Ibnsultan: Sirius is there any News yet on the faith of the pilot of the crash helo. If the pilot,crew are indeed alive the were and manner the military organise its S&R will be watched by other pilot. We need to extract our boys for full medical &evaluation

bidexiii: . Those top military rednecks r funny why would a mil35 gunship will be training in an hostile and volatile region ? We r not full s!!! We all know what happen its normal in war that both side loses in terms of personel,eguipment and machineries. We r just waking up to the reality of with it means to win a war . That is why our procurement power must be strong. We,ve lost one of our gundship's ... Hmmmm a minus one out of few . That is why our politicians must wake up to these call and also we've also lost some brave pilots !

EasternLeopard:

Sirius has rekindled our hope in a military victory.

Although it pains me I was denied the previledge to fight.

afube: The bare essence of any COIN operation is to CONSTRICT AND CONSTRAIN two things that are of inestimable value to the likes of boko haram,these are TIME AND SPACE!! To do this,methinks the young,virile and strong males of gwoza,bags,damboa etc.who in my view are better suited to be screened and recruited into the army asap.....besieged Biafra turned 16 and 17year olds into fighting men in 4weeks max,we can comfortably recruit and train 50,000 borno men and volunteers from elsewhere to increase the boots on the ground.these 50,000 new recruits should be deployed on the ground to provide defense for the far off and isolated towns that boko haram love to feast upon,the extremely isolated hamlets should be evacuated please....the new troops allied with our more experienced troops armed with tanks and artillery should effectively deny boko haram of the SPACE,they seem to enjoy now.
To deny boko haram the value of TIME,the army has to go on the offensive,this is where we will need the new equipment FG wants to provide,attack helicopters,the super tucano planes,alpha jets ,special forces ,paratroopers etc. but such forces must be effectively marshaled and deployed by our generals.

If we fail to deny boko haram the values of SPACE AND TIME now,they may capture maiduguri in a few weeks time......we have to act now

IdomaLikita:

As una dey butcher the anticipated $1Billion Loan, nobody mention anything about setting aside at least $1 Million to Overhaul Military Signals oh, na why I dey talk!
Ipads with Googles Maps are superb, but the Military must follow this up with Ulta-Modern Communications Gadgets!
When Russia Invaded South Ossetia, they Jammed all the Communications of the Georgian Military cutting off relay of info vertically and horizontally, sometimes ordering Georgian Units into Ambushes and even getting them to attack themselves! We saw the Speed at which Victory was achieved!
Yes! Ours isn't a Conventional War bla bla bla, but then! If the Military can dole out a good sum in Training some of the Boys in this regard, they will find it easy to integrate the Signals of the division at the Cheapest effective cost maximising the little we have!
If they have moles within Us, nothing wrong in listening in on their lil' chit-chats also! Its been found to have a calming effect on Soldiers on Patrol sef!

Sirius, hope say Una don chop night food!

quid:
Reporting to the CIA will not change the fact that you are endangering your supposed colleagues

cirmuell: if you're so much disturbed by this "leaking of vital information" why not lay your complain at appropriate quarters instead of acting a fool on here...that would be a wise move don't you think?

komekn:

Really concerned in fact appalled to my bones that our brave troops are going through hostile waters with no cover in open locally made wooden boats, that outboard engine makes such a racket you could be heard for miles.

In that thing your simply SITTING DUCKS what you need is amphibious APC ‘s I could pick up 200 BTR 60’s in bulk from a host of former eastern bloc countries I’m sure in bulk with good negotiation at $20k a unit bring them into Nigeria a bit of refurbishment and they are good to go , not the best but 100 hundred times better than those suicide boats we are in now.

Furthermore with minimal upgrades thermal and night vision sites attached to 20mm you can engage boko on the water and chase him on land rout him out completely from Chad basin TOTAL ANNIHILATION, further more in the water your silhouette is very low really hard to hit, as well as the fact the BTR 60 has got fairly decent armour for 1980’s tech.

I am talking about winning this war on the cheap but with effective assets that will give our boys clear cut advantage. I could have 200 BTR 60’s fully armed and in theatre for less than $5million including logistics.

Disgustingly perverse when you think of it less than what Stella spent on her armoured BMW’s with our public money, for her to ride in the serene comfort and relative safety of Abuja while our brave boys roast and die in the NE.

Sometimes I TIRE 4 9JA

dekronik: Oga SiriusBlack, God be with you.
Please once and for all clarify this issue of Damboa LGA. Is it under the control of the Federal Govt or BH terrorrists?
I don't want to rely on yeye blogs for info. Thanks. We will win this war on terror by Gods grace.

quid:
Stop leaking vital military information; if you REALLY care about your colleagues.

What sort of rubbish are u doing?

This is not time to massage your emotions. Focus on your military tactics. . . except you have some ulterior motives here . .

NigellusHosan: There's nothing that hasn't got supernatural senses..
Africans are plain stewpid n hyper-superstitious

Ibnsultan: Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will
follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as
your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you
even unto death.
Sun Tzu
#NigeriaArmy

quid:
who is "we"? ...... . . The other boko spies?

quid:
Expose the Nigerian soldiers' position to your allies, boko haram;
And Boko will plan to attack those positions, even unto death.

- -SiriusBlack

tit: Are these the long-range "missiles" BH stole when from a NA FOB a couple of months ago?

HandOfChukwu: Exactly, I don't know exactly why it's always the dumbest possible leaders that get into power here in Nigeria but it must stop, we have the highest GDP in Africa..yet we cant afford to spend $250 million to buy 1000 MRAPS or just $25 million like you said to buy 100 of the best tanks in the world from Germany, where does the money go? Under Goodluck Jonathan's hat? That would explain why he always has that same dirty hat on anyway.

cjrane:

Oga Sirius,
One cannot doubt your patriotism to Nigeria and I understand your aim to provide sincere answers to all these classified weapons questions.
But as a soldier, you know first hand that when the enemy knows your plan, strategy and type of weapons, you be walking into a deadly trap.

Some of these people asking about weapons are Boko Haram. I am getting uncomfortable the way you answer them. This now borders on national security.

agaugust:

Roland SAM in NE ?