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26 Sep, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Last year China Electronic Giant ‘CNIEC’ wooed the Nigerian Army to establish an Assembly Line for Manufacturing Defence Equipment to help Nigeria become empowered to locally manufacture high tech defence equipment.
CEIEC disclosed plans to introduce an Assembly and Production Line for local manufacturing of defence equipment and other military hardwares in Nigeria. Now, this company CEIEC produces defence products such as C4I System, Command and Control System for defence purposes, and
..radar systems for the Chinese military. So this is not some upstart seeking international customers.

The company has CEIEC currently has the contract for defence electronic for over 30 countries across the world. The Nigerian army is already a major operator of Chinese
..military hardware..most notable the VT-4 Tank, STI-Tank Destroyer and eight wheel SH105 long range self propellled artillery gun system. Establishing production line for some of these equipment will best serve the interest of Nigeria.

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26 Sep
You know what's sad about this footage? Its that no matter what, Africa will NEVER be given the due credit and respect it deserves.
It took a coalition of 68 countries to take down ISIS in Syria and Iraq. It took the naval forces of dozens of countries to provide safe passages for merchant vessels and oil tankers in Somalia's coast. Heck A-STAN enjoyed an $85 billion military aid package and still faltered.
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26 Sep
DISCLAIMER: I am not advocating for war. The possibility of one is remote. This is an educated and factual analysis to convince sceptics how events will play out if the unthinkable happens.
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26 Sep
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The Bakassi issue is not DEADZ and forgotten.

- National Assembly.

All hope of returning Bakassi Peninsula to Nigeria may not have been lost yet, as the National Assembly has says it will withhold the ratification of its treaty.
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Bakassi is one of the seven councils that make up Cross River South Senatorial District and so far as we have not ratified it, the matter is not closed. The current Senate has made it clear it will not ratify the treaty. Only the Exevutive can ay this point.
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The message one or more JF-17 Squadron will send a potential aggressor is unambiguous. If you attack us, we will respond with overwhelming force. "MONEY" should not be an excuse for Africa's biggest economy and largest oil producer.
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I am pleased to inform you that the armed attack drones and CS/VP3 Mraps are inbound. China has its flaws, but you have to agree that without China there is no way an African country will have access to top of the line weaponry like the MQ-9 Reaper. It will never happen.
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When US navy Seals rescued the 27 year old Philip Walton from Nigeria, an MQ-9 Reaper
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Like wise the killing of Osama Bin laden. For a month MQ-9 Reaper drones monitored the compound he was holed up in.
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The Nigerian military will not allow the a foreign terrorist group, to have strong footing in Nigeria. ISWAP is a foreign terrorist
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It is very clear that ISWAP are foreigners coming to invade our country which we will never allow to happen. That is why I
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