One day, I told some soldiers "good evening", that's where all the trouble began, lol.

They told me "come here", I asked "why?", they just lost it and got up towards me yanning dust, like "do you know who we are?", mtcheww

All from a simple "good evening". Of course next day when I passed them, I just squeeze face look forward, no time for Mr nice guy greeting

onoja12:
You must be sick,saying what truth exactly has Nigerian army commit 1/100 of what the american army has done,of the two army which should be referred to as rapist.some of you have slave mentality anything from a white man is right,left for me people like you should be sent to there country never to return here

Must you inssult me? Be angry but do not sin.

Have you seen this video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1hc1zKnLr0

Whether angry or not, the truth can not be covered up.

About America's atrocities, they are not as brazen as that of our officers. And many of theirs have been persecuted and imprisoned.

Also, the condemnation of our military is not because of the killings in active engagement of the enemy. Nobody and including Leahy has condemned the military for deaths of civilians that are bound to occur when taking over camps at Sambisa or other areas. That is to be expected. Likewise it will be over the top condemning the US for deaths that occur during airstrikes on enemy positions.

The best they can do is to limit casualties or collateral damage to as low as possible.

In any event, we should pray that God's kingdom comes. At that time, all wars will cease (Psalms 46:8,9 and Isaiah 2:2-4)

Baba should do away wit dos animals.

The Nigerian armed forces are known for serious violations of human rights and crimes against humanity. I support America in denying our govt access to those weapons

FowlYansh:
.First to comment on a lalasticlala thread is like sipping kunu with the duara dullard while the mere commissioner milks the cows.

Good talk FFK.



SPACE FOR SALE.

















BUHARI wears pampers.



fowlyansh

you're a clown I swear..

ilobasama:
Could be the truth bro, this crimes are peculiar to almost all military around the world. Didn't America military also commit such crimes in their countless wars and military interference ? But when its time to choose the greater good by assisting our military combat this insurgency, then they remembered the leahy law. Its no news that they are the biggest hypocrites on planet earth

In war, war crimes are bound to occur but its the degree o which they occur that is the issue.

Americans waged a war in Vietnam and did commit war crimes. However, the Vietnamese had a much greater hatred of the South Koreans who the Americans employed to help them. The South Koreans were notorious for inexcusable atrocities against civilians. Th e degree of the atrocities is the key. Nigerian soldiers are well known for their brazen disregards of civilians rights.

Why venting your anger on Patrck leahy here on NL? Why don't you all go to twitter and tag that modafuker white racist #SomeoneTellpatrickLeahy like kenyans did. If is to defend politicians you guys know how to do it shame on you all.

simeonii:
National interest first...nice one there!

This here is what some infantile and fanatical party members don't understand.
Some did it during the past administration due to their hate for anything GEJ.
I can also notice same trend being repeated in this present administration because of their hate for GMB.

GEJ government had come and is gone, Buhari government is here and will be out also but, every institution that binds us together as a people will always outlive any individual occupying Aso rock.

I noticed the guy in is accusation made use of the word NIGERIAN (and not APC or PDP) Army.

GOOD MAN. APC WILL NOT CARE. VERY SELFISH PEOPLE. THEY ARE ONLY AFTER THEIR POCKETS

FowlYansh:
.First to comment on a lalasticlala thread is like sipping kunu with the duara dullard while the mere commissioner milks the cows.

Good talk FFK.



SPACE FOR SALE.

















BUHARI wears pampers.



fowlyansh

babe u got me laffing. una no go kill us for here.

The U.S. have no write whatsoever to make such utterances atleast not with its police and their brutal maltreatment of late: the killings and other unlawful discharge of commnand.
Fact is if the U.S. police could be so Carlos then what have you to imagine of its soldiers..
Not all of them though but since they have chosen to subject our military to ridicule, we might aswell remind them of their failures...
Mtcheeeeeeeeew
Our police force with very low and substandard support can arguably be compared to Obamas and trust me they will definitely win...

basigani:
This is an insult Nigeria should codemn

why do you condemned the Senator that is talking with facts. ask your mother what happened BTW 1967-70, at odi, at zakibiam. the only reason why world take this serious is because of politics the north create evidence to convince the world. so they can frustrate the government on power not know that it will come back to hunt them. when it was happening other part of Nigeria it's normal thing.

Senator Leahy spoke the truth. It's those that are affected that know the extent of the brutality of the Nigerian Army. We are used to news of beatings, punishment and disgrace of people by soldiers on the street.

midolian:
look at this f00l! Do u even know me? Abeg stay off my mentions jorr

I know u as a biased f00l.

