agaugust: .

[size=16pt]nigerian army's new long range 60km k.iller artillery[/size]

truck towed at 80km/hr to 90km/hr speed on ground to close-in on enemy

self mobile without being towed at speed 8km/hr

fires 60km range artillery shells on enemy targets 60km away

fully computerized targeting and navigation systems

48 units in service with nigerian army

one of the best advanced systems and longest range modern artillery guns in the world

matches and can k.ill south african G6 artillery guns in battle

proves that south african army has NO significant artillery gun range advantage over nigeria.

http://beegeagle./2010/05/20/nigerian-army-inventory-as-of-2009/


nigerian army ultra-modern FH-77 B05 L52 artillery gun type....hiding in the bush to hit the enemy 60km away

Here is the linkHaubits FH77 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haubits_FH77

agaugust: .

[size=16pt]nigerian army's new long range 60km k.iller artillery[/size]

truck towed at 80km/hr to 90km/hr speed on ground to close-in on enemy

self mobile without being towed at speed 8km/hr

fires 60km range artillery shells on enemy targets 60km away

fully computerized targeting and navigation systems

48 units in service with nigerian army

one of the best advanced systems and longest range modern artillery guns in the world

matches and can k.ill south african G6 artillery guns in battle

proves that south african army has NO significant artillery gun range advantage over nigeria.

http://beegeagle./2010/05/20/nigerian-army-inventory-as-of-2009/


nigerian army ultra-modern FH-77 B05 L52 artillery gun type....hiding in the bush to hit the enemy 60km away

again that's a lie the effective range of the gun is 24 km and the longest range is 27.4 km thank you

andrewza:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32208&catid=74&Itemid=30

http://www.africandefence.net/drones-and-rooivalk-to-the-drc/

http://www.africandefence.net/analysis-how-m23-was-rolled-back/

Beast of the beast you can see it it kick butt probably the world best. AH in the world I salute you SA engineers

chris365:

hey dummy, we also have billions in yuans which when added to the dollar reserve, is more than 50 billion

You can call me whatever you want,FACT your lies have been exposed you can try to spin all you want fact is as of August SA have more dollars in reserve than Nigeria

drag_on:

You have not contained poachers yet.!!

Who said we had not contain poachers I can see you are talking from an ingnorant point of few

drag_on:

You have not contained poachers yet.!!

I said show me in these tread were did we say BH can beat NA in an open war please show us

agaugust:

...FACT is that south african army is afraid of death and refused to go back and fight Seleka rebels in CAR because they know it will turn into a jungle/guerrilla warfare and thousands of south african soldiers will die, go read war history of jungle battles.



same way you south africans say boko haram will defeat nigerian army in an open war. tit for tat, do me i do you , God no go vex

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Show me were in these tread where did we say BH will beat NA in an open war then I will rest my case the only thing we said is NA cannot contain BH in their backyard

agaugust:

...FACT is that south african army is afraid of death and refused to go back and fight Seleka rebels in CAR because they know it will turn into a jungle/guerrilla warfare and thousands of south african soldiers will die, go read war history of jungle battles.



same way you south africans say boko haram will defeat nigerian army in an open war. tit for tat, do me i do you , God no go vex

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So who is fighting in DRC as we speak some of the soldiers were in CAR unless you want to tell us that the Republic did not send any soldiers to fight the M23 yet you come here and claim that they are afraid to fight grow up man stop reasoning like a child for once

agaugust:

i studied government sector accounting in 400 level in nigerian university, there at least 4 different dollar cash reserves kept by nigerian government, the only one you know is the number 1, CBN general federal reserve account.

number 2, excess crude oil revenue account, numbers 3 to 4, a group of several different sovereign wealth accounts, all in billions of dollars .

http://www.informationng.com/tag/excess-crude-oil-account
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria_Sovereign_Investment_Authority

nigeria has total of about $60 billion dollars cash reserves for any emergency, more than what south africa's $40 billion.

south africa is also heavily indebted in dollars to foreign creditors, about $40 billion. nigeria owes less than $8 billion.

nigeria is the richest country in africa in terms of mineral wealth reserve, congo DRC comes second to nigeria. proved on this forum before.

for you to lecture me in government finance, you need to read all the accounting books i have read

come on augugust please stop peddling lies on these tread its official as of August your had 46 billion dollars and South Africa had 53 billion dollars go to your Newspaper THISDAY and read it yourself

drag_on:


