A-29 Super Tucano Ready For Delivery.

Embraer, is a Brazilian aerospace conglomerate that produces commercial, military, executive and agricultural aircraft and provides aeronautical services, in a tweet, said it is so proud to share photos of the A-29 Super Tucano for  Nigerian Airforce.

Proud to share new photos of the A-29 Super Tucano for @NigAirForce – Aircraft delivery to Nigeria is scheduled in 2021 #CombatProven #Nigeria pic.twitter.com/xiRyKJtIKG

— A-29 Super Tucano (@A29SuperTucano) May 28, 2020

ORGATITUS.COM gathered that  twelve(12) Super Tucano Fighter jets will be delivered by the year 2021. The air crafts are fully painted in combat colors and also already undergone first test flights.  The precision offered by laser-guided bombs and the ability to strike at night means that ‘enemies know that they can hide anywhere, but not from A-29

The Super Tucano is headed to mission modification/final testing. Newly painted A-29 Super Tucano, Gold standard of light attack combat/reconnaissance aircraft, designed and built for the counter-terrorism mission. A-29 is in service around the world with U.S. partner nations - A truly interoperable, cost-effective aircraft. USAF now adding the A-29 to AFSOC’s inventory. Delivers summer 2021.

DHQ Dismisses Report On Secret Graveyard in North-east

The defence headquarters has denied the existence of secret military graveyards in Borno state.

Onyema Nwachukwu, defence spokesman, made the denial while reacting to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

The report stated that over 1,000 soldiers involved in the Boko Haram war were secretly buried.

But in a statement, Nwachukwu described the publication as “sacrilegious” and “a figment of the imagination of the writer.” 

“This insinuation can only emanate from an uninformed position of the author of the said publication,” he said, adding that Nigeria’s armed forces has a “rich and solemn tradition for the interment of our fallen heroes.”

The defence spokesman further said the military always gives befitting funerals to soldiers killed in the course of duty and does not indulge in secret burials.

“The cemetery described in the publication, which is situated in Maimalari military Cantonment is an officially designated military cemetery for the Armed Forces of Nigeria in the North East theatre, with a Cenotaph erected in honour of our fallen heroes,” the statement added. 

“The official cemetery has played host to several national and international dignitaries, where wreaths were laid in honour of the fallen heroes. It is therefore a far cry from the sacrilegious impression being painted by Wall Street Journal.”

source: THE CABLE

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SAD NEWS: ‘About 700 Soldiers Missing, More Than 2,000 Trapped’ As Boko Haram Takes Over Baga

As estimated 700 soldiers are missing with more than 2,000 trapped following a Boko Haram attack on Thursday that culminated in the loss of Baga, a town in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, by the Nigerian Army.

A faction of the insurgents loyal to Abu Musab al-Barnawi attacked Baga, lying northeast of Kukawa, and succeeded in dislodging the soldiers and hoisting their flags.

According to an aid worker who spoke with SaharaReporters, “a large number of soldiers are still missing and many others are trapped.”

“Boko haram has taken over Baga town,” said the source. “More than 2,000 troops are there trapped, and 700 are missing. [Air Force] jets cannot do anything now because the soldiers are trapped in their midst”.

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could not independently verify the figures being mentioned, but a security source said it was "highly possible", considering Baga is the headquarters of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) — a formation comprising units, mostly military, from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria, and boasting between 7,500 and 10,000 personnel.

A security source confirmed the attack and the disappearance of “a high number of soldiers”.

“So many soldiers, likely in their hundreds, are missing,” he said. “Even the Baga Brigade Commander is back in Maiduguri, which means he must have escaped when he saw that his team was overwhelmed.”

The source also confirmed that the insurgents set the MNJTF headquarters ablaze, and made away with military equipment.

The Army, though, continues to deny that the town has been overrun by insurgents.

In a statement released on Friday, Sani Usman, Director of Army Public Relations, said the sidurgents were the ones fleeing.

“Please recall that yesterday, Wednesday 26th December 2018 suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked the headquarters of 7 Brigade Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Baga, Borno State, at about 7.00pm,” he said in a statement.

“The troops along with their Nigerian Navy counterparts put up a very determined fight to repel the attack throughout the night, while Sector 3 Operation LAFIYA DOLE sent in reinforcement who are in hot pursuit of the terrorists. Similarly, a Search and Rescue team has been constituted.

“The Nigerian Air Force component has also been mobilised and are engaging the fleeing terrorists. Unfortunately, a naval personnel was killed in action. So far, no further details of casualties yet as efforts are ongoing to clear the terrorists hiding in Baga and environs.”

via: SAHARA REPORTERS

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13 soldiers, two policemen killed in fresh Boko Haram attack

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said 13 of its soldiers and two police personnel died in a Boko Haram ambush on Monday.

It said troops successfully repelled the insurgents in another attack at a military formation in Kukareta, Damaturu local government area of Yobe state on Monday.

Onyema Nwachukwu, deputy director, army public relations, said the insurgents attacked a military base in Kukareta community of Yobe around 6:30pm on Monday.

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Nwachukwu said the troops engaged the insurgents in a fierce battle and repelled the attack, killing many of them, adding that a soldier was wounded in the attack.

He said 13 soldiers and two police personnel also lost their lives when they ran into an ambush by the insurgents on Damaturu-Maiduguri Road.

“In another encounter; troops of 1 Division on escort duty along Damaturu – Maiduguri Road, yesterday fought through an ambush staged by Boko Haram terrorists,” he said.

“The gallant troops engaged the terrorists in a fire fight, courageously wading through the ambush. Sadly, thirteen military and a police personnel including an officer, paid the supreme price while extricating themselves from the ambush.

“A clearance operation to pursue and eliminate the Boko Haram terrorists’ ambush party is still ongoing.”

According to him, bodies of the soldiers and the wounded were evacuated, adding that the wounded soldier was currently receiving treatment.

via: TheCable

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EXCLUSIVE: 190 Policemen Mobilised For Boko Haram ‘Without Training’ Escape From Police Force

At least 190 policemen being mobilized for the war against Boko Haram have fled for their lives.

Worried by the development, the Force Headquarters, Abuja, has ordered for the arrest and prosecution of the officers.

A security source familiar with the matter told SaharaReporters that the said officers were to be sent to battle without appropriate training, and also observed that nearly all of them are southerners and Christians.

“Those are the names of policemen who were mobilised without any serious training to be sent to the front lines to fight Boko Haram who ran away,” said the source.

“Nearly all of them are southerners and Christians; 96% of the total number mobilised are southerners and Christians too. This has raised so much dust and outcry in the NPF.”

However, the Police presented a slightly different account of the incident. A ‘Police Wireless Message’ sent from the Force Headquarters to MOPOLS in 22 states, which was seen by SaharaReporters, said the policemen were being trained at the Special Forces school, Buni-Yadi, where they absconded from. The MOPOLS were urged to treat the matter as “very important”.

The 190 officers may have been intended to be part of the group of 2,000, which the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, deployed to the North East late last month to fight Boko Haram.

Announcing the deployment, Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, had said the policemen comprised personnel of the Police Mobile Force (PMF) and Counter Terrorism Units (CTU), as well as those of the Force and the Sniffer Dog Sections.

Moshood also stated that the new deployment was consistent with Section 4 of the Police Act and Regulations.

The section, he said, “specifies the general duties of the Nigeria Police Force as follows: The police shall be employed for the prevention and detection of crime, the apprehension of offenders, the preservation of law and order, the protection of life and property and the due enforcement of all laws and regulations with which they are directly charged, and shall perform such military duties within or outside Nigeria as may be required of them by or under the authority of this or any other Act”.

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“The deployment is also to support the strength of the military to defeat the Boko Haram insurgency,” he added.