The real problem is from the naive amensty international, nigerians need to yab amensty and expose them of thir double standard.

America commits the most extra judiicial killings without trial morre than any country but on this boko haram matter which is an unusual case.

Someone needs to expose amnesty international for their racism and double standards


What about the nigeria soldiers and ciitizens that have been killed.


AMerica that is a land of racism where every week a black man is killed for nothing by the police.


See part of their report
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Amensty report
Mass deaths in custody

Starvation, dehydration and disease
Amnesty International researchers witnessed emaciated corpses in mortuaries, and one former Giwa detainee told the organization that around 300 people in his cell died after being denied water for two days. “Sometimes we drank people’s urine, but even the urine you at times could not get.”

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Sometimes we drank people’s urine, but even the urine you at times could not get.”
Former Giwa detainee.
The evidence gathered from former detainees and eyewitnesses is also corroborated by senior military sources. One senior military officer told Amnesty International that detention centres are not given sufficient money for food and that detainees in Giwa barracks are “deliberately starved.”

Disease - including possible outbreaks of cholera - was rife. A police officer posted at a detention facility known as the “Rest House” in Potiskum told Amnesty International how more than 500 corpses were buried in and around the camp. “They don’t take them to the hospital if they are sick or to the mortuary if they die,” he said.

Overcrowding and suffocation
Conditions of detention in Giwa barracks and detention centres in Damaturu were so overcrowded that hundreds of detainees were packed into small cells where they had to take turns sleeping or even sitting on the floor. At its peak, Giwa barracks ¬-- which was not built as a detention facility ¬--¬ was accommodating more than 2,000 detainees at one time.

“Hundreds have been killed in detention either (by soldiers) shooting them or by suffocation,” a military officer told Amnesty International, describing the situation in Sector Alpha detention centre (known as ‘Guantanamo’). Amnesty International has confirmed that on a single day, 19 June 2013, 47 detainees died there as a result of suffocation.

Fumigation
In order to combat the spread of disease and stifle the stench, cells were regularly fumigated with chemicals. Fumigation may have led to the deaths of many detainees in their poorly ventilated cells. One military official based at Giwa barracks told Amnesty International: “Many Boko Haram suspects died as a result of fumigation. They fumigated with the chemicals you use for killing mosquitoes. It is something very powerful. It is very dangerous.”

Torture
Amnesty International has received consistent reports as well as video evidence of torture by the military during and after arrest. Former detainees and senior military sources described how detainees were regularly tortured to death, hung on poles over fires, tossed into deep pits or interrogated using electric batons. These findings are consistent with widespread patterns of torture and ill-treatment documented by Amnesty International over a number of years, most recently in the 2014 report, 'Welcome to hell fire': Torture in Nigeria.

Extrajudicial executions
More than 1,200 people have been extrajudicially executed by the military and associated militias in north-east Nigeria. The worst case documented by Amnesty International took place on 14 March 2014 when the military killed more than 640 detainees who had fled Giwa barracks after Boko Haram attacked.

Many of these killings appear to be reprisals following attacks by Boko Haram. A senior military official told Amnesty International that such killings were common. Soldiers “go to the nearest place and kill all the youths… People killed may be innocent and not armed,” he said.

In a so-called “mop up” operation following a Boko Haram attack in Baga on 16 April 2013, a senior military official told Amnesty International how the military “transferred their aggression on the community”. At least 185 people were killed.

Detainees were also routinely killed. One military officer based in Giwa Barracks told Amnesty International that since the end of 2014, very few suspects were even taken into custody but were immediately killed instead. This was confirmed by several human rights defenders and witnesses.

High level military commanders knew of the crimes
The highest levels of Nigeria’s military command, including the Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Staff, were regularly informed of operations conducted in north-east Nigeria.

Evidence shows that senior military leaders knew, or should have known, about the nature and scale of the crimes being committed. Internal military documents show that they were updated on the high rates of deaths among detainees through daily field reports, letters and assessment reports sent by field commanders to Defence Headquarters (DHQ) and Army Headquarters.

Amnesty International has seen numerous requests and reminders sent from commanders in the field to DHQ warning of the rise in the number of deaths in custody, the dangers of fumigation and requesting a transfer of detainees. In addition, reports by teams sent to DHQ to assess military facilities and “authenticate data”, highlight death rates and warn that overcrowding was causing serious health problems and could lead to “an epidemic”.

Amnesty International has verified this knowledge and failure to act from a number of sources, including interviews with senior military officers. One military source told Amnesty International: “People at the top saw it but refused to do anything about it.”

