A group of soldiers who brought back dead and
injured soldiers from the besieged town of Gwoza
yesterday fired shots at the main gate at
Maimalari Barracks, is home to the 7th Division
the Nigerian army. Gwoza, located near the
border with Cameroon, fell under the control of
Islamist insurgents yesterday, the second major
town in Borno State to be captured by Boko
Haram after the terrorist group seized Damboa on
July 21.
Two sources at the barracks told
SaharaReporters that the soldiers were angry
about the number of dead soldiers’ bodies that
had to be deposited at a military hospital in
Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. They added
that the commanding officer of the Bama military
unit that was sacked by Boko Haram militants is
also missing.
The military hospital attached to Maimalari
Barracks in Maiduguri received the remains of
dead soldiers as well as those with critical
injuries who were brought in overnight from
Gwoza, a town overrun and seized by Islamist
insurgents in a deadly operation early Wednesday.
One source said that seven Hilux pick-up vans
arrived at the barracks filled with dead bodies
and injured soldiers.
Several sources disclosed that Boko Haram
fighters had massacred at least 100 residents of
the town and inflicted a high casualty on Nigerian
troops before the soldiers abandoned the town to
the superior firepower of the surging insurgents.
Boko Haram blew up two bridges in Gwoza,
forcing hordes of displaced residents to flee into
Cameroon in search of refuge. The new Emir of
Gwoza, Mohammed Timta, remains missing more
than 24 hours after the militants seized his town.
Cameroonian authorities reported that Boko
Haram also killed 10 people in a Cameroonian
village near Gwoza.
The high death toll and injury count among
soldiers provoked the gunshots fired by irate
soldiers at the main gate of the Maimalari
Barracks. “The shooting forced the soldiers on
duty at the gate to take cover in order to escape
being hit by the bullets,” one of our sources
disclosed.
One source said the angry soldiers on arrival also
demanded to see their commander ask him why
they were issued far less weaponry and
manpower compared to that of the Boko Haram
militants. One of the angry soldiers told
SaharaReporters that most of their mortars were
manufactured in the early 1960s, adding that
some of them failed to fire. He also stated that
their rifles often jammed after firing a few times.
“The commander went into hiding,” said one
source. Frustrated by the development, some of
the battle-weary soldiers began to shoot again
into the air, saying they wanted their colleagues
at the barracks to get a little dose of what they
suffered in the bush in Gwoza.
One source added that there was great anxiety
among families of soldiers involved in the Gwoza
battle. “Some of the relatives of the soldiers
attempted to check in the hospital to see whether
their people were among the dead, but they were
not allowed in. The commander gave orders for
the gate to be locked,” he said.
Two weeks ago, military authorities started
building a fence around the hospital to restrict
public view of the facility. One officer said the
military was worried that people were able to see
into the hospital and expose information that the
military considered detrimental to the morale of
its troops.
Some soldiers are reportedly critical of the fencing
of the hospital when the barracks remain
unsecured and vulnerable to attack.
Our sources said there was high tension among
soldiers as the commanding officer of the Bama
military formation who led a reinforcement of
troops to try and repel Boko Haram’s attack is
nowhere to found. One military source disclosed
that Boko Haram militants had condoned off and
laid ambush in all the axes where they suspected
that troops would use for reinforcement. “We
heard that the Bama formation ran into an
ambush and many of the soldiers were killed and
some, including the officer, are still missing,” said
a military source.

http://saharareporters.com/2014/08/07/near-mutiny-army-barracks-maiduguri-over-high-number-nigerian-troops-casualty-gwoza

If they break the back of our military in Borno then Nigeria is in serious danger.

1trillion naira defence budget, under equipped and ill motivated army. How exactly is Gej spending the 1trillion?

Krak: If they break the back of our military in Borno then Nigeria is in serious danger.

Nigeria was never safe from the day it was brutishly created by the British!

You can't force Jihardists and normal people into one room without actualities.

Jihardists are glad to kill and be killed for Allah, are our soldiers ready to die for Nigeria?

As for me, I have no tears for Nigeria!
the only sensible thing, is to allow the Mohammedans have their Islamic country!

One of the angry soldiers told
SaharaReporters that most of their mortars were
manufactured in the early 1960s, adding that
some of them failed to fire. He also stated that
their rifles often jammed after firing a few times.

The same style of peddling falsehood.
I'm beginning to question the veracity of their reporting these day.

The earlier the Government crackdown on these dubious and mischievous media houses the better for the country. They have done more harms than good since the emergence of this insurgency

Sahara Reporters
Hear them
One source said the angry soldiers on arrival also
demanded to see their commander ask him why
they were issued far less weaponry and
manpower compared to that of the Boko Haram
militants.
I'm beginning to suspect this Sahara Reporters as a 'media wing of bokoharam'

Sahara reporter of lies, concocting and reporting lies since 1804

Descartes: Sahara Reporters
Hear them
One source said the angry soldiers on arrival also
demanded to see their commander ask him why
they were issued far less weaponry and
manpower compared to that of the Boko Haram
militants.

bros thank you, to believe sahara reporters or premium times is to believe a lie.

Sincere9gerian: Sahara reporter of lies, concocting and reporting lies since 1804

lol, although i cannot say for certain if they ve been existing for that long. But i must assure you that them sabi lie. BBC they learn for were dem dey. Them sabi support BH too oh. If you carry shekau dead body go show this people dem go report say e just dey sleep

In his thread, SiriusBlack said that artillery is not our problem. Infact we have one of the largest in Africa.

Sahalie reporters again!! We'd start declaring fatwah on the heads of peddlers of propaganda, especially our journalists. By the time some of them are made scapegoats, they will sit tight and do proper journalism.

Who knows.

Now I think FG should start clamping down and prosecuting media houses whose agenda is to sabotage the efforts aimed at fighting terrorism.

While we fight bokoharam, we also need to break down their media arm and propaganda. This is a matter of urgent national security.

Anasko: A group of soldiers who brought back dead and
injured soldiers from the besieged town of Gwoza
yesterday fired shots at the main gate at
Maimalari Barracks, is home to the 7th Division
the Nigerian army.

Using poor grammar to report false news