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Take a look at the distance from the edge of the steel frame to the edge of the trunk in both pictures.

Toju200:
it's the same one NAF destroyed
Remember it's a "Propaganda video"

Nope, I don't think so.

Maybe part of the weapons seized from JAS.
Probably passed down by ISIS or from Libya. NA doesn't field it neither does any of our neighbors.

cutievik:
Bros, please share this link with us..

It was just a comment under a post about ISWAP's attack on NA base last month where they burnt a tank. I doubt I can find the comment again.

Mind you, seems the attack on kawuri was pretty large some of the pictures posted by the terrorists featured them burning a panhard and a mowag piranha AFV that both looked as though they've been out of operation several years ago.

The terrorists seem to be fielding more of the SPG-9 that was seen to be destroyed by NAF some weeks ago as seen in a propaganda video from one of their bases in sambisa. This time around, they positioned it under a tree to prevent it from being noticed by NAF

A modern tank will still come out fine from an attack from this type of weapon.
The range is even more ridiculous, fire once and you've given your location out to a tank/IFV/artillery and before they fire the next round, the terrorists should be gone.

A few weeks ago, I saw a tweet about how the NA is ill using armored tanks and other force multiplying platforms by using them to defend bases/garrisons rather than one being used to take out ISWAP's heavy equipment during offensive to make it easier for infantry to clear up the terrorists and that's the absolute truth.
I believe this is intentional, the military wants the war to drag on for several years so that they can get as much funding as possible.

Majority of NA's armored tanks, IFVs, MRAPs and others destroyed by BH/ISWAP were destroyed when the terrorist attack bases either by burning from inside or throwing a grenade inside while they are unmanned!!!

All these nonsense of "it's terrorists territory few kilometers outside of garrisoned towns" won't be happening if tanks and IFVs as support platforms are used for patrols rather than the suicide guntrucks. Those platforms are designed to withstand RPG hits and that's the best the terrorists have.

kabe1:
Close up shots of new Russian single engine 5th generation fighter.


I would think the Nigerian Air Force would be very interested in this aircraft.

It may still take several years before it enters serial production, and the cost will be the most important factor to consider. We still don't know the role the aircraft is being produced for and if NAF has ordered for more JF-17, I doubt they will be considering any such aircraft anytime soon.

SamuelAnyawu:
But What change will this Super Tucano bring in this terrain. What are the advantages over the normal jets NAF have been using in this combat.

Apart from all that has been mentioned, the cost of operating the tucanos is far cheaper than the jet engines meaning that they will be more available for CAS. They also have longer loiter time, they are slower than jet engines thus will comfortably take out enough enemies before passing over them and having to manouver back. And being a relatively new platform, they will come with newer technologies that will ensure more terrorists are detected/killed per encounter.
Most important, if used well, no ISWAP guntruck should return after every attempted attack.

bidexiii:
Am just hearing this please ?
Only 7 of them are coming with optical/infrared targeting system

Non-Major Defense Equipment (MDE): This request also includes the following Non-MDE: Twelve (12) A-29 Super Tucano aircraft, seven (7) AN/AAQ-22F Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Sensor and Laser Designators, Initial Spares, Readiness Spares Package, Consumables, Support Equipment, Technical Data, Repair and Return Start Printed Page 40759Support, Facilities infrastructure and hangar construction, Night Vision Devices (NVDs), Contract Logistics Services (CLS), Contractor Provided Familiarization and Training, USG Manpower and Services, Field Service Representatives, Training Services (pilot training, USAF training, early A-29 training, flight leader upgrade training, travel and living allowance, maintenance training, specialized training, computer-based training, night vision device training, human rights and international humanitarian law, and munitions training), Training Simulators, Air Worthiness Support, Forward Operating Base Facilities, Forward Operating Location Support, Ferrying, and Non-recurring Engineering. Additionally, all aircraft will include weapons software to support forward looking infrared sensors (FLIRs), ancillary system

Whyem15:
Four hundred (400) Laser Guided Rockets including Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS)

Does this mean only 400 of the 5000 rockets will be laser guided?

