In a series of tweets on its handle, @DefenceInfoNG this morning, the Defence Headquarters have debunked impressions created by a trending video of men of the Nigerian Army fighting Boko Haram terrorists as facing unhealthy conditions.

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1. The Defence Headquarters wishes to respond to a trending video clip and story alleging that the soldiers fighting Boko Haram terrorists beg for food and sleep in classrooms. There is  nothing farther from the truth than the story.

2. The DHQ hereby draw the attention of the media and the  general public to activities of fifth columnists whose only objective is to collaborate with enemies of our nation to prolong their own organizational interests.

3. The story/video is one of their many strategies targeted at breaking the cohesion and the fighting spirit of the troops.

4. It is a known fact that all over the world, the battlefront is not a playground. What differentiates soldiers from civilians is the ability to endure hard conditions and make sacrifices.

5. Same goes for accommodation at the  battlefront as the soldiers are either on the move or in trenches. Accommodation where necessary, are makeshift and not expected to be luxurious. That is the reality and price of the Military profession. There is no easy way.

6. For those who may not know, there is no barracks in Sambisa forest and several other troops locations in the North East. Also, troops are promptly paid approved operational allowances aside other welfare and administrative arrangements.

7. Whereas there may be challenges in the battle-space which is normal, appropriate measures are being taken to address them.

8.The story is a failed attempt to distract the purposeful direction in the counter-terrorism fight. The Armed Forces is stating categorically here that its fighting spirit is indomitable and no amount of falsehood can distract us from fighting terrorism to a conclusive end.

9. The public is hereby enjoined to disregard the publication and continue to give the military the needed support and cooperation. Together we shall bring total peace and security to our fatherland.

Dey will always deny na ... Even with glaring evidence and proof dey will still claim it is false... I heard a soldier's testimony a couple of days ago on a radio program (Brekete family) and I jus pitied our soldiers in d North East

Just ended up saying nothing. Appropriate measures are being taken is what we always hear. In the end, nothing is done.

God punish these old generals

I expected them to state the status of the welfare they have provided so far

Even if you can't provide good accommodation for obvious reasons, what about good feeding, functional military hardware and prompt payment of allowances and salaries?

Don't understand the essence of this response, are the videos fake or not
Are the men there not Nigerian soldiers

Eggcelent:
In a series of tweets on its handle, @DefenceInfoNG this morning, the Defence Headquarters have debunked impressions created by a trending video of men of the Nigerian Army fighting Boko Haram terrorists as facing unhealthy conditions.

See tweets

1. The Defence Headquarters wishes to respond to a trending video clip and story alleging that the soldiers fighting Boko Haram terrorists beg for food and sleep in classrooms. There is  nothing farther from the truth than the story.

2. The DHQ hereby draw the attention of the media and the  general public to activities of fifth columnists whose only objective is to collaborate with enemies of our nation to prolong their own organizational interests.

3. The story/video is one of their many strategies targeted at breaking the cohesion and the fighting spirit of the troops.

4. It is a known fact that all over the world, the battlefront is not a playground. What differentiates soldiers from civilians is the ability to endure hard conditions and make sacrifices.

5. Same goes for accommodation at the  battlefront as the soldiers are either on the move or in trenches. Accommodation where necessary, are makeshift and not expected to be luxurious. That is the reality and price of the Military profession. There is no easy way.

6. For those who may not know, there is no barracks in Sambisa forest and several other troops locations in the North East. Also, troops are promptly paid approved operational allowances aside other welfare and administrative arrangements.

7. Whereas there may be challenges in the battle-space which is normal, appropriate measures are being taken to address them.

8.The story is a failed attempt to distract the purposeful direction in the counter-terrorism fight. The Armed Forces is stating categorically here that its fighting spirit is indomitable and no amount of falsehood can distract us from fighting terrorism to a conclusive end.

9. The public is hereby enjoined to disregard the publication and continue to give the military the needed support and cooperation. Together we shall bring total peace and security to our fatherland.

plain truth...battlefront is not a hotel....

our warriors have become such wussies....they complain over everything nowadays.....

simple water they dont even understand how to find....

south african bushmen would have no problem finding water in the north east....

they have become too comfortable and lovers of social media....

no wonder boko haram dey finish dem upandan....