Watch capabilities of nigeria navy's NNS centenary;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCDG7tm2eLQ

Scenes from the battle field(North East Nigeria)

1st pic is a NA CION in sambisa forest
2nd blown-up bridge in gamboru-ngala brifge by BH
3rd pic are local hunters
4th is a already decomposed bodies numbering from 70-100 found under a bridge in damasak in North-east.

FlINTLOCK ’15 WRAPS UP IN N’DJANMENA. N’DJAMENA, Chad – The annual Flintlock exercise wrapped
up today in N’Djamena with a closing ceremony that brought
together senior leaders from over 20 participating countries.
The Chadian exercise director, Brig. Gen. Zakaria
Ngobongue, when bidding farewell to the guests and
participants from different African and Western partner
nations, who trained tirelessly in Chad, Niger, Nigeria,
Cameroon and Tunisia, thanked the troops for their
professionalism. “I am pleased to note that the progress
made during this exercise was tangible and these results
were reached thanks to willing participants.”
Ngonbongue thanked partner nations for the quality medical
and humanitarian assistance that benefited citizens in
locations near Mao, Faya and Moussoro. Similar medical
activities were also conducted in Agadez, Niger.
The closing ceremony of the Flintlock exercise was also
attended by the Commanding General of U.S. Africa
Command (AFRICOM), Gen. David Rodriguez, who thanked
Chad for being a great host to this year’s Flintlock despite
the security challenges the country faces.
“It is important to recognize that exercise Flintlock 2015 was
successfully conducted by Chad and other African partners
while actively engaged in combat operations against Boko
Haram. The capacity to execute real world operations while
simultaneously training to increase capacity and capability,
demonstrates a level of proficiency exhibited only by an
extremely professional, capable, and disciplined military,”
said Rodriguez during the closing ceremony.
This year’s exercise was the largest Flintlock to date and has
continued to build on the success of previous exercises. The
three-week Chad hosted event included the implementation
of a collaborative Command and Control and information
sharing systems, which will remain in place for African
partners to share operational information and intelligence
with each other, as well as international partners.
Over 1,000 personnel from over 20 countries participated in
Flintlock ‘15, with locations in Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon and
Tunisia. Ten flight crews from Belgium, the United States,
Canada, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, The
Netherlands, Italy, and the United Kingdom moved most of
the troops and 500,000 pounds of cargo with 113 flights. In
all the locations, each soldier received 150 hours of training.
They also conducted four community activities, met with key
leaders, and treated 1,800 people in several medical
assistance clinics. Chadian and U.S. military, as well as U.S.
Embassy personnel, also conducted outreach to an
orphanage in N’Djamena, supporting victims of war, HIV,
and poverty. With the support of non-governmental
organization Spirit of America, $4,500 of educational
supplies, hygiene tools, and basic items like blankets,
sheets, towels, and mosquito nets were given to 59 orphans.
The tactical portion of Flintlock 2015 consisted of small-unit
combined training and activities involving partner nation
counter-terrorism units and military humanitarian relief
operations to help improve the basic medical, dental and
veterinary access for some communities in Chad and Niger.
As an enduring exercise, Flintlock is not focused on any
specific security situation, but instead on developing security
capacity, building professionalism, and strengthening bonds
among exercise participants. Flintlock exercises began in
2005 and are conducted by the Special Operations
Command Forward – West Africa (SOCFWD-WA) and
sponsored by Africa Command’s Special Operations
component to develop the capacity of and collaboration
among African security forces to protect civilian populations
across the Sahel region of Africa.
Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote
multilateral sharing of information, and develop
interoperability among the partner nations of the Trans-
Sahara Counter Terrorism Partnership (TSCTP). Through
exercises such as Flintlock, the United States Special
Operations Command provides military training
opportunities to foster relationships of peace, security, and
cooperation among all Trans-Saharan nations through the
TSCTP program.

Picture below is the closing ceremony of the 2015 flintlock with foreign entourage .

CHADIAN SF PICTURES:

1st pic Is chadian FAS((Forces Armées et deSécurité) Commandoes;they are elite sf trained in desert war-fare!
2nd pic is a Bastion_Patsas_Acmat_special_operations_4x4_Armred_ vehicle.

bidexiii:
NAF pic's;
1st and 2nd pictures are vickers Mk3 MBT
The 3rd pic his a mobile composite bridge decks

If this is intended to inspire it does not rather it exposes the mediocrity and corruption in arms acquisition that has been going on for decades unabated in our armed forces.

Special forces of the NA still using antiquated AK47's without even optical sights, and those 35 year old MK3 Vickers MBT that don't even have target acquisition software or FLIR.

Driving into a battle zone with the potential for a serious fire fight in soft skinned pickups (almost suicidal) is it a surprise our astronomical casualty rate, brave gallant soldiers sacrificed on the alter of corruption and ineptitude by the top brass and our political leaders.

komekn:


If this is intended to inspire it does not rather it exposes the mediocrity and corruption in arms acquisition that has been going on for decades unabated in our armed forces.

Special forces of the NA still using antiquated AK47's without even optical sights, and those 35 year old MK3 Vickers MBT that don't even have target acquisition software or FLIR.

Driving into a battle zone with the potential for a serious fire fight in soft skinned pickups (almost suicidal) is it a surprise our astronomical casualty rate, brave gallant soldiers sacrificed on the alter of corruption and ineptitude by the top brass and our political leaders.

You know have said this time without number nothing works in. Corrupt society and it has eaten to every arm of the government, the nigeria army should not be buying T-72's @ these time it something we should av have ? We should be using t-90's,btr-90's and bmp-3.
But during the military regime and rule was the time the military suffered neglect most,thanks to shagari and even jonathans regime.
Military dictatorship and corrupt politician should be blame for the state of the nigerian armed forces !

bidexiii:
SET-BACK FOR THE INVASION OF SAMBISA FOREST

Nigerian Soldiers Retreat From Boko Haram Stronghold, Sambisa Forest

Reports indicate that Nigerian soldiers have retreated from the last known Boko Haram stronghold, Sambisa forest, where they said was booby-trapped after three pro-government vigilantes were killed by a landmine.

According to Reuters, vigilante and a security source both confirmed the pullback from the forest, a day after an offensive aimed at rooting out the insurgents.

"The soldiers have retreated to Bama because of mines. They had been on the road but that made them vulnerable, so they moved to the bush but there are mines planted there (too)," one soldier, who did not want to be named, told Reuters.

The Sambisa forest, a former colonial game reserve, is about 100 km (60 miles) from the village of Chibok, from where Boko Haram abducted more than 200 secondary school girls a year ago.

Intelligence officials believed they were being held in the forest, but U.S. reconnaissance drones failed to locate them.

"Three of our boys were killed by a landmine as we progressed into Sambisa. We've suspended going farther," Muhammad Monguno, a member of a pro-government vigilante, told Reuters

A.Chadian military source said a joint military operation involving armies from Niger and Cameroon was expected to begin to encircle the Sambisa forest next week. Chadians will go in from the Cameroonian border where they have been massing troops.

Over the last six years, Boko Haram have killed thousands and kidnapped hundreds in a battle to establish an Islamic caliphate.--

I am somewhat perplexed and baffled, I know a good number of our officers are conversant, informed and knowledgeable would it not be elementary strategy to assume that the area will be littered with anti personal mines and IED's. Even if we don't have any mine clearing armoured vehicles (will be shocked if we do not ) we can improvise, its very easy to hook up a road leveller to a MRAP with a 10 -15metres impact gap. That will take care of all the anti personal and tank mines and most IED's

Any frontal assault should strictly be led by MRAPS and the used hand me down T72's we have bought at over inflated prices. In reality we should have bought at least 200 but I doubt that we probably bought no more that 30. Bringing up the rear should be the myriad of LAV's we have in the NA inventory it's a disgrace that these vehicles lack FLIR and or any modern day battlefield telecommunications otherwise the Sambisa assault should be a night time assault.

komekn:



I am somewhat perplexed and baffled, I know a good number of our officers are conversant, informed and knowledgeable would it not be elementary strategy to assume that the area will be littered with anti personal mines and IED's. Even if we don't have any mine clearing armoured vehicles (will be shocked if we do not ) we can improvise, its very easy to hook up a road leveller to a MRAP with a 10 -15metres impact gap. That will take care of all the anti personal and tank mines and most IED's

Any frontal assault should strictly be led by MRAPS and the used hand me down T72's we have bought at over inflated prices. In reality we should have bought at least 200 but I doubt that we probably bought no more that 30. Bringing up the rear should be the myriad of LAV's we have in the NA inventory it's a disgrace that these vehicles lack FLIR and or any modern day battlefield telecommunications otherwise the Sambisa assault should be a night time assault.

The truth of the matter is we leave in a corrupt society ! And most of those red necks are corrupt. Take for nn instance the T-72,BVP-1 but frm chezc rep, most of the hard ware are used hardwares thar where but from the black market,even sipri the not know the origin of recent procured hardwares.
Look the saga between the USA and nigeria, his US the ony country that sell good hardwares. There are a lot of things that cannot be said air broda !
Look @ egypt they know how to play there games,they buy form russia,egypt,france etc the issue is most of our red necks make more money from d black market !

Picture of killed boko Haram in the north east !

CION PICTURES-

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BREAKING: We found 200 Girls and 93 Women in Sambisa Forest : Nigerian Army Announced MENU

BREAKING: We found 200 Girls and 93 Women in Sambisa Forest : Nigerian Army Announced
Posted on April 28, 2015





Nigerian troops just announced that they have found 200 girls and 93 women in Sambisa Forest, but haven’t officially confirmed if the girls found are the same ones who were abducted from their school in Chibok community in April 2014. Hopefully, it’s them. See more tweets

http://okgist.com.ng/blog/2015/04/we-have-found-200-girls-and-93-women-in-sambisa-forest-nigerian-troops-announce/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

Shot video clips of NA in North east !

http://voto.com.ng/index.php/videos/play/37-tribute-to-nigerian-soldiers

http://voto.com.ng/index.php/videos/play/35-baga-an-armoured-tank-fires-a-shot

http://voto.com.ng/index.php/videos/play/31-the-battle-for-baga

http://voto.com.ng/index.php/videos/play/14-nigerian-soldiers-beat-boko-haram-at-konduga?tab=one&add=1

bidexiii:
Shot video clips of NA in North east !

http://voto.com.ng/index.php/videos/play/37-tribute-to-nigerian-soldiers

http://voto.com.ng/index.php/videos/play/35-baga-an-armoured-tank-fires-a-shot

http://voto.com.ng/index.php/videos/play/31-the-battle-for-baga

http://voto.com.ng/index.php/videos/play/14-nigerian-soldiers-beat-boko-haram-at-konduga?tab=one&add=1

We ate following boss

Jaypea98:
We ate following boss

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CION PICTURES;

bidexiii:

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We are following boss

CION PICTURES

293 GIRLS AND WOMEN RESCUED FROM SAMBISA FOREST

Two hundred abducted girls and 93 abducted women were rescued by troops in the Sambisa Forest, Borno State yesterday afternoon.
In the military offensive, four key terrorists’ camps in the forest - Sassa, Tokumbere - and two other camps in the general area of Alafa, all within the Sambisa forest were destroyed and cleared.
While the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Usman clarified that the identities of the rescued 300 female captives could not be immediately verified to be the abducted schoolgirls of the Government Girls Secondary School Chibok, he promised to send further details and photographs of the freed captives.
Colonel Usman also made it known that a number of equipment and weapons were captured in the offensive.
Meanwhile, the Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, has also said he could only confirm the identity of the freed victims and their origins after they have been thorough screened and properly investigated.
It would be recalled that two girls (pictures below) were rescued in Yamtake and Bita when the troops cleared the area weeks ago.

bidexiii:
CION PICTURES;

The MT LB armored vehicle or APC was first introduced in the 1970's, amphibious it is not heavily armoured, in that regard it is not an Infantry fighting vehicle. There have been several upgrades over the years however it will be susceptible to heavy machine gun fire, but very effective against boko haram technicals. What we should have as a basic upgrade is thermal night visioning and target acquisition soft ware on all these vehicles.