But then, 7 of the tucanos are coming with this;
AN/AAQ-22F Brite Star Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Multi-Sensor Targeting System developed by FLIR. The system is a five field-of-view (FOV) large format thermal imager, three FOV color daylight camera with laser designator for terminal guidance of LGBs and IR-guided rockets.



Weapons experts please help.

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):

One hundred (100) GBU-12 (500lb) Paveway II (PW-II) Tailkits

One hundred (100) GBU-58 (250lb) PW-II Tailkits

Four hundred (400) Laser Guided Rockets including Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS)

Two thousand (2,000) MK-81 (250lb) bombs

Five thousand (5,000) 2.75 inch Hydra 70 Unguided Rockets (70mm rockets)

One thousand (1,000) 2.75 inch Hydra 70 Unguided Rockets (practice)

Twenty thousand (20,000) Rounds, .50 Caliber Machine Gun Ammo

Does this mean only 400 of the 5000 rockets will be laser guided?

A dedicated ground attack plane that is one of the best for counterinsurgency and the US is currently considering to get in large numbers is what empty barrels are calling toy and outdated.

NewDelhi:
Stop twisting the discuss. The argument is on Ethiopia and Nigeria. I don't know where and how USA and the Taliban got into this.

The context was capturing of soldiers as a measure of failure of an army.

The first batch of 6 super tucanos left US yesterday.

In another news, about 120 bandits killed by NAF in Zamfara.

A large shipment of arm was seized in the northwest today. 37 Aks, multiple rpgs and HMGs, and other weapons. The shipment was hidden in a dirt truck covered with sand.

What Bandit Groups learnt from #Kankara -Yusuf Anka
On 4th of February, a Group of heavily armed bandits not more than 50 Bikes, conveying 3 person each was ambushed by a combined Police and Military operation in Gidan Giye, Tsafe, Zamfara while, this group was said to be coming from katsina from the controls of Dangote, a notorious bandit leader responsible for killing of soldiers in 2020 in Jibia. The group was originally moving out of the two states to Niger state for “Chi Rani” a money making adventure, in banditry this means money making through violence, usually raiding communities, kidnapping for ransom and most commonly rustling, by 14th february the group has hijacked a bus taking away scores in Yakila of Niger State and subsequently releasing a video of their victims while brandishing AK47 and RPG’s. The group while being ambushed in Zamfara left behind 14 motorbikes, the Men left with multiple injuries, On 9th of February the Police in Zamfara paraded the motorcycles as well military wears left by the escaping group in a press statement.
What is wrong?
By 4th February the government and security agencies in Zamfara were aware that a marauding and potent group had escaped an ambush moving towards shores of Niger state through Kuyanbana, a crystal case where co-operation between the states through intelligence sharing could have put Niger state on alert but every state kept fending for itself, by 8th February Kaduna State Governor was seen on BBC stating his stiff stance against granting amnesty to the bandits as well as his counterpart in Niger, a good criminal opportunity for the criminals to give the two Governors a Katsina State treatment and get rich, by taking advantage of the states inability to protect the population, an act that displays their strength and gets the government pleading to grant them amnesty, by 14th the group healed, strategized and took passengers of a bus hostage in Niger State.
Kankara Lessons
Against Shakau’s narrative of kidnapping to discourage western education, Northwest terror elements are abducting in response to power statements against dialogue that tends to embolden or give them protection against air operations, the Kankara incidence has proven to bandits an easy exploitation of security lapses to get the government to it knees, with no option of forceful rescue due to fear of collateral damage the government is only left with option of negotiating it way out with victims.
The recent wage of abductions are targeted at states vocal against dialogue or supportive of local vigilante groups, Kankara abduction was a making of several groups against katsina to get the government of katsina down to it knees of dialogue, a dialogue that will absolve the military from conduct of air operations, ban vigilante groups, the incidence is a direct response to katsina state governor masaris statements on bandits and his reasons to quite dialogue while pleading with the military to see the sleeping places of this criminals.
The Kankara abduction even if nothing has thought bandits the advantage of staging mass abductions, the use of videos to create outrage and pressure on government to meet their demands immediately, as well as the advantage of negotiating with government as against families for financial advantage.

https://medium.com/@YusufAnka/what-bandit-groups-learnt-from-kankara-8952c7ccb5cb

ugo4u:
According to the soldiers in the field they said Proforce APCs have alot of issues in the field and is largely unreliable.

