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Monthly Archives: February 2014
DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS COMMENCES SPECIAL OPERATION TO FLUSH OUT INSURGENTS
A Nigerian Army Special Forces commando leads CTCOIN troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force on patrol in the Far Northeast district of Baga bordering on the Lake Chad NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA 27 February, 2014 Abuja The Defence Headquarters … Continue reading
SUSPECTED ISLAMIST GUNMEN ATTACK MICHIKA TOWN NEAR CAMEROON USING ROCKET LAUNCHERS AND EXPLOSIVES
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE 27 February, 2014 Scores of suspected Boko Haram Islamists armed with grenade launchers and explosives razed a town in Nigeria’s embattled northeast, killing two people, including a child, witnesses told AFP on Thursday. Residents in Michika, in … Continue reading
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BOKO HARAM: “YOUR STRUGGLE IS OUR STRUGGLE” – FRENCH PRESIDENT TELLS NIGERIA
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ABUJA 27 February, 2014 French President Francois Hollande promised Nigeria support on Thursday in the battle against Islamist group Boko Haram, saying France would always be ready to help combat extremism in defence of democracy. “Your struggle … Continue reading
INSURGENTS KILL 29 STUDENTS IN YOBE COLLEGE ATTACK
An operative of the Police Counter Terrorist Unit stands in front of a Landcruiser truck NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA Buni-Yadi (Yobe) Feb. 25, 2014 The authority of the Federal Government College, Buni-Yadi, in Yobe, on Tuesday confirmed that 29 of … Continue reading
MADE IN NIGERIA MODANT MARINE MM90E RIVER GUNBOATS
Made-in-Nigeria Modant Marine MM90E river gunboats of the Joint Task Force Army Component. These units are armed with the Singapore Technologies Kinetics 12.7mm heavy machine guns. PHOTO CREDIT : LEADERSHIP NEWSPAPERS
NIGERIAN MILITARY CLOSE ADAMAWA STRETCH OF BORDER WITH CAMEROON ; BORNO, YOBE STRETCHES OF BORDERS WITH CAMEROON, CHAD AND NIGER REMAIN OPEN
Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff DAILY TIMES 23 February, 2014 Yola Nigeria’s military says it has closed hundreds of miles (kilometres) of its northeastern border with Cameroon to stop Islamic extremists using the country as … Continue reading
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Tagged Boko Haram, BORDER SECURITY, CAMEROON, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE AND SECURITY NEWS, GEOPOLITICS AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE
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NIGERIAN ARMY, AIR FORCE CHIEFS END 3-DAY OPERATIONAL VISIT TO THE NORTHEASTERN FRONTLINES ; ARMY CHIEF PLEDGES TO PRIORITISE TRAINING AND HARDWARE
Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah, Chief of Army Staff PHOTO CREDIT: PM NEWS PAN AFRICAN NEWS AGENCY 21/02/2014 Abuja, Nigeria The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen Kenneth Minimah, and his Air Force counterpart, Air Marshal Adekunle Amosu, Thursday ended … Continue reading
CHINA TO EXPORT NEW-TYPE PATROL SHIP WITH STEALTH PERFORMANCE TO NIGERIA ; STEALTH CAPABILITIES HIGHLIGHTED
People’s Daily Online February 21, 2014 The first new-type patrol ship F91 that China plans to export to Nigeria has been launched. It will be delivered in the middle of 2014 as scheduled. It will become the first ship of … Continue reading
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ISLAMISTS KILL 47 IN ATTACK ON BAMA, NORTHEAST NIGERIA
President Goodluck Jonathan Wed, Feb 19 17:31 PM EST By Ibrahim Mshelizza MAIDUGURI (Reuters) Gunmen from Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist group attacked the northeastern town of Bama on Wednesday, opening fire on a school, shooting or burning to death 47 … Continue reading
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NIGERIA WILL OVERCOME BOKO HARAM – U.S OFFICIAL
USA-NIGERIA SOLIDARITY NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA 18 February, 2014 The U.S. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, in Abuja on Tuesday expressed confidence in the ability of the Nigeria government and its military to defeat Boko Haram. Thomas-Greenfield gave … Continue reading
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