The whole eastern block is awash with thousands of these vehicles used and available for literally pennies they are dirt cheap, there are some with the 30mm armor upgrades which are far more resilient. I do no think this is the variant we have deployed. Nonetheless, these armoured vehicles are much cheaper than the soft skinned ranger and hilux pick ups we have in such large numbers that are sitting ducks for any kind of ambush.

All NA troops in the NE should be in armoured vehicles as a rule not the exception.

bidexiii:

The truth of the matter is we leave in a corrupt society ! And most of those red necks are corrupt. Take for nn instance the T-72,BVP-1 but frm chezc rep, most of the hard ware are used hardwares thar where but from the black market,even sipri the not know the origin of recent procured hardwares.
Look the saga between the USA and nigeria, his US the ony country that sell good hardwares. There are a lot of things that cannot be said air broda !
Look @ egypt they know how to play there games,they buy form russia,egypt,france etc the issue is most of our red necks make more money from d black market !

Nigeria did not make an official requisition application to the USA for arms we requested for arms from the USA across the pages of news papers.

I am aware of a USA based certified arms contractor who made third party overtures to Nigeria but was rebuffed on account that the transaction was to be transparent and there was no possibility of egunje. I am talking of COBRA ATTACK Helis. Essentially across the West all arms transactions can be subject to legislative scrutiny and as such the opportunity for wanton over inflation and kick backs is almost non existent.

This is why we procure most of our weapons through third party contractors as opposed to direct govt to govt diplomatic dealing of which very favorable terms can be negotiated.

Not to worry, y'all, because the Boko Haram terror gang has accomplished its mission of ensuring that the Born-to-Rule philosophy is revived in Nigeria, by the installation of a northern Nigerian president who will ensure that the overwhelming majority of oil drilling rights owned by northern Nigerians are retained as such, ensuring that an equitable, nationwide distribution of oil wealth remains in the realm of fantasy for the rest of all time.

Once again, the Boko Haram terrorists, having fulfilled their mandate of perpetuating Nigeria's economic apartheid system, will now collect their final paychecks and retire until their services are needed in the future.

In THREE months or less from the date of this written prediction, the Boko Haram war will be a thing of the past. Mission accomplished.

komekn:


Nigeria did not make an official requisition application to the USA for arms we requested for arms from the USA across the pages of news papers.

I am aware of a USA based certified arms contractor who made third party overtures to Nigeria but was rebuffed on account that the transaction was to be transparent and there was no possibility of egunje. I am talking of COBRA ATTACK Helis. Essentially across the West all arms transactions can be subject to legislative scrutiny and as such the opportunity for wanton over inflation and kick backs is almost non existent.

This is why we procure most of our weapons through third party contractors as opposed to direct govt to govt diplomatic dealing of which very favorable terms can be negotiated.

As I have Said in one of my statements those "red necks make more money from the black market". All western arms deal are subjected to legislative scrutiny which may result to kick backs as in the case of the six lock head C130 hercules but by the NAF in the 1970, some top USAF top red necks lost there jobs and dignity. Corruption is everywhere and more predominantly in the armed forces procurement.

PapiWata:
Not to worry, y'all, because the Boko Haram terror gang has accomplished its mission of ensuring that the Born-to-Rule philosophy is revived in Nigeria, by the installation of a northern Nigerian president who will ensure that the overwhelming majority of oil drilling rights owned by northern Nigerians are retained as such, ensuring that an equitable, nationwide distribution of oil wealth remains in the realm of fantasy for the rest of all time.

Once again, the Boko Haram terrorists, having fulfilled their mandate of perpetuating Nigeria's economic apartheid system, will now collect their final paychecks and retire until their services are needed in the future.

In THREE months or less from the date of this written prediction, the Boko Haram war will be a thing of the past. Mission accomplished.

