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HISTORICAL IMAGERY (Thread)
ECOMOG Operations In Sierra Leone
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3 March 1998: Nigerian troops liberate the northern provincial capital of Makeni following fierce fighting.
FACT FILE
The New CNS and CAS - 41 Years As Mates
Reckoning from their commencement of military service as boy soldiers, the new CNS and CAS dressed up in military uniforms for the first time in 1982 when they entered the Nigerian Military School.
Seasoned+thoroughbred..
Just Heard The Best Bit Of News For 2019. Did Not Know When It Trended But A Man Who Made An Appeal For N15m To Treat His Baby Who Has Many Holes In The Heart Has Raised N70m In 48 Hours! Thank You, Real Nigerians.
ECOMIL, August 2003
The Eagles Have Landed: Nigerian Troops Enter Liberia To A Tumultuous Welcome As War-Weary Monrovia Residents Hit The Streets In Jubilation.
(Photo Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
The Disturbing Partisanship Displayed By The Nigerian Army, Particularly Its 6 Division Which Is Stationed In The "Oppostion Occupied" Niger Delta Shall Be Recorded As The Lowest Point Seen In Its Civic Engagement Since 1999.
Nigeria
Inaugurated March 2023 At Abuja
Left : New HQ Building, Office Of The National Security Adviser
Right : New HQ, National Counter Terrorism Centre
#Nigeria
#Military
#History
: There Shall Be A Lot Of Insights Dropped On This Thread Today & Tomorrow. Sometimes Briefly, Sometimes In Detail, We Shall Be Dropping Facts & Exploding Myths. You Don't Want To Be Far Removed From The Action
Two Years Ago Today: Lt Colonel Mohammed Abu Ali, CO 272 TF Tank Battalion of
@HQNigerianArmy
was martyred at Malam Fatori whilst fighting to save Nigeria from the forces of darkness. Rest in peace & rise in glory
He That Watches Over My Steps Neiither Slumbers Nor Wavers.Survived A Mild Heart Attack TODAY. Slumped Thrice In 5 Mins. Doctor Says "Overworked".Heart Restarted Manually.Hospitalized - First Time Since 1990. Will Be Fine By His Grace. Glory To God
MEMORIAM: Legacy Of Heroism
Lt Colonel Abu Ali, martyred Commanding Officer of 272 Task Force Tank Battalion - a humble and task-focused T72 tank maestro he was.
Then a major, Ali is seen here lifted shoulder high by appreciative troops after the Q1 2015 liberation of BAGA
SPECIAL FORCES
Nigerian Air Force Panthers : British-Trained Tip-Of-The-Spear (Tier 1) Special Operations Detachment
- 285 nominated for the startup Advanced Special Operations Course 1/2022, 150 were accepted for training and 145 ultimately graduated
SPECIAL FORCES
(Operations Outside Nigeria)
Nigerian Navy special forces soldier during Operation Deep Punch against Boko Haram in the Diffa region of the Republic of Niger
(Photo Credit + Description : Rus0
@KobaltSCW
on PINTEREST)
Acquisition Approved: 24 Units Of Leonardo M-346FA Multirole Fighter & Advanced Trainer Jets. Deal valued at €1.2bn.
Like we opined when speculation to that effect broke in May, they will be replacing the well-exercised and iconic Alpha Jet aircraft of the NAF
The deed is DONE
IMPACT : RSM BANDI
Regimental Sergeant Major BANDI (rtd) and SIX Rear Admirals of the Nigerian Navy who he trained at the Nigerian Military School during their time as boy soldiers in the 1980s.
The senior officers represent JUST A FEW of the brass hats who he trained
CONFIRMED:
The Dearsan OPV-76 Oceanic Patrol Vessels Shall Be The First Missile-Armed Ships Supplied To Nigeria Since 1982!
They shall be armed with MISTRAL surface to air missiles, MAN V-18 engines and Oto Melara Rapide 76mm naval artillery
Orders already placed for guns+SAMs
BLUE MOON
Through Decades Of Critically Observing Nigeria’s Armed Forces, I Have NEVER Seen Retired Service Chiefs Turn Out In Military Uniforms -Until Now
@ali_naka
Misleading quip which has no toehold in documented history.
In the ONLY war ever fought between Nigeria and Chad back in April-May 1983, 84 servicemen perished overall. Chad lost 75 while Nigeria lost 9. Who do you reckon won that?
SPECIAL FORCES :Tier 2 SF Commandos Of The Nigerian Air Force
These men passed out of training in Nov 2022, designated as “Special Forces Course 10/2022.
In comparison, the earlier highlighted British-trained Tier 1 commandos were Advanced Special Operations Course 1/2022
DRONE WARFARE
NAF 141 : A Wing Loong II armed drone of the Nigerian Air Force, delivered in 2020.