Need for action

“Despite being informed of the death rates and conditions of detention, Nigerian military officials consistently failed to take meaningful action. Those in charge of detention facilities, as well as their commanders at army and defence headquarters, must be investigated,” said Salil Shetty.

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Despite being informed of the death rates and conditions of detention, Nigerian military officials consistently failed to take meaningful action. Those in charge of detention facilities, as well as their commanders at army and defence headquarters, must be investigated.”
Salil Shetty.
“For years the Nigerian authorities have downplayed accusations of human rights abuses by the military. But they cannot dismiss their own internal military documents. They cannot ignore testimonies from witnesses and high-ranking military whistle blowers. And they cannot deny the existence of emaciated and mutilated bodies piled on mortuary slabs and dumped in mass graves.”

“We call on newly-elected President Buhari to end the culture of impunity that has blighted Nigeria and for the African Union and international community to encourage and support these efforts. As a matter of urgency, the President must launch an immediate and impartial investigation into the crimes detailed in Amnesty International’s report and hold all those responsible to account, no matter their rank or position. Only then can there be justice for the dead and their relatives.”

Background

Between 2013 and 2015, Amnesty International delegates conducted six field investigations in north-east Nigeria and one in northern Cameroon.

This report is based on 412 interviews with victims, their relatives, eyewitnesses, human rights activists, doctors, journalists, lawyers and military sources. Amnesty International also analysed more than 90 videos and numerous photographs.

Amnesty International repeatedly shared findings with the Nigerian authorities. The organization has held dozens of meetings with government authorities and has written 57 letters to the federal and state authorities, sharing research findings, raising concerns about ongoing violations and requesting information and specific action, such as investigations.

Government responses are reflected in relevant sections of this report.

Amnesty International has also shared the findings of this research and relevant evidence, with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The organization has also submitted to the ICC a list of names of military officers who should be investigated for their possible role in the crimes under international law and serious human rights violations documented in this report.

Let's get one things clear. Are Nigerians saying the some NA didn't committee any atrocities in the war against BH. We know some of our army now. I read how they killed after arresting the former BH leader. They even kill his in-law. All these killing were not in the line of fighting the war.
So if we need weapons from us we must meet their hypocritical standard - period
Let's stop this sentiments. If we produce our weapons we won't have any reason to go to the US. Is it their fault we're not producing? After all, they support us With finance
I'm surprised no entrepreneurs has ever thought of producing weapon in Nigeria for the Nigerian armed forces.
We have many locally made guns being fribicated by blacksmith. All they need is a reverse engineering, resources on some of those innovative weapons
I don't subscribe to insulting the fella. We, went to them

