Category Archives: NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY

FOCUS ON KEY AREAS AND SCOPE OF US-NIGERIA MILITARY COOPERATION; NIGERIAN NAVY SLATED TO INSPECT ANOTHER NAVAL VESSEL EARMARKED FOR TRANSFER

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service commandos simulate board and search operations on the NNS Thunder F90 under the watchful eyes of a US trainer PHOTO CREDIT: Nigerian Navy THE GUARDIAN 13 May 2013 For long, Nigeria and United States have … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA PARTNERSHIP STATION, AL-QAEDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB(AQIM), ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, BUNKERING, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, GULF OF GUINEA, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, JOINT(MILITARY)TASK FORCE IN THE NIGER DELTA, MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, OIL & GAS, PIRACY, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, U.S. AFRICA COMMAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

STAKES IN NIGERIA-U.S MILITARY, SECURITY COOPERATION

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

US-Nigeria solidarity THE GUARDIAN 13 May, 2013 THE scope of United States (U.S.) military assistance to Nigeria and the U.S. new policy of using regional bloc leadership in solving crisis in Africa may be part of the reasons why the … Continue reading →

Posted in NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, RISK ANALYSIS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, TERRORISM, ARMED CONFLICT, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, GULF OF GUINEA, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, U.S. AFRICA COMMAND | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

BATTLE OF BAMA: THE NIGERIAN ARMY THWART INSURGENTS’ RAID ON 202 TANK BATTALION; PHOTO EVIDENCE SUGGESTS BARRACKS WAS UNSCATHED AS TERRORISTS WERE HALTED AT THE GATES – REUTERS PHOTO

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

Bodies of slain Boko Haram terrorists and their weapons at the gates of the 202 Tank Battalion, Bama where their onslaught was thwarted. Two soldiers and thirteen terrorists were killed in the gun battle

Posted in NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, RISK ANALYSIS, MILITARY HARDWARE, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIAN ARMY, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, TERRORISM, ARMED CONFLICT, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 142 Comments

VETERANS OF MALI WAR FLOCK INTO NIGERIA

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

Mr Rilwan Bala Musa, Comptroller General of Immigration SUNDAY TRIBUNE Written by Olawale Rasheed Abuja Sunday, 05 May 2013 THERE are strong indications that veterans of Mali Islamist war are already finding their way into Nigeria’s northern borders, just as … Continue reading →

Posted in NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, RISK ANALYSIS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, TERRORISM, ARMED CONFLICT, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, BORDER SECURITY, AL-QAEDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB(AQIM), MALI, MOVEMENT FOR ONENESS AND JUSTICE IN WEST AFRICA, ANSAR DINE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

NIGERIAN AIR FORCE RELEASE NAMES OF NIAMEY AIR CRASH PILOTS; PHOTOS OF THE FALLEN NAF PILOTS(ALPHA JET) EMERGE

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

The fallen NAF officers VANGUARD May 8, 2013 By KINGSLEY OMONOBI ABUJA FORTY-eight hours after the fatal Alpha jet accident involving two Nigerian Airforce pilots, who lost their lives in Niamey, authorities of Nigeria Air Force, yesterday, gave the names … Continue reading →

Posted in ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE INDUSTRIES & PRODUCTION, MALI, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGER, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , | 34 Comments

JTF(OP PULO SHIELD) ARREST ILLEGAL BUNKERING VESSEL AND BARGE IN THE NIGER DELTA…INTERCEPT AND DESTROY 61 BOATS; 76 OIL THIEVES ALSO ARRESTED

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

JTF amphibious forces in a battle-scarred gunboat soldier on in the Niger Delta regardless YENAGOA, Nigeria April 28 (Xinhua) Nigerian troops operating in the oil-rich Niger Delta region arrested 76 suspects and seized a marine vessel and barge used for … Continue reading →

Posted in ARMED CONFLICT, BUNKERING, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, GULF OF GUINEA, JOINT(MILITARY)TASK FORCE IN THE NIGER DELTA, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, OIL & GAS, PIRACY, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

JSTF KILL SENIOR BOKO HARAM TERRORIST

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

Nigerian Army Otokar Cobra APC on JSTF urban counterterrorism and counterinsurgency patrols VANGUARD April 27, 2013 By NDAHI MARAMA, MAIDUGURI Mohammed Chad, a top Boko Haram Commander and an indigene of Marte Local Government Area of Borno State who has … Continue reading →

Posted in ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

JSTF TROOPS KILL 20 BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS IN GASHUA COUNTEROFFENSIVE AFTER 5 POLICEMEN ARE KILLED BY INSURGENTS; 6 RIFLES AND PISTOLS, 19 HAND GRENADES RECOVERED FROM TERRORISTS

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

A combined team of soldiers and MOPOL cops, normalcy restored, walk through a battle-scarred neighbourhood in the Far Northeast of Nigeria following days of urban warfare waged against invading Boko Haram terrorists, last year. DAMATURU, Nigeria April 25 (Xinhua) A … Continue reading →

Posted in NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, RISK ANALYSIS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, MILITARY PHOTOS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, TERRORISM, ARMED CONFLICT, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, STATE SECURITY SERVICE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“BE COURAGEOUS IN FIGHTING TERRORISTS”, BRIGADE COMMANDER URGES KANO RESIDENTS

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

Nigerian troops and a 4WD van at the scene of a suicide bomb attack THISDAY 19 April, 2013 The Commander, 3 Motorised Brigade, Kano, Brigadier General Ilyasu Abba, Thursday charged Kano residents to be courageous and assist the security agencies … Continue reading →

Posted in NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, RISK ANALYSIS, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIAN ARMY, TERRORISM, ARMED CONFLICT, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

UNLESS BOKO HARAM CHANGE THEIR IDEOLOGICAL PERCEPTION, AMNESTY IS BOUND TO FAIL; “BOKO HARAM INSURGENCY IS A RELIGIOUS PROBLEM” – NORTHERN ACTIVIST

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

Imam Abubakar Mohammed Shekau, Boko Haram leader VANGUARD April 11, 2013 A NORTHERN-based human rights activist, Mr. Musa Reef has faulted the proposed amnesty for members of Boko Haram Islamic sect by the Federal Government, saying that unless the sect … Continue reading →

Posted in NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, RISK ANALYSIS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, TERRORISM, ARMED CONFLICT, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, STATE SECURITY SERVICE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments