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13 Jun, 4 tweets, 4 min read
Air defense element of the NA Artillery Corp. NACA provides fire support against hostile artillery fire to manoeuvre units. They also provides Air defence cover for strategic installations as well as sensitive areas of operations.

ROLAND Short Range Air Defence System
The ZSU 23-4 Shilka is capable of acquiring, tracking and engaging low flying aircraft.
Employed in pairs 200 meters apart, 400 meters behind battalion leading elements, it is commonly used to surpress enemy ATGM launch sites, threatening army tank formation.
ZSU 24-2 SPAAG

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14 Jun
Good News !! The Nigerian Navy is to make an announcement on the new guided missile frigate chosen to replace NNS Aradu as the flagship of the Nigerian Navy

It will be the first missile armed Frigate the Navy is aquiring in 39 years when NNS Aradu was commissioned in 1982.
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12 Jun
So hours ago the Nigerian army told the leadership of the Senate that
7,043 soldiers habve been wounded by bandits and insurgents in the last few years. Now, the army said something i feel Nigerians are yet to understand.

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The nighmare of conventional forces all over the world.
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12 Jun
This man right here, Sheikh Gumi is single handedly responsible for the death of hundreds of innocent civilians. Bandits became more brazen after his mediation effort and call for Amnesty. They have stepped up their attacks, going on a bloodlust killing spree....
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This, ladies and gentlemen is what evil looks like. A religious scholar with no concience. "Its tit for tat". Niger Delta militants received Amnesty. Bandits deserve to be accorded the same priviledge.

Dont call this corruption. Corruption as bad as it is has certain limits.
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Some military hardware aquired by the Nigerian military between 2016 and 2021.

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Well theres breaking news. 48 hours after announcing the withdrawal of troops from Mali, the French army miraculously kills an al-Qaeda leader in the Sahel, vowing to keep a substantial military presence in the region.

Observe the reverse psychology in motion again.
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When you take into account the mental backflip Macron has been doing in reent months you realize France has no interest in leaving Africa.
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