SerikinGamo:


So, in summary “no meaningful background”. Right

To surmise in the context of what SamuelAnyanwu has said, he has far greater in the first hand sector spatial knowledge than many in the armed forces.

Having lived, been resident within the north east with close partnership relationships with the armed forces he has tacit knowledge as well as first sight assessment of the operational efficacy of the Nigerian armed forces, within the sector.

Furthermore, he is able to use comparison indices to give us a more rounded view of matters and not just rely on the NA PR machinery.

In this regard he can easily tutor you and give you a comprehensive lesson on the dynamics of the NE.

I for one regard his view much more than any of our politics and corruption ridden top brass and definitely more than anybody here. I appreciate that the truths or opinions he may give may burst the the bubble of many who wish to see things in different perspective irrespective of the overwhelming corroborated evidence to the contrary.

A reveler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wKfe4npEbY

Ablemax:





An what's stopping you from visiting the the remaining (4) Na ....

Those areas are blacklisted from Humanitarian activities . Marte, Abadam, Guzamala

slimthugchimee2:


What could have done this to that vehicle?

armoured Tank

And where did you get this info from? That the guy next to him was his aide and was holding his rifle?
Y'all have amazing skill on here, see a tiny video, and every expert come out and tell us all what it was all about and what was happening.
Or Buratai in a trench with others, looking at a certain direction, from one picture, everyone seem to know what they were looking at . Funny enough in the NTA video i just saw a few minutes ago, Buratai was in that same trench, and he was having a conversation , in a relaxed pose

rka2:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1251927285952737280

In this clip, you can see the commander better with his aide hold ing his rifle. Troops are lining up behind Armoured vehicles. Our keyboard commandos think war is like computer games. SMH

KingAzubuike:

I watched the video and tears nearly rolled down my cheek. The Nigerian army is no different from a militia group. Even the so called general on black looks like a joke.

I don't expect reasonable words from you .so not a surprise

These A-holes are desperate, even factions with irreconcilable differences, are seriously considering a merger

I really suggest the MNJTF really scale up their offensive against ISWAP/BHT extremists, the rains are coming

SamuelAnyawu:


Those areas are blacklisted from Humanitarian activities . Marte, Abadam, Guzamala

Hahahaha always shinning your teeth, abi you

first date shine shoe .....? I need answers

AskiaHarem:
Nigeria has done a more sufficient job at containing BokoHarem than NATO has done at containing Al Qaeda in the Middle East which has spread like wildfire. Not to mention BokoHarem is rated a more dangerous group.

The fact of the matter is If BokoHarem had spawned or set there primary sites on any other nation within Africa with the exception of maybe South Africa, Egypt, or Algeria that nation would have been overrun and decimated by the end of that year; some month.

Help me them oOO...
Even the almighty Americans and there allies friends NATO has failed in the Middle East, the region is getting tensed day by day and some times I wonder that prevailing over terrorism his not truly by Kinetics means rather than destroying the ideology.
All what I see in the Middle East are war mongers and contractors who want to make money. Even Libya is not left out thank God for Egypt during the Muslim brothers revolution, Egypt would have been in a mess.
One ass-hole who claims he has a qualification, thinks that makes him qualify for war/combat matters. He even went further by stating video games/movies are realistic to what we have on the real battle field. See height of ignorance of someone claiming high educational qualification.
Until to have your combat fire baptism you don’t know shit of what it takes to be out there on the battle field.

lebuhsi:
These A-holes are desperate, even factions with irreconcilable differences, are seriously considering a merger

Desperate measures !!!

They'll be seriously hoping on the rains to take the heat off their backs a little, more acute hits on HVTs today
Key leaders of Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists have been killed in multiple air strikes conducted by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole.

The Defence Headquarters said the terror kingpins were neutralised at Durbada in Borno....
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/04/20/boko-haram-loses-key-leaders-in-air-force-bombing-raids/amp/

^^^ this will be ignored by some but soon as Chad farts, ecstasy everywhere.
I'm expecting someone to say NAF bombs empty bushes

Odunayaw:
^^^ this will be ignored by some but soon as Chad farts, ecstasy everywhere.