No, he is not lying,just that Nigeria has multiple accounts,and a sovereign wealth fund.The Main secondary account from the Foreign reserve is the Excess Crude Account.IT was 9-10 Billion at the beginning of the Year,it dropped to $5B during a period of low output from the oil platforms,now it is back at $8.4billion.

http://www.informationng.com/2012/10/nigerias-excess-crude-account-rises-to-8-4bn.html
http://premiumtimesng.com/business/103557-excess-crude-account-rises-from-increased-crude-sales.html

Nigeria: External Reserves Drop to U.S.$46.87 Billion As Naira Hits One Year Low
30 August 2013 , By Obinna Chima, Source: This Day
Nigeria's external reserves continued its lacklustre performance since this quarter as it fell to $46.871 billion on Wednesday, its lowest value this month.

This was just as the naira also weakened to its lowest value against the United States dollar this year at the interbank segment of the forex market as it closed at N163.70 to a dollar Thursday.

Data gathered from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the current position of the reserves derived mainly from the proceeds of crude oil production and sales represented a decline by $188 million or 0.4 per cent, compared to the $47.059 billion it stood as at August 1.

The foreign reserves largely hovered around $46.8 billion and $47.1 billion this month.

Although financial market analysts had predicted that the 50 per cent Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) that was introduced for public sector funds by the CBN would support the accretion of the foreign reserves and also support naira appreciation in the short-term, this was yet to happen.

According to data gathered from the Financial Market Dealers Association (FMDA), at its current value at the interbank market, the nation's currency has shed a total of N7.03 kobo this year as against the N156.67 to a dollar it was at the beginning of the year. However, at the central bank's regulated bi-weekly forex auction, the naira maintained its value of N155.76 to a dollar. The CBN sold a total of $563.46 million at the two auctions held this week.

When contacted on the development, the Emerging Market Strategist at Standard Bank Plc, Mr. Samir Gadio, argued that it was questionable whether the CRR on public sector funds would intrinsically result in a qualitatively stronger naira because of its muted impact on market yields.

"It will rather cap the upside for dollar/naira and signal that the CBN will continue to defend exchange rate stability via direct and indirect measures as long as Governor Lamido Sanusi remains in charge (until June 2014).

"With around $47 billion of forex reserves, the central bank also has enough ammunition to supply adequate levels of dollars to corporate and, if needed, the interbank market, for some time. Additionally, the elevated Bonny Light oil price ($113.6/bbl on 22 Aug) reduces the possibility of a disorderly shift up in the exchange rate," Gadio said in a report to THISDAY.

Also, Kunle Ezun and Kenneth Asenime of the Ecobank Group, in a joint report said the naira remained under pressure due to structural imbalance between dollar supply and demand.

However, the treasurer of a bank said the country's high dependent on imported goods was putting pressure on the naira. He also argued the demand for forex by oil marketers for importation of petroleum products for the fourth quarter would further weaken the naira in the short-term. I hope these will clear all the lie I'm talking about so please stop misleading your people don't forget we live in an information free society

agaugust: .
[size=16pt] i wasted south african army and i siezed power...Mr.Djotodia [/size]


the Seleka main man south african army was afraid to go back and challenge in CAR

Fact south africa did not go there to fight anyone they were not mandated to fight anyone they were there to train the CAR soldiers just like we are doing in DRC and in your own mind sarcaceism aside do you think Seleka can beat South Africa in an open war your heart of Heart say no but just because your pride won't allow you to admit it.

agaugust:

nigerian military have got all their budgetary allocations, plus extra security vote cash payments from federal government.

nigeria still has about $60 billion cash we refuse to spend, kept safe for emergency needs. just a temporary cash flow problem, nigerian oil and gas still flows like rivers of wealth .

proved below....

http://www.punchng.com/news/nigeria-not-broke-but-cash-strapped-dg-budget-agf/


every advanced weapon of other countries is no threat to south africa according to you, but Seleka rebels with rusted AK-47 rifles and rusted RPG was enough threat to make your south african army refuse to go back to CAR and defend the pride of south african military that small boys of Seleka rubbished inside the mud pit

south africa is a bubble gum republic, the more you taste it, the less its flavour !

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that's a lie as of august Nigeria has 46 billion dollars in reserve and they lost 1.8 billion at the same time due to the deprecetion of the Naira while SOuth Africa had 53 billion dollars in reserve so please stop lying to us and to the nigerian community

Henry120:

I share the same sentiments as you.

