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UPDATE: Troops of Operation TURA TAKAIBANGO Yesterday Evening in #Gujba axis of #Yobe State killed 9 ISWAP fighters including a notable field commander during an ambush gunfight, troops also recovered 2 gun trucks + arms & ammo. *Can’t share other gory pictures here* #SecureNorth

NA orders 52 Ezugwu MRAP from DICON

jpphilips:
You replied a stup!d person, what does that make you?

Whatever you choose to call it. It's totally your opinion which I give zero fvcks about.

Nigerian made

jpphilips:
You replied a stup!d person, what does that make you?

Too harsh man

youghs:
Nigerian made

bro link to vid

Toju200:
UPDATE: Troops of Operation TURA TAKAIBANGO Yesterday Evening in #Gujba axis of #Yobe State killed 9 ISWAP fighters including a notable field commander during an ambush gunfight, troops also recovered 2 gun trucks + arms & ammo. *Can’t share other gory pictures here* #SecureNorth

Can we get the original image?

Toju200:
Sad News As we lost a member of the Panthers....
Rest on Gallant Hero

Rest in Peace brother, may be the labor of our heroes past never be in vain.
May God forgive his sins.

#PressRelease #DHQUpdate

TROOPS OF OPERATION HADARIN DAJI NEUTRALIZES SEVERAL BANDITS, RECOVER LIVESTOCK IN KATSINA AND ZAMFARA STATES

1. In continuation of aggressive clearance operation to stamp out banditry in the North West zone, troops of Operation HADARIN DAJI yesterday, 9 January 2021 successfully neutralised several armed bandits in Kuriya village of Kaura Namoda LGA of Zamfara State. Following actionable intelligence, the gallant troops with close air support by the Air Component, made contact with bandits at Kuriya village. In the course of the encounter, several bandits were killed in action while 4 soldiers sustained injuries. Human Intelligence confirmed that no fewer than 50 armed bandits were killed in the encounter. Equally, troops recovered 272 livestock from the bandits .

2. In another development, troops deployed at Dunya village of Danmusa LGA of Katsina State while on routine patrol recovered 62 livestock from armed bandits who fled into the bush on sighting troops. Currently the gallant troops have continued to dominate the theatre of operation with aggressive patrols to deny criminals freedom of action.

3. The Military High Command commends the gallant troops for the feats recorded and encouraged them not rest on their oars until normalcy is restored to all troubled zones of the Country.

JOHN ENENCHE
Major General
Coordinator
Defence Media Operations
Defence Headquarters
10 January 2021.

The Nigerian Police and their lies sha

Our abductors spoke Fulfulde, collected N4.5m ransom –Kidnapped Kaduna PFN chairman

On Christmas Day, Nigerians received the disturbing news of the abduction of the Chairman, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria in Kaduna State, Apostle Emmanuel Bako, and his wife, Cinty. They were released after 48 hours but not without paying N4.5m ransom, contrary to the claim by the police that the couple was rescued. In this interview with GODWIN ISENYO, the cleric talks about the experience

On December 25, 2020, Nigerians received the sad news that you and your wife were kidnapped by some gunmen. How did it happen?


I was in the house on the fateful day; I didn’t know these kidnappers were already operating on the road. They had a clash with the police but I didn’t know. I was coming out to re-park my car. So, it was later on they told me they thought that I knew about either the robbery or that attack or the firing that was going on at my gate. They said they thought I was requesting reinforcement against them or that I was trying to run away. So, as I was trying to re-park, they fired at my car directly twice. It was then that I knew that something was happening. Thank God, none of the bullets got me but I have some of the (expended) bullets with me right now. They picked me up. My wife was in the house, they went for her and we went into the bush.


Did they ransack your house?

Yes, they went into my house; saw the children but they only picked my wife. And of course, they carried some things in my house, meat and food items, in particular.

What happened after they took you into the bush?

Wow! The journey started around 7:30pm and we never stopped until around 1:00am, trekking through the bushes. I had no shoes on me. I was barefooted for the first time. We went on, non-stop, until we got far into the bush when they were also tired. We slept on bare ground and then around 5:30am, we were up again. From there we started going from one mountain to another. I think they were afraid, thinking the security people were pursuing them or the villagers would regroup against them. So, we didn’t have a particular spot. We were going from one place to another and into a thick forest. And that was how we kept journeying from 5:30am until about 11:00am and 12pm and then we rested until about 4pm. We started moving again until 8pm, and then we rested again.


Then, the issue of money came. They started asking for money and I told them that I didn’t have money. They asked me how much I could afford and I told them that I couldn’t even afford N100,000. I told them that I am just in that camp, praying and that I am not a friend of any organisation. I told them that I offer services to people. Eventually they asked me to get a contact with one of our people – anybody or they would kill me. Well, thank God, we were not moved. We were very composed. We approached them as fathers. We approached them with the love of Jesus. We just knew that it was not normal for them to be in the bushes carrying out the operation if not for the needs that they had in their lives. It was just about survival otherwise they wouldn’t do that. We told them that that they wouldn’t have done what they were doing. We told them that we had passion for them and that if we had money, we would give them. That broke them. Initially they were violent but eventually, they piped down. They became kind and humane. They even served us, then the negotiation actually took off in the morning about paying ransom and we got in touch with one of our pastors. We never had a particular spot that we stayed. We just kept moving until we were finally released on a Sunday evening.


How did your wife manage to cope with the stress?

Sometimes, we had to slow down because my wife was tired. We crossed rivers. There was one river that we crossed that we had to pull off our dresses because it was too deep. Notwithstanding the depth, my wife was made to wade through. She was exhausted because the terrain was mountainous. We were just going round those mountains, up and down.

What is the age range of the abductors?


They are just around 18 years of age. Maybe the oldest of them should just be a little bit above 30. They are just young boys and they all spoke Fulani language, Fulfude. They only spoke Hausa with us but once they started communicating among themselves, it was in Fulfude. They claimed that the government abandoned them. I don’t understand what they meant by saying that the government abandoned them. They said they didn’t go to school; no cows and they don’t have means of survival. I just imagine that if I were a government official, it would have been terrible for me or if they knew that I have any connection with any government official, it would have been terrible for me. But I told them that I am a citizen and that I have nothing to do with the government. And I told them that whatever they think the government is not doing for them, it was not doing for me too. We live in the same country where nobody is treated differently. And I told them if they were talking about hardship, we were all going through it together. They told me they knew me and that they knew the camp for years. I told them that if I had money, that place would have been developed a long time ago. I told them that I am not in government. But I think they wanted to pass a message to the government. I don’t really know but that was the impression and they made it very clear that they wanted to pass a message to the government. So, I don’t know what they really meant.

Were the boys violent towards you?

Honestly, they treated me with respect; maybe because I showed them love. They gave it (love) back to me. They also treated my wife with respect. Sometimes, after trekking a long distance and my wife was tired, they would say, ‘Let’s wait for Mama’. So, they were calling me Baba and calling my wife Mama.

Were you fed?

Well, the first night there was nothing (to eat). But on the second day, they went and got bread and non-alcoholic beverage for us. There were people that supplied them with food; somebody supplied them with rice and tuwo. But we didn’t eat their food. But we took the drink, then the second time, we took anothe drink just for us to have enough energy. But we just know that it’s a network – a very neat network.

How much ransom did they demand and how much was eventually paid before you were released?

They started with N20m then came down to N15m, N10m and then N7m. Eventually, we ended at N4.5m. My people were very concerned because of our age. And when they saw blood all over the car, they were afraid that I could have been injured seriously. They didn’t want to take chances with my health. There were blood splashes in the car but God protected me so much so that no single bullet touched me.

Given the opportunity, how will you want your abductors punished?

Well, as a man of God, I have one satisfaction and fulfillment because they repented. They asked for forgiveness. They asked for prayers. For me, their souls are much more important. Also, I discovered that it is the (economic) condition they are in and they kept saying it that they wouldn’t have done it if not for the hardship they were going through, which means there is a purpose, though negative. I think what they need is to be given attention. I don’t want to mention the government but the government has to give attention to these jobless youths that we have. Something has to be done to give them attention. It is poverty, suffering that is making them to go into what they are doing. So, for me, I think the government should do something drastically to address the joblessness and hardship that youths are going through. Definitely, there is the issue of drug abuse but the root cause is abject poverty.

What was the return journey like after you were freed?

Because we were kind to them, we became like a family and since we had to win their hearts, they stopped treating us like captives. They didn’t even mask their faces. We sat down with them, chatted and laughed with them but when it came to issue of money their countenances changed. When it was time to release us, they asked our negotiator to bring the money. Unlike in other cases, the negotiator brought the money directly to them in the bush. They collected the money and we came out of the bush with them and they waved us bye-bye! They said, “Pray for us ooo!’ They said, “Baba, bye-bye; Mama bye-bye. Take Mama to the hospital.” As if we were on a tour. They said we should pray for them because they didn’t want to continue, and that they were tired and wanted to settle down. They said if they had money, they would settle down. But I think they came to that level of humanity because we treated them well with love. All through, we showed them love. We treated them as if they were our own children. So, that broke them down and they discovered themselves like the ‘prodigal son’ in the Bible. We immobilised them without shooting an arrow and they were serving us. Honestly, they were very kind to us.

What is your view on the increasing wave of kidnapping and banditry across the North?

I think you can’t take the issue of poverty away. There is also the issue of religion because some of the people that have been kidnapped are Christians, then some Muslims. I am one of those that have been working tirelessly in Kafanchan to bring peace to Southern Kaduna. I have been able to bring warlords from the sides of the Muslims and the Christians as well as the Fulani groups together. And that’s why we have never had a crisis in the Kafanchan metropolis. That’s why everybody was surprised that this thing would happen to me. I also discovered that the issue of land is also a factor, because this journey that I took, the entire vast land that we went through, there was no sign of settlement. The natives were nowhere to be found. It was just bushes and wilderness, uncultivated, undeveloped. Of course, the business (kidnapping) is very lucrative. Within two days, they had made N4.5m. Within this period, they kidnapped four other people in this area, I was the fifth in line, and they told me they were the same people that carried out the operations. If ransom is not paid, they won’t continue. But people pay ransom because they don’t want their loved ones to just die like that. I think they (kidnappers) are enjoying the money, seriously.

Do you think the government is doing enough to address insecurity across the country?

I think the government is trying. But honestly, the grassroots is grossly neglected. Whatever the government is trying to do is not getting to the grassroots and that is why you discover that most of the kidnappings are from the grassroots; that’s why these people don’t speak English and when you want to speak English, they get angry because they don’t understand what you are saying. And most of the kidnappers are stark illiterates. I think the efforts of the government are not really reaching the people that matter. The government should find a way to ensure that their efforts reach these people. I have lived in Kafanchan for the past 30 years. I have worked with the grassroots; the grassroots are grossly neglected. The people don’t need much to survive but the money that is released in the name of reaching out to the disadvantaged people ends up somewhere else. The grassroots are left untouched. That is what is actually causing this kidnapping. It is being done by the younger generation because they are bitter with the older generation.

The Nigeria Police Force claimed that you were rescued and here you are saying that you paid a ransom of N4.5m before your release. How do we reconcile this?

Honestly, I am very angry with the police because I am the chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria in Kaduna State and the Secretary General of the Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders’ Association and I am the one pioneering advocacy in the grassroots. I approached the Emir and I told him that they were unfair to me. The government is unfair to me. I have met government officials on how to bring peace to the land and I am the one attacked. For what I have done, it is enough for the government to actually stand strong for me. Since my abduction, they, except the local government chairman, never came to check on my family. I was amazed that the police said they chased the kidnappers and that they escaped with me. When and how? We never saw the police anywhere. We paid the N4.5m ransom and the kidnappers brought us out from the bush to safety by themselves. Up till the time that I got to Kafanchan, I didn’t see any policeman. No policeman called me. No government official called me. Up till this moment, no government official called me. The government should tell the truth. They shouldn’t just come out to tell lies just to polish their image. They should be responsible. The government should not claim what they didn’t do. In Kafanchan, I am not an ordinary person. I have impacted lives. Since I came back, nobody has come to my house to know if I am actually back (released). If they are really monitoring, is it that they didn’t know? Since I came back, none of them has actually come to see me. I know some people that, if anything happens to them in this town, the government officials would come personally. But somebody like me that I has laboured for peace in Southern Kaduna, no official has called or even attempted to visit me. So, you see, it makes one feel bitter that some people are more preferred than others. So, the government is not actually recognising those that have laboured for the land. For me, I am not just a leader but a father. Everybody knows that. I deal with the good and the bad. That is why we have peace in the metropolis. We are the ones keeping peace and we are the ones neglected. It’s not fair.

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Toju200:
UPDATE: Troops of Operation TURA TAKAIBANGO Yesterday Evening in #Gujba axis of #Yobe State killed 9 ISWAP fighters including a notable field commander during an ambush gunfight, troops also recovered 2 gun trucks + arms & ammo. *Can’t share other gory pictures here* #SecureNorth

Please share them... !
They're fucking terrorist !

jpphilips:
Be careful when semi experts brandish unproven reserve data of any region, Bakassi is still fresh in our minds.

Ironically Bakassi would have been better off going to Nigeria. Most of the people there at the time and even now where of various eastern Nigerian ethnic heritage and even claimed Nigerian citizenship. But unfortunately the Cameroonians ran to there French daddy to favor them in the International Court with the promise of giving the rights to French companies to manage all the resources there only to find out it wasn't all that much to begin with leaving the region rotting away ever since.

Don't get me started on the ongoing Anglophone Crisis. If not Nigerian then independent.

AskiaHarem:
Ironically Bakassi would have been better off going to Nigeria. Most of the people there at the time and even now were of various eastern Nigerian ethnic heritage and even claimed Nigerian citizenship. But unfortunately, the Cameroonians ran to their French daddy to favor them in the International Court with the promise of giving the rights to French companies to manage all the resources there only to find out it wasn't all that much, to begin with leaving the region rotting away ever since.

Don't get me started on the ongoing Anglophone Crisis. If not Nigerian then independent.

If you go to the 'new' Bakassi LGA in Cross-river state, you'll see people returning from Bakassi after settling for Cameroonian citizenship, Claiming ill-treatment from gendarmeries and the military.

Look at Cameroon's EEZ in contrast to a much smaller neighbour Equatorial guinea, and then look at ours after the exchange.
The Cameroonians got played, with their oil reserves drying up and a lot of prospects in the Gulf of guinea, they have very limited options

Toju200:
NA orders 52 Ezugwu MRAP from DICON

52 or 152?

Edopesin:
52 or 152?

bro it's 52 somebody warn that guy na

Edopesin:
52 or 152?

we sabi am

As part of efforts to checkmate terrorists and bandits, Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) has secured a contract to produce new 52 units of Ezugwu-MRAP vehicles by the third quarter of 2021.



Director-General of DICON, Major General Victor Ezugwu, said this was to improve the operational efficiency of the troops fighting terrorism, banditry and other emerging security threats in the country.

The DG, who disclosed this in Kaduna shortly after he declared closed the maiden three-day retreat for top management staff of the Corporation said feedback from the field has proven the efficacy of the vehicles, hence the demand for more.




The DG said the Chief of Army Staff and Defence Minister have released their training plans for 2021 with a call on DICON to produce new equipment for the Armed Forces of Nigeria some of which would be operational and tactical in addition to the ones already in use in the theatres of operations.


“We are also looking at supplying police and other security agencies a lot of non-kinetic equipment for their operations. We have been up and doing and this year, we are going to test this equipment and once they pass the field trial test, we are going to have mass production of them.






“This is important to us because we need to produce equipment for the Armed Forces to bring this insurgency and other crimes to an end. We have a feedback mechanism for our vehicles from the field. So far so good our MRAP EZUGWU has been able to play the role it was designed for very well.










“We are also working on the production of other vehicles which are on a prototype for now. We are going into mass production this year because we are already having interest shown by the Army and others. We are hoping that as we produce, we will keep improving as time goes by based on the feedback we get from the field.”

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Who has any information on the exact number of tanks and other lands systems we are still expecting from China. It's been almost a year since the first delivery and that only featured a small number of vehicles.

How about you stop giving idiots underserved attention. They post these things to rile people up and get responses, if no one respond to them, they will disappear. Stop replying to their useless posts.
Your fate isn't in his hands, nothing will happen to you

Stormtrooper11:
See,you can say what you wanna say. But just know if shit happens to me,my spirit no go let you rest

Whyem15:
Who has any information on the exact number of tanks and other lands systems we are still expecting from China. It's been almost a year since the first delivery and that only featured a small number of vehicles.

Even till now we can't tell how many T72 tanks we have precisely!

Its difficult to know about NA procurement !

Sizzorkay:
How about you stop giving idiots underserved attention. They post these things to rile people up and get responses, if no one respond to them, they will disappear. Stop replying to their useless posts.
Your fate isn't in his hands, nothing will happen to you

Yah...i understand. Won't reply him no more

Edopesin:
52 or 152?

He has lumped up all the procurement for the last 3 years. He didn't even bother to elicudate

Stormtrooper11:
See,you can say what you wanna say. But just know if shit happens to me,my spirit no go let you rest

Lol

BREAKING!!! Tension As Gunmen Storm Police Station In Ebonyi, 3 Killed, Others Injured!

By Wisdom Nwedene, Abakaliki

There is currently tension in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital after suspected gunmen killed three police officers while 2 others were injured in Ezza South LGA of the state.

IGBERE TV gathered that the the slain officers identified as Inspector Danzumi Jimba, Inspector chilaka Anthony and Corporal Juliana Ugwu-Anyim were killed on Friday, 8 January.

An eyewitness who spoke with IGBERE TV said the policemen were attacked by suspected hoodlums who invaded the police station at about 8:45pm on Friday night.