Nigeria were reportedly the sixth but most likely, the FIFTH country worldwide (details later) and most certainly, the FIRST in Africa, ever to have fielded armed drones in combat
FACT FILE On The New Service Chiefs
Yesterday’s appointments of military chiefs shall be the least disruptive to the hierarchy in 20 years.
All three service chiefs are course mates of the 39th Regular Course who came to the military in 1987 and were commissioned in 1992.
After A Spirited 16 Week-Long Battle For Life During Which I Was 100% With Them, My Most Beloved+Accomplished Sibling Has Passed Away. The 25+ Years Which We Spent Struggling As Orphans To Get Ahead In Life Meant That We Were Very Strongly Bonded. ABSOLUTELY Numb With Grief.
The Benefits Of Rearmament :
Compare 2014 To 2023
On paper, it (Nigeria) maintains the broadest spectrum of capabilities in the region, but in reality much of its equipment is unfit to be deployed for prolonged periods of time - The IISS Military Balance - 2014
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The Terrorists' Convergence In Northern Benin:
Suggestions On Pre-emptive Kinetic Measures + Readiness By Ground Forces To Safeguard Nigeria's NW Frontiers
Generational Military Stock : BLUE MOON
Retired Master Warrant Officer OKORO is the FATHER of two SERVING Major Generals - the second one promoted last week.
As of 25 Dec, one was a GOC, the other a Brigade Commander.
Astonishing feat. Happened at least once before though
In the middle is the retired MWO- Master Warrant Officer Okoro.
Standing on his left is his second son, a Major General who is currently the GOC, 1 Division NA Kaduna.
On his right is his third son who is also a Major General, currently the commander of 13 Brigade NA Calabar.
The Shape Of Things To Come (December 2022): Replica Photos
The NAF Are UPGRADING From The Diamond DA-42MPP Surveillance Aircraft To THESE DA-62MPP SPECIAL MISSION AIRCRAFT.
Four Units Netted.
ACQUISITIONS: MD-530F Cayuse Warrior+🇳🇬
Emerged TODAY That The Nigerian Army Have A Cumulative Order For THIRTY-SIX (36) Units Of MD-530F Cayuse Warrior+ With MD HELICOPTERS (USA)
There was a subsisting order for 24 units; 12 more units announced today
Nigerian Defence Academy
Major General Ibrahim Yusuf Hands Over Command To Major General John Ochei; Pulled Out After 33 Years Of “Commissioned Service”
Oga
@beegeaglesblog
Morning sir. With your lead sir, could we use some part of today to X-ray the office of the NSA, situate it properly in a multidimensionally complex terrain and a diverse polarized society? Thank you sir. 🫡
Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service : Unsurprisingly, He Hit The Top
Back when I visited the SBS Camp in 2013, he was a Lt Commander - one of the most useful respondents that I interacted with. Very well trained, he spent ONE YEAR training in Underwater Warfare ALONE in India
NAVAL INTEREST
The Maiden Operational Voyage (August 2022) Of The Nigerian Navy’s All-New Landing Ship (Tank), NNS KADA, To Guinea Bissau:
Views From Inside The Tank Deck
AIR COMBAT OPERATIONS : 2022
Friday,30 Dec 2022 : Air Officer Commanding Special Operations Command, Air Vice Marshal Abubakar Abdulkadir, revealed that the NAF conducted 1398 sorties to counter insurgency and banditry in 2022..for a total of 1950 hours
Nigerian troops and new Chinese-supplied BigFoot MRAPs and Dong Feng CSK 131 armored tactical vehicles up (screen grab from a “Nigeria Defence Academy’ YouTube video)
THIS Is What It Means To Be Of “Generational Military Stock”
- dad/mom, NCO or General immaterial, must have served and so is the offspring
Straightforward drill :
L-R : the father + ex-Head of State/President, General Olusegun Obasanjo; son, Brigadier General ‘Boye Obasanjo
The Nigerian Civil War Was Fought And Won In 30 Months. By My Own Parameters Of Measuring What Precisely Passes For The Start Of The
#BokoHaram
#Insurgency
, It Has Now Gone On For 101 Months. Can We Have A Conversation On Why This Has Gone On For So Long?
HISTORICAL
Colonel Rauf Apata, Nigerian ECOMOG Commander in charge during the seven day-long Battle of Freetown I of February 1998 which resulted in the ouster of the renegade military - rebel RUF junta led by Lt Colonel Johnny Koroma from power
WATCH
ONWARD TOGETHER : THREAD
Like Fathers, Like Sons
Rear Admirals Robert Obeya (left) and Shehu Gombe have been mates non-stop for 41 years. The journey commenced in 1982 when they first emerged as boy soldiers.
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The Simplicity Of Greatness: Vice Admiral Patrick Koshoni, Ex-Chief Of The Naval Staff (First Sea Lord)
An Illustration Of How Safe Nigeria Once Was As Told By Commodore Olutunde Oladimeji(rtd)
THREAD (HISTORICAL): Feb 1993,Somalia.
Nigerian Troops Of The 245 Reece Battalion (Commanded By Lt Col Olagunsoye Oyinlola) + US MARINES Halted Sniper-Led Shootings In Mogadishu
IN FOCUS : Lieutenant Armide Gibson’s Platoon (almost certainly pictured below)
Start..
With Military Precision, 1800Hrs Was The Start Time Of The Airdropping By A Nigerian Air Force C130 Hercules Of About 20 Paratroopers At Sauka, Abuja.
Appears To Be Refresher Training. No Rookies Indicated As All Parachutes Opened Up Within 3-5 Seconds Of The Jump.
Eye Candy..
What Do
@PoliceNG
Intend To Do About The Cops Detailed To The Nyanya (Abuja) Division,Patrolling In The Vehicle Marked "NPF 1557 D" Who Beat Jumbo Ochigbo, An Asst Superintendent Of The Civil Defence Corps, To Death As His Wife, Ada, And Sons, Emmanuel + Oche,Looked On In Horror?
MAN IN THE MIDDLE
Navy Capt Maksum Mohammed, Commander, FOB BONNY, a strategically poised base on the edge of the Atlantic
Then a Lt Commander of SBS stock, he belongs to the pioneer crop who I met during my 2012 exploratory trip to the SBS Camp in Lagos
Great guy,I assure you
Nigerian Army Special Forces Command : The Hierarchy As Of Q4 2022
The 4 Special Forces Command Apparently Has AT LEAST Two Brigades Under Command
- 401 Special Forces Brigade
- 402 Special Forces Task Force Brigade
QUIZ
Other Than The National Flag (Pictured Far Left), Which Agencies Own The Rest Four Of These Flags In The Background?
Knowledgeable Answers Only, No Wild Guesses
ARMY POSTINGS
COAS, General Taoreed Lagbaja Hits The Ground Running; Deploys Some New Branch Chiefs, Corps Commander(s), GOCs + Details Other Senior Appointments In Unprecedented Decisive Start
* Highlights Follow
PHOTO STORY : “The Air Commodore”
T129 ATAK HELICOPTER : Capability Graphics
(a Nigerian-owned unit is pictured to the right of your screen; replica graphics from Türkiye/TAI used for purposes of illustration)
Something UNDERSTATED about NAF Alpha Jet
About a decade ago, four units were upgraded by the Germans. Those came away with six “hard points” as against the standard four on Alpha Jet A and E variants alike.
The said four units were reportedly enhanced for maritime operations
IN PICTURES
Brigadier General MAXWELL KHOBE
- Foot soldier, Nigerian Civil War 1969
- Commissioned, 1971
- Commander, 21 Armoured Brigade, Maiduguri
- Commander, ECOMOG Ground Task Force in Sierra Leone
- Chief of Defence Staff, Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces
JOINT US-NIGERIA CTCOIN TRAINING
JAJI, Nigeria -- Twelve U.S. Army soldiers deployed to Nigeria Army's School of infantry to train more than 200 Nigerian soldiers for seven weeks, Jan. 15 - Feb. 22, 2018.
RANDOM
The Most Interesting Thing I Learnt Yesterday Was That FCT Senator-Elect, Ireti Heeba Kingibe, 69, Was A Sister-In-Law To The Former Head Of State, General Murtala Muhammed…Former First Lady, Ajoke Muhammed Being Her Elder Sister.
CHINA-NIGERIA ARMS TRADE
In 2021 alone, China accounted for 34.4 per cent of Nigeria’s arms imports, compared to the US and Russia at 2.67 per cent and 6.49 per cent…In the same year, Nigerian military spending reached US$4.5 billion, a 56 per cent increase on 2020
#Coup
In
#Niger
: The Security Implications For West Africa + The
#Sahel
Abdourahmane Alkassoum, a Nigerien national and a political + security analyst who focuses on the Sahel, stated as follows in a Voice of America (VOA) interview
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4 Aug 2003:Nigeria’s ECOMIL VANGUARD Deploy In Driving Rain
192 troops of the 675-strong NIBATT 1 (the NA pledged two battalions for the 3,250-strong force) were expected to arrive Roberts International Airport, Monrovia, LIBERIA by Mi-17 helos from Sierra Leone on this DAY ONE