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The notorious bandit leader Kachalla Baleri has finally been arrested. It's the end of the road for the man that perptuated large scale killing and abductions in the northwest. This is the guy that recently released a video clip displaying bundles of crisp new naira notes and
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The set of the upcoming movie "CAMP ZERO". With good investment and support Nollywood has the potential to do for Nigeria what Hollywood has done for the United States when it comes to branding.
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Behind the scene of Nigeria's first military themed movie titled “Eagle Wings, the Nigerian Air Force story”. It will be one of the most expensive movie ever made in Nigeria.
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A convoy of Nigerian army logistics woth a fleet of G12 innoson guntrucks behind.
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2015. Residents in several villages talk about unmarked helicopters flying over forests in Maiduguri air dropping packages. Especially at night. In one incident they watched the helicopter crashes. Villagers ran to the scene to rescue the occupants and were stunned
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Flight Lieutenant Ofodile Anuilka, the brains behind the Tsaigumi Tactical UAV, Nigeria's first indigenously produced military grade Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
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Nigerian troops rescue abducted school of forestry students after an intense firefight.
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This is a level of tired most people will never understand.
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Military Recaptures Marte After 20 Hours Onslaught.
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NAF JF-17 Thunder. The fastest selling 4+Gen fighter on the planet right now.
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A well fortified Boko Haram camp seen from the air minutes before it was hit by Alpha Jets
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RM-70 rocket artillery pounds Boko Haram positions. Notice the backboard of the RM-70 causes a brush fire
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Visual snipet of the game changing National Counter-terrorism Centre. (ONSA Building).
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The architect of the War in Libya French man Benard Henri Levi sighted in Odessa, Ukraine. It's bad omen folks.
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Nigeria is BACK!
It maintains the strongest regional Air Force by an impressive margin, with more active aircraft than the next 13 air forces combined. Making it the largest, most technologically advanced, and most powerful air fleet in West Africa.
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Nigerian troops advance on BHT camp after sustained air and artillery bombardment on Boko Haram positions
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The JF-17 is the first 4+Gen fighter in service with the NAF.
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Over 150 insurgents killed in the last 24 hours yet very little publicity. why?
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DSS Shock Troopers have been carrying out anti-terrorism exercises for years. This elite unit is among the best equipped and best trained in Africa. Eith elite level kit and gear, they stand ready to deal with a spectrum of threats.
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So the Nigerian Air Force has 50 aircraft on order (54 to be exact), some to be delivered by the 2nd quater of this year.This includes six T-129 attack helicopters, 24 M-346 FA "Master" multi-role jets, 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopters for (to be delivered 2024)...
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Nigerian rapper Vector tribute to the Nigerian Military
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Nigerian Navy SBS Commandos. The best trained fighting unit of all components of the Nigerian armed forces.
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Nigeria took delivery of the first RPA-200MC mobile 3D primary radars last nightq. It is the first out of nine Primary Radars to be procured. The radar will ensure that both friendly and hostile aircrafts in Nigerian airspace are promptly detected.
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The Nigerian navy has revealed that international oil corporations, not petty thieves are responsible for the oil theft. Shell is among those named by the navy as participants in the oil theft ring in the Niger Delta.
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What Champions are you? !! angry Nigerian army ask Chadian military
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With a combat range of 1,352 km, the JF-17 multi-role fighter will most likely fly Combat Air Patrol over Nigeriène airspace to "enforce" an ECOWAS No Fly Zone should diplomacy fails.
The JF-17 "Thunder" is intended for air superiority and strike missions.
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ITS OFFICIAL:
The Nigerian Air Force will be aquiring at least two Squadrons of the JF-17 multi-role fighter.
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Gone are the days troops go into major battles on Toyota 4x4 trucks. Faced with an epidemic of deadly roadside bombs, the Nigerian military ordered hundreds of armoured vehicles to help protect troops. The "Big foot" and "Dongfeng" MRAPS have become the face of this new era .
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Impressive coordinate in this high- octane live fire exercise.
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..that feeling you get when you've earned your wings transiting from an F-7Ni to a JF-17 fighter pilot.
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Nigerian Navy Seaward Defence Boat 3 currently under construction. This will be the 3rd ship designed and built by the Nigerian Navy.
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Nigerian army Sniper Armoured Vehicle. This vehicle is used to track terrorists in their hideouts. It features a retractable camera that can detect and track terrorists 5km away.