I'm expecting someone to say NAF bombs empty bushes

I've watched the video of the strike on YouTube...

The military has begun massive deployment of troops and war equipment in the North-east for a final showdown with Boko Haram and Islamic State for West Africa (ISWAP), THISDAY’s investigation has revealed.

THISDAY gathered that the Chief of Defence Staff and head of the military establishment, General Abayomi Olonisakin, has given the final directive to the troops to crush the insurgents in line with an earlier marching order given by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, have since relocated to the North-east to coordinate the military operations in compliance with the directives.

Buratai has vowed to remain in the North-east to coordinate the war until the insurgents are defeated and the head of the terror group, Abubakar Shekau, captured.

THISDAY also gathered from military intelligence sources that the renewed military campaign may force Shekau to surrender and negotiate amnesty for himself and his top commanders.

There were speculations at the weekend that the terror leader had reached out to a Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) to facilitate an amnesty agreement with the federal government.

But military sources could not confirm the claims.

THISDAY gathered that the military high command was unsettled by the claim of the Chadian President, Idris Deby, that his country has eliminated 80 per cent of the insurgents and called out Nigeria and Niger via an April 22 deadline to occupy territories in the two countries Chadian troops seized from the insurgents.

Deby’s position was said to have created the impression of an alliance between the Nigerian forces and the terrorists, an allegation the Nigerian military has debunked.

Investigation showed that since the Boko Haram’s encounter with the Chadian forces, the terrorist group has not launched any major attack against the Nigerian troops, thus validating the claims by Deby that his forces had disorganised the group.

Before the Chadian forces dislodged the group from their locations, the terrorists’ attacks on the locations of the Nigerian troops were so frequent that the military had to redeploy top commanders involved in the terror war shortly before the Chadian army had a fierce encounter with the group.

The impression of many people in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital and birthplace of Boko Haram, is that the Chadian forces had thoroughly weakened the terrorist group and that the Nigerian military should follow up to defeat them.

However, determined to end the war, THISDAY learnt that the Defence Headquarters had ordered a massive deployment of troops and equipment in the North-east.

Multiple military sources confirmed to THISDAY that over 100 battle tanks with an 18-kilometre firing range were deployed in the past two weeks.

The war equipment, it was learnt, were part of the military hardware procured from Chinese arms manufacturing firm, Norinco.

They include 35 main battle tanks, 25 Typhoon MRAPs (mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles), 10 Spartan armoured personnel carriers, 20 Armoured Guard Booths, five armoured mine-clearing vehicles, 50 troop-carrying vehicles and 40 Buffalo vehicles, among others.

Others include VT-4 main battle tanks, SH5 105 mm self-propelled artillery among others.

Apart from the efforts of the land forces, the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has also ramped up attacks on insurgents’ locations as part of ongoing operations to destroy the terrorists’ capabilities before the insurgents could deploy them against the land forces and other targets.

THISDAY gathered that the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has also encircled major likely escape routes of Boko Haram commanders into Chad, Cameroon and Niger.

Other channels through which they move arms have also been occupied by MNJTF troops.

There were speculations at the weekend that the dragnet spurn around the terrorists, in addition to the Chadian expedition that decimated hundreds of insurgents, have now put pressure on Shekau to allegedly seek amnesty.

Shekau, in a video released last week, had admitted that he lost many fighters during the invasion of his enclave by the Chadian troops but called on his fighters not to be discouraged by the losses.

But unconfirmed report said he had reached out to an unnamed NGO that provides humanitarian services in the North-east to explore a surrender option in return for amnesty.

Responding to a question at a briefing at the weekend on the arrest and trial of 58 terrorists by Chad in contradistinction with Nigeria’s policy of amnesty for repentant terrorists, Coordinator, Directorate of Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, said it was dependent on the policies of each country.

“If they (Chad) don’t know how to go about amnesty, they should ask. There’s a convention that if your enemy surrenders, you take him as prisoner of war. It’s an international convention”, he said.