The relevant agencies should pass the review back to proforce so that a new verse can be made.

MUTERIKA:
This morning in EKWULOBIA, AGUATA local government of ANAMBRA, i saw a combined patrol of NIGERIAN ARMY and NIGERIAN NAVY with some badass weapons. What caught my eyes were the two MRAPs, can't really remember the name but i think it starts with "P" not proforce though. Those things are damn huge and enough to create the fear of GOD in someone. Navy and their AGL on every other hilux is funny. GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES

Phantom II APC

These past few weeks have been relatively calm, just a few cowardly attacks on small bases and probing attacks on large bases.
Coupled with the fact that ISWAP's propaganda has been filled with lots of lies, unrelated incidents and attacks on abandoned bases. They even claimed the recent road accident involving NA as their success. Compare with the number, and intensity of attacks between January and early may. We all know the number of times marte, damask and dikwa were attacked within very short periods.
This lull has been on since mid may so Its most likely not due to the attack on JAS.
Is it the raining season or are they planning something big or their strength has been significantly reduced?
Coupled with the fact that we now see lots of child soldiers in their ranks.
One would have expected the capture of JAS to have significantly boosted their strengths but maybe JAS didn't have much before the conflict or maybe many were lost during the conflict with ISWAP.
Even the rate of ambush attacks that should normally be high during raining seasons has reduced to much less than during the dry season same as IED attacks.
It could be a lot of things but I pray that it is the good ones.

Check Tomasz's thread from the beginning of the year and compare.

joscofelix2:
A location under attack

Katarko, Yobe state? Attack repelled already, no mortality on NA side.
I think the outpost used to be unoccupied a while ago.

Toju200:
DSS

A good example of how quality is far better than quantity.
NAF which is next in line in equipping doesn't even come close.

NN took delivery of two fast patrol crafts recently.

GabrielYulaw:
I would love to see an 18-launcher system weighing 300kg or less and equipped with thermobaric warheads, rather than the standard HE and HE-Frag warheads.

I wish NA can field thermobaric weapons against bandit enclaves in the northwest, the mortality will be enormous and those who will survive the encounter will most likely be too scared to pick up weapons against the states again.

Stormtrooper11:
True. We had let oil prices dictate our economy. Nevertheless, its not too late to diversify. With serious policies, insecurity containment measures, a strong campaign against illiteracy, we'll make ourselves a great nation

I totally agree. The only problem is that the diversification will be far slower because of dwindling revenue. You need money to diversify the economy.

Stormtrooper11:
I'm a patriot too. I've read all those stats about our country alot of times, but what are good stats, if they don't reflect on the people.
People are more hungrier today than they were six years ago. We have a wide economy, still our people are not benefiting. Nobody is saying Nigeria is poor. No. We are saying Nigerians are poor. Today alone, I've met two people well dressed coming to me to ask for money for feeding. I just gave them the little i got. People are hungry. I don't know how 2023 is gonna be. There might be anarchy.
Our economy is growing slower than the population. Someone once posted how much we earn as a country in a year. Its low.
Right now, tens of millions of our population haven't eaten breakfast. Nobody is happy with this poor conditions. People are going to bed without dinner. The few middle income population who eat three square meals are considered lucky.
We have a poor population. What's a country without its population? Its failing

When oil was selling at over $100 per barrel and we were producing over 2 million barrels per day, we failed to diversify or to save. The country was looted. Now that oil prices are less than half of what it used to be and we are producing less than half the quantity we used to, we shouldn't expect the economy to be better than the years before 2014.