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Maiduguri will receive the first of the nine primary 3D radar (RPA-200MC), while the other eight radars will be located include Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, Numan (Adamawa), Talata Marafa (Kebbi), Obubra (Cross River), Lagos, and Ilorin (Kwara).
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Nigerian air force Alpha jet maneuver over Banjul, Gambia. The visible threat of Nigerian air power was enough to convince the Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh to step down.
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Why is it each time a tweet is made about the JF-17 Indians and French decide to derail? You can make your argument without turning this into a turkey shoot. Show some modicum of maturity. Especially Indians.
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Nigeria played a role in the U.S Apollo 11 moon landing of July 20, 1969. Today few people know about the space stations in Kano, northern Nigeria that helped lay the groundwork that ultimately made the Apollo 11 mission possible.
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A glimpse into what life is like aboard Nigeria's biggest warship NNS Kada.
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Nigeria shuts down Chinese minning firm over illegal minning of titanium ore, as Abuja calls in the Army and Police to take over the site.
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Africa's wealthiest man Aliko Dangote just completed the longest single continuous rigid paved road in Africa, the Ubajana- Kabba Road. Spanning 43 kilometres, the road is Nigeria's most strategic highway linking north and south.
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Standard kit across all units of the Nigerian army by December.
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When a sniper fires a shot from a distance of 400 meters. Traveling faster than the speed of sound it will reach its target before the sound of the shot does. The victim will not hear the shot before being hit. It's the proverbial "never see it coming" scenario.
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Interesting development. The President of Togo sneaked into Nigeria six hours ago. Scared for his life. He wants guys from DSS and NIA to be part of his security detail. Apparently he has reasons to be scared of his own security detail.
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Six container load of arms from France intercepted and seized by Burkinabe officials at the border. SIX TRAILER LOAD....for the first time in generations the people of francophone Africa are waking up to the Maskirovska the French have perfected and saying Enough is Enough!!
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The battlefield is a very noisy and chaotic environment...
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Still feeling under the weather 🤕. It gets worse as evening approaches.
However, after going through the comment section I've decided it's time to make the case for an ECOWAS intervention in Niger before analysing the capabilities of the potential belligerent of this crises.
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A lot of times this issue of the war against insurgency are treated as abstract. We forget that these are folks who have families, loved ones are carrying a burden on behalf of 200 million Nigerians. Having the support of the people means a lot to them.
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Another batch of the RPA-200MC mobile 3D primary radars will arrive Nigeria before years end. The first of the nine primary radars procured arrived in May 2023. The 3D radar supplied by INVAP is the first export of its kind between Argentina and any African country.
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In 2023 Nigeria will debut the most lethal attack helicopter fleet ever assembled by an African nation South of the Sahara. American platforms will dominate this fleet. The Army is getting the Bell UH-1 Hueys while the Airforce is getting AH-1Z Viper
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So operatives of the DSS raided the Trademore Estate in the Lugbe area of Abuja and the Nigerian media decided to give credit to "American soldiers"🤦♂️.
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In his eight years in office President Buhari transformed the Nigerian military from the top down, most often for the better, and set trends in place that will carry through into the future. When he came into office, we had ships that couldn't sail, planes that could barely fly
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Operation Thunder Strike.
Aftermath of air strike.
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Flashback World War 2, where Nigerian troops pulled off the fastest military pursuit in military history.
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Remember this footage. Intense firefight with the enemy close overhead.
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Nigeria is in the midst of an infrastructural revolution
Abuja Kaduna high speed rail
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DICON's EPAIL BRG-120.
The BRG-120 is optimized for border protection. It protects ground personnel against direct fire and RPG rounds. It has 5 shooting ports and a machine gun turret that rotates 360 degree.
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The NAF has confirmed that the first batch of T-129 ATAK helicopters will be arriving the country in September, where they will be called into action, entering the fight against terrorists and bandits.
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President Buhari will be regarded as the commander in chief responsible for rebuilding Nigeria's military. PMB presided over the biggest peacetime defense buildup in Nigeria's history. He persuaded an often wary House to fund weapons system. Most recent of which are:
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Nigerian Air Force test fires 30.1mm rockets Kwenev Air Range, Makurdi.
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Could Turkish drones be the silver bullet in Nigeria's decade long war against insurgency. Turkey has in recent years become a major player when it comes to the world of drones. Weve seen what Turkish drones did in Syria.
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Has Boko Haram been "technically" defeated? YES.
The terrorist group has been battered and factionalized. They control ZERO territory and has claimed far fewer lives than it did in 2014 and 2015, when it was declared the world’s deadliest terrorist group.
