₦airaland Forum

agaugust: I have been silently hoping since 3 months ago that some average Nigerians will 'embarrass' our government by contributing money to buy some of these life saving infantry equipment for our gallant soldiers on battle field.

[/b]Night Vision Military Grade Binoculars is available for $500 each, single shot under-barrel AK-47 grenade launcher attachment is available for about $750 each[b], while automatic multiple 6 shot 40mm calibre grenade launcher revolver hand/shoulder held, I cannot find it's price, but could go for $5,000 each, one shot from it will cause accident and disable 12 Boko fighters on their Toyota Hilux assuming it does not ignite petrol tank.

Private companies empowered our police by donating hundreds of new patrol vehicles around year 2008 and we saw armed robbery rate go down in Lagos.

Companies, rich men, foreign based professionals and sportsmen, can all do this donations to save our young soldiers on the frontline, Syrian citizens in North American donated $1 million in few months of fund raising to arm the people fighting for them.

Kobo kobo from students and pepper sellers joined together will 'embarrass' the government of an oil rich Nigeria that has poorly equipped infantry men dying when they do not need to die, death is only acceptable when it is inevitable, death because of poor body armour, poor night vision, poor firepower multipliers, poor communication equipment, is all unacceptable to we Nigerians.

Arise o compatriots, the people shouting #Bring Back Our Girls should also shout # Properly Re-equip Our Dying Soldiers.

My 2 kobo.

Henry120: Nigerian Airforce have taken delivery of first 2 of 6 ordered MI-35M helicopters.

The MI-35M is the most advanced MI-35 helicopter in the market. Unlike the MI-35p, MI-24v and MI-24D models the Nigerian Airforce flies, the MI-35M comes with more advanced avionics, a much more improved targeting system and badly needed FLIR capabilities.

FLIR ( thermal imagery, night vision and and infrared camera system).

SiriusBlack: Nigeria's allies in the War on Terror...CAMEROONIAN BIR troops at the Nigerian-Cameroonian Border..These peeps always come out tops in gun battles with Boko Haram militants..most likely owing to superior rifles.

signz: Now that's a good idea. Someone can meet the manufacturers and some banks. See how he/she can make it as transparent as possible.

The adverts should be both online and offline. TV stations should do it for free and online platforms like NL, Bellanaija, linda ikeji,etc should also be free.

Nigerians should raise at least $5 m just to buy small arms and small equipments like night vision goggles, Ak 74 with grenade launchers, body armour and helmets, etc.

Maybe those beegeagle guys can do the fund raising and purchase (in a very transparent way) and donate them to the COAS Minimah. All these should be done under the watchful eyes of EFCC and the weapon manufacturers should publish in their websites that they're selling certain military equipments @ a so so amount for transparency sake.

This will also put pressure on GEJ and NOI to release more funds to buy more helos, fighter jets, multiple automatic grenade launchers, land cruiser jeeps, IFCs all Armed with high calibre weapons,etc

This is a sure way of boosting the morale of our boys in the front and at the same time sending a signal to the sponsors and members of this terrorist group that we will not bow down to intimidation and that they will certainly be crushed.

God bless Nigeria

Cooleasy: @Siriusblack sir, the events that took place yesterday morning at Askira uba is a tragedy. We've been rightly clamouring for the NAF to play a part in this war, but when that NAF plane joined the fight at Askira uba yesterday, the pilot appeared to be firing indiscriminately and four women plus two children were reportedly killed. Even Channels TV also carried a similar story. Sir, some details of the story are disturbing, to the extent that I will be glad if you tell me that it didn't happen because you are now an authority on the happenings on the war front. I would like to know your view sir, especially on why the pilot behaved that way.

olapluto: Can we actually start this? Open a new thread, lets find a way to get a good supplier and I'm sure donations will come me.....
But will the political generals allow the troops to collect it?

signz: My brother my hand no dey am oh .

Seriously because of how Kenny Martins embezzled the police equipment fund, itll be difficult persuading people to donate 500 naira small arms and equipments for the boys.

However i suggest ocelot, henry120, Siriusblack and other beegeagle bloggers who are members of this forum to throw this idea in beegeagle blog. They can organise it and attract prominent Nigerians to support this initiative. Once it gets to the public, theres absolutely nothing the political generals can do to stop it.