EricBraven:
I was thinking while I was cooking,how do we as a people help the security agencies perform their duty efficiently and I came up with this pyramid.
Explain--
The judiciary is an important arm of government that has been failing or fairly trying in it area of duty but they need to do more cos if Justice is not well served or not served they tend to motive for revenge.
2. The ARMED FORCES they are higher up the pyramid cos they are our last resort against external and internal aggressors
3. National guard - this ones are to fill in the area that is about the military and civilian population like internal insurrection. They should also be an extended arm of the armed forces and should be made up of the BORDER GUARD,COAST GUARD AND FOREST GUARD thus allowing for more efficiency in stopping the flow of arms. They will also be the major tactical unit against bandits and the likes.
4.The ministry of internal affairs - I basically just categorised all the one you meet at airport,seaport and pipeline under the ministry of internal affairs cos that is where they report to.
This guys are also an important aspect of the security architect that will help stop the flow of arms into the country.

All these will take lots of time and resources that we might not have now. The best solution to the problem of the northwest is to arm the citizens militia and subject them to government oversight. These bandits are very coordinated and the towns and villages they are laying waste too are starting to get occupied by jihadist. It's only a matter of time before the insurgency war shifts to the northwest, it is a fertile ground for the jihadist, the bandits already did the large part of the job for them and it gives them safety from the operations in the northeast. Others criminals from other countries will start moving in and before you know there will be anarchy and constant attacks.
The locals are already organizing themselves into vigilante groups to fight with crude weapons against the bandits, give them assault weapons to bridge the capability gap and see attacks reduce drastically.
Later on when, the resources is available, you can then absorb the militia into any force you want.

bidexiii: Maj Gen VO Ezugwu of Training and Doctrine Command becomes the Commander Infantry Corps.

Na this one sweet me pass. It would have made more sense for him to be appointed as artillery or intelligence corps Commander but if he is originally from infantry corps, it won't be possible.

Illumined939:
You all will soon find out that the training your special forces receive in Belarus is outdated.

You will get to know when they are killed easily by covert techniques of our blessed Biafran forces.

For real, the counterinsurgency trainings they receive in Belarus are all outdated.

Abegiii let's hear word, you are too noisy for anyone to take you serious. Your desperation for attention is cringy.

SamuelAnyawu:
Are Military Intelligence different from normal military guys? I met a Major today whom another Major introduced as military intelligence.

Tho his work was majorly on profiling refugees returning from the bush

It's a Corp of the army. Just like Engineering corps.
Most of those in the northeast are of infantry, Armour and artillery corps

Bargaining stage of grief

Salatavor:
True, but he is in possession of a stockpile of weapons that could be used against the government. If they have reasonable intelligence that any entity is stockpiling weapons against the government it is reasonable to act, you don't wait till the incompetent service men start losing their lives before you act.

The main question is when will they start arresting Fulani Bandit leaders?

The problem is that the government isn't communicating with the people, there is an ongoing military operation against the bandits and many of them get killed on regular basis. NAF carries out air interdiction operations against them and so on.

DubaiLandLord:
Nnamdi Kanu Writes British Commission In Nigeria, Demands Full Protection, Unconditional Release As British Citizen

Kanu, in the letter exclusively obtained SaharaReporters and written by his legal counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, on Thursday, said the British authorities must declare that he is not a criminal but "a person who possesses a political opinion which the Nigerian authorities are seeking to suppress using punishment of some sort."

The Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has written to the British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Catriona Laing, asking that the British authorities file a Diplomatic Note with Nigeria's Federal High Court indicating Britain's sovereign interest in his trial as a British citizen

The IPOB leader was arrested and detained since Sunday with the Department of State Services in Abuja and had been taken to court in chains and handcuffs while his trial was adjourned to July 26.

In a copy of the letter to the UK High Commissioner, made available to SaharaReporters on Thursday night, Ejimakor reiterated that Kanu, being a British citizen, did not travel with a Nigerian passport to Kenya where he was abducted.

Ejimakor, in the letter titled, "Re: Urgent Request for Consular Assistance to OKWU-KANU, Nwannekaenyi Nnamdi Kenny (a British Citizen)", established legal, political and diplomatic reasons to defend the pro-Biafra secessionist Leader.

He also established that there was no extant order of extradition by any British court that was officially processed to deport Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria. He, therefore, asked the British Government to demand the release of Kanu urgently.

