Monthly Archives: April 2021

AFRICOM: From Germany with love

Posted on April 28, 2021 by peccavi

In a call with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, President Buhari reportedly stated …. “In this connection, and considering the growing security challenges in West and Central Africa, Gulf of Guinea, Lake Chad region and the Sahel, weighing heavily … Continue reading →

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Nigeria 2021: The Young Have Grown

Posted on April 26, 2021 by peccavi

That Nigeria is in dire straits is apparent to all except those charged with managing its affairs In the past 72 hours Boko Haram ISWAP attacked Geidam in Yobe State and Mainok in Borno State, the Army has attacked Awo … Continue reading →

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NAF Air Ground Task Force

Posted on April 3, 2021 by peccavi

The loss of the Alphajet NAF 475 highlights several significant gaps in the Nigerian Air Forces capabilities. The inability of the NAF to rapidly identify and secure the crash site, much less launch a search and rescue mission for the … Continue reading →

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The East is Red: The seeming insurgency in South East Nigeria

Posted on April 2, 2021 by peccavi

Whilst Nigeria’s never ending security problems have swung from Boko Haram/ ISWAP to bandits to mass school kidnappings in the north, loud secessionist rhetoric in the south west, what at first glance appears to be an insurgency is steadily growing … Continue reading →

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