Addressing troops in Borno ahead of the final onslaught against the insurgents, Buratai urged them to show commitment in order to end the war.

“We must be committed and fastidious. We must consider and work out the minutest details, factors and all possible outcomes in all our operations,” he stated.

He urged the commanders to focus on the image and integrity of the Nigerian Army.

“We must think out of the box and beyond the box. I charge you all to move out and bring this war to a positive end! Victory is from God alone,” he had said.

Sizzorkay:
And where did you get this info from? That the guy next to him was his aide and was holding his rifle?
Y'all have amazing skill on here, see a tiny video, and every expert come out and tell us all what it was all about and what was happening.
Or Buratai in a trench with others, looking at a certain direction, from one picture, everyone seem to know what they were looking at . Funny enough in the NTA video i just saw a few minutes ago, Buratai was in that same trench, and he was having a conversation , in a relaxed pose

Where did you get your info that he isn't. The soldier was just following the General and carrying a rifle because he felt like it? Please give me a break.

lebuhsi:
These A-holes are desperate, even factions with irreconcilable differences, are seriously considering a merger

I could not see the name of the dreaded Amir Ba Idrissa there

lebuhsi:
These A-holes are desperate, even factions with irreconcilable differences, are seriously considering a merger

The most recent attack in Buni Gari was a joint attack by Boko Haram and ISWAP.

SamuelAnyawu:



I could not see the name of the dreaded Amir Ba Idrissa there

Maybe he feels his group is large enough to stem the tide, so he's not so keen?

The Nigerian Army troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have again subdued the Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in an attempt to attack Geidam in Yobe State on Monday afternoon.


Geidam town is the Headquarters of Geidam Local Government Area of the state.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the operation was carried out by the troops of 159 Battalion in Sector 2 in conjunction with the Air Task Force of OPLD who swiftly intercepted and engaged the insurgents in fierce exchange of fire.

NAN gathered that the terrorists were forced to retreat into different locations in the bushes while troops continued in pursuit of the fleeing terrorists.

According to a reliable source, 13 terrorists have so far been neutralised, while two gun trucks with Dushkha Guns, six AK 47 rifles were captured.

“At the moment, the terrorists have been subdued, situation in Geidam town and environs has been normalized and troops are currently on a follow up/exploitation operation.

“There is no casualty or lost of equipment on the part of our gallant troops.”

The source added that additional details would be communicated as events unfolds.

Some locals, who pleaded anonymity, commended the gallantry of the troops for being proactive in dealing with the criminals.

This development was coming less than 48 hours after the troops dealt another deadly blow to the terrorists killing about 105 of them in Buni Gari in Gujba Local Government Area of the State.

This is in continuation of the renewed unslaught launched by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, to hand the terrorists the long awaited final defeat.

Buratai has since relocated to the North East theatre of operation where he has continued to show leadership in the fight against terrorism.

Toju200:
The Nigerian Army troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have again subdued the Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in an attempt to attack Geidam in Yobe State on Monday afternoon.


Geidam town is the Headquarters of Geidam Local Government Area of the state.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the operation was carried out by the troops of 159 Battalion in Sector 2 in conjunction with the Air Task Force of OPLD who swiftly intercepted and engaged the insurgents in fierce exchange of fire.

NAN gathered that the terrorists were forced to retreat into different locations in the bushes while troops continued in pursuit of the fleeing terrorists.

According to a reliable source, 13 terrorists have so far been neutralised, while two gun trucks with Dushkha Guns, six AK 47 rifles were captured.

“At the moment, the terrorists have been subdued, situation in Geidam town and environs has been normalized and troops are currently on a follow up/exploitation operation.

“There is no casualty or lost of equipment on the part of our gallant troops.”

The source added that additional details would be communicated as events unfolds.

Some locals, who pleaded anonymity, commended the gallantry of the troops for being proactive in dealing with the criminals.

This development was coming less than 48 hours after the troops dealt another deadly blow to the terrorists killing about 105 of them in Buni Gari in Gujba Local Government Area of the State.

This is in continuation of the renewed unslaught launched by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, to hand the terrorists the long awaited final defeat.

Buratai has since relocated to the North East theatre of operation where he has continued to show leadership in the fight against terrorism.

The arse whooping continues...

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/04/20/military-begins-final-offensive-against-boko-haram-iswap/

100 battle tanks with 18km firing range!!! Most Nigeria journalists are daft sha when it comes to military matters

I know it's lengthy, but you guys should take a look at this!...very insightful piece, some journalist really do their homework well
https://eonsintelligence.com/details/special-report-90785645/isis-in-africa-the-most-bitter-split-will-regional-states-strike-in-the-midst-of-chaos-part-2-163691633


https://eonsintelligence.com/details/2033490310/isis-in-africa-the-most-bitter-split-will-regional-states-strike-in-the-midst-of-chaos-part-1-1675561710#.Xp12nEF4v-I.twitter

Xbee007:

The most recent attack in Buni Gari was a joint attack by Boko Haram and ISWAP.

The Arab combatant was a pointer to the fact that ISWAP was involved

lebuhsi:

The Arab combatant was a pointer to the fact that ISWAP was involved

Yeah, I actually noticed his hair before the skin tone. Dude doesn't look Nigerian at all.

Military Airstrikes Kill Terrorists Leaders at Durbada

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

Xbee007:

Yeah, I actually noticed his hair before the skin tone. Dude doesn't look Nigerian at all.

Someone suggested he was shuwa Arab'...I think he's too light skinned, he's probably from the middle east or north africa

lebuhsi:

Someone suggested if he was shuwa Arab'...I think he's too light skinned, he's probably from the middle east or north africa

He looked North-African.

lebuhsi:

Someone suggested if he was shuwa Arab'...I think he's too light skinned, he's probably from the middle east or north africa

It is likely he is Shuwa Arab.

On a slightly related to topic......
Pure carnage!

IMO personally I would rate the commanding officer a 7 out of 10 from the video posted earlier,firstly he was commanding the troops to use RPG to dislodge the BHT location,to defeat terrorists you must also think like one and I would commend him for that.

Secondly a commander doesn't always has to hold a rifle besides there is another combatant with an AK that's covering for him and that could just be enough,besides I noticed he was trying to distract the BHT and draw the position of fire to himself so his other comrades at another position can advance while he pins down and his combatant covers for him firing back that's just my personal opinion tho,the only bane of the video is the usual over ruggedity attitude of the NA which we can see in to CO not been fully kitted however who knows maybe its an ambush as the sky is not always blue in the military,however I see nothing too pissy poor to berate the NA about in the video,that's just my own personal opinion tho.

neyobills:
IMO personally I would rate the commanding officer a 7 out of 10 from the video posted earlier,firstly he was commanding the troops to use RPG to dislodge the BHT location,to defeat terrorists you must also think like one and I would commend him for that.

Secondly a commander doesn't always has to hold a rifle besides there is another combatant with an AK that's covering for him and that could just be enough,besides I noticed he was trying to distract the BHT and draw the position of fire to himself so his other comrades at another position can advance while he pins down and his combatant covers for him firing back that's just my personal opinion tho,the only bane of the video is the usual over ruggedity attitude of the NA which we can see in to CO not been fully kitted however who knows maybe its an ambush as the sky is not always blue in the military,however I see nothing too pissy poor to berate the NA about in the video,that's just my own personal opinion tho.

The risk is not worth it, even in the game of chess the King must be protected at all times and at all cost. The field commander was too exposed forget about all this long talk of experience one bullet is enough to end his life. Even NCOs in advanced militaries won't lower their guards wrt personal protective gears etc Except they're not in direct contact with the enemies (which I think is the case).
Normally we all thought the haphazard dressing by our troops is a problem limited to the lower cadres, if Oga fit dress anyhow how you wan make him boys behave?
I'm not taking anything away from his mastery of the job but safety shouldn't be jettisoned on account of expertise/sabiness.