.


The document is titled ‘Letter for Award of Contract for the Procurement of Critical Equipment for the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy and the Defence Intelligence Agency: Replacement of the 10 T-90 Tanks with 60 Legion MRAP Including DSHK Guns, Codan HF Vehicular Radio and Automatic Turret with Pre-Shipment Inspection; and 24 Phantom II APC Including Pre-Shipment Inspection, Complete with Spares, Training and Maintenance.’

Under the ‘Legion MRAP’ category, the document listed 60 units each of Legion MRAP vehicles ($475,587.42), 12.7mm DSHK AA Guns ($18,750), Codan Radios ($6,920), and Armoured Turrets ($29,631).

Under the ‘Phantom II APC’ category, the document listed 24 units each of Phantom II Armoured Personnel Carriers ($385,208.67), 12.7mm DSHK AA Guns ($18,750), Codan ($6,920), and Turret ($29,631).

The sub-totals of the Legion MRAP ($530,888.42) and Phantom II APC ($440,509.67) added up to $971,398.09. However, the total contract sum was put at $43,680,000, including ‘Total for MRAP and Phantom II APC including pre-shipment inspection’ ($42,425,537.10), and ‘Balance for Spares + Training + Maintenance’ ($1,254,462.90).

Further investigation showed that several shipments of some of the listed equipment were obtained by the military with certificates of delivery issued by Brig-Gen B.A. Ilori or Brig-Gen M.T. Jinadu, for the Chief of Army Staff.

According to one letter dated May 29, 2019, the Nigerian Army, in Abuja on May 20 and 22, 2019, took delivery of 2012 AKMS rifles, 70 DSHK 12.7mm guns, 250 CZ 75 pistols and 550 units of 122mm Grad rockets.

In another document dated November 29, 2019, the Army confirmed receipt of 3,259 122mm Grad rockets, 20 40x46mm LV HE cartridges, 160 7.62mmx54mm ball-rimmed cartridges, 167 7.62mmx51mm metal link cartridges, and 30,939 7.62mmx39mm ball special cartridges.

Also, a letter dated January 31, 2020, indicated the delivery of 20 GSRS through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on December 26, 2019. Another dated September 3, 2020, said the Army received 84 DSHK guns on August 11, 2020, and “found to be new and suitable for operational use.”

While a January 5, 2021 letter showed that the Army took receipt of 24 Phantom II APCs on December 14, 2020, another dated January 6, 2021 said 589,337 rounds of 12.7mmx108mm cartridges were delivered on December 12, 2020 and found to be “new and suitable.”

A document dated March 23, 2021, also confirmed the delivery of 20 81mm mortars and 8,141 81mm mortar bombs were delivered on September 18, 2020.

Sunday PUNCH gathered that several items had yet to be delivered as international flights came to a standstill owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Government finally lifted the restriction on flights in September 2020, six months after the ban took effect.

A Supplementary Agreement between the Federal Government and the contractor dated August 12, 2020 said, “Further execution of the contract has been stalled since February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the embargo on international flights that has prevented the carrying out of the mandatory pre-shipment inspection by the authorised representatives of the buyer (Federal Government).”

Based on the contract awarded by the defence ministry, the items yet to be delivered include 10 BREM-4 Armoured Recovery vehicles ($20,794,619.56), 50 MG-127-DSHK-M guns ($1,131,480.75), 513,663 12.7x108mm cartridges ($3,333,159.21), 84 Codan radios ($13,840), and 84 Armoured Turrets ($59,262). The total cost of the remaining items is $25,332,361.52.



https://punchng.com/1bn-fund-how-defence-ministry-purchased-n37-9bn-military-vehicles-arms/

Whyem15:
Poor acquisitions again. The quality is great but the quantity is nonsense.
If they buy 100 units of T-90, will they die
They've barely spent $100 million out of the $1 billion, where is the rest?

Toju200:
they didn't buy the T-90 instead they used the money for the Isortex vehicles (Phantom,Legion)

Whyem15:
Poor acquisitions again. The quality is great but the quantity is nonsense.
If they buy 100 units of T-90, will they die
They've barely spent $100 million out of the $1 billion, where is the rest?

Whyem15:
My point still stands, how many units of the vehicles did they get?.
Legion has proven its worth in the NE, but how many units did they get?

JOSCOFELIX:
oga more is coming mostly from china mbt 8*8 apc,sf1 tank,mrap are coming.but remember this money is for the three armed force

Toju200:
60+24 phantoms.

Whyem15:
From a layman's perspective, which of the services do you think should be prioritized over the others?

JOSCOFELIX:
army

Whyem15:
And yet it is the army that got $99 million or whatever amount.
Meanwhile, the navy is getting an hydrographic survey ship, an LST a frigate is also being planned. Wait sef, are you expecting the army to perform magic??.
This is further proof that the current administration is more concerned about rearming the military for whatever reasons other than countering insurgency than ending the insurgency.
$250 million will get hundreds of modern tanks/mraps/IFVs. Imagine how that will change the situation of the war.

The army even has to get bullets out of the so called capital intervention. Shouldn't that be a recurrent expenditure? If they allocate 10k or 20k on bullets for every man of the NA per month, will they die?