mekussa:


It wouldn't be such a bad idea if they do that... I have overheard groups of young men(on two occasions) in Kano talking about how invincible biko haram is because god fights with them.. how the videos released by biko haram shows they are winning the war... How biko haram helps young men get married and give them proper Islamic training.
This was between November and December last year and goes to show how far reaching boko harams propaganda machinery is.
War also needs propaganda... If not for any other thing, to counter propaganda

Several reports have suggested that a lot of Kano indigenes have gone ahead to join the outlawed group. And there are hundred of thousands of silent admirers, up North, that masturbate to the group's propaganda.

dunsin125:
The truth is we are far from winning if we continue like this, bh ain't even the real problem now, the real ones are people we ain't taking seriously like [/b]Fulani[b]

Not Fulani (general just some specific group)
Is like calling the while of Igbos militants.

#NAF
#SOF

bidexiii:
#NAF
#SOF

What's the meaning of SOF

dunsin125:
What's the meaning of SOF

Special operation forces.

#COIN
#NA

bidexiii:


Special operation forces.

Thanks

FIGHT AGAINST INSECURITY RECEIVES BOOST AS NAF GRADUATES 28 FROM YOUNG OFFICERS’ COURSE

The efforts of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to increase capacity for more effective and efficient engagement of internal security challenges facing the Nation have received another boost with the graduation of 28 officers from the Young Officers’ Course (YOC) 13/2019 at the Military Training Centre (MTC) Kaduna today, 24 May 2019. The course is part of the NAF’s sustained effort to develop the capacities of its personnel in all aspects of its operations.

Speaking during the graduation ceremony, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who was represented by the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Air Training Command (ATC), Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Muhammad Suleiman, urged the graduands to be prepared to apply themselves in battling the various security challenges confronting the country, having been equipped, both in character and skills, for the tasks ahead. In his words, “The NAF does not compromise standards and our collective commitment to excellence is paramount, if the Service is to effectively discharge its constitutional role”. The CAS stated that the NAF would continue to accord priority to equipping its units and personnel whilst ensuring their welfare was adequately catered for. He therefore charged the graduands to be innovative and come up with more proactive ways of carrying out their duties diligently and professionally. He equally urged them to uphold the high standards of discipline and loyalty the NAF was known for while ensuring they do not compromise national security or act in any manner capable of denting the good image of the Service. The AOC also thanked the CAS for his commitment to capacity building at all levels in the NAF.

Earlier in his welcome address, the Commandant MTC, Air Commodore Jubrin Usman, said that the course was designed to improve the knowledge of young officers with a view to enhancing their productivity. He stated that during the 12 weeks course, the students were exposed to lectures tailored towards developing their staff, analytical and communication skills as well as principles and practical field demonstrations on asymmetric warfare. The course further emphasized on the need to conduct military operations in strict compliance with the rule of law in order to foster the much needed Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC), which is essential in dealing with an enlightened citizenry under a democratic dispensation. The Commandant thanked the CAS for his keen interest and support for the training activities at the MTC.

Awards were presented to graduands who had distinguished themselves during the Course, particularly those who emerged First, Second and Third in Order of Merit. The Award Winners were; Flying Officers Oriade Onireti, Ubah Ikoko and Christopher Obasi. The AOC Ground Training Command, AVM Idi Amin; Commandant Air Force Institute of Technology, AVM Cletus Udeagulu, and Commanders of co-located NAF Units were among the dignitaries who graced the occasion.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force

Another pre-delivery NAF AW-109 Power helo spotted. I have to say, the desert camo is really growing on me.

shadowprimezero:
Another pre-delivery NAF AW-109 Power helo spotted. I have to say, the desert camo is really growing on me.

Me too......

NAF INFLICTS HEAVY CASUALTIES ON TERRORISTS IN AIR STRIKES CONDUCTED AT TUMBUN HAMMA IN NORTHERN BORNO STATE

The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has inflicted heavy casualties on Islamic State of West Africa (ISWAP) elements in devastating air strikes conducted at Tumbun Hamma on the fringes of Lake Chad yesterday, 24 May 2019. The attack was conducted following credible intelligence reports indicating that the terrorists, who had fled the series of air strikes conducted by Nigerian, Nigerien and Chadian Air Forces, around the Malkanori-Tumbun Rego general axis of northern Borno State, had converged in Tumbun Hamma.