The letter reads, "We are solicitors to the above-named British citizen, on whose behalf and Instruction we write this letter to request urgent Consular assistance to him. Mr. Okwu-Kanu (aka Nnamdi Kanu) is the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Director of Radio Biafra, both of which are corporate citizens of the United Kingdom.

"Mr. Kanu resides in the United Kingdom, from which soil he departed on an overseas trip on or about June 19, 2021, on a British Passport No: 556543086 (copy of biographic page attached herewith).

"We are reliably informed that while he was on said overseas travel, he was intercepted in Kenya by Nigeria's foreign security agents and brought to Nigeria against his will on or about June 27, 2021, and 'arraigned' before the Federal High Court in Abuja without the benefit of Counsel on June 29, 2031. Currently, he is being detained in the Directorate of State Security Services (DSS) custody in Abuja.

"Your Excellency, permit us to point to a few legal, political and diplomatic issues that have been implicated in this matter. They are;

"Mr Kanu is a British citizen travelling on a valid British passport when he was seized in a third country and forcibly brought to Nigeria. Such an act constitutes an unlawful rendition of a bonafide British citizen.

"He was not travelling on Nigerian passport or the passport of any other country, including that of Kenya. There is no extant Order of extradition by any British Court or any other foreign Court (including Kenya) and we are informed that no pending extradition proceedings are standing against him in Britain or Kenya.

"There is no deportation Order by any Kenyan Court or other authority that made him subject to deportation. But if there was, the country of his deportation should have been Britain on which passport he was travelling. Deporting him to Nigeria just because he was born in Nigeria, but not travelling on her passport, is unlawful under international law.

"The enterprise upon which Mr Kanu is engaged, which is: seeking the restoration of the defunct State of Biafra through a referendum is a protected political opinion (i.e. self-determination) under British and Nigerian Laws, where it is enacted at CAP A9, Article 20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

"In our view, the manner of his interception and forcible deportation to Nigeria is extra-legal and does not comport with the pertinent international laws and treaties to which Nigeria is subject."

Ejimakor also asked the British authorities to view Kanu as a political prisoner entitled to a set of political opinions and not a criminal.

"Based on the foregoing, we hereby make the following Prayers; That Mr Kanu be granted every possible Consular assistance to which he is entitled as a British citizen; that Mr Kanu be categorized as a high profile political prisoner or a prisoner of conscience and be thus rendered the highest diplomatic protection under municipal and international laws.

"That the Nigerian authorities be prevailed upon to immediately allow access to Mr Kanu by his Lawyers, Doctors and Family members.

"That the Nigerian authorities be prevailed upon to immediately avail Mr Kanu the opportunity of being taken to any hospital of his choice for medical examination.

"That the British authorities file a Diplomatic Note or other legal processes with Nigeria's Federal High Court and the Office of the Attorney General of Nigeria indicating her sovereign interest in Mr Kanu's matter.

"That the British authorities declare that Mr Kanu is not a criminal but a person who possesses a political opinion the Nigerian authorities seek to suppress using punishment of some sort.

"That the British authorities urgently demand the unconditional release of Mr Kanu from detention. While we await your urgent and most favourable considerations of our Prayers, please be assured of our highest esteem for Your Excellency, the High Commission and the British Government," the letter added.

https://saharareporters.com/2021/07/01/nnamdi-kanu-writes-british-commission-nigeria-demands-full-protection-unconditional

It seems people who say someone can't be repatriate(from the UK) base on political reasons are right after all.

No wander Germany refused to extradite Puigdemont back to Spain.

But Kanu made a mistake by passing through an African country, some other people go learn from him in future and I don't see him seeing freedom till GMB leaves power. Another president fit just free am wey no even sure sef. 50/50 thing.

This guy's trump is his British citizenship, all his associates wey no get British, EU, US or Canadian citizenship dey on their own.
I don't see this action working out for him Sha. There are tons of evidence against him, UK can't stop the prosecution of her citizen in a court in another country especially when their is clear evidence against the citizen, they can only provide legal assistance.