http://spankthedonut..com/2014/08/how-is-boko-haram-better-armed-than.html

for sometime now i have been questioning the popular believe that boko haram is better armed and more motivated than the Nigerian Army.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/02/boko-haram-better-armed-better-motivated-shettima/

Okay, i might agree that they are more motivated because anyone that can blow himself up because of religion is really cynically motivated.

My main question is this:

HOW IS BOKO HARAM BETTER ARMED THAN THE NIGERIAN ARMY?
DO THEY HAVE ARMORED VEHICLES OR AIR SUPPORT?

Please how are they better armed and motivated by the Nigerian Army?
www.nairaland.com/attachments/1529900_uy2_jpeg0058f4bbd25609203a40926945ad3a12

icebeatz: http://spankthedonut..com/2014/08/how-is-boko-haram-better-armed-than.html

for sometime now i have been questioning the popular believe that boko haram is better armed and more motivated than the Nigerian Army.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/02/boko-haram-better-armed-better-motivated-shettima/

Okay, i might agree that they are more motivated because anyone that can blow himself up because of religion is really cynically motivated.

My main question is this:

HOW IS BOKO HARAM BETTER ARMED THAN THE NIGERIAN ARMY?
DO THEY HAVE ARMORED VEHICLES OR AIR SUPPORT?

Please how are they better armed and motivated by the Nigerian Army?
www.nairaland.com/attachments/1529900_uy2_jpeg0058f4bbd25609203a40926945ad3a12

They are not. The truth is they concentrate ALL there weapons in EVERY single attack they carry out. Also they also use non conventional fighting methods eg shooting at soldiers with AAG's(anti aircraft guns). A professionally trained soldier will never shoot an enemy with an AAG(I stand to be corrected). Thirdly and most importantly they are part and percel of their immediate society which makes them hard to detect and becomes really frustrating. A boko haram commander can pass an Army checkpoint ten times daily without beign detected as long as he isn't carrying any weapon. So how do you know he is BH? So they are able to use this advantage to study and find weaknessess in our military and strike where it hurts most. The society itself is part of the problem. Many residents of Borno and the greater part of notherners support boko haram either actively or passively. So some civilians are actually more dangerous than boko haram since they know them and don't expose them. Some even store weapons for them ready for any operation. Its such a sad and pathetic scenario but the truth is WE WILL OVERCOME. By Gods Grace.