The attack was preceded by series of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions which confirmed heavy presence of terrorists in several structures, along with their logistics items, spread across the small settlement. Accordingly, the ATF scrambled an Alpha Jet aircraft to attack the location, recording a successful direct hit in the centre of the target area leading to the neutralization of several terrorists as well as the destruction of their structures and logistics.

The NAF, operating in concert with surface forces, will sustain its operations to completely degrade the terrorists in the Northeast.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxzmPrN75y4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yM8J5UEH8A

Zoharariel:




The ISIS bastards were just shouting Allahu Akubar while the MiGs & Sukhois were shiiting "hot-akara" on their rotten heads.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJRWrahsPYU

Someone is saying most of those jets are expensive, I don't think SU25 or SU24 can be up to $25m each. And we won't even have to wait till 2021 abi nah 2022

dunsin125:
The truth is we are far from winning if we continue like this, bh ain't even the real problem now, the real ones are people we ain't taking seriously like Fulani

last week, some Fulani herdsmen went to a palace of one of the akoko king in ondo north senatorial district and threatened to kill him. Yet buhari believes this people are just peaceful herdsmen, I wander how this Fulani's are getting bolder by the day

In terms of security, the buhari administration is a total failure, this Fulani's are really biting more than they can chew.

I hope Nigeria won't descend into anarchy some day cause of this Fulani herdsmen madness.

BabaOwen:
last week, some Fulani herdsmen went to a palace of one of the akoko king in ondo north senatorial district and threatened to kill him. Yet buhari believes this people are just peaceful herdsmen, I wander how this Fulani's are getting bolder by the day

In terms of security, the buhari administration is a total failure, this Fulani's are really biting more than they can chew.

I hope Nigeria won't descend into anarchy some day cause of this Fulani herdsmen madness.

As it is going eh, it is definitely going to lead to war if care is not taken, this our president has turned blind eyes to the Fulani operation to the detriment of other Nigerians, we have 0F in unity in this country

BabaOwen:
last week, some Fulani herdsmen went to a palace of one of the akoko king in ondo north senatorial district and threatened to kill him. Yet buhari believes this people are just peaceful herdsmen, I wander how this Fulani's are getting bolder by the day

In terms of security, the buhari administration is a total failure, this Fulani's are really biting more than they can chew.

I hope Nigeria won't descend into anarchy some day cause of this Fulani herdsmen madness.

From what I have been able to gather concerning the Fulani question, I will say there are many factors involved here. In the initial stage,the Fulani herdsmen had legitimate grievances, concerning the way they and their livestock were being treated by the communities where they reside. On the part of the communities, the herdsmen and their cattle were seen as culprits of destroyed crops and investments. So, it began as a two way thing. As usual, the government,at state and federal levels,took the issue with very little seriousness.

Now, the Fulanis who,though largely uneducated, have always had a questionable sense of entitlement, see the emergence of President Buhari to mean that they are now collectively in power,and their actions can no longer be questioned. Hence, reckless adventurism by these renegade herdsmen have increased in recent years.

We must not be ignorant of the fact that the media has blown this issue beyond perspective (I won't say out of proportion,because this is an issue with very robust proportion,people are actually dying). Sensasional journalism and sectarian fault lines has given this matter a dangerous edge. Politicians ,like flies attracted to rotten carcass, are also having a field day.

Why is it that the Fulanis that had previously lived in peace with their host communities now seem to have turned berserk overnight?.

Like I always say,what is the solution?. Well,I believe the decision of the FG to open a radio station that broadcasts in fulfude will go a long way in sensitizing these people,they usually move around with portable radios. But I believe we must move beyond cosmetic solutions, the people in power are very familiar with leaders of these fulani renegades, therefore, the government must call them to order through their leaders. No herdsman (or herdsboy,as the case may be) should be seen strutting around with rifles.

We also need to work on regulations of small arms ownership. Who really own the cattle?,Who are the people arming these renegades?, Where are the sponsors getting the arms from?,is there any international corroboration?. We must answer these questions and put in place strict measures and deterrence.

We want to see scapegoats, a number of them rounded up and sent to prison or in the case of minors, an institute for the criminally insane.These things serves as deterrence and will help in pacifying the public.

In long term,things like education and a framework for proper ranching in the country should be explored. Baring that,the FG should consider a more communist approach of government ownership of all cattle,then contracting the livestock out to registered herdsmen under a national cattle redistribution scheme.

