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bidexiii:
A Libyan aircraft makes an emergency landing at a rural road in Tunisia. Details are not yet fully available.

Sources from Libya Air Force under GNA denies link to the Libyan L-39 Albatross jet which made an emergency landing at a rural road in #Tunisia today, adding the jet trainer aircraft belongs to warlord Khalifa Haftar’s air force.

bidexiii:
Sources from Libya Air Force under GNA denies link to the Libyan L-39 Albatross jet which made an emergency landing at a rural road in #Tunisia today, adding the jet trainer aircraft belongs to warlord Khalifa Haftar’s air force.

warlords now operating air crafts...hmm

Lord save us

bidexiii:
Sources from Libya Air Force under GNA denies link to the Libyan L-39 Albatross jet which made an emergency landing at a rural road in #Tunisia today, adding the jet trainer aircraft belongs to warlord Khalifa Haftar’s air force.

Chai

krattoss:
warlords now operating air crafts...hmm

Lord save us

Welcome to Africa...

Nigerian Army Quizzes General Over Missing N400 Million In Botched VIP Escort




http://saharareporters.com/2019/07/22/nigerian-army-quizzes-general-over-missing-n400-million-botched-vip-escort

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#NN
#SBSC

Tobiloba2407:
be,rest assured alot of people have it, but it wont be shared, they can allow you watch, but you not leaving with it.

Top Secret kinda, huh?

Well, am interested in the Navy, if only I can serve in thier SBS
Best Feeling

bidexiii:
Sources from Libya Air Force under GNA denies link to the Libyan L-39 Albatross jet which made an emergency landing at a rural road in #Tunisia today, adding the jet trainer aircraft belongs to warlord Khalifa Haftar’s air force.

Quick question why did Tunisia radar and air defense system not get the warning of it entering their airspace..... I mean if it the pilot had a different intension it would be something else 8/

GeneralFarouq:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFlfIEuBz8Y

Thanks Man...
Seen it before, sometimes around January this year...

Toju200:
Quick question why did Tunisia radar and air defense system not get the warning of it entering their airspace..... I mean if it the pilot had a different intension it would be something else 8/

Nice question you've just asked here and I thought I was the only one thinking in that direction . Trust me the Tunisia armed forces has the capability to detect and shoot the jet but they just decided not to do so, the reason best known to them ?

bidexiii:
Nice question you've just asked here and I thought I was the only one thinking in that direction . Trust me the Tunisia armed forces has the capability to detect and shoot the jet but they just decided not to do so, the reason best known to them ?

perhaps the pilot gave the reason when it was radioed or Tunisia fighter jets may have guarded the L39 jet till it landed

bidexiii:
Nigerian Army Quizzes General Over Missing N400 Million In Botched VIP Escort




http://saharareporters.com/2019/07/22/nigerian-army-quizzes-general-over-missing-n400-million-botched-vip-escort

Whole article reads bogus in the face of its flimsy, unrealistic and vague narrative. For instance, five unspecified soldiers (unless names of soldiers and photos are in the public domain unknown to me) absoconded with monies meant for some unspecified person or persons. What monies, what happened to bank transfers, are we talking of bullion vans heading from one relevant financial institution to another, e.g, banks, and why would military risk accusations of murky financial dealings by making public this news and if army did not make it public why are they not forthcoming with clarifications.

New Egyptian deliveries.
Note the Egyptian airforce has taken delivery of 35 out of 46 ka-52 attack helicopters to be delivered as of 2018. The picture showings the test flights of the remaining deliveries.

How We Spent $1bn Security Fund – Presidency
https://www.nairaland.com/5314688/how-spent-1bn-security-fund#80506526

Tucanos no JF17 mentioned....
.

More....

bidexiii:
New Egyptian deliveries.
Note the Egyptian airforce has taken delivery of 35 out of 46 ka-52 attack helicopters to be delivered as of 2018. The picture showings the test flights of the remaining deliveries.

hmm Egypt king of weapons delivery so any news yet bidexiii of some indigenous military hardware uuhmm pls do u have fresher photos of tsaigumi or other military platform like karaduwa or andonni

Toju200:
perhaps the pilot gave the reason when it was radioed or Tunisia fighter jets may have guarded the L39 jet till it landed

To some extent they would allow any aircraft to land as a result of emergency and saving lives. It sounds reasonable enough.