Investigations revealed that the slain officers were two inspectors and one female who was relaxing in her room when the hoodlums struck.

It was also gathered that the attackers took away three AK 47 rifles kept at the station.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs. Loveth Oda, who confirmed the incident explained that corpses of the slain officers had been deposited in a mortuary while the two who sustained bullet wounds were receiving treatment.

However, the Commissioner for Internal Security in the State, Mr. Stanley Okoroemegha, said government was saddened by the incident and had given security agencies forty-eight hours to brief the government on how such breach occurred without any intelligence to forestall it.

Source : https://igberetvnews.com/1378567/breaking-tension-gunmen-storm-police-station-ebonyi-3-killed-others-injured/

Tell this bulllshit to the spirits of the young promising unarmed Nigerian youths, you terrorists shot dead at Lekki tollgate plaza.

Or you could also tell this bulllshit to the spirits of the 5 drivers your fellow zombies killed, just recently in Illorin.

Or better still, you could tell this bulllshit to the thousands of families you animals have rendered hopeless.

If you die, we will celebrate. You can still leave the organization; that would signal that you really do not want to be a tool in the hands of a Nigerian politician, for perpetrating evil.

Stormtrooper11:
See,you can say what you wanna say. But just know if shit happens to me,my spirit no go let you rest

Whyem15:
Who has any information on the exact number of tanks and other lands systems we are still expecting from China. It's been almost a year since the first delivery and that only featured a small number of vehicles.

There was another delivery made according to African Military In October 2020
Here is why the Nigerian’Military deal is different
It is believed they followed the Template of the Royal Thai Army
That would mean 35 Tanks were ordered
Extended Training was given to the Tank Crews both here and in China.
Unlike previous deals this covered G2-G2 , spare parts and is virtually sanctions-proof.
I can’t tell of the qty of the Tank destroyers or the New Artillery Systems except that .....
2021 Nigeria is expected to expected to have a massive haul of procurement both local and international.

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Toju200:
bro link to vid

Defense news Nigeria posted it.

Toju200:
UPDATE: Troops of Operation TURA TAKAIBANGO Yesterday Evening in #Gujba axis of #Yobe State killed 9 ISWAP fighters including a notable field commander during an ambush gunfight, troops also recovered 2 gun trucks + arms & ammo. *Can’t share other gory pictures here* #SecureNorth

#PressRelease #DHQUpdate

OPERATION TURA TAKAIBANGO: BOKO HARAM CRIMINALS MET THEIR WATERLOO IN GUJBA YOBE STATE

1. Troops of the newly launched Operation TURA TAKAIBANGO a subsidiary Operation of Operation LAFIYA DOLE in the North East continue to obliterate elements of Boko Haram/Islamic State's West Africa Province criminals with uncommon ferocity. Latest encounter with the marauding Boko Haram criminals occurred on 9 January 2021 at Gujba LGA of Yobe State where the Gallant troops identified and encycled a Boko Haram criminals Ambush site. The troops from HQ Sector 2 who were led by the Commander Sector 2 and later reinforced by troops from 27 TF Bde Buni Gari and Special Forces Training School Buni Yadi tactically out-manouevered the criminals and engaged them with superior fire power resulting in high casualty on the terrorists. In the aftermath of the decisive encounter, 28 Boko Haram Terrorists were neutralized while few others are believed to have escaped with gunshot wounds. In the same vein, one Boko Haram Gun Truck was destroyed with its occupants while another Gun Truck was captured from the fleeing criminals. Other equipment captured from the criminals include; 2 Anti Aircraft Guns, 13 AK 47 Rifles, 4 extra magazines and a Vulcanizing Machine. Regrettably, one gallant soldier paid the supreme price while one other soldier was wounded during the encounter. Wounded soldier have been evacuated to a military medical facility and is responding positively to treatment.

2. The renewed onslaught against the remnants of Boko Haram/Islamic State's West Africa Province criminals by the dogged troops of Operation TURA TAKAIBANGO is indicative of the end of all criminal elements within the North East.

3. The troops of Operation TURA TAKAIBANGO are highly commended for their dedication and determination in flushing out remnants of the terrorists from their hideouts. They are also encouraged not to relent but build on the successes recorded.

4. The entire populace of the North East region are hereby assured of the Nigerian Army's renewed vigour and determination to crush the remnants of Boko Haram/Islamic State's West Africa Province criminals from their enclaves in this zone.

BENARD ONYEUKO
Brigadier General
Acting Director
Defence Media Operations
10 January 2021