Tag Archives: DEFENCE NEWS AND REPORTS

ARMY COUNTERINSURGENCY+COUNTERTERRORISM PATROL TEAM: OKENE, CENTRAL NIGERIA (4 May 2012)

Posted on May 4, 2012 by beegeagle

Nigerian troops arrive for a confidence-building urban COIN-CT patrol at the main market at Okene Troops dismount for a defiant foot patrol in the busy Central Market at the flashpoint town of Okene

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‘GEJ SPIRIT’: A CASCADE OF 4WD VANS FOR NIGERIAN TROOPS

Posted on May 3, 2012 by beegeagle

There is a deluge of Toyota,Ford Ranger and Mitsubishi 4WDs coming the way of the troops these days

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‘GEJ SPIRIT’: MAJOR GENERALS SWAP PEUGEOT 406s FOR BMWs

Posted on May 3, 2012 by beegeagle

Morale boost: A Nigerian Major General’s gleaming BMW staff car

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LT GENERAL ANDREW GUTI OF UGANDA ASSUMES COMMAND OF AMISOM FORCE IN SOMALIA

Posted on May 2, 2012 by beegeagle

Lt General Andrew Guti of Uganda, Force Commander of the expanded AMISOM Xinhua 2 May, 2012 excerpts (…)Meanwhile, Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti on Wednesday took command of the military component of the AMISOM in a ceremony presided over by the … Continue reading →

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MUST READ: AZAZI’S BOLD POSITION AND AMERICA’S EVASIVE POSTURING

Posted on May 2, 2012 by beegeagle

VANGUARD May 2, 2012 Special Report GENERAL Andrew Azazi’s speech at the just concluded South-South Economic summit was spot on. Albeit too many analysts and political masquerades have tried to deconstruct the speech into components that suit their selfish political … Continue reading →

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BOKO HARAM THREATEN TO ATTACK PUNCH, SIX SOUTH-BASED NEWSPAPERS

Posted on May 2, 2012 by beegeagle

Imam Abubakar Mohammed Shekau, Boko Haram leader THE PUNCH May 2, 2012 The Islamic fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram, has threatened to attack PUNCH and six newspapers, all based in the South. The sect issued the threats in an 18-minute video … Continue reading →

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BIN LADEN FILES SUGGEST CONTACTS WITH BOKO HARAM, TALIBAN, AL-QAEDA

Posted on April 30, 2012 by beegeagle

Boko Haram militants, screenshot from a 2010 video GUARDIAN(UK) Sun 29 Apr 2012 Documents found in the house where Osama bin Laden was killed a year ago show a close working relationship between top al-Qaida leaders and Mullah Omar, the … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE-NIGERIAN ARMY JOINT OPS+A NEW Mi-24V

Posted on April 29, 2012 by beegeagle

Nigerian Army troops and a new Nigerian Air Force Mi-24 Hind attack helicopter Nigerian Army troops witness the landing of a Nigerian Air Force Mi-24 Hind attack helicopter

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MUST READ: “NO, YOUR EXCELLENCY, YOU MISSED THE POINT” (A NORTHERNER’S RIPOSTE TO AMBASSADOR CARSSONS ANALYSIS)

Posted on April 25, 2012 by beegeagle

President Barack Obama of the United States of America VANGUARD 24 April, 2012 *Thoughts on presentation by Assistant Secretary of State, Ambassador Johnnie Carsons during ‘Promise and Peril in Nigeria’, a debate at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies … Continue reading →

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R-E-V-E-A-L-E-D! HOW BOKO HARAM IMPORT ARMS FROM WHARF USING PETROL TANKERS; ACROSS BORDERS USING CAMELS

Posted on April 20, 2012 by beegeagle

Imam Abubakar Mohammed Shekau, Boko Haram leader VANGUARD April 20, 2012 Crime Guard By By ALBERT AKPOR …Use petrol tankers, camels to convey arms DETERMINED to consolidate and perpetrate their reigns of terror in the northern states of the country … Continue reading →

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