Very very sad indeed as I was saying let Africa unite against these desease which takes innocent peoples lives

Henry120:

It is imperative that south africa in particular carefully studies the situation in nigeria. As africa's biggest economy, you are also at risk of terror attacks. However the biggest advantage is your country is in a Christian neighbourhood, unlike nigeria, kenya et al. So no religious sentiments, when it comes to dealing with the problem.

In your own.opinion what do you think your govt and the citizens should do to bring peace to Nigeria

Henry120:

Every military/ defence architecture in africa has shortcomings. If the biggest economy in africa is only just over 400 billion dollars, not even up to that of poland(600 billion usd), it shows the sort of challenges we face as a continent. it also means across every facet of each of those nations there are going to be shortfalls. Defence would not be immune.

We have always acknowledged that we, like the rest of africa have challenges. If we did not, we would have deployed at least 15 SU-30 MKK's to mali instead of 4 alpha jets. Same way south africa would have deployed your 11 roivalk helicopters to congo without demanding that the UN pays first before deployments are made.

The government of nigerian recently purchased an intelligence system from elbit systems of Israel for 50 million dollars. Ordinarily you should have such an equipment in all 36 states and the FCT. It would cost the government of nigeria 1.8 billion dollars to have such a system in all 36 states of the federation. Question is, Where is such a money going to come from? Or would you south africans shit it out for us?


I do not know what the system is, however I've giving you an idea of how almost impossible it is to run an effective intelligence agency with the resources available, not only in the case of nigeria, but for the rest of africa, including south africa.

that's why I said the sooner they get on top of these the better fo Nigeria and the Continent,and I hope that other Intelligence operative from other countries take what is happening at Nigeria as a case study and I also hope that they are sharing some intel as to how to handle terrorism in their respective countries

1,2:
Somebody once said South Africans are lazy, if they were lazy would they build such a massive infrustructure.

News Flash south Africa has added another 1200Mw power on friday to the national grid these is what I call govt delivery we walk the talk other talk the walk

Henry120:

I'm only going to give you this attention once you twerp. The personnel of nigerian intelligence services are well trained, better trained than her south african counter-parts. The nigerian DSS is the best intelligence agency in africa. However training alone cannot win you a war, you need to have money, experience, equipment and expertise, all of these in there requisite numbers.

Look at the attack on the naval yard in washington D.C this past few days, would you say it's a lack of training that led to the avoidable loss of life?

Training again is holistic. There is not a single version of training. Admitting that there are shortfalls isn't a sign of weakness. It shows that you are aware of your areas of strength and are prepared to grow your area of shortfalls, and not live in a delusional state like you south africans.

You are the only Nigerians who is not Egostical ,because when I pointed out that shortcomings most Nigerians did not agree with me,Personnal I wish them to come on top of these challenge yes you can't kill an ideology but at least if the boys can have the ability to identify the moles in the Nigerian army half of their battle will be won

CraigB:

Oh, your military is inadequate? Thanks for the admission. We've been saying.

On to your other point - you haven't tried everything. Boko Haram happened because you failed in the foundations of nation-building. That's what you haven't tried. Sooner or later, you'll have to get back to basics.

We both agree that your military's inadequate. Therefore, get wise and grow some intelligence.

I told them when I joined these tread that their intelligence personnel lack training they never admitted ,I'm surprised that now they are admitting it now

Henry120:

Foreign intervention into south africa perhaps. Nigeria only needs the resources to tackle the problem. That is, equipment, intelligence and training. Just like the indonesians get from the US for their detachment 88 unit. If we can get a similar unit like the detachment 88, fully funded, trained and equipped by the americans to deal primarily with terrorism and terrorist related activities. A dedicated unit that is well trained and equipped would help in curtailing terrorists activities. I do not believe terrorism can be defeated, how do you defeat an ideology. It is virtually impossible to do that.

We do not have the resources to defeat terrorism, we have been able to curtail terrorists activities, up until a few weeks ago. However, as we have seen Killing shekau doesn't bring and end to terrorism, another vampire would just take his place.

2) A negotiated settlement is not possible. you cannot use the example of south africa in this particular situation. As their demands are frivolous.