America is an enemy of Nigeria

LOOK AT A GREAT SHAME THE NORTH AND APC BROUGHT ON US IN THE NAME OF POLITICS AGAINST GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN:
Few years back, In the heat of our politicking, some opposition politicians in APC (one of them is a Governor now) were sending false information to the international community about the Nigerian army.
They sent videos of Boko Haram members wearing army uniforms and beheading innocent civilians and the they claimed they were members of the Nigeria armed forces killing innocent civilians. They sent some to amnesty international, thinking they were fighting Jonathan.
Some youths in Yobe beheaded an innocent operative of DSS while those of Bornu were wearing t-shirts with inscriptions like "I love Boko haram". They refused to support the military, they were supporting their brothers. The northern elites weren't left out as they openly and covertly gave support to boko haram thinking it will further their desire to take back the presidency.
Jonathan was confused but tried to be calm.
The Bornu elders brought all sort of charges against the military and Ihejirika while they were shielding boko haram and in fact a leading northern leader once said killing boko haram fighters was injustice to the North.
Petitions fell upon petitions at Amnesty international from the Northern elements. To them, they were doing politics. Jonathan must go and it doesn't matter how we do it, power must just return to the North.
Our military was accused of human rights abuses by Amnesty International while boko haram continues to unleash terror. The military lost credibility and some of our army chiefs were threatened with prosecutions of war crime while no one asks Shekau why he is killing.
United States and her allies were compelled by a particular Leahy law not to sell sophisticated weapons to militaries with human rights abuse tags like the current Nigerian army.
All efforts by the Jonathan administration to lobby US and UK governments to sell weapons to Nigerian military fell on deaf ears while boko haram continued its killing spree in the face of our poorly armed military.
And Jonathan looked eastwards after the south African mess (also courtesy opposition politicians) and found help in China, Parkistan and Russia. But time was against him. The elections are close, the deed is done. The clueless, weak and corrupt tag stuck on him. He was labelled a failure for not being able to protect his citizens. That's politics.
He got the weapons, shifted elections by six weeks amidst all sort of mischievous allegations and the military found its rhythm and in six weeks, boko haram fell and it's armies were chased tail in legs out of sambisa forest.
And he lost the elections despite that.
Now, those who destroyed the Nigerian military in the name of politics have taken over the government. Boko haram is back in full force and those who promised to lead from the front are no where to be found.
Boko haram have been able to regroup and now controls five local governments again and our press who were very active in spreading boko haram gospel back then are suddenly quiet. It was all about Jonathan before now.
The citizens now watch helplessly as the killings continue and those who have the courage to ask questions are labelled as unpatriotic by the idol worshippers who worships men like gods.
The APC led government delegation was in America but to the surprise of some, America bluntly refused to go into arms deal with Nigeria. Those who blackmailed the Nigerian army and accused them of human rights abuses are now the ones begging US to sell arms to them.
And like I wrote yesterday that "those who intend to live in glass houses should not throw stone from their mud houses because karma is a bitch, she respects no one"
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Personally, I urge those that created this mess to clean it up. You propagandists that allowed GEJ-hate make you sabotage your own country, please, clean up your mess, I'm not going to clean it up for you, I'm not going to help clean it up for you. Label me whatever you wish, I have no issues with it, just CLEAN YOUR MESS! You are now complaining about Leahy Law? Drag your stupid asses to China and Russia for crissake and stop spoiling our already spoilt name further. Trust me, that last thing you need is U.S. fighting you. Unfortunately, you have started the diplomatic row by blackmailing them on their own soil. No no no no, you made a grave mistake there
These fellows below are the people they deemed fit to represent Nigeria on the U.S. trip, no wonder it failed! Them dey talk say you no get sabitikate, na him you carry a rumored 419ner and another rumored sabitikateless clown follow body. Just look at them! No photoshop, them be like this! Tufiakwa! I don't know between una brainlessness, 419ness, bad human rights record and worworness which drove Obama out off the U.S. But the guy had to escape for his dear life. If na me, I won't stop at Kenya o. Na New Zealand or North Pole I for go take cover. Was Oshiobaba repping Benin witches? As for my efulefu governor, we just lent the U.S. our perpetual court fool. Copied

woodcook:
Was it not the picture the opposition painted to the world? Why blame them they were only calling NA what we Nigerians branded them. Disclaimer:This does not absolve NA of all their transgression. Moreover they "fought" on their side during the civil, they know NA on personal level.

God bless you


APC played politics with national security


Even to the point of making the military look devilish.



Today they are reaping their rewards.



Let's help destroy the image of the military as APC did.

woodcook:
Was it not the picture the opposition painted to the world? Why blame them they were only calling NA what we Nigerians branded them. Disclaimer:This does not absolve NA of all their transgression. Moreover they "fought" on their side during the civil, they know NA on personal level.

truth.. APC thought it was excellent to paint the image of the country black with a permanent black marker,now they want to clean it...

dadaish:
US lookng fr excuses nt to help Naijaa

Has US ever helped anyone without unreasonable demand...
As US ever won a war against terror no.. Take a look at their activities in Libya Iraq,afghanistan,yemen etc....

katoto:
Apc bastardized our soldiers during GEJ discrediting every single attempt made by NA.They started the abuses and name-calling.I am not surprised senator Leahy is following suit.What goes round comes around.Serves us right.Next time we should complement efforts made to eradicate evil whether we are in opposition or not.

good talk... Absolute truth...

Demmocrats:
For once this man makes a statement that deserves praising. I totally agree with him. The USA have evil agenda with us with time it will avail itself.
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you agree with him because he is a black man using the race card, but when a soldier beats driver for no Fvcking sense or they when they kill an innocent pedestrian because they are too fvcking stupid to realize that some Roads and the crowd requires caution and common fvcking sense to navigate, keep backing that idiot up because he is black bozo.

tevinsolt:


you agree with him because he is a black man using the race card, but when a soldier beats driver for no Fvcking sense or they when they kill an innocent pedestrian because they are too fvcking stupid to realize that some Roads and the crowd requires caution and common fvcking sense to navigate, keep backing that idiot up because he is black bozo.

Backing how?

Read my statement I said for ONCE so that means I don't give a fvck most times what the guys says
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RickRichards:
Rational ignorance is a universal phenomenon.

i see you....

thanks ffk

shalomm:

i see you....

You see me doing what?

RickRichards:

You see me doing what?

"You saw me doing what"

Simple, I love your comment.

shalomm:

"You saw me doing what"
Simple, I love your comment.

Oh, ok. Thanks.