Don't know whether this is true.
I will try to confirm
Some of the girls have been rescued.....again I need to confirm.

BREAKING NEWS!!

New evidence showing that the Nigerian military was informed that Boko Haram was planning mass abductions in Yobe State has emerged. A document obtained by SaharaReporters indicated that the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) was notified by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) of plans by Boko Haram militants to carry out a massive attack in February.

The confidential memo dated February 6, 2018, and titled "Plans By BHT To Carry Out Massive Attacks In Maiduguri And Damaturu" was signed by Brigadier-General EA Adeniyi, he stated that intelligence gathered by the agency indicated that the most likely targets of large-scale Boko Haram attack will be the University of Maiduguri, mosques, markets, and parks in Borno. To carry out the attacks, the document further revealed that Boko Haram had hired about 17 suicide bombers, who were ready to strike as well as carry out abductions.

Specifically, the document stated and warned of mass abductions:"Similarly, mass abductions are ongoing purportedly to be used as Personnel-Borne Improvised Explosive Device"

This is in addition to Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device, using especially Golf cars with registration numbers from states of the North," the document stated.

To forestall a realisation of the terrorists' plans, the DIA said it was directed to request the DHQ to instruct troops of Operation Lafiya Dole to maintain high alert and vigilance. It also instructed that troops at checkpoints should pay special attention to Golf cars, but approach such with caution.

The military, however, disregarded the instruction to stay on high alert, as troops were withdrawn from Dapchi in Yobe state, where over 100 school girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram from an all-girls high school on Monday 19th of February 2018, the girls were later taken to Kanama on the Nigerian-Nigerien border according to sources.

Deputy Director (Public Relations), the Theatre Command, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement, said the military should not be blamed for the latest round of horror, as troops handed a peaceful and calm situation to the Police. however, the Nigerian police has denied the claim, stating there was not proper handing-over done to their men.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sumonu Abdulmaliki, said the military never handed over Dapchi town to the Police.

In a personally signed statement, Mr. Abdulmaliki explained that Yobe State remains a security emergency being monitored by security agencies.


http://saharareporters.com/2018/02/27/dapchigirls-exclusive-document-shows-nigerian-military-knew-boko-harams-plan-carry-out

UPDATE ON OPERATION DEEP PUNCH II

NIGERIAN - CAMEROONIAN TROOPS KILL 35 BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS IN COMBINED OPERATIONS ...Recover Large Cache of Munitions

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have continued to maintain the momentum in the ongoing Operation Deep Punch II to seek out and clear Boko Haram insurgents from enclaves in the northern fringes of the Lake Chad Islands and the Sambisa region. Yesterday Monday 26 February 2018, combined troops of Operation Lafiya Dole and the Cameroonian Defence Forces, in a clearance operation, took the battle to the terrorists in their enclaves at Kusha-Kucha, Surdewala, Alkanerik, Magdewerne and Mayen villages, all situated along the Nigerian - Cameroonian border. In the fierce offensives, the gallant troops killed 33 Boko Haram insurgents and destroyed 15 locally fabricated rifles captured from them. The troops also destroyed 4 Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), several motorcycles and bicycles belonging to the insurgents. 603 civilians held hostage by the insurgents were also rescued and conveyed to Bäma and Pulka towns, where they are currently being profiled before subsequent handover to IDP camp officials.

Relatedly, as the clearance operations progressed, the combined troops tracked the insurgents to Bokko, Daushe and Gava villages, where they unleashed another attack on the fleeing insurgents, killing 2 of them in the fire fight and recovering one AK 47 rifle, a magazine, a trolley and unspecified quantity of premium motor spirit in Jerry cans. The troops also extricated 194 civilians held captive by the insurgents and destroyed makeshift accommodations erected by the insurgents.

Additionally, the combined troops successfully cleared Miyanti and Wudila villages, where they rescued 3 men, 121 women and 209 children. The rescued persons are undergoing profiling, preparatory to their handover to appropriate IDP camps.