Jokes asideh there is one thing I know violent breath violent ther must be a way to deal with these madness because I believe killing the sect leaders won't solve the Problem at hand you rightly put it you can't beat an ideology so Nigerians themselves must find a settlement

Fighter Pilot:

Julius Malema would kick me back to where? JM doesn't own SA and is just nothing 2 South African government. I am proudly South African.

Hehehe don't worry Fighter he has been beaten by facts I can see he is foaming in his mouth you are not the one who killed his soldiers they jusy can't take it,It is too much for them as of tuesday BH killed another 67 people just wonder with all the resources they have but still BH boys can conduct and man a roadblock and kill people I rest my case.

gst101: where is Osama Bin Laden's body?

It was dispose off at the sea and show us where is Shekau body don't play hide and seek here where is his body,show us his body finish and klaar

agaugust:


thank you very much....so all the claims your south african friends have been posting since some days ago that nigerian army underestimated its casualties in recent battles with boko haram, is also eqaully false, and a lie to be dismissed...nigeria too is unable to keep secret because their comrades will speak out in CONFIRMED and RELIABLE public sources/media...anything less than that is a big lie

nigerian army casualty figures remain fact and tru as published by army headquaters.

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Desparate times calls for desparate majores you so wish to let these embarassing moment to go away boy fact is you can't it has already written down in history that NA is shit live with it

agaugust:




[size=16pt]50 south african soldiers k.illed by Seleka rebels....Truth Exposed[/size]



"Johannesburg - Would it be possible for the South African Defence Force (SANDF) to conceal the deaths of at least 23 more soldiers in last month’s battle with Seleka rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR) – and perhaps upwards of 37 more?

The government announced that 13 soldiers had died in the battle and 27 were wounded. It named the 13 dead and their bodies were publicly returned to South Africa to be honoured and buried today.

But the Seleka rebels have told local and international media they killed at least 36 soldiers in the fighting around the capital, Bangui, between March 22 and 24. And Radio France Internationale has quoted an anonymous source who claimed to have seen at least 50 body bags being loaded onto a SA Airforce C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft for transport back to South Africa on March 25, a day after the fighting ended."



http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/seleka-rebels-dispute-death-toll-of-soldiers-1.1496538#.UjuZxcbOlPI

Dream on as recently as tuesday 54 civilians lost their lives were was your mighty army oh I forget they were busy licking their wounds,you can try to deflect what is happening in Naija but to no avail right now you army is being kicked left right and centre and they are running helter sketter Ag sham what a pity,calling toy soldiers with batteries as realy soldiers,

Henry120: Nigeria was/ still is very involved in the operations in mali. I have pasted in the past multiple images of nigerian troops deployed in Timbuktu, Lere, mali-mauritania border, banamba and goa. We pulled out of the mission in mali because our mandate there had been fulfilled. We invested 1200 combat troops backed by 4 fighter jets, 3 attack helicopters and 50 million dollars in aid to the government of mali. We also have set-up a military hospital in mali. As such nigerians are proud of the military's achievements in mali.


For the recent operation against boko-haram in the border region with chad, nigerian troops despite suffering heavy casualties showed an overwhelming bravery in the face of a determined opponent. Most boko-haram fighters come from mali, niger and chad. A nairalander who also is a JTF member serving in yobe state, north-east nigeria, in his thread which hit the front-page 2-3 weeks ago attested to the fact that the core fighting members of boko-haram are mainly hired insurgents from mali, niger and chad. Nigerian troops killed 105 boko-haram members, while suffering losses of 16 confirmed troops and 9 missing. The operation was a success.


That been said, the operation also showed major shortcomings in the execution of the mission. The questions most nigerians have been asking is, why was there no air or artillery support. The nigerian airforce's own aeronautical and electrical engineering firm ( AESTL) recently completed PDM and re-activation and up-grades of 9 alpha jets and 1 C-130. I do not think it was a question of a lack of ground attack jets or MI-35p helicopters or artillery pieces. Only the major who ordered the operation can answer why he did not request for air support or artillery fire for such an important operation. This operation was an un-necessary risk taking. You cannot go for an mission of this magnitude and not have air cover. It is simply a failure laid squarely at the feet of the military planners, and they are culpable for this disaster.