“Before now, the Nigeria Police Force has on ground 47 PMF units (63 X 47 = 2961) in Borno State in addition to the Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron in Borno State. Twenty-six units (63 X 26 = 1638) on ground in Yobe State in addition to the Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron in Yobe State.

“Eighteen units (63 X 18 = 1134) on ground in Adamawa State in addition to the Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron in Adamawa State.”

Names of the 190 police officers below:

source: SAHARA REPORTERS

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New army uniform sends signal when you are in danger- Buratai

New technologies and application of drones in the campaign against Boko Haram insurgents in the north-east has been adopted says the COAS.

According to TheCable, Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff (COAS), disclosed this while fielding questions at a dinner and media interactive session organised for editors and defence correspondents in Maiduguri, Borno state capital.

Buratai said the applications of drones and new technologies were critical in modern warfare to ensure successful implementation of the counter-insurgency campaign.

He said the army had utilised drones in surveillance and research, adding that the process was effective in the execution of its operations against the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents.

Buratai said: “Now, even the uniform is technology-based, it will be tagged wherever you are; it sends signal when you are in danger, and these issues are very important.

“Technology is playing important role in warfare and we are not left out; we have in place a transformation and innovation department.

“The department is working on research and developments not only on basic equipment but equally more scientific and technological facilities to enable us to carry out our operations.

“We are also working on deployment of drones, the Nigerian air force has been deploying drones in our operations in the northeast and they are deploying more, it has been very effective in this operation.

“For surveillance, local drones are deployed and when new ones are also deployed, it will be effective and useful in the operation.”

According to him, the military has also deployed modern military hardware, rehabilitated office and house accommodation, clinics and executed viable projects for the improvement of personnel welfare and boost their morale.

Buratai added that the military would equally deploy modern scanning machines to check vehicular movements and enhance security on high ways.

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Boko Haram Kingpin Arrested In Lagos

Abdulmalik Umar, 39, was arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) headed by Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), and his men had been trailing the one-eyed Umar since he entered Lagos three weeks ago. He was finally arrested around Mowe at a nurse’s house where he was receiving treatment for the bullet wounds he sustained during a recent gun battle with the police in Abuja.

According to THE NATION  the suspect, alleged to have masterminded the explosions at Nyanya and Kuje in Abuja in 2015, as well as several bank robberies in Ondo, Edo and other southern states, had fled Abuja three weeks ago when some of his gang members were apprehended.

A police source, who confirmed the arrest, disclosed that the nurse, who is said to be Umar’s sister, and her husband were also arrested for aiding and abetting criminality.

They eventually busted his hideout around 2pm yesterday.

It was also gathered that the suspect led the gang that killed seven policemen at Gwagwalada, Abuja.

Their AK47 rifles were carted away. He was also alleged to be behind the killings of policemen at Lugbe and  armed robbery at Galadimawa Roundabout, among others.

The source described Umar as an overall “commander” of bank robberies in the southern part of the country as well as mastermind of killings in Okene, Kogi State.

The source said: “He was also the one who brought all  the bombs they used during the Nyanya and Kuje attacks in 2015. We have arrrsted some of his members who are in court now. They were the ones who gave us his details and since then we have been looking for him.

“He has one eye and is responsible for over 200 killings. We arrested four of his gang members three weeks ago in Abuja and recovered four AK47 rifles which they took from the policemen they killed at Gwagwalada.

“He escaped at that operation with gun wounds and fled to Lagos. We have been on his trail since then. He went to his sister’s house in Mowe to hide. His sister was treating him of the bullet wounds.  We have arrested her and her husband too because they are accomplices.

“He was the Grand Commander of the attack and rescue operations of the Prison in Niger State early this year where he lost one of his eyes during the operation while over 100 prisoners escaped.”

Confirming Umar’s arrest, police spokesman Jimoh Moshood, an acting Deputy Commissioner said he would soon be paraded.

Moshood said: “It is true that he was arrested in Lagos. He fled Abuja with gunshot injury and was trailed to Lagos. We arrested some of his gang members three weeks ago and recovered weapons from them. They will be paraded soon.

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