It needs a very robust campaign that will make the #bringbackourgirls campaign look like childs play. It should be on twitter, facebook, all other forms of social media. It may even force the US, UK, China, etc to give us arms aid any thibg is possible

Ibnsultan: Nice idea. I believe it will force the FG to do more. I AM IN SUPPORT of the motion.

cirmuell: this is a good idea though #500 multiplied by say a million or two people ain't no joke...and should be able to get us few of this things.

SiriusBlack: Nigeria's allies in the War on Terror...CAMEROONIAN BIR troops at the Nigerian-Cameroonian Border..These peeps always come out tops in gun battles with Boko Haram militants..most likely owing to superior rifles.

cirmuell: another thing to worry about is the money or equipment not falling into the wrong hands! u know this is Nigeria

cirmuell: another thing to worry about is the money or equipment not falling into the wrong hands! u know this is Nigeria

egbaguy: i greet everyone in d building. I get one question oooo. Is there a rank in the army where one cant go to battlefront? All these soldiers in d pics by general siriusblack,are they 'ogas'?

Ibnsultan: YEP. Generals don't go to the battle Front.

SiriusBlack: WRONG...The Nigerian Army's Doctrine is still British culled...Here, even Bigadier Generals sometimes follow their boys on operations..One of the Legends of the N.E campaign, Major Fambiya, was before his death, leading his men into battle..he was an SF officer, and he got many kills in his kitty for himself, Colonel Salisu too (now KIA), and some others still alive that I won't mention...did anyone notice that we have lost a lot of officers in this conflict? Here Officers always lead from the front...its just a matter of choice..I know some Brig Generals, who strip off their insignia on uniforms, and sit in the trenches with their men...I also kno of some who will never leave base...so its choice...The Nigerian Army Is one of the best in the world in terms of bravery...troops in the U.S and other counties, will NEVER agree for someone to put them in hilux vehicles to go and face AAA fire...Some months ago, Chief of Air Staff, Amosun personally led a bombing run in one of our alpha jets..so to say that Generals don't go to war? Not the Nigerian Army.

olapluto: You will be surprised by how far this will go. Nigerians in diaspora will most likely also drop heavily or even send in some 'tesco' value stuffs. The government will then have to sit up. And one thing I know about this administration is that it cares about its reputation more than anything. A simple #fundraisingtosupportourtroops will get Doyin Okupe and the rest on the defensive...hence my fear that it will be labeled political, and thus not allowed to be given to the troops.

SiriusBlack: WRONG...The Nigerian Army's Doctrine is still British culled...Here, even Bigadier Generals sometimes follow their boys on operations..One of the Legends of the N.E campaign, Major Fambiya, was before his death, leading his men into battle..he was an SF officer, and he got many kills in his kitty for himself, Colonel Salisu too (now KIA), and some others still alive that I won't mention...did anyone notice that we have lost a lot of officers in this conflict? Here Officers always lead from the front...its just a matter of choice..I know some Brig Generals, who strip off their insignia on uniforms, and sit in the trenches with their men...I also kno of some who will never leave base...so its choice...The Nigerian Army Is one of the best in the world in terms of bravery...troops in the U.S and other counties, will NEVER agree for someone to put them in hilux vehicles to go and face AAA fire...Some months ago, Chief of Air Staff, Amosun personally led a bombing run in one of our alpha jets..so to say that Generals don't go to war? Not the Nigerian Army.

cirmuell: I'm sure its the ones with pot-belles dat will never leave base! well this has change my perception a bit though. #longliveNA

olapluto: You will be surprised by how far this will go. Nigerians in diaspora will most likely also drop heavily or even send in some 'tesco' value stuffs. The government will then have to sit up. And one thing I know about this administration is that it cares about its reputation more than anything. A simple #fundraisingtosupportourtroops will get Doyin Okupe and the rest on the defensive...hence my fear that it will be labeled political, and thus not allowed to be given to the troops.

komekn: Siriusblack,

It’s great to see this thread is up and running again.

Don't think this will work, the problem is not money but corruption. You will not get a licence to export weaponry to Nigeria without full government consent, you would have to give the money to the Nigerian authority, and you know what will happen to it, POCKETED.

No quibbles, if I had the supposed capital investment budget of $1billion for our military this war would be over essentially in four weeks, With just 30% of it Boko would be almost inoperable in terms of it's capacity to carry out hit and run raids.

I saw a video on youtube today with Boko posturing and making a mockery of the Nigerian nation and its political leaders, in the background was a newly captured Streit Spartan APC.I do not know what specification we have on these vehicles ? But I have said time and time again it’s not just the vehicle but the weapons station on that makes the difference.

Please nobody in Iraq or similar would steal a French, US, German, etc APC, it would be suicide, worse than a Trojan horse, you have just made yourselves roasted beef. You would be tracked so easily all your communications monitored , bases exposed and at the right time you would be laser guided bombed to meet your fifty virgins.

Are we just buying the bare bones , I am not expecting the full suite of C4ISR systems on our APC’s and IFV’s communications technology is dirt cheap right now. What does it cost to have a tracker system on every single vehicle linked into satellite and mobile gps communications; for goodness sake we have our own satellite.

I’m sorry I find this to be gross incompetence, it costs less that £20 quid to have each vehicle linked in and tracked, it should be part of basic battlefield management and communications.

The minute they took that vehicle we should know all their movements all digital communications monitored , logged identified and by now I would have shekau eating HOT humble pie in chains. Instead I have this sadist posturing on youtube with his new captured apc from the Nigerian army.

I still feel there is massive corruption in procurement hence the quest for Chinese weaponry. I don’t even want to know how that APC was captured it’s too painful. Furthermore those BIG BOGUS Chinese MRAPS are in my limited opinion are not fit for purpose for the purposes of COIN in the NE. There are far better options available to us that will give us expedience and precision in taking out targets with great devastating effect.

It has become painfully apparent, with loss of numerous gallant officers and soldiers that the gap between expected outcomes and actual delivery is enormous. The matter is being politicised while our boys are being killed. I put the blame squarely on the politicians who are essentially clueless.

komekn: Siriusblack,

It’s great to see this thread is up and running again.

Don't think this will work, the problem is not money but corruption. You will not get a licence to export weaponry to Nigeria without full government consent, you would have to give the money to the Nigerian authority, and you know what will happen to it, POCKETED.

No quibbles, if I had the supposed capital investment budget of $1billion for our military this war would be over essentially in four weeks, With just 30% of it Boko would be almost inoperable in terms of it's capacity to carry out hit and run raids.

I saw a video on youtube today with Boko posturing and making a mockery of the Nigerian nation and its political leaders, in the background was a newly captured Streit Spartan APC.I do not know what specification we have on these vehicles ? But I have said time and time again it’s not just the vehicle but the weapons station on that makes the difference.

Please nobody in Iraq or similar would steal a French, US, German, etc APC, it would be suicide, worse than a Trojan horse, you have just made yourselves roasted beef. You would be tracked so easily all your communications monitored , bases exposed and at the right time you would be laser guided bombed to meet your fifty virgins.

Are we just buying the bare bones , I am not expecting the full suite of C4ISR systems on our APC’s and IFV’s communications technology is dirt cheap right now. What does it cost to have a tracker system on every single vehicle linked into satellite and mobile gps communications; for goodness sake we have our own satellite.

I’m sorry I find this to be gross incompetence, it costs less that £20 quid to have each vehicle linked in and tracked, it should be part of basic battlefield management and communications.

The minute they took that vehicle we should know all their movements all digital communications monitored , logged identified and by now I would have shekau eating HOT humble pie in chains. Instead I have this sadist posturing on youtube with his new captured apc from the Nigerian army.

I still feel there is massive corruption in procurement hence the quest for Chinese weaponry. I don’t even want to know how that APC was captured it’s too painful. Furthermore those BIG BOGUS Chinese MRAPS are in my limited opinion are not fit for purpose for the purposes of COIN in the NE. There are far better options available to us that will give us expedience and precision in taking out targets with great devastating effect.

It has become painfully apparent, with loss of numerous gallant officers and soldiers that the gap between expected outcomes and actual delivery is enormous. The matter is being politicised while our boys are being killed. I put the blame squarely on the politicians who are essentially clueless.

Jakumo: Wow. Balls of steel that we never hear about far away from the action.

Jakumo: Wow. Balls of steel that we never hear about far away from the action.

egbaguy: dnt i deserve a bottle of sapele wata for asking such a good kweshon?