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Hammer Of War@HammerOfWar5Oct 8
Video showing emirati made Calidus MCAV-20 armored personnel carriers of the Ethiopian 🇪🇹 military.
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7 airstrikes 🔥 collectively undertaken by the Nigerian Air Force, Army Aviation & Army Remotely Piloted Aircraft System Regiment (NARPAS) have neutralized 103 terrorists, including Jindullah (Wali Abu Saleem’s chief security guard) & Abul Kissa (member of ISWAP Shura Council).
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If the production of the Irigiri armoured personnel carrier had been continued by successive administrations & upgraded, perhaps Nigeria won't need to import different types of armoured vehicles that cost a lot compared to how cost friendly it would be to use what we make. (1)
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Igirigi is no longer in production or use, but the ARA + Dodondawa MRAP, Danmiyaki + Viper ATVs & many other indigenous vehicles, UAVs/UGVs are. Let the entire 🇳🇬 security forces make great use of them & procure in bulk. WHATEVER IS WORTH DOING AT ALL, IS WORTH DOING WELL. (2)
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The Nigerian-made Igirigi. The Igirigi APC was an indigenously produced armoured personnel carrier that was utilized by the Nigerian Army, Guards Brigade & Nigerian Army Special Forces Command (NASFC). It was then exported to 106th Brigade of the Libyan National Army (LNA). (1)
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The Igirigi armoured personnel carrier was officially unveiled on July, 2012, by President Goodluck Jonathan, who inspected it at the Command & Staff College in Jaji, Kaduna State. The word Igirigi translates to dew in the Igbo language. (3)
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NAEME (Nigerian Army Electrical & Mechanical Engineers) built it on a Ford chassis. It had an IED deflecting V hull & carried 8 troops. It was produced in significant numbers for COIN ops against Boko Haram and saw heavy combat and attrition due to lack of slat armour. End. (4)
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Imagery from the Armed Forces and paramilitary shows Nigerian security forces still struggle to standardize and issue basic tactical gear. That has a direct, measurable impact on combat operations. Without widespread NVGs & thermal optics/sights for infantry units, (1)
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Prioritizing big-ticket items (jets, helicopters, etc) over fundamental soldier systems will keep holding back COIN success. Wars are ultimately won and ground is held, by the infantry. An A-29 Super Tucano still needs a JTAC Airman on the ground. (3)
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What needs to happen? Combine the industrial mandate of the 2023 DICON Act with strict purchase oversight & digitized logistics tracking. That's how the military can equip every soldier with basic combat gear & systematically replace soft skins with armoured vehicles. End. (4)
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Nigerian-made Proforce armoured vehicles (PF2) & Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (ARA MRAP). 1. Proforce is wholly indigenous to Nigeria & has developed vehicles currently being used by Nigeria, African & foreign countries, United Nations (UN), PMCs & private businesses.
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An Italian-made Leonardo M-346 Fighter Attack jet (CSX55287) of the Nigerian Air Force conducting flights in Venegono on the 9th of October, 2026. Credit: aplace2land
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This is what the Conqueror would look like if it were worked on by a combined team from DICON, Army CED, Proforce & EPAIL. 1. Most of the items needed for the upgrade will be gotten from within the country, including the RCWS (EPAIL), ballistic glass, engine, CTIS, BMS & cameras.
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Pictures showing locally made armoured personnel carriers of the Nigerian Army. 1. These vehicles, known as the Conqueror, were made by the Command Engineering Depot (CED) by welding a cab on the chassis of retired Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs). 2. Several units were made.
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Picture showing Nigerian Navy Marines aka Bushmen, with Czech-made CZ Bren lightweight assault rifles. 1. The Marines are also equipped with tactical radios & helmet mounted binocular NVGs. 2. The use of CZ Bren is increasingly being noticed by the Nigerian security forces.
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The eligible youths in the East must make a deliberate effort & ultimate decision to fill in all the slots in every agency, so as to meet the quota & Federal Character principle. Sadly, this low turnout isn't only for the Nigerian Army but extends to the Navy, Air Force & Police.
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@ChuksEricEOct 16
“As Commander here, during the last recruitment, Abia produced only about 100 recruits. I was worried because I felt I had failed my boss.” — Brigadier General Dikko A.M., Commander of the Ohafia Division, expresses disappointment over the low turnout of Igbo youths joining the Nigerian Army.
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Lastly is poor welfare, using risks & rewards, the economic & physical risks of joining the Army doesn't outweigh the perceived benefits for youths engaged in commerce, etc. Protesting soldiers facing delayed pensions & inadequate allowances is enough deterrent to some youths.
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Concluding this, I'll still urge eligible youths in the East to turn up for recruitment. Turning away from these kind of key exercises may not help, now & in the future. NOTE: ₦10 billion was lost each time sit-at-home was observed. Then how much more for key nat'l recruitments?
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