Perhaps if the rich alhaji in Abuja that has failed to build a ranch for his cattle, loses all his cows to the government, im eye go clear.

When will the FG also open a radio station that broadcast in Igbo, to sensitise a lot of them that have been brainwash and are ready to fight and die for Biafra to be restored Or we should wait till when they start picking up arms?


Akoko bloods would have flowed in akoko lands cause the youths were battle ready to go into farmlands and deal with any Fulani dey find. Thank God for the timely intervention of the Governor and LG chairman.

No tribe have the monopoly of killing, violence or foolishness.

The Nigerian Army has depicted as false a distributed report making round, that 25 fighters were killed in Borno State on Saturday.

In an announcement discharged today, Sunday by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa using his confirmed Twitter handle said there was no reality in the production.

"Report of fear-based oppressors assault and killing of 25 fighters and various regular people in Borno State on Saturday 25th May 2019 is Fake. "No fact in the distribution," he announced.

Review that there were distributed reports on some online media yesterday, that troops in Borno State were trapped and killed while escorting a gathering from a town in Borno State.

read more: https://gistok.ng/army-reacts-to-report-of-murder-of-soldiers-in-borno/

NAF AIRCRAFT DESTROYS ARMED BANDITS CAMP, NEUTRALIZES DOZENS AT DOUMBOUROU FOREST IN ZAMFARA STATE

The Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI has destroyed an armed bandits’ camp and neutralized dozens of bandits in air strikes conducted at Doumbourou Forest in Zamfara State. The operation was executed yesterday, 25 May 2019, pursuant to human intelligence (HUMINT) reports indicating that some locations within the Forest were being used by the armed bandits as hideouts, including a group of huts belonging to a notorious kingpin named “Dangote”. Accordingly, following confirmatory Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), an Alpha Jet aircraft was detailed to attack the armed bandits’ camp leading to the destruction of their structures and neutralization of close to two dozen bandits.

The NAF, working in consonance with other security agencies, will sustain its operations to flush the bandits out of the Northwest of the Country.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force

Video link: https://www.facebook.com/1684425015103776/posts/2321571564722448/

Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja



As President Muhammadu Buhari winds down the first stanza of his administration, top military officers have begun jostling for the positions of service chiefs.

Already, there are reports of a likely shake-up in the military during the second term of the president, which begins on Wednesday, as the tenures of some of the service chiefs have expired.

THISDAY checks at the weekend showed that some of the high-ranking military officers have started lobbying to replace their superior officers.

The subterranean succession battles have triggered simmering tensions in the military, sources said.

The unusual situation was triggered by a recent rumour that while Buhari was considering renewing the tenures of the service chiefs, for a record third time, some of his close aides and associates opted for an overhaul of the leadership of the nation’s armed forces to infuse new confidence in efforts in tackling the insecurity in many parts of the country.

The president had argued recently that it was unhealthy to change service chiefs when the country was in a state of war with insurgents. But he admitted that there are ambitious officers who were aiming to succeed the service chiefs.

The situation has thrown up lobby groups who are determined to ensure that the service chiefs do not return after the May 29 inauguration.

The groups, acting on behalf of senior officers eyeing such positions, have been secretly reaching out to influential government officials, top-ranking politicians and powerful traditional rulers, among others, to convince the president on the need to appoint fresh hands to run the military establishments.

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Gabriel Olonisakin, who is a member of the Combatant Regular Course 25, is believed to have spent 40 years in service as against the statutory 35 years, having enlisted in the Nigerian Defence Academy for cadet training on January 3, 1979.

The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, a member of Course 26, has also spent 40 years in service, having joined the Navy in 1979.

His colleague, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, a member of Course Cadet Military Training Course (CMTC 5) joined the Air Force in November 1979. He has also spent 40 years in service.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Yusuf Buratai, a member of the Course 29, has spent 38 years in service.

In January, 1981, Buratai attended the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna as a member of the 29 Regular Combatant Course (29 RC) where he was given the prestigious appointment of Cadet Sergeant Major (CSM).

The major argument being put forward against the continued stay of the service chiefs has remained that the war against insurgency has persisted owing to the fact that “they have run out of ideas.”

“Obviously, they have run out of ideas. They have lost a sense of direction. Why are we losing soldiers every day? Our equipment is purchased and then carted away by insurgents and we still make noise.

“Change is a management concept that improves on situations and strategies.

“Even if the president ends up renewing their tenures again, it will end up eroding military ethos and tradition thereby creating major problems”, a senior military source told THISDAY.

The other contention is that many senior officers who had hoped to reach the peak of their career, including occupying the seat of the service chiefs, were forced to retire prematurely.

“So many senior officers were forced to retire up to Course 35. How would they move up when those from Courses 25 to 29 are still in service?

“In those days when core military tradition was adhered to, this won’t be the case,” another senior military source said.

Another line of argument is that some senior officers who believe they have the panacea to the challenge of insurgency have refused to volunteer such ideas.

“If you volunteer such an idea, somebody who has sat on your career progression would take advantage and take credit for your initiative and effort”, the source said.

Efforts by THISDAY yesterday to get the spokesman of the Defence Headquarters, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, were unfruitful. He neither picked up calls to his telephone line nor has he replied to the message sent to his WhatsApp platform as at press time.

However, Buhari is still at liberty to extend the tenure of the service chiefs, if he still considers them pivotal to winning the war against insurgency. The 1999 Constitution confers on the president the powers to reappoint or extend the tenure of the service chiefs.

Based on the Armed Forces Terms and Conditions of Service, the tenure of the defence and service chiefs expired on July 13, 2017.

However, the president approved the extension of the tenure till December 2017.

Buhari had on July 13, 2015, appointed the present crop of defence and service chiefs, and ought to have replaced them after the statutory two years.

In extending their tenures, Minister of Defence, Brigadier-General Mansur Dan-Ali (rtd) had said: “the President and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, having carefully reviewed the ongoing military operations across the country and the efforts of the Chief of Defence Staff and the service chiefs in the counter-insurgency operations in the North-East coupled with the security situation of the Niger Delta region, has approved the extension of tenure of service chiefs.

“This extension is pursuant of the powers conferred on the President by Section 218 (1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Section 09.06 of the Harmonised Terms and Conditions for Service for officers (2012) Revised.”



https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/05/27/anxiety-uncertainty-in-military-over-service-chiefs-succession-battles/amp/

BabaOwen:
Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja



As President Muhammadu Buhari winds down the first stanza of his administration, top military officers have begun jostling for the positions of service chiefs.

Already, there are reports of a likely shake-up in the military during the second term of the president, which begins on Wednesday, as the tenures of some of the service chiefs have expired.

THISDAY checks at the weekend showed that some of the high-ranking military officers have started lobbying to replace their superior officers.

The subterranean succession battles have triggered simmering tensions in the military, sources said.

The unusual situation was triggered by a recent rumour that while Buhari was considering renewing the tenures of the service chiefs, for a record third time, some of his close aides and associates opted for an overhaul of the leadership of the nation’s armed forces to infuse new confidence in efforts in tackling the insecurity in many parts of the country.

The president had argued recently that it was unhealthy to change service chiefs when the country was in a state of war with insurgents. But he admitted that there are ambitious officers who were aiming to succeed the service chiefs.

The situation has thrown up lobby groups who are determined to ensure that the service chiefs do not return after the May 29 inauguration.

The groups, acting on behalf of senior officers eyeing such positions, have been secretly reaching out to influential government officials, top-ranking politicians and powerful traditional rulers, among others, to convince the president on the need to appoint fresh hands to run the military establishments.

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Gabriel Olonisakin, who is a member of the Combatant Regular Course 25, is believed to have spent 40 years in service as against the statutory 35 years, having enlisted in the Nigerian Defence Academy for cadet training on January 3, 1979.

The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, a member of Course 26, has also spent 40 years in service, having joined the Navy in 1979.

His colleague, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, a member of Course Cadet Military Training Course (CMTC 5) joined the Air Force in November 1979. He has also spent 40 years in service.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Yusuf Buratai, a member of the Course 29, has spent 38 years in service.

In January, 1981, Buratai attended the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna as a member of the 29 Regular Combatant Course (29 RC) where he was given the prestigious appointment of Cadet Sergeant Major (CSM).

The major argument being put forward against the continued stay of the service chiefs has remained that the war against insurgency has persisted owing to the fact that “they have run out of ideas.”

“Obviously, they have run out of ideas. They have lost a sense of direction. Why are we losing soldiers every day? Our equipment is purchased and then carted away by insurgents and we still make noise.

“Change is a management concept that improves on situations and strategies.

