By Ajibola Adeojo


If recent reports of the success recorded by Chadian troops against the Boko Haram terrorists are anything to go by, then it would be taken that the Chadian forces used a new approach that had never been seen before. 


Codenamed “Operation Boma Wrath," Chadian troops were said to have launched an attack on the terrorists, following an attack on their military base on March 23 by Boko Haram in which 98 Chadian troops were killed. 

The revenge attack was adjudged a success because the Chadian troops killed many of the insurgents, destroyed five of their bases and many of their bunkers where its top commanders were hiding and recovered thousands of weapons from them.


Few of the surviving insurgents were said to have ran to Nigerian territories to escape been killed.


But if the Chadians had this  offensive strategy against the Boko Haram terrorists who have been taking refuge in their territories for several years why are they unleashing it only now? 


The answer is not farfetched. Chad did not use any new approach in military warfare. 

That it decided to come out against the insurgents now has more to do with the relationship between the Chadian president, Idriss Deby Itno and the insurgents.


Long before now, Chad had been engulfed in internal crisis for many years and many of its rebels frequently found themselves in Northern Nigeria.


Driven by hunger but with guns and other weapons at their disposal, they wreaked havoc on several Nigerian communities, seized their food supplies and extended their heinous criminal activities to highway robberies. They were known as Kwanta Kwanta due to the language they deployed in their operations.


With the advent of the Boko Haram, especially with the killing of Mohammed Yusuf, top commanders of the sect that were seeking revenge against the Nigerian State were mopped in by the Chadian rebels and in no time the latter surrendered to the command of the Boko Haram because it had more resources and an identifiable structure.


Chad therefore became an important operational base of the terrorists with the knowledge of the Chadian goverment.


The Chadian President had used this relationship to his advantage to demand financial support from Nigeria before.

But the relationship between Boko Haram and Deby went sour in recent times mainly because the Boko Haram were no longer economically useful since nobody was paying to have them kept at bay as was the practice during its early days and secondly, they were becoming a nuisance to their host communities. 


The recent killing of the Chadian troops by Boko Haram broke the proverbial back of the camel and the Chadian government had to turn its gun on the terrorists.


The swift manner the exercise was carried out however raised the questions about the  approach used which saw the Chadian troops waking up one day to round up the terrorists in a singular attack.


Some say this is because the attack was led by the Chadian President himself and would want Nigeria to emulate that.

Those advancing this line of thought forget that about the same time that the Boko Haram attacked the Chadian troops killing 98 of them, the theater commander of the Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Olusegun Adeniyi was also ambushed by the insurgents and would have been killed if not for the deployment of superior military strategy that gave the insurgents a bloody nose.


It is recorded that the Boko Haram suffered so much in that attack that they abandoned a large cache of their weapons and fled.


But days after the Nigerian soldiers outmanouvered the insurgents routing them out in their numbers,  only a little media attention was given to it unlike the Chadian episode. 

The truth is, apart from needless propaganda, Nigeria has fared far better in military operations than the tiny African country, hence has nothing to learn from Chad.

Even judging by the two incidents, it is clear which side gave a good account of itself as far as responding to attacks is concerned.


While Chad was humiliated by the killing of  98 of its finest fighters, said to be the equivalent of its strike force, Nigeria lost only two soldiers in the ambush before reconnoitering to take on the insurgents and blowing them away.

It is obvious that the Chadian military strategy and approach to counter insurgency differs from that of Nigeria in many respects and it would be a great disservice to Nigeria for anybody to suggest that Nigeria should adopt the Chadian approach in its fight against the insurgents. 

One, there is not even a clearly laid out strategy that has cast Chad as having an upper hand in the fight against insurgency. 

In the history of warfare, before any strategy could be said to be superior, it must have  produced the same results over and over again. 

This is not the case with the Chadians as what we have seen is a one off tit-for-tat mission that managed to succeed..

But the danger in playing the defensive or counter offensive like Chad has done in an asymmetric warfare like the one involving Boko Haram is that the insurgents are allowed to make their pick of targets before they are replied.

This could be counterintuitive as the insurgents while taking the time to plan and launch attacks would not always assemble in a place waiting to to be struck. 

Another thing is that allowing the terrorists to converge at a particular place before taking on them.would be at a great cost to the civilian population along their camps who would be made to bear the brunt of their sustenance and the many humiliations that come with it.

The fact of the matter is that Nigeria is far ahead of Chad and other countries in the fight against insurgency.

Nigeria has been the leader on many counter insurgency operations across the continent including the multinational joint task force currently fighting the Boko Haram.

The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai has been leading the fight from the front since he was so appointed in June 2015.

He has personally participated in drills and other military exercises with fighting troops, talked and interacted with them directly  and led operations in the theatres of war.

His presence at many operations has served to inspire troops and boosted their confidence in the battle field. 

Apart from that, the Chief of Army Staff  has been able to win the war by adopting tactics and strategies that suits particular geographical locations which he is quite familiar with.

Troops confidence has further  been boosted with the keen interest he has shown in the improved welfare of soldiers and instilling in them a high sense of patriotism.

Chad on the other has had a pact with the insurgents which went sour and were driven by rage of betrayal by an estranged accomplice. 

Nigeria however is driven by patriotism and the need to save humanity from catastrophe and disorder. 

The two countries are not in the same category. 

Nigeria is doing well in the fight against insurgency and has nothing to learn from a one off operation.

Adeojo, a security analyst wrote this article from Ibadan.

Stupid man

An APC stalwart sighted. But the fact still remains : Idris Deby has taken the fight to Bokoharam ; so keep the conspiracy theories in your pocket.

But the relationship between Boko Haram and Deby went sour in recent times mainly because the Boko Haram were no longer economically useful since nobody was paying to have them kept at bay as was the practice during its early days and secondly, they were becoming a nuisance to their host communities.


Very brilliant write up. The Chadian Embassy just gave the enemies of the state bloody nose and am sure they're still struggling to recover from it.

Sai Baba on security 101 has scored better atleast we don't longer have every weekend attack.

Before you quote me and start spewing trash, Chad is not far, go their and get their nationality.

God bless Nigeria.

Chai!!

Aptly put. It has always been on record that BHT use territories in to lake Chad region to launch attack and quickly retreat there when they are chased. If the Chad military was serious about the war against Boko Haram, when was the last time they performed any sizable operation against them even as the BHT are in their territory while we hear of the Nigeria military success against them almost on a weekly bases. And from the look of it this operation was only a one off operation that could not be sustained.

As expected

The huge blow to the Boko Haram members will rattle the terrorist and his zombie supporters....

They will come after Chad instead of commending them..

Boko Haram members that Buhari plans on giving amnesty and scholarships abroad ....

Chad must pay...

Yenefer:
Stupid man

Very stupid. He is looking for a government appointment.

A concerted effort by the military will flush out those ill-equipped Boko haram animals for good. But in reality, Buhari used their chaos and murderous instability to come to power. That explains why he is treating them as human rights agitators that need rehabilitation when they are nothing but scum of the universe.

madridguy:

An epistle written by a Yoruba man
Rubbishing the giant strides made by Chad against a terror group pampered by Buhari....

It's not new under the sun....

These days..relentless write ups attacking Chadians for exposing how weak the Nigerians gov't is and all from very very stupid set of people...
When you see them you would know..!!

Ur write up fine,no be small...make i use church as an example..if pastor adeboye no come church for many sundays to preach,the spirit of him members go drop,some go even leave church wen service never end,some wey plan to give 1k offering,fit end up given 200 naira,many go dey sleep,praise and worship morale fit no high,lack of concentration and some go dey pray make service do end make dem go house and many go dey vex..but,the sunday him members go hear sey don come back..the church go full and redemption camp go get overflow,joy go high,morale go high,offering go increase and blessing go join...dat is wat the presence of a leader does...tell buhari to go warfront.

Even the Chad embassy here in Nigeria has bursted the concocted lies of the enemies of the States. Check and thank me later.

ZombiePUNISHER:


An epistle written by a Yoruba man
Rubbishing the giant strides made by Chad against a terror group pampered by Buhari....

It's not new under the sun....

NONSENSE BMC trying to wish away incompetence.

aguele:

By Ajibola Adeojo


If recent reports of the success recorded by Chadian troops against the Boko Haram terrorists are anything to go by, then it would be