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Just In:
The infamous bandit commander in Niger State, Jack Bros Yellow has been captured by the Nigerian army during a sting operation
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You cannot pay terrorists £13 million in ransom and claim to be a partner in the war against terrorism. Just last week (March 20 2023) France paid €13 million to terrorists in Niger for the release of a French journalist Olivier Du Boise.
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Looks like our birds have finally arrived 😁(illustrative imagery). Though the NAF is yet to make an official announcement. A Turkish A400M transport plane carrying the helicopters landed at the Tactical Air Command in Makurdi yesterday.
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The National Counter-Terrorism Center is a symbol of Nigerian strength. One of the biggest office buildings of the defence department where some of the brightest minds work on strategic maneuvers to keep the nation safe. Keeping Nigeria safe is of the highest priority.
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Nigerian Navy SBS Special Operations Forces training U.S Marines on riverine small boat tactics.
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The road to become a Nigerian Air Force helicopter pilot begins at the NAF International Flying School Enugu.
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Nigerian Navy SBS (Special Boat Service). The best trained Special Forces group in the Nigerian military.
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In less than a decade and in the middle of an armed insurgency, Nigeria has built the greatest infrastructure West Africa has ever seen. At the forefront of this revitalization is Nigeria's rail infrastructure.
Yesterday the COAS vowed to protect this rail infrastructure.
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Nigerian troops ambush Boko Haram fighters. Kill nine.
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EZUGWU Mine Resistant Ambush Vehicle. Made in Nigeria by the Defence Industry Cooperation of Nigeria (DICON). The Nigerian Army took delivery of the first batch of 25 EZUGWU MRAPS in December 2019.
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The Nigerian military killed at least 43 ISWAP fighters after a failed attempt to attack a detention facility in Niger State. Soldiers had been anticipating the terrorists who were met with a massive ambush that had been laid for them.
(Photo for Iillustrative purposes)
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So yesterday President Buhari inaugurated the new state of the art facility of the :
1. Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).
2. National Counterterrorism Centre (NCTC)
...to address evolving security challenges, such as terrorism, armed banditry and kidnaping.
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Nigerian Air Force get ready for the first batch of M-346FA attack jet, aquired to replace the Alpha jet in the light ground attack role. With a price tag of $1.2 billion (for 24 aircraft) it is the single most expensive acquisition in the history of the Nigerian Air Force.
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In the military you see so many examples of self sacrifice and moral courage.
This Xray shows a 14.5mm lodged in the neck of a Nigerian soldier. Fortunately the soldier survived the surgery to remove the bullet from his neck at the Military Hospital in Maiduguri.
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Nigerian army marksman wielding an Orsis T-5000 bolt action sniper rifle. There is a reason why some terrorists find themselves in the afterlife without knowing what happened.
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Turkish Aerospace offered Nigeria to establish an ANKA UAV factory in Nigeria.
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I wrote a thread some days back on how detrimental it is for the U.S embassy to give insurgents a "heads up" by warning of a possible terror attack when the DSS and NIA are already covertly aware. The fact that our intelligence services are not in the habbit of making public
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The NAF is generally very secretive about it's drone operations (for good reasons). As such most people are unaware that the NAF has in a few short years built one of the largest and most powerful fleet of armed attack drones in all of Africa. Consisting of...
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Mali cutting diplomatic ties with France and abandoning French as official language has set the stage for other francophone states to follow. Herein lies the danger. $500 billion in annual remittance is at stake. Paris will not give up without a fight.
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Nigeria's first ''winged'' female fighter pilot Lt Kafayat Sanni and her RIO ''navigator''. The role of the navigator is to assist the pilot operate avionics, sensors and weapon systems. Although their controls are the same so that the plane could be piloted from the back seat
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I'll like to touch on a very vexing issue. Boko Haram have been at the receiving end of the wrath of the Nigerian military. A nation that has been at war for a decade has grown tired and wants to crush this insurgency once and for all.
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F-7Ni fighter pilot over the skies of the northeast. Nigeria's first female fighter pilot inspects her Alpha jet
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The greatest continuous theft in human history. Sixty years of continuous exploitation.
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New standard kits for the Nigerian Army when standardization of all units takes effect in 2021.
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NAF aerial assets deployed against ISIS/Boko Haram.
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Nigerian navy SBS Commando's is among the continents most elite. Ghana's navy special forces receiv their training in Nigeria. SBS training is notoriously intense. The demands it puts on a human body is nothing short of extreme.
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Amnesty International. These are Nigerian troops.
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