“Even if the president ends up renewing their tenures again, it will end up eroding military ethos and tradition thereby creating major problems”, a senior military source told THISDAY.

The other contention is that many senior officers who had hoped to reach the peak of their career, including occupying the seat of the service chiefs, were forced to retire prematurely.

“So many senior officers were forced to retire up to Course 35. How would they move up when those from Courses 25 to 29 are still in service?

“In those days when core military tradition was adhered to, this won’t be the case,” another senior military source said.

[/b]Another line of argument is that some senior officers who believe they have the panacea to the challenge of insurgency have refused to volunteer such ideas.

“If you volunteer such an idea, somebody who has sat on your career progression would take advantage and take credit for your initiative and effort”,[b] the source said.

Efforts by THISDAY yesterday to get the spokesman of the Defence Headquarters, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, were unfruitful. He neither picked up calls to his telephone line nor has he replied to the message sent to his WhatsApp platform as at press time.

However, Buhari is still at liberty to extend the tenure of the service chiefs, if he still considers them pivotal to winning the war against insurgency. The 1999 Constitution confers on the president the powers to reappoint or extend the tenure of the service chiefs.

Based on the Armed Forces Terms and Conditions of Service, the tenure of the defence and service chiefs expired on July 13, 2017.

However, the president approved the extension of the tenure till December 2017.

Buhari had on July 13, 2015, appointed the present crop of defence and service chiefs, and ought to have replaced them after the statutory two years.

In extending their tenures, Minister of Defence, Brigadier-General Mansur Dan-Ali (rtd) had said: “the President and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, having carefully reviewed the ongoing military operations across the country and the efforts of the Chief of Defence Staff and the service chiefs in the counter-insurgency operations in the North-East coupled with the security situation of the Niger Delta region, has approved the extension of tenure of service chiefs.

“This extension is pursuant of the powers conferred on the President by Section 218 (1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Section 09.06 of the Harmonised Terms and Conditions for Service for officers (2012) Revised.”



https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/05/27/anxiety-uncertainty-in-military-over-service-chiefs-succession-battles/amp/

Hmmm... If the bolded is true... Then there is problem...

Expect the Service Chiefs to be retired by
July 2019
Expect the NAF Chief to be either promoted to CDS or to be retired and given a political post
related to defence.

LTGEN:
Expect the Service Chiefs to be retired by
July 2019
Expect the NAF Chief to be either promoted to CDS or to be retired and given a political post
related to defence.

Only the CDS would be retired or no shake up's at all..

Two female siblings in military service.

Tunisian national guard

bidexiii:


Only the CDS would be retired or no shake up's at all..

As it stands now the Army chief is going, currently serious lobbying has started I won't mention names of senior officers penned down(For Army Chief) most of them are from the north why one major general from the east is also one of the hopefuls. Won't say much

ugo4u:

As it stands now the Army chief is going, currently serious lobbying has started I won't mention names of senior officers penned down(For Army Chief) most of them are from the north why one major general from the east is also one of the hopefuls. Won't say much

Okay all finger crossed, till then......
But on a more serious note should the post of Military chiefs be by appointment by Mr president, Seniority or how well such chief will deliver. We all want the CAS to stay or be promoted to CDS because of his outstanding achievement. What do you think ?

bidexiii:




Okay all finger crossed, till then......
But on a more serious note should the post of Military chiefs be by appointment by Mr president, Seniority or how well such chief will deliver. We all want the CAS to stay or be promoted to CDS because of his outstanding achievement. What do you think ?

At that level na pure politics. The position is highly political, in Nigeria nobody sends merit oo.
CAS maybe elevated to CDS..

ugo4u:

At that level na pure politics. The position is highly political, in Nigeria nobody sends merit oo.
CAS maybe elevated to CDS..

I pray he still retains the post of the CAS.

NAF DEGRADES BOKO HARAM MEETING VENUE AT BULA KOREGE IN BORNO STATE

The Air Task Force (ATF) for Operation LAFIYA DOLE has decimated a location at Bula Korege on the fringes of Sambisa Forest in Borno State, being used by Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) as a meeting venue. The attack was conducted on 25 May 2019 following successive days of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, coupled with Human Intelligence reports, that established that some structures within the settlement were being used as a rendezvous by the BHTs from where they assemble to launch attacks against own troops and innocent civilians. Accordingly, the ATF detailed a fighter aircraft to attack the hideout, scoring hits within the target area leading to significant degrading of the BHT structures. Several BHTs were also killed as a result of the strikes.