I think I differ on your opinion on these ? Don't forget that buhari once escaped death, was it in kano or kastina that is jeep was targeted ?
I was in maiduguri ,when dis whole shit started ! When Mohammed yussuf was kiLled in the police headquarters and how boko haram as metamorphosis ed, and I blame all. Obj, even the late president and gej for the way they handle BH. And an advice for buhari's regime he should never under-estimate BH ?

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bidexiii:

I think I differ on your opinion on these ? Don't forget that buhari once escaped death, was it in kano or kastina that is jeep was targeted ?
I was in maiduguri ,when dis whole shit started ! When Mohammed yussuf was kiLled in the police headquarters and how boko haram as metamorphosis ed, and I blame all. Obj, even the late president and gej for the way they handle BH. And an advice for buhari's regime he should never under-estimate BH ?

If I were a gambling man, I would wager every dime in my account, and throw in my home as well, that the Boko Haram war will END within 3 months or less from the time Jonathan Goodluck is booted from office to make way for the new federal Caliphate under Buhari.

That bomb incident to which you refer was most likely staged to garner sympathy for Buhari, whose armored car suffered only cosmetic damage when that carefully measured explosive charge went off. Such a controlled explosion is of course well within the expertise of military demolition experts, who were most likely tenured by Buhari himself, to organize that fireworks display.

Anyway, I apologize for this digression from the topic at hand, and assure you there will be no more asides of this nature.

bidexiii:

I think I differ on your opinion on these ? Don't forget that buhari once escaped death, was it in kano or kastina that is jeep was targeted ?
I was in maiduguri ,when dis whole shit started ! When Mohammed yussuf was kiLled in the police headquarters and how boko haram as metamorphosis ed, and I blame all. Obj, even the late president and gej for the way they handle BH. And an advice for buhari's regime he should never under-estimate BH ?

no need to reply that foool

IbnSultaan:
no need to reply that foool

Haba Megida Sultan. Why you come dey flog me again like this now ? Una don win, and me I don kukuma run go hide for London, dey work as minimum-wage night manager for Macdonalds.


Also, I don accept my position as second-class nama anytime I step Nigeria, so no need for this vex again Megida. Baa Magana. Baa Kwuome.

Oya come siddon for my station here, make I polish ya alligator-skin shoe, make am shine like sun, to take see small chop-money put for pocket.

Yowaa.

PapiWata:


Haba Megida Sultan. Why you come dey flog me again like this now ? Una don win, and me I don kukuma run go hide for London, dey work as minimum-wage night manager for Macdonalds.


Also, I don accept my position as second-class nama anytime I step Nigeria, so no need for this vex again Megida. Baa Magana. Baa Kwuome.

Oya come siddon for my station here, make I polish ya alligator-skin shoe, make am shine like sun, to take see small chop-money put for pocket.

Yowaa.

. kai koh. try CHANGE
GMB IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE OF THE PRESENT GOVT TO BE PROACTIVE AGNST BH

IbnSultaan:
. kai koh. try CHANGE
GMB IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE OF THE PRESENT GOVT TO BE PROACTIVE AGNST BH

Anyway make we wait and see. At least if our man Fashola rises to a good post in Buhari's government, something good will have materialized already, making for a positive start heralding the arrival of better things down the road.

PapiWata:


If I were a gambling man, I would wager every dime in my account, and throw in my home as well, that the Boko Haram war will END within 3 months or less from the time Jonathan Goodluck is booted from office to make way for the new federal Caliphate under Buhari.

That bomb incident to which you refer was most likely staged to garner sympathy for Buhari, whose armored car suffered only cosmetic damage when that carefully measured explosive charge went off. Such a controlled explosion is of course well within the expertise of military demolition experts, who were most likely tenured by Buhari himself, to organize that fireworks display.

Anyway, I apologize for this digression from the topic at hand, and assure you there will be no more asides of this nature.

Nope not @ all its an opinion and we see things defferently !
But I think time will tell ...?

IbnSultaan:
no need to reply that foool

Wow ... Pls let's be light ?