The Russians Now Hasten to Grab Nigeria

22 Pages·1967·2.133 MB·English

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RUSSIA STEPS UP MILITARY AID TO NIGERIA
1. Cultural Agreement
Late inJuly, 1967, MrEdwinOgbu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry
of External Affairs,Lagos and ChiefAnthony. Enahoro,Commissioner
for Information visited the Soviet Union and signed what they called
" a Cultural Agreement” between Russia and Nigeria. It later turned
out thatthis was an agreement for military assistance to enable Nigeria
crush Biafra.
2. Military Advisers
By 9th August, 1967, 113 Russian military " advisers” were ready
to goto Lagos. The following constitute an advance party of twenty
six which left Russia almost immediately:
Name Date ofBirth Passport No.
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Bonbopovich Peter 1930 112154
Yelev Yuri 1939 1159
Aksilovinov Penuami 1939 112158
Buga Peter 1933 112159
Gregneb Feder 1941 122157
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Zotob Victor 1928 11215
Kaativ Alex 1936 112160
Vaneb Alex 1929 112156
Kestirski Nikolai 1934 112161
Kazieran Yevgeni 1929 112178
Kruvhikob Nickolai 1928 112162
Malaldatze Oleg 1936 112163
Maclob Alexander 1940 112164
Petrov Vladimir 1932 112166
Mosin Esini 1931 112165
Proni Vassile 1934 112167
Juntazaloz Mihaeli 1929 112168
Rubin Nikolai 1926 112169
Catobinikob Vladimir 1944 011217
Seminov Sergei 1942 112171
Skvoreov Afranafe 1926 112172
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Name Date ofBirth Passport No.
Solotihin Valeri 1941 112173
Rsevuen Alexei.. 1927 11217
Torgashev Anatoli 1934 012175
Trisanov Peter 1923 112176
Sreidoff Valentin 1929 112177
These “Advisers” are now being used both in the technical and
operationalfields intheprosecution ofthewaragainst Biafra.
3. Delivery ofJet Fighters
On the 9th August, 1967, two L-29 DELPHIN Czech-manufac
tured jetfighters, Registration numbers NAF. 401 and 402, arrived in
Lagos, after refuelling at Accra. These aircraft, which are the first
in theseries, are now being modified and equipped for a fighter role.
4. MiGFighters
On the 18th August a large number of Russian IL-18 Ilyushin
aircraft flew into Kano via Cassablanca and Niamey carrying fighters
believed to be of the Mig-17 or Mig-15 type as well as technicians,
pilots, maintenance engineers and military “Advisers” intended to
operate these fighters, aswellas provide officers to lead Nigerian ground
forces. The aircraft numbers and timings when they flew overZinder
in Niger Republic and when they arrived Kano inNorthern Nigeria
wereas follows:
Zinder ETA Kano
Aeroflot No. (G.M.T.) (G.M.T.)
11417 0924
11433 1009 1024
11655 1017 1037
11115 1027 1050
11113 1037 1057
11109 0958 1012
11431 1115 1136
11105 1046 1107
11102 1055 1118
11420 1 1103 1128
11401 1037 1102
11432 1124 1145
11397
11760
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