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Fifth Columnists In The Military Revealed How Plans To Boko-haram- Alex Badeh by shaddoww: 8:32am On Jul 31, 2015 |
Alex Badeh, the immediate
past commander of the
Nigerian military, has
revealed that the
effectiveness of the fight
against the militant Islamist
group, Boko Haram, was
greatly hampered by fifth
columnists within the
military who leaked sensitive
information and operational
plans to the terrorist sect.
Mr. Badeh, whose hometown,
Mubi, was briefly captured
by Boko Haram in 2014, was
speaking on Thursday during
his valedictory ceremony
from the Nigerian Armed
Forces.
He said the activities of
saboteurs within the military
led to the unnecessary deaths
of many soldiers and officers
who unknowingly walked
into ambushes laid by Boko
Haram who had prior
knowledge of troops
movement.
“The activities of fifth
columnists in the military
and other security agencies
who leaked operational plans
and other sensitive military
information to the terrorist,
combined to make the fight
against the insurgents
particularly difficult,” he
said.
“The activities of these
unpatriotic members of the
military not only blunted the
effectiveness of the fight, but
also led to the needless deaths
of numerous officers and
men who unwittingly fell into
ambushes prepared by
terrorists who had advance
warnings of the approach of
such troops.”
Describing his task of
coordinating the war against
the insurgents as the “most
complex and challenging
assignment” of his 38-year-
long career, he said he was
saddled with the task of
leading a military which
lacked the “relevant
equipment and motivation to
fight an enemy that was
invisible and embedded with the local
populace”.
He said the decision of some countries
not to sell arms to Nigeria to prosecute
the war also limited the capability of the
military to effectively fight the
insurgents.
Citing human rights abuses perpetrated
by the Nigerian military in its campaign
against the insurgents, the United States,
for instance, refused to sell arms to the
Nigerian military and blocked an arms
deal with Israel on one occasion.
Nigeria’s decision to purchase arms from
the black market led to the confiscation
of $15 million illegally transported into
South Africa by arms dealers contracted
by the government.
Nigeria later bought arms from China,
Russia and other Eastern European
countries to turn the tide against the
insurgents.
Mr. Badeh also blamed successive
governments for neglecting the military
over the years thereby reducing its
capability as a fighting force of note. He
said unlike the situation the Nigeria
military found itself in, an effective
military is built during peace time and
adequately trained to combat future
threats. He also blamed previous
governments for listening to foreign
advice to cut the size of the Nigerian
military.
“Permit me to also add here, that
nation’s militaries are equipped and
trained in peace time, for the conflicts
they expect to confront in the future,” he
said.
“Unfortunately that has not been our
experience as a nation. Over the years,
the military was neglected and under-
equipped to ensure the survival of
certain regimes, while other regimes,
based on advice from some foreign
nations, deliberately reduced the size of
the military and underfunded it.
“Accordingly, when faced with the crisis
in the North East and other parts of the
country, the military was overstretched
and had to embark on emergency
recruitments and trainings, which were
not adequate to prepare troops for the
kind of situation we found ourselves in.
It is important therefore for the
government to decide on the kind of
military force it needs, by carrying out a
comprehensive review of the nation’s
military force structure to determine the
size, capability and equipment holding
required to effectively defend the nation
and provide needed security.”
He thanked the personnel of the
Nigerian armed forces who showed
uncommon patriotism and commitment
in the fight against the insurgents
despite fighting under a very challenging
condition.
“Despite these challenges, I am glad to
note that a lot was achieved during our
time in the fight against terror,” he said.
“The achievements recorded are largely
due to the commitment, patriotism and
fighting spirit of our men and women in
uniform who saw the fight against terror
as a task that must be accomplished no
matter the odds and in spite of the
campaign of calumny against the
military by a section of the media with
their foreign collaborators.”
Mr. Badeh, now a retired Air Chief
Marshal, and other service chiefs, were
sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari
on July 13. He was replaced by Abayomi
Olonishakin, a major general. |
Re: Fifth Columnists In The Military Revealed How Plans To Boko-haram- Alex Badeh by Bugatie(m): 8:32am On Jul 31, 2015 |
Such leak is treasonable and the offender, sorry columnist should be severely punished |
Re: Fifth Columnists In The Military Revealed How Plans To Boko-haram- Alex Badeh by natas22: 8:34am On Jul 31, 2015 |
Re: Fifth Columnists In The Military Revealed How Plans To Boko-haram- Alex Badeh by Rexceedo: 8:35am On Jul 31, 2015 |
story |
Re: Fifth Columnists In The Military Revealed How Plans To Boko-haram- Alex Badeh by 175(m): 8:38am On Jul 31, 2015 |
Just get Percy or Mike at Division to find the mole out. |
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