Litmus:
Tucanos no JF17 mentioned....
.

Don't worry our jf17 are coming.....its going to be a surprise even the CAS knows we need the jf17 Badly....but if we don't get our jf17 this year or next year sef just know it's the later version (block 3) cos it's been taking freaking long time now swhhoooo

bidexiii:
To some extent they would allow any aircraft to land as a result of emergency and saving lives. It sounds reasonable enough.

yeah

Toju200:
hmm Egypt king of weapons delivery so any news yet bidexiii of some indigenous military hardware uuhmm pls do u have fresher photos of tsaigumi or other military platform like karaduwa or andonni

Our budget size and procurement policy do not allow fast deliveries has compared to Egypt. Ask people like @Henry they will tell you how annoying it his.....
Imagine NAF paying for 3 units of JF17 in installmental while Egypt is buying in bulk, anyway half cake is better than none !!

bidexiii:
Our budget size and procurement policy do not allow fast deliveries has compared to Egypt. Ask people like @Henry they will tell you how annoying it his.....
Imagine NAF paying for 3 units of JF17 in installmental while Egypt is buying in bulk, anyway half cake is better than none !!

the rate at which Egypt gets their weapons are something else is booom... But thank God for Nigeria at least na small small...

UI DISTINGUISHED PERSONALITY LECTURE: CAS HONOURED AS FELLOW OF SPSP, DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS OF IPSS

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has been honoured as a Distinguished Alumnus of Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies (IPSS) of the University of Ibadan (UI) and a Fellow of the School of Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP) of the University. The investiture and presentation of awards, which were done in recognition of Air Marshal Abubakar’s contributions to the sustenance of peace across the Country, took place in Ibadan today, 22 July 2019, during the IPSS 2nd Distinguished Personality Lecture on the topic; “Roles of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Internal Security (IS) Operations in Nigeria” delivered by the CAS.

In his lecture, the CAS advocated for the emplacement of a robust military industrial complex as well as the provision of alternate source of funds for the military to effectively tackle current and emerging security challenges in the country. He stated that in a bid to secure territorial integrity and sovereignty of a country, the need to leverage the military industrial complex to equip the Armed Forces cannot be overemphasized; noting that the absence of a military industrial complex in the country has made the NAF dependent on foreign countries for the purchase of most of its defence equipment. This, he said, has economic and security implications for the nation, especially in terms of depletion of foreign exchange and low operational readiness.

Air Marshal Abubakar stated further that additional funding could be provided for the Service through extra budgetary appropriations and medium term budget expenditure framework. This, according to him, would ensure that funds for capital projects such as procurement of aircraft and other equipment, which are usually over extended periods, are already appropriated for the duration of the contract. It would also ensure that funds are available for short, medium and long term needs of the Service with the result that the NAF would be able to meet its operational and other challenges more efficiently.

The CAS noted that in managing the threats to internal security, various methods and approaches such as peace talks and confidence building measures had been adopted and implemented. However, due to the amorphous nature of the security challenges coupled with the use of violence by unscrupulous elements, the Armed Forces of Nigeria, including the NAF, had been involved and, in many cases, become the vanguard in resolving internal security problems. In this regard, he highlighted some of the roles of the NAF to include; offensive and defensive counter air operations, close air support, air interdiction, air transport operations, casualty evacuation, maritime air operations, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) as well as search and rescue. The CAS stated that the NAF has been involved in a range of IS Operations, which include Operation DELTA SAFE to provide real-time ISR to support effective coverage and monitoring as well as security of Nigeria’s oil and gas infrastructure, and ensure the safety of law-abiding citizens of the Niger Delta Region. Also notable are the NAF's contributions to Operation LAFIYA DOLE, with the establishment of the Air Task Force (ATF), which supports the ground forces. The air effort in OP LAFIYA DOLE, the CAS noted, has been critical in shaping the environment for the surface forces and in the successes that have been achieved so far in the on-going counter-insurgency operation. The NAF, he said, has flown over 50,000 hours in support of Operation LAFIYA DOLE in the last 4 years. Other Operations include DIRAN MIKIYA, now collapsed into Operation HADARIN DAJI, aimed at identifying and neutralizing armed bandits as well as deterring them from carrying out attacks on affected communities in the North West. In the same vein, the NAF has also participated in Operation AWATSE, aimed at curbing the menace of hoodlums and petroleum pipeline vandalism in the densely forested swamps around Arepo, Elepete, Abule Oba and Gbaga communities located in Lagos and Ogun States, as well as Operation WHIRL STROKE to curb the security threats in the North Central States.

Air Marshal Abubakar said the NAF has also engaged 'soft power' approaches to tackling various security challenges in the country. These include humanitarian programmes to win the hearts and minds of the people, such as provision of water supply, school feeding, donation of food items as well as the conduct of medical outreaches in various host communities and conflict areas. According to him, “Since the inception of the current leadership of the NAF in July 2015, the Service has conducted over 57 medical outreaches with a total of 308,226 patients treated by the NAF Medical teams during these interventions. This number comprises 705 general surgeries, 863 eye surgeries and 306,655 medical checkups and screenings. The NAF has also established and maintains a Level 2 Hospital at each of the IDP Camps in Dalori and Bama in Borno State. These Hospitals provide both preventive and therapeutic services to the displaced persons”, the CAS said.

The CAS, who was first received at UI by the Director IPSS, Professor Tajudeen Akanji, and conducted on a tour of facilities at the Institute, had earlier paid a courtesy call on the UI Vice Chancellor (VC), Professor Idowu Olayinka. Represented by the Deputy VC Administration, Professor Emmanuel Adebowale, the VC stated that he was highly delighted to receive the CAS back home. He commended the CAS for the remarkable achievements and successes recorded in the fight against terrorism in the Northeast as well as other internal security threats. He noted that the University was extremely proud of the achievements recorded by the NAF, under Air Marshal Abubakar’s leadership, in the areas of capacity building, infrastructural development, acquisition and reactivation of platforms, and particularly in Research and Development (R&). He specifically commended the NAF’s commitment to leverage the technological knowledge and skills of Nigerian Universities through its Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with 15 Universities, which included UI. The CAS expressed his extreme delight to be so honoured by none other than Nigeria’s premier Academic Institution which has been at the forefront of tertiary education in the country for over 70 years. He pledged that he would continue to make UI and IPSS proud.

Other dignitaries at the event included a representative of the Chief Judge of Oyo State and other members of the State Judiciary; UI, IPSS and SPSP Principal Officers; the Air Officer Commanding Logistics Command; General Officer Commanding 2 Division Nigerian Army; Commadant Armed Forces Resettlement Centre Oshodi; senior serving and retired military officers as well as heads of security agencies, amongst others.

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

bidexiii:
UI DISTINGUISHED PERSONALITY LECTURE: CAS HONOURED AS FELLOW OF SPSP, DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS OF IPSS

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has been honoured as a Distinguished Alumnus of Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies (IPSS) of the University of Ibadan (UI) and a Fellow of the School of Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP) of the University. The investiture and presentation of awards, which were done in recognition of Air Marshal Abubakar’s contributions to the sustenance of peace across the Country, took place in Ibadan today, 22 July 2019, during the IPSS 2nd Distinguished Personality Lecture on the topic; “Roles of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Internal Security (IS) Operations in Nigeria” delivered by the CAS.

In his lecture, the CAS advocated for the emplacement of a robust military industrial complex as well as the provision of alternate source of funds for the military to effectively tackle current and emerging security challenges in the country. He stated that in a bid to secure territorial integrity and sovereignty of a country, the need to leverage the military industrial complex to equip the Armed Forces cannot be overemphasized; noting that the absence of a military industrial complex in the country has made the NAF dependent on foreign countries for the purchase of most of its defence equipment. This, he said, has economic and security implications for the nation, especially in terms of depletion of foreign exchange and low operational readiness.

Air Marshal Abubakar stated further that additional funding could be provided for the Service through extra budgetary appropriations and medium term budget expenditure framework. This, according to him, would ensure that funds for capital projects such as procurement of aircraft and other equipment, which are usually over extended periods, are already appropriated for the duration of the contract. It would also ensure that funds are available for short, medium and long term needs of the Service with the result that the NAF would be able to meet its operational and other challenges more efficiently.