You can spin doctor all you want lie the way you want Fact you lost 40 men and 65 are missing live with it and go tell that lies to you fellow nigerians ,now you claim that BH members are coming from outside nigeria that's a lie unless you prove otherwise your army is weak your fellow Nigerians always say you army is secretive not me,the is no secret they just don't have the neccesary equipment and training to fight BH period I suggest that they swallow their ego and come and ask South Africa for some training before is too late.

gst101:

ON HOT TOPICS where you have very many different people commenting, yes! This is because, you will find someone in real life who has any of the views. The more a view occures from different people, the more prevalent the view in reality. I have taken note of this before and it is true.

Also, you take not of the ethnic group. The username suggests it in some cases

These guy is crazy you still see and judge people according to their username and ethnicity not about their nationality OMG that's why nigeria is so backward you are truly a rookie on these forum why don't you pack your bags and find something along those lines

gst101: Is it that other countries in Africa do not have a platform on which they can express themselves? Or is it that they do not have an internet culture?

I have looked everywhere to find a very active forum of other African countries where their nationals engage innational discuss but i cannot find any. Not even SA has what we have here in NL.

Just take a look around NL and you will come to see how active we are online. Just by being on this website, you can have a very good idea of what Naija is all about! The hotter the topic, the more topical that issue is to us in real life. By being on this forum, you can get an idea of how little informed, moderately informed and how very well informed Nigerians are on several issues. This is not the case with other African countries including SA.

Are you saying a few individuals on nairaland represent the views of the millions of their citizens ?

agaugust:

no country at war is ever in a hurry to publish battlefield reports in civilian newspapers. if you dont know the meaning of the word 'military' , then go create a nairaland police thread and open your basket mouth there

There is no need to get emotional about it fact is your army were busy cooking the books but the problem is the trueth has a way of coming out no matter how hard you try to suffocate it the world is littered with such examples asked China or N Korea they tried it but they failed,until you prove otherwise 40 of your soldiers were killed and 65 are still missing FACT

agaugust: .

lets see south african army fight against its own citizens who are religious terrorists.....ANC rebels alone were bombing south africa on home soil and the military of south african never defeated ANC freedom fighters

islamic terrorists will turn the whole of south africa into a sleepless nation


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Taliban bomb kills Pakistani Army General, two other soldiers on home soil

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ISLAMABAD | Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:57am EDT

(Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed a Pakistani general and another officer on Sunday near the border with Afghanistan, the Pakistani army said, rare high-ranking casualties in Pakistan's war against militants.

Major General Sanaullah Khan, along with a lieutenant colonel and another soldier, were killed in the Upper Dir district after visiting an outpost near the border, the army said.

Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid claimed responsibility for the bombing, which Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said would not affect the fight against militants.

"Pakistan army has made substantial sacrifices to protect the nation against the menace of terrorism and such cowardly acts by terrorists cannot deter the morale of our armed forces," Sharif said in a statement.

The attack comes after weeks of discussions within Sharif's government about whether to pursue peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban, who are separate from Afghanistan's Taliban, although allied with them.

Last week, major political parties held a conference on the issue and agreed that talks should be pursued.

But it was not clear when talks might begin, who might take part or if they would be held under any conditions.

The killing of Khan and his colleagues would likely make it more difficult for the government to enter negotiations.

The Pakistani Taliban, an umbrella group of different factions, have said they would have their own meeting to decide whether to negotiate with the government. Analysts said it might be difficult for them to reach an agreement.

Taliban spokesman Shahid said the attacks would continue while the militants decided if the government's offer was genuine.

"If we find them serious we can talk, otherwise we will continue our attacks," he said.

The Taliban said last year that they would only consider talks if the government imposed strict Islamic law and went to war with old enemy India.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/15/us-pakistan-violence-idUSBRE98E05E20130915

You can spin doctor for all you want but the facts remain your toy soldiers were beaten on their backyard with all the support FACT live with it

CraigB:

The BMW engine is thanks to World War II darkness. You have no point.

"Continuous improvement" is the phrase.

To add it also gave us and the World SASOL and DSTV

gst101:

Thanks to apartheid darkness

At least it made us think out of the box we now reaping the results so tell me what did you 60 years freedom gave you oh I forget dictator after dectator

gst101: Just heard on TV. Nigeria seeks China partnership on issues regarding weapons production.

You can google it to find out.

So what does it affect us rat no only rats get excited by it for your info rat we don't think of going in patnership but we sell ours all over the world including you USA go and ask Obama and Nato what armoured vehicles have save their armies lives and from which country we don't cut and paste we design,develop and mass produce for the world rat.