Meanwhile, troops carrying out clearance operations from the Sabil Huda axis of the Sambisa forest have recovered a cache of arms and tools from Boko Haram insurgents' enclave in the Sabil Huda area of the Sambisa. The munitions recovered include 3 Browny Machine Guns, two 81mm Mortar tubes, one 81mm Mortar tripod, one 60 mm Commando Mortar tube, twelve 40mm AGL cartridge , 5 AK 47 rifles ,1 sniper rifle, 3 Pistols with one magazine loaded with four 9mm rounds, one damaged pump action rifle, 2 damaged G3 rifles, 1 Tear gas riflel, 2 Sub Machine Guns, 5 xG3 Magazines, 4 locally made rockets, 28 working parts of various weapons, 28 barrels of various weapons, 3 Browny Machine Gun bipods , 2 Anti Aircraft Gun Barrels, 12 Anti Aircraft Gun tripods, 8 Tool boxes, one welding machine, one Hayab crane, Assorted ammunition links, one packet of electrode and one power generator.

Troops remain highly motivated in continuing with the operations to locate and clear Boko Haram insurgents from their hideouts.

Please disseminate this information to the general public through your news medium.
Thank you for your cooperation.

Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu
Deputy Director Public Relations
Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole

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BREAKING: Nigerian Troops Rescue 15 Women, Recover Armoured Personnel Carrier From Boko Haram

Nigerian Troops of the 153TF Battalion of the Nigerian Army have rescued 15 women, five children and a man from Boko Haram captivity. According to military sources, the captives were freed when the troops conducted a fighting patrol in areas of Boko Haram prevalence. The operation was led by Lieutenant Colonel Ikang, Commanding Officer of the Battalion.

READ MORE: http://saharareporters.com/2018/02/27/nigerian-troops-rescue-15-women-recover-armoured-personnel-carrier-boko-haram

bidexiii:



His a young army captain officer in the NA, also an AFSF .

His picture has been posted here and other thread .

Jesus polycap is dead

I was even going through his profile and i saw the medal of honour NA gave him

bidexiii:
Concl....

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NNAMDIII:
Jesus polycap is dead

I was even going through his profile and i saw the medal of honour NA gave him

Doubt it's true
Saw his post yesterday in fb

An AMISOM soldier speaks to a group of AMISOM and US officials at a base in Baledogle, Somalia, on February 26, 2018. AMISOM was in Baledogle to witness a demonstration by the US of their Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) surveilance methods in the area. AMISOM Photo

NNAMDIII:
Jesus polycap is dead

I was even going through his profile and i saw the medal of honour NA gave him

He is not the one

CaptainStephen:
He is not the one

Thank God.......

PRESS RELEASE

TROOPS ON EXERCISE AYEM AKPATUMA ARREST HERDSMEN WHILE SETTING ABLAZE GWAMBA VILLAGE

Troops of 101 special Forces Battalion on Excercise Ayem Akpatuma (Cat Race) deployed at Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State swiftly responded to distress call and supported troops at Gwamba village under attack by herdsmen on Tuesday 27 February 2018. Despite swift reaction to rescue the village from destruction, the notorious herdsmen set the village ablaze before troops arrival.
The determine troops trailed the herdsmen and arrested 6 of them at Garigiji village while trying to escape. During the process of the arrest the herdsmen show resistance, which made the alerted troops to engaged them and killed 10 of them.

Items recovered from the herdsmen are : one AK 47 rifle, 41 rounds of 7.62mm special, one locally made rifle with 25 cartridges, one cutlass, looted clothes and one motorcycle,

You are please requested to disseminate the information to the public.

Brigadier General Texas Chukwu Director Army Public Relations

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Nigerian Troops Rescue 15 Women, Recover Armoured Personnel Carrier From Boko Horam



Nigerian Troops of the 153TF Battalion of the Nigerian Army have rescued 15 women, five children and a man from Boko Haram captivity. According to military sources, the captives were freed when the troops conducted a fighting patrol in areas of Boko Haram prevalence. The operation was led by Lieutenant Colonel Ikang, Commanding Officer of the Battalion.


During the patrol, an unspecified number of Boko Haram members were killed. Troops also recovered two AK 47 rifles and an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) previously taken away Boko Haram. However, the APC had been destroyed by the terrorists.

bidexiii:
Nigerian Troops Rescue 15 Women, Recover Armoured Personnel Carrier From Boko Horam



Nigerian Troops of the 153TF Battalion of the Nigerian Army have rescued 15 women, five children and a man from Boko Haram captivity. According to military sources, the captives were freed when the troops conducted a fighting patrol in areas of Boko Haram prevalence. The operation was led by Lieutenant Colonel Ikang, Commanding Officer of the Battalion.