The NAF, operating in concert with surface forces, will sustain its operations to completely degrade the terrorists in the Northeast.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force


Video link: https://www.facebook.com/1684425015103776/posts/2322173151328956/

10 SECURITY RELATED NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY 27 MAY, 2019.

1. MILITARY LOSES N4.8BN WEAPONS IN NORTH-EAST SINCE JANUARY.
The Nigerian Air Force and the Nigerian Army, which are two active forces in the counter-insurgency war in the North-East, have lost over N4.8bn in weaponry in the region between January and May, 2019. This sum is obtained from estimates of the crashed NAF Mi-35M helicopter, gun trucks, machine guns and other weapons stolen from army bases, according to military sources. On January 2, the air force’s Mi-35M attack helicopter crashed in the North-East while on a Boko Haram interdiction mission, killing five crew members comprising two pilots and three NAF personnel in Damasak, Borno State. According to a document, Mi-35M orders and deliveries, the crashed helicopter is estimated at over $12million or N4.6bn. The records noted that Nigeria placed a contract for six Mi-35M combat helicopters in August 2014 and received the first batch of two helicopters in December 2016. The second batch of two helicopters was delivered in April 2018. But one of them crashed in Damasak on January 2nd. The records noted, “The Brazilian Air Force signed a $150m contract with Rosoboron export for 12 Mi-35M helicopters in November 2008. The first three helicopters were delivered in December 2009.

2. NIGERIAN ARMY DENIES KILLING OF 25 SOLDIERS IN BORNO.
The Nigerian Army has denied media reports that 25 soldiers were killed in an attack coordinated by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno. The Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, made the denial in a Short Message (SMS) in Maiduguri on Sunday. Some reports claimed 25 soldiers were killed on Saturday when the insurgents attacked a military convoy evacuating civilians on Damboa-Biu Road. Musa dismissed the report as “rumour and fake”. “Contrary to rumour and fake news circulating, there was no attack on any of our troops’ locations at Sabon Gari or any other locations in Borno State. “I have spoken with the Special Force Commander in Damboa and he confirmed to me that there was nothing of such in Damboa or any of his locations as at Friday) and Saturday,” he said. (NAN)

3. NAF DESTROYS BANDITS CAMP AT DOUMBOUROU FOREST, ZAMFARA.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI has destroyed bandits’ camp and neutralised dozens of bandits in airstrikes it conducted at Doumbourou Forest in Zamfara. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, who announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the operation was conducted on Saturday. Daramola said the NAF, working in consonance with other security agencies, would sustain its operations to flush the bandits out of the north west of the country.

4. AIR FORCE INFLICTS HEAVY CASUALTIES ON ISWAP TERRORISTS IN BORNO.
THE Nigerian Air Force, Saturday morning,said it inflicted hearvy casualties on terrorists of Islamic State of West Africa,ISWAP extraction in Borno State, yesterday, Friday. The Air Force said the several of the terrorists were killed just as their structures and logistics were destroyed during the air raid at Tumbun Hamma,in the northern part of the state. The service,in a statement by its spokesman,Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola,said the attack was preceded by series of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions which confirmed heavy presence of terrorists in several structures, along with their logistics items, spread across the small settlement. The statement read in full:”The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole, has inflicted heavy casualties on Islamic State of West Africa (ISWAP) elements in devastating air strikes conducted at Tumbun Hamma on the fringes of Lake Chad yesterday, 24 May 2019.

5. SECRET MANUAL OF BOKO HARAM GUERRILLAS.
If one ever wonders how Boko Haram and ISWAP guerrillas pick soft targets and avoid head-on clashes with the gallant Nigerian soldiers, a hitherto secret manual of war by the terrorist group has shed some light. The manual suggests the terrorists tactics is deliberate: they are fighting according to instructions from Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, the group’s elusive leader. Reuters quoting Islamic State al-Naba online newspaper, said Baghdadi has encouraged his followers to adopt guerrilla tactics and published detailed instructions on how to carry out hit-and-run operations. According to the report, the guidelines make clear the group is adopting it as standard operating procedure, especially as they have lost territories in all their theatres of war, in Iraq and Syria and also in North East Nigeria, where a degraded Boko Haram metamorphosed into ISWAP. The operating procedure in a nutshell is a style of fighting that avoids direct confrontation and that seeks to weaken the state military by attrition. In a rare video published by IS’s Al Furqan network in April, the group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi encouraged followers to fight on and weaken the enemy by attrition, stressing that waging war is more important than winning. Hassan Abu Hanieh, a Jordanian expert on Islamists, said IS has used guerrilla tactics to temporarily seize towns in order to attract media coverage but also as part of a new strategic approach.

