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JOSCOFELIX:
Some ipob in my area say two military helicopter is being shot down . Please can someone confirm this

tutudesz:
Paying the ransom will encourage more banditry. Government should go after them with full force regardless of Collateral damage, this will send a strong message to bandits.

Whyem15:
The abductors of the Kagara boys have demanded for #500 million as ransom from the Niger state government.


https://eonsintelligence.com/details/news-108923456/kagara-abduction-bandits-demand-n500-million-ransom-from-niger-state-government-1941210267

Oladeligt:
Pls if I may ask, what are the duties of civil defense.

Salatavor:
Let me let you guys in on a little secret... You see the Algerian Soldiers and other soldiers you guys keep seeing that are always looking well kitted and neat in the desert those guys are just there for excercise that is why they are looking that clean... They should not be compared with soldiers that have spent up to 3 months on the same cloths in the trenches like their Nigerian Counterparts in NE. You can see that Nigerian soldiers during excercises are also always looking clean and well kitted, but leave them in the bush for 2 months and they are back to the stone age. That is what combat does to you...

Oh, I remember the good old days when we touched down at Lungi Airport in Sierra Leone... We were all looking crisp and clean like new 500 Naira note... As we matched down from the C130 Hercules Aircraft Airplane, I looked around me and I saw a country that was deep in need of an intervention, I looked at the flag on my shoulder and I thanked God for Nigeria... The locals saw us as heroes as the AFP photographers polished our faces with the flashes from their cameras...

That is me in the picture holding my gun, they told me it was a peace operation but I knew deep within me that someone will provoke me to shoot this gun that I am holding. I was not happy that day because I am a trained soldier and whenever this politician's mix the words "peace" and "force" together I have always preferred if they left me out of it.

SamuelAnyawu:
I don’t see anything wrong in BabaOwen posting what’s on front page here. It’s only wrong if it doesn’t relate to this thread.

Bandits don Dey hold RPG. It’s well shaaaa

BabaOwen:
Nah only for Nigeria mass kidnapping dey happen regularly.

What a disgrace.

Is either the government do pay this people or they do release some of their members in prison.

The reason I say this is because I see no reason this guys will keep on kidnapping students in mass if is not favouring them.

LTGEN:
Baba Owen and Nobody
Have destroyed this thread. I will be leaving.
I am grateful for all the intelligent people I have met here.
I am glad the NA is dealing ruthlessly with them.
The End is close folks .

bidex111:
#OP tura Takaibango!
Watch NA VT-4 MBT, PHANTOM APC and the volume of hardware participating in the ongoing operation



https://twitter.com/Affan1030/status/1360987568939143172?s=19[/quote]As nice as this fighting party looks, lack of a minesweeper and/or aerial surveillance can still cause them casualties.

Kalapizim:
I heard from a soldier that the new COAS told troops in his recent visit that he doesn't need POWs, in other words, finish them off.

jpphilips:
It bothers me how you call someone with stolen cattle or no cattle at all a herdsman are you ok?

"Herding" is a trade done by almost all tribes in the Savannah vegetation, I see more Edo herdsmen at my base than Fulani, those Auchi guys are into that trade big time, Yorubas etc, herdsmen are not the problem.

The problem is the Fulani militia, they don't own cattle, they steal it from herdsmen, they pose a threat to herdsmen whose cattle they steal than you who is kidnapped for ransome.
Fulani militia are not herdsmen they are Alqaeda linked terror group from the lower Sahel (Northern Sokoto, Katsina, Jigawa, Yobe & Borno).

With ongoing ops Barkane pushing down their brothers from the Sahel region, drought at some periods of the year, push them down South to create havoc.

Ansaru a splinter Boko haram that almost went extinct after their leader Mamman nur was killed has been revived by this group (FULANI MILITIA), those linked to Ansaru are aka Bandits, the rest are FM.

Ignorant people call them herdsmen, NO, they are not, they don't own cattle, they rustle from herdsmen. There have been few occassions where the cattle breeders association (Cattle owners) hired them to fight their battles but that was so in the past because they possess their own structure now.

The cattle owners (breeders association) is different from the herdmen, also different from the Militia, the only thing the last two share in common is "Fulfude" their central language.
Herdsmen need protection from these Militias more than us.

Ruga was a missed opportunity to protect the herdsmen.
This was explained to me by a herdsman that came to seek refuge, I did a little research & the facts came together, the biggest problem we have in this country is media, they are as useless as a Sanitary towel.

BabaOwen:
HOW DOES A SANE MIND DEFEND THIS?
Please take time to read this.


Imagine for a minute that you are a trained soldier.

In fact, a Lieutenant.

You have a wife and two kids.

Now, imagine that during the quarterly rotation, you were sent to Bornu to fight insurgence (Boko Haram)

On this fateful day, as you were moving with your platoon.

There was an ambush.

Gun fire ensured.

You shot with all you've got.
You know that you have a slim chance of surviving the attack.

As you were running out of ammo, you called john, your buddy, for fresh supply.

No response.

You glanced and saw John's head split into two halves.
By your left is Barry, his torso turn and one of his arm lying 10 ft away.

With nothing to fight with, you made a run for it and took a deep dive into the abondoned crater while bullets were getting fired at you.

You passed out

When you woke, you saw yourself in the hospital.

The doctor came in.
"Officer, you are awake, we did an emergency surgery"
"We had to amputate you"

We are sorry.

You then asked.

'What of my team mates ?"

"Well, you lost 18 men and 2 survivors", the doctor replied. "You and Barry.

Barry is still in intensive care."

Now, 3 months later, at the defence headquarters.

Your commanding officer, General Gida told you.
"You are back, lieutenant "

" Good news!
We rounded up all the terrorist that attacked your platoon after in another battle confrontation."

They are now in rehabilitation center.

"Can I see them?" you asked

'Sure!'

You got wheeled to the center.

They opened the door.

And yes.

' There they are !'

Across the hall,
Young men in white flowing gowns were eating fried and Jellof rice with multiple chicken parts.
Some were drinking wine.

Laughter filled the air.
Having a ball.

You were told they will soon be taken abroad on scholarship.

Government sponsored.

As you were getting back to the generals office.

Just outisde the defence headquarters gate, you saw the wives of your team, now widowed, as they agitate with high voices and placards.

"We have been abandoned!"
"Pay us our husbands benefits!"
"We are hungry"

Just imagine all that.

------

It is the reality of a Nigerian Soldier in the corridor of terrorism.

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bidex111:
[/b]Birni Gwari on my mind may our fallen heroes souls rest in peace. You will be remembered for your service to humanity and paying the ultimate sacrifice[b]

BabaOwen:
A video shared online shows Some suspected Fulani herdsmen sharing AK-47 and Ammunition in the Bush for self-defense.

Who could not hear exactly what they were saying but the video shows some weapons in Carton and guns beside them.

According to reports, the Herders are getting ready to fight back as they are being evicted from the Bushes and forests in the southern part of Nigeria due to terrorism.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZgASKp3NZY

Xbee007:
Plead with Seun because I assure you that video will make it to Nairaland front page.

persius555:
The military would have Expired and defective ammos and munitions in their storage. Some of them could be used for such decoys.
In the end, the NAF destroys it's targets and the ammos.
Those carted away automatically become useless except if they can re-engineer them for other purposes which I doubt Boko Haram can

bidex111:
Nice one @whyem15, in my own opinion the tactics his working for them well. The only problem I have his loosing scarce military hardware, we need to work hard and improve on this tactics.
Anyways the jf17 and drone would go along way in assisting them.

On @channelstv now & seeing that Police in Abeokuta detained 👍🏾 Yoruba owner of the cows that strayed into WS compound + the Fulani guy hired by the Yoruba owner to herd the cows. A common scenario: non-Fulani owners hiring Fulani carers—but media loves to overlook these nuances. pic.twitter.com/gby2turS0W

— Tolu Ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) February 10, 2021

youghs:
The video is an old video