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Defence and Security in Nigeria in the Time of the Corona Virus

Posted on March 31, 2020 by peccavi

As the COVID-19 pandemic traverses the globe and spreads through Nigeria, it is pertinent to consider its effect on the security sector. Please note the author is not an epidemiologist or virologist, information about the virus is derived from the … Continue reading →

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Amotekun and the politicisation of Nigerian security

Posted on January 23, 2020 by peccavi

On 9th January 2020 the Governors of 6 states in South Western Nigeria (Ogun, Lagos, Ekiti, Osun, Ondo and Oyo) announced the formation of a regional security outfit; The Western Nigeria Security Network otherwise known as Amotekun (Yoruba for leopard). … Continue reading →

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NORTHERN NIGERIA INTERNAL SECURITY SITREP- Week Ending 09 February 2019

Posted on March 19, 2019 by peccavi

Situation North East (Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Taraba, Gombe and Yobe States) 04 February Gunmen attacked SHUWA Village MICHIKA LGA, ADAMAWA State around 6.45pm with small arms and RPGs defeating the police and killing 1 person. They stole a Police van, … Continue reading →

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NORTHERN NIGERIA INTERNAL SECURITY SITREP- Week Ending 29 September 2018

Posted on October 1, 2018 by peccavi

Situation North East (Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States) 23 September Commander 23 Armoured Bde Brig Gen Bello MUHAMMAD has announced a special joint task force to combat the farmer/ herdsmen conflict in ADAMAWA State Elements of 121 Bn, 26 TF … Continue reading →

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Battle of the FOBS- Boko Haram ISWAPs 2018 Rainy Season Offensive (2)

Posted on September 27, 2018 by peccavi

In the previous instalment the author concluded that Boko Haram ISWAP has been conducting a successful campaign of spoiling attacks to prevent friendly forces from dominating Northern Borno and Yobe States with FOBs in order to forestall a friendly dry … Continue reading →

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#ChibokGirls-Freedom isn’t Free

Posted on October 18, 2016 by peccavi

On 13 October Nigeria and the world received news that 21 GSS Chibok abductees had been released. Whilst this news is welcome, it will be pertinent to consider how it affects the campaign in general, firstly by considering several factors. … Continue reading →

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NORTHERN NIGERIA INTERNAL SECURITY SITREP- Week Ending 02 April 2016

Posted on April 6, 2016 by peccavi

Situation North East (Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States) 18 March Elements of 3 Div and 7 Div began operations to clear ALAGARNO Forest, KALA BALGE LGA, BORNO State at 9.00am supported by preparatory air strikes by the NAF. The advance … Continue reading →

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HOTEL ATTACKS IN WEST AFRICA: LESSONS FOR NIGERIA (2)

Posted on March 22, 2016 by peccavi

In the first part of this series we reviewed attacks on tourist destinations in West Africa and established the following common factors; Strategic objective: to use mass casualty events to draw attention to their cause and influence the strategic outlook … Continue reading →

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HOTEL ATTACKS IN WEST AFRICA: LESSONS FOR NIGERIA (1)

Posted on March 20, 2016 by peccavi

In the past 12 months there have been several armed attacks on hotels or tourist spots in North Africa, East and West Africa. We will briefly examine the West African attacks and try and establish trends, patterns and possible lessons … Continue reading →

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NORTHERN NIGERIA INTERNAL SECURITY SITREP- Week Ending 05 December 2015

Posted on December 8, 2015 by peccavi

Situation Friendly Forces 30 November The EFCC has arrested several individuals in relation to the alleged $2bn arms deal, including Shuaibu SALISU former Office of the National Security Advisors (ONSA) Director of Finance, Aminu Baba KUSA (aka ABK) formerly of … Continue reading →

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