There comes a time when strategic patience and tolerance becomes a national security threat.
When will Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi be called for questioning? Is he bigger than the Nigerian state?
Its one thing to play devils advocate and get away with it but deliberately trying to jeopardize a large scale military exercise is a step too far.
Just three days ago he urged the Nigerian military to stop killing bandits that are abducting schoolchildren and killing Nigerians. He said they should rather be respected and accorded human rights.
No Nigerian citizen or eminent personality with get away with such utterences. One begins to wonder the dynamics at play here.
To say the Nigerian military will spend less to enlighten bandits than it is spending on arms and ammunition and exercises, he is beyond unhinged.
It befuddles the mind how he is able to get away with the incendiary statements he makes without fear of consequenecs.
This man is outting himself as a 'terrorist sympathisers' to make a political point. He now sees himself as a brand. A self appointed terrorist advocate of Nigeria. The ramification of this is rightening to behold.
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In early January 1987, Chadian president Hissene Habres troops seized the Libyan held town of Fada in northern Chad. Remember Habres? ..(the Chadian strongman who invaded and occupied Nigerian islands in Lake Chad but paid a terrible price for his misadventure.
In retaliation, Libyan fighter jets crossed the red line to hit Oum Chalouba and Arada. A few bombs struck French forces. Rather than respond in kind as was expected, French fighters began carrying out patrols near the 16th parallel.
Paris had something bigger in mind. In retaliation for Libya crossing of the red line and bombing French troops, the French planned to attack a Libyan base either Maaten Al Sahra, Aouzou or Ouadi Doum. They knew the Libyans were expecting reprisal raids and had rushed to
Watching revelations from the Pandora Paper that focuses squarely on African leaders. One wonders why no one is shedding light on illegal weapons fueling conflicts across the continent. How many times have certain powers "mistakenly" handed over weapons to terrorist groups.
In Syria NATO airdropped weapons directly into the hands of ISIS. They said it was a mistake. The powers that be are illegally sell arms to fragile states they know will soon collapse, and when they collapse the region is flooded with weapons that fuel wars and suffering.
International Arms Treaty have failed to stop the illegal flow of weapons underground. Countries that need weapons are blindsided by human rights accusations, while militants group have easier access to arms without the bottlenecks that characterise western arms procurement.
Lets call out the hypocrisy and relentless inteference in West Africa's affairs. During the August 2020 Coup in Mali former President Goodluck Jonathan was appointed by ECOWAS as a special envoy to head its mediation mission in Mali. When talks failed and sanctions were
.imposed Emmanual Macron condemned ECOWAS's "hasty" decision, stating democracy can wait, the stability of the nation should be of paramount importance
When Chadian strongman Idris Derby was assasinated, the Chadian military appointed his son as President,
..enraging Chads parliament and the African Union. Thousands of Chadians took to the streets in protest, 22 protesters were gunned down by the army. The African Union condemned the killing of pro democracy protesters and unconstitutional power grab.
The Rise and Fall and Rise again of the Nigerian Navy.
The 1970s and 1980s saw a major expansion of the Nigerian navy’s surface fleet. By 1981, the Nigerian Navy was a potent force with a German designed MEKO 360H class guided missile frigate, NNS Aradu spearheading a fleet that included a smaller, older frigate,
NNS Obuma, four corvettes of the Dorina and Erin’mi classes and six missile boats, three Ekpe class of German design and three Siri class of French design. In addition to there was a capable force of minesweepers and hard a robust anti-submarine warfare capability.
It is the largest military exercise ever conducted by any military in Sub Sahara Africa: Exercise Golden Dawn, Enduring Peace and Still Waters is mustering thousands of troops, 70 warships, dozens of aircafts, tanks, Special Forces Personnel etc
This reflects a paradigme shift in Nigeria's defence posture and the growing might of the Nigerian armed forces. Nigeria is caught between playing down the scale of its exercises, for diplomatic reasons, and embellishing them, to awe its enemies.
The aim is to provide a complex environment in which the joint arm of the Nigerian military can train together, honing tactics and skills in preparation for future eventualities.
Military personnel will be put through a range of realistic, simulated scenarios including crisis
Rwanda has a kick ass army and they showcased it in their intervention in Mozambique. Fresh from capturing a strategic northern Mozambican port held by terrorists for a year they pursuing the insurgents into sorrounding areas.
Rwandan forces drove out Islamist militants in Mozambique's gas-rich Cabo Delgado province within days. What Mozambique couldn't do in a year.
On August 9, the Rwandan military took the strategically important northern Mozambican port of Mocimboa da Praia from militants
The jihadis had occupied the port for over a year but fled towards Tanzania on motorcycles as Rwandan forces approached. Others melted away into the thick forests south of Mocimboa. Around 70 militants were killed.