During the patrol, an unspecified number of Boko Haram members were killed. Troops also recovered two AK 47 rifles and an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) previously taken away Boko Haram. However, the APC had been destroyed by the terrorists.

Am I the only one that feels heartbroken when I see a damaged Steyr APC?

Odunayaw:
Am I the only one that feels heartbroken when I see a damaged Steyr APC?

The armor protection on that thing is like foil paper.

jakeporeshenko:

The armor protection on that thing is like foil paper.

No wonder the boys do well to abandon it when possible

NAF regiment undergoing tactical training in China. Anti aircraft hijacking/ hostage rescue

Terrible day for BHTs. Worse still no 72 virgins for them.
https://intelligencebriefs.com/35-boko-haram-militants-weapons-vehicles-destroyed-603-civilians-rescued-by-joint-nigerian-cameroonian-troops/

jakeporeshenko:
NAF regiment undergoing tactical training in China. Anti aircraft hijacking/ hostage rescue

Are you sure they are not NN guys, boost of there Camo...?

bidexiii:


Are you sure they are not NN guys, boost of there Camo...?

100% sure they are NAF, the camo is PLA

MISSING DAPCHI GIRLS: CAS TEMPORARILY RELOCATES TO MAIDUGURI, NSA COMMISSIONS PROJECTS TO EXTEND REACH OF NAF HELICOPTERS

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has temporarily relocated to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base at Maiduguri, from where the air search operations for the missing Dapchi girls are being coordinated. This is in order to have first hand information on the progress of the air search efforts and also give additional directives as might be necessary. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mohammed Monguno was equally at the NAF Base Maiduguri, where he spoke to and encouraged the NAF personnel involved in the day and night air search operations. Furthermore, both the NSA and the CAS visited Damaturu, where they paid a courtesy call on His Excellency, Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State, during which they held useful discussions regarding the missing girls. Later in the day, the NSA, accompanied by the CAS and other top military officers, travelled to Monguno to commission new projects at 171 NAF Detachment Monguno. The newly commissioned projects include the Unit’s Headquarters Complex, a block of 4 Single Officers’ Quarters, a block of 10 flats for airmen/airwomen and 2 helipads, all of which have just been constructed.

According to the Commander of the Air Task Force, Air Vice Marshal Idi Lubo, air power projection has limitations, one of which is reach. He therefore expressed his delight, noting that with the commissioning of the projects at 171 NAF Detachment Monguno, the NAF had just extended the reach of its helicopters. In his remarks at the commissioning ceremony, the CAS stated that the projects were undertaken in pursuit of the NAF’s commitment to ensuring security in the Northeast. He added that the NAF would continue to deploy air assets in all parts of the country towards ensuring that Nigerians are able to prosecute their businesses in a safe and secured environment. On the missing Dapchi girls, Air Marshal Abubakar declared that no efforts would be spared by the NAF in locating the girls, in conjunction with other security forces. He disclosed that NAF pilots on different NAF platforms were operating day and night to locate the girls, adding that he had decided to temporarily relocate to Maiduguri, given the import of the unfortunate incident.

While commissioning the projects, the Special Guest of Honour, Mohammed Monguno, lauded the monumental achievements of the NAF under its current leadership. He recalled that 171 NAF Detachment Monguno was only established in 2017; he was therefore surprised to see all that had been accomplished within the short period. He described the feats as a testimony to the zeal and commitment of the CAS to repositioning the NAF into a highly professional force in line with his clearly stated vision. The NSA also described the establishment of NAF presence in Monguno as being long overdue, as it would add the much needed value to the efforts of the other security agencies in ensuring peace in the Northeast. Speaking further, the NSA commended the NAF for its immense contributions to the overall efforts at degrading the capability of the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) while urging NAF personnel to remain steadfast. He equally seized the opportunity to appreciate President Buhari for his support to the Armed Forces of Nigeria in ensuring the sustenance of operations.

Also commissioned yesterday, by the NSA, were a newly constructed Fire Fighting and an Aircraft Arming Bay at NAF Base Maiduguri. It is recalled that the Dapchi girls were declared missing on 19 February 2018 after reported attacks by BHTs following which the NAF immediately commenced an air search for them. The NAF has had to deploy additional air assets, including Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, to the Northeast, on 25 February 208, in a renewed effort at locating the missing girls. The CAS was still in the Northeast as at the time of writing this report.

OLATOKUNBO ADESANYA
Air Vice Marshal
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force

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It appears the newly inducted TSAIGUMI has also joined the search

jakeporeshenko:
It appears the newly inducted TSAIGUMI has also joined the search

Thats the CH-3 UCAV

jakeporeshenko:
It appears the newly inducted TSAIGUMI has also joined the search

That is CH-3.
******
The MI35M is also carrying a good number of ATGMs.

Xbee007:

That is CH-3.
******
The MI35M is also carrying a good number of ATGMs.

newafricaken254:
Thats the CH-3 UCAV

Thanks guys, my bad!

jakeporeshenko:
100% sure they are NAF, the camo is PLA

Said it here before. Have met with some of them before as my school has a good affiliation with PLAAF.

We also have engineers over there too.

On DAPCHI.

This isn't the time for the military and police to start accusing each other. As a relatively safe place, the Nigerian police has failed woefully in securing that community as the main law enforcement and para military agency in Nigeria. As a community, the Nigerian police desierves to have the fastest response time in such circumstance and the military failed woefully because of a poor response time.

Watching the director of information live call on AIT this morning, he claimed they never heard about it and immediately they got notified of bokoharam presence, they immediately deployed officers but informations didn't get to them very fast. He said military detachment could have intercepted them if they had passed through roads but as group of attackers, they passed through open spaces without checkpoints.

Here's why the police takes the biggest blame. The military detachment in such area was deployed to a town around the Nigerian border. As a community, police presence should always be available with or without a military checkpoint. If there was a police presence in such area, immediately after observing the presence of BHT, you don't even need to engage if you're not capable. There's a reason why the man with the radio is the most dangerous in a battlefield as he can turn around any situation. Send a radio broadcast to your own team if there's no interoperability. The police HQ can contact the theater command which will deploy military operatives immediately.


This scenario shows why bokoharam still has the gut to attack towns being liberated by military or being declared as safe. There's a bad policing of communities and town.

PRESS RELEASE

UPDATE ON OPERATION DEEP PUNCH II

TROOPS NEUTRALISE 5 BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS... Dismantle more enclaves

In continuation of the successful exploits by troops of Operation Lafiya Dole conducting Operation Deep Punch II to clear Boko Haram insurgents from the Sambisa forest and the Lake Chad Islands, yesterday Tuesday 28 February 2018, troops successfully cleared and dismantled insurgents' camps at Agapulawa, Amuda, Nyawa and Attagara; all within the remaining parts of the Sambisa forest.

The clearance operations progressed further into other identified insurgents' camps around Tchikide and Chinene, where the troops ferociously engaged and cleared pockets of resistance by the insurgents , killing 5 of them in the encounter. However, as troops exploited further in pursuit of the insurgents as they fled, one of the combat vehicles was rammed into by a terrorists' Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED), injuring two officers in the vehicle. The wounded officers were promptly evacuated for medical attention by the Battle Group medical team. Regrettably, we lost the two gallant officers yesterday afternoon.

The troops have since reorganized in continuation of the operations and remain undaunted.

Please disseminate this information to the general public through your news medium.
Thank you for your cooperation.

Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu
Deputy Director Public Relations
Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole

UPDATE ON EXERCISE AYEM AKPATUMA: TROOPS RECOVER WEAPONS AT KWESATI AND TATI VILLAGES

Sequel to the on going EXERCISE AYAM AKPATUMA (CAT RACE), troops in conduct of cordon and search operations at KWESATI and TATI villages across Ussa and Takum Local Government Areas of Taraba State have recovered locally made weapons. During the process of the condon and search,the alerted troops recovered 5 weapons and have been back loaded. Troops continue to make progress as the exercise proceeds at pace.

You're please requested to disseminate this information through your medium.

Thank you for your continuous cooperation

Texas Chukwu
Brigadier General
Director Army Public Relations