The CAS noted that in managing the threats to internal security, various methods and approaches such as peace talks and confidence building measures had been adopted and implemented. However, due to the amorphous nature of the security challenges coupled with the use of violence by unscrupulous elements, the Armed Forces of Nigeria, including the NAF, had been involved and, in many cases, become the vanguard in resolving internal security problems. In this regard, he highlighted some of the roles of the NAF to include; offensive and defensive counter air operations, close air support, air interdiction, air transport operations, casualty evacuation, maritime air operations, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) as well as search and rescue. The CAS stated that the NAF has been involved in a range of IS Operations, which include Operation DELTA SAFE to provide real-time ISR to support effective coverage and monitoring as well as security of Nigeria’s oil and gas infrastructure, and ensure the safety of law-abiding citizens of the Niger Delta Region. Also notable are the NAF's contributions to Operation LAFIYA DOLE, with the establishment of the Air Task Force (ATF), which supports the ground forces. The air effort in OP LAFIYA DOLE, the CAS noted, has been critical in shaping the environment for the surface forces and in the successes that have been achieved so far in the on-going counter-insurgency operation. The NAF, he said, has flown over 50,000 hours in support of Operation LAFIYA DOLE in the last 4 years. Other Operations include DIRAN MIKIYA, now collapsed into Operation HADARIN DAJI, aimed at identifying and neutralizing armed bandits as well as deterring them from carrying out attacks on affected communities in the North West. In the same vein, the NAF has also participated in Operation AWATSE, aimed at curbing the menace of hoodlums and petroleum pipeline vandalism in the densely forested swamps around Arepo, Elepete, Abule Oba and Gbaga communities located in Lagos and Ogun States, as well as Operation WHIRL STROKE to curb the security threats in the North Central States.

Air Marshal Abubakar said the NAF has also engaged 'soft power' approaches to tackling various security challenges in the country. These include humanitarian programmes to win the hearts and minds of the people, such as provision of water supply, school feeding, donation of food items as well as the conduct of medical outreaches in various host communities and conflict areas. According to him, “Since the inception of the current leadership of the NAF in July 2015, the Service has conducted over 57 medical outreaches with a total of 308,226 patients treated by the NAF Medical teams during these interventions. This number comprises 705 general surgeries, 863 eye surgeries and 306,655 medical checkups and screenings. The NAF has also established and maintains a Level 2 Hospital at each of the IDP Camps in Dalori and Bama in Borno State. These Hospitals provide both preventive and therapeutic services to the displaced persons”, the CAS said.

The CAS, who was first received at UI by the Director IPSS, Professor Tajudeen Akanji, and conducted on a tour of facilities at the Institute, had earlier paid a courtesy call on the UI Vice Chancellor (VC), Professor Idowu Olayinka. Represented by the Deputy VC Administration, Professor Emmanuel Adebowale, the VC stated that he was highly delighted to receive the CAS back home. He commended the CAS for the remarkable achievements and successes recorded in the fight against terrorism in the Northeast as well as other internal security threats. He noted that the University was extremely proud of the achievements recorded by the NAF, under Air Marshal Abubakar’s leadership, in the areas of capacity building, infrastructural development, acquisition and reactivation of platforms, and particularly in Research and Development (R&). He specifically commended the NAF’s commitment to leverage the technological knowledge and skills of Nigerian Universities through its Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with 15 Universities, which included UI. The CAS expressed his extreme delight to be so honoured by none other than Nigeria’s premier Academic Institution which has been at the forefront of tertiary education in the country for over 70 years. He pledged that he would continue to make UI and IPSS proud.

Other dignitaries at the event included a representative of the Chief Judge of Oyo State and other members of the State Judiciary; UI, IPSS and SPSP Principal Officers; the Air Officer Commanding Logistics Command; General Officer Commanding 2 Division Nigerian Army; Commadant Armed Forces Resettlement Centre Oshodi; senior serving and retired military officers as well as heads of security agencies, amongst others.

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

I love the CAS so much I love his level of commitment he knows what we need the military industrial complex.we need it badly it's like NAF is working on another type of combat aerial platform either helicopter or plane that's why he is stressing well on the MIC

bidexiii:
Nice question you've just asked here and I thought I was the only one thinking in that direction . Trust me the Tunisia armed forces has the capability to detect and shoot the jet but they just decided not to do so, the reason best known to them ?

Honestly I don't want to speculate.
Usual Procedure when a Plane is stricken I.E. it is in bad shape and has to land / penetrate foreign airspace they radio ahead and the plane will be directed to the nearest airfield.
And also for security reasons it will be escorted
By Jets from the Nearest Airbase.
This does not appear to be the scenario.
Don't know whether Algeria 1 has any information on what happened.

Toju200:
the rate at which Egypt gets their weapons are something else is booom... But thank God for Nigeria at least na small small...

those Pharoah's re shopping like they gearing for war..

krattoss:
those Pharoah's re shopping like they gearing for war..

those guys eeh....chaiiii them nor dey rest sefff....1000 MRAP from US after the final delivery of the over 300 last week,10 Apaches from US,46 attack helicopters,More than a dozen Rafael jets chaiii EGYPT!!!!!! E be like say na there God of war from come we naija we dey try na 12 mi 35m,6 attack Aw109,1 AW139 possibly ISR, unconfirmed number/type of jf17,12 super tucano, unconfirmed yabhon drone we try na

Nigeria is collapsing. Keeping El zakzakay in detention and disobeying court orders is bad for Nigeria's health.

The Shiites are ready and eager to die, from what I witnessed today. If they get a way to fight back, buhari would rule Nigeria from Bamako.

If zakzakay dies in detention, there's no negotiating with his followers.

LTGEN:
Honestly I don't want to speculate.
Usual Procedure when a Plane is stricken I.E. it is in bad shape and has to land / penetrate foreign airspace they radio ahead and the plane will be directed to the nearest airfield.
And also for security reasons it will be escorted
By Jets from the Nearest Airbase.
This does not appear to be the scenario.
Don't know whether Algeria 1 has any information on what happened.

The plane was in a very low altitude that the radar detected it after it got into the tunisian airspace and the interception arrived after the plane landed because of fuel loss .

sczeska:
Nigeria is collapsing. Keeping El zakzakay in detention and disobeying court orders is bad for Nigeria's health.

The Shiites are ready and eager to die, from what I witnessed today. If they get a way to fight back, buhari would rule Nigeria from Bamako.

If zakzakay dies in detention, there's no negotiating with his followers.

2 things;
The President is either very stubborn & driven with ulterior motives
OR
His handlers aren't truthful people

Either ways, The whole thing could be the proverbial straw

PRESS RELEASE

2019 WARRANT OFFICERS AND SENIOR NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS COMPETITION KICKS OFF IN PORT HARCOURT, RIVER STATE

Training at tactical level in the Nigerian Army (NA) has been described as a critical building block of leadership for operational and strategic levels.

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division Nigerian Army (NA) and Land Component Commander (LCC) Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe (JTF OPDS), Maj Gen Jamil Sarham made the assertion today, 22 July 2019 in Port Harcourt Barracks, Rivers State during the opening ceremony of 2019 Warrant Officers and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers Competition.

The GOC who was represented by the Chief of Staff (COS), Headquarters 6 Division, Brig Gen Olatokumbo Bello, stated that the NA places high premium on training of its personnel hence the release of training directives to guide the training of officers and soldiers annually.

He further disclosed that the competition would be an exhibition of leadership skills, proficiency in weapon handling, regimentation, navigation, esprit de corps and team work which are the components necessary to build the leadership cadre at the junior level of the NA.

He enjoined competitors to showcase high level of seriousness while noting that there is no better time than now to demonstrate what they are capable of delivering when confronted with technical assignments.

Gen Sarham thanked the Chief Of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Tukur Yusufu Buratai for his untiring efforts towards all the Division's activities.

The week-long event will feature foot-drill, skill-at-arms, physical fitness (3.2 km race), shooting competition, map-reading and obstacle crossing. The participating formations are 2 Brigade, 16 Brigade, 63 Brigade, 6 Division Garrison and 46 Engineer Brigade.

The competition commenced with foot drill in the aftermath of the opening ceremony. 6 Division Garrison took the first position with 358.5 point representing 71.7%, second position went to 2 Brigade with a total point of 342 points representing 68.4% while 16 Brigade came third with a total points of 320.5 representing 64.1%.

AMINU ILIYASU
Colonel
Deputy Director Army Public Relations
22 July 2019

bidexiii:
Thank you Prof. The executive governor of Borno state. For reaching out to confirm what is happening at the gate and shown concern about the closure of the gate by early hours. I do hope this will serve as way toward improving the security system of the state.

After listening to our plea, the @GovBorno met with officials of the @HQNigerianArmy and #AunoGate leading to #Maiduguri closing time has been adjusted to 6pm from 4pm. At least travellers from afar can comfortably drive into Maiduguri after undergoing all other checks .