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bidexiii:
PRESS RELEASE

The attention of the Army Headquarters has been drawn to the Press Release by
DCP FRANK MBA
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA Ref No. CZ.5300/FPRD/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.2/68 Date: 7th August, 2019 on the unfortunate incident that occurred on the 6th of August 2019 in which troops of 93 Battalion Nigerian Army Takum pursued and exchanged fire with some suspected Kidnappers who indeed turned out to be an Intelligence Response Team from the Police Force Headquarters Abuja on a covert assignment from Abuja resulting in the death and injury of some members of the Team.

On the 6th of August 2019, the said Nigerian Army troops, while responding to a distressed call to rescue a kidnapped victim exchanged fire with the suspected kidnappers along Ibi-Wukari Road in Taraba State.

The suspected kidnappers numbering about ten (10) and driving in a white bus with Reg No LAGOS MUS 564 EU refused to stop when they were halted by troops at three consecutive check points. The flagrant refusal of the suspected kidnappers to stop at the three checkpoints prompted a hot pursuit of the fleeing suspects by the troops. It was in this process that the suspected kidnappers who were obviously armed opened fire at the troops sporadicaly thus prompting them to return fire.

In the resultant fire fight, four (4) suspects were shot and died on the spot while four (4) others sustained various degrees of gunshot wounds and 2 others reportedly missing. It was only after this avoidable outcome that one of the wounded suspects disclosed the fact that they were indeed Policemen dispatched from Nigerian Police, Force Headquarters, Abuja for a covert assignment.

However, following inquiries from a Police Station officer who was asked by the commander of the Army troops whether he was aware of any Nigerian Police team being dispatched to operate in the LGA, the Divisional Police Officer of Ibi Police Division responded that he was not informed about any operation by the Nigerian Police Force Headquarters thus lending credence to the distressed call from members of the community that the suspects who turned out to be Policemen on a covert mission were rather suspected kidnappers.

This incident is indeed quite unfortunate and could have been avoided through proper coordination and liaison as the Nigerian Police Force are partners in the fight against crimes such as kidnapping amongst myriads of other internal security threats confronting our nation of which the Nigerian Police is the lead Agency.

In order to avert future occurrences of this nature, the Army Headquarters and the Force Headquarters of the Nigerian Police have agreed to constitute a Joint lnvestigation Panel to be headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Criminal Investigation Department, DIG Mike Ogbizi, to jointly investigate and report on the true circumstances surrounding the unfortunate incident. Therefore, until the Joint Investigation Panel concludes and submits its report, it will be premature to officially conclude and speak on the real circumstances that caused this unfortunate but very avoidable unfortunate incident.

SAGIR MUSA
Colonel
Acting Director Army Public Relations
7 August 2019

saengine:
SA Special Forces. Pic stolen from Reddit.

nemesis8u:
Seriously British bitching corporation ?

I hope to see the day when this media company goes kaput

nemesis8u:
Today sometime good happened finally in the history of the country

nemesis8u:
Pics of earth snapped by chandrayaan 2 Vikram lander

GeneralFarouq:
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generationz:
What does free on net minutes mean

krattoss:
What might have happened?

I enjoy his posts, hope he springs up stronger with another moniker..

But either way, the thread must still go on.

mekussa:
If it were an ANTONOV or ILYUSHIN, I would be dancing, knowing some goodies just landed...
These Globemaster planes don't come with such goodies....
Maybe this is an exception (I doubt it sha)

nemesis8u:
Anybody who can tell what's wrong in the concept as shown in the pic ?

( Assuming a SSBN can be dropped from orbit )

lionel4power:
The camo scheme tho?

Henry240:
Proforce ARA 2 MRAPs for the Nigerian army

17 units of ARA 2 now in service, 5 more units to join at the end of the month.

22 units of ARA 2 at month end.

27Pushing30:
It’s copy and paste things

Been around for years

Chelseafan99:
You chased SSBM away already, you gonna so the same to these guys? Cmon men, why can't we agree to disagree sometimes. This is a defence thread and there is no point clamping down on people saying the truth. I don't get you guys here sometimes. Do you all just want to dwell in la la land forever? Criticizing the govt approach to our security is not a bad thing. You pepple really need to stop and allow people air their views. Please. I'm begging. We learn everyday.

sczeska:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/secret-military-cemetery-conceals-toll-of-islamist-insurgency-in-nigeria-11564565406

Check out @JoeWSJ’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/JoeWSJ/status/1156853004848500737?s=09[/quote]This isn't surprising considering the number of bases that were overrun since last year by the terrorists.

Odunayaw:
For listening through walls?

nemesis8u:
To detect , locate bugs ( listening devices etc ) both active and passive

nemesis8u:
Guess what this is for ?

Hint : something to do with counter intelligence

lionel4power:
Nigerian Air Force set-up first oversea base in Nigér Republic, deploys fighter jets



https://i2.wp.com/www.africanmilitaryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/nigerian-air-force-establish-forward-operating-base-in-Niger-republic.jpg?w=600&ssl=1

To boost the fight against the dreaded Boko Haram and ISWAP terror organization ravaging the region, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has established a new forward base at Diffa Airport, Nigér Republic. Following the development, the NAF has deployed it’s ATR-42 Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft as well as multiple Alpha jets for ISR and air interdiction missions

The newly formed base is expected to reduce reaction time by the Air Force when confronting the deadly sect since Diffa is closer to the epicentre of conflict zone than the Air Task Force 105 Composite Group based in Maiduguri as well as the 75th Strike Group operating in Yola.

Niger republic which is a member of the Nigerian-led Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) already possesses two Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot close air support aircraft, one Mil Mi-24 Hind assault helicopter, as well as various ISR aircraft such as the US, donated Cessna 208 and Diamond DA42 surveillance aircraft.

https://www.africanmilitaryblog.com/2019/07/nigerian-air-force-set-up-first-oversea-base-in-niger-republic-deploys-fighter-jets

giles14:
but the AGM 65 is not included in the NAF A-29 weapons package.