6. THREE ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED KIDNAPPING, IMPERSONATION BY POLICE IN ANAMBRA.
In its new proactive measure, the Police in Anambra State has arrested a serving Nigerian soldier and three others in military uniforms for allegedly kidnapping a young man, one Uchenna Ezeonu, in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government of the state. The soldier, L/Cpl Ojiegbe Obinna according to the Police is serving at 101 Special Forces Battalion, Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, Borno State and committed the alleged offense in full military uniform. He and the other two in military vests, Obasi Peter and Benjamin Nicholas were said to have abducted Uchenna Ezeonu of Omeke village Ekwulobia and whisked him away to an unknown destination. They were, however, arrested in the bush along Uyo- Eke market road with another suspect Okoye Ugochukwu by men of Operation Puff Adder in conjunction with Joint Patrol teams. Confirming the arrest yesterday, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed (SP) said their victim, Ezeonu was rescued unhurt.

7. NHRC, UNHCR TRAIN MILITARY, CJTF, VIGILANTE HUNTERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIC PROTECTION
The National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) and United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR) Friday organized a training workshop for Military personnel, Civilian Joint Taskforce ( CJTF ) members and vigilante Hunters fighting Boko haram insurgency in Borno state on humanitarian principles and civilian protection in counter- insurgency operations. Addressing newsmen , the Executive Secretary NHRC, Mr Tony Ojukwu said the programme, which has its theme: “Mainstreaming Human Rights; Humanitarian Principles and Civilian Protection in Counter Insurgency Operations in the Northeast”, is to checkmate human right violations in the execution of the war against Boko Haram insurgency. He added that the exercise was imperative to expose the participants to human right laws, rules of engagement and enhance civic protection in the implementation of the counter insurgency campaign.

8. 2,295 TEACHERS KILLED, 1,500 SCHOOLS DESTROYED IN NINE YEARS BY BOKO HARAM IN NIGERIA
Boko Haram has killed an estimated 2,295 teachers and displaced 19,000 people in northeastern Nigeria since it launched an insurgency in 2009 to establish an Islamic emirate, the African nation’s minister of education revealed this week. The English translation for the name Boko Haram is “Western education is forbidden.” Since 2014 alone, Boko Haram has destroyed 1,500 schools, resulting in 1,280 casualties among teachers and students, the Nation reported on Friday. Nigeria’s Legit.ng media outlet quotes Education Minister Mallam Adamu Adamu as saying.

9. KIDNAPPERS LED BY SOLDIER ARRESTED – POLICE.
The police in Anambra State have arrested suspected members of a four-man kidnap gang. The suspects allegedly wear military uniform to deceive and kidnap unsuspecting members of the public. Three of them, including a lance corporal in the Nigerian army, were wearing military uniform and vests when they were nabbed by the police on Friday after allegedly abducting one Uchenna Ezeonu in Ekwulobia, Anambra State, the police said. The suspects, Obasi Peter, Benjamin Nicholas and Ojiegbe Obinna, were arrested alongside three suspected accomplices. Confirming the arrest, police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, said the victim was rescued unhurt.

10. CURRENT SECURITY PROBLEMS THREATENING EXISTENCE OF NIGERIA, SAYS CDS.
THE Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, has raised alarm that the current security problems bedeviling Nigerian was threatening its continued corporate existence, asking the nation’s security services to synergize to arrest the situation. Giving a keynote address at the closing ceremony of the Joint Campaign Planning Course, held at the Defence Intelligence College, Abuja, Olonisakin,who noted that arresting the security problems required collective efforts, however, regretted that there was a gap in synergies among the nation’s security agencies in operations undertaken by the Armed Forces of Nigeria.

ugo4u:

At that level na pure politics. The position is highly political, in Nigeria nobody sends merit oo.
CAS maybe elevated to CDS..

I will curse who ever accuse a southern president of nepotism when he keeps on making southerners or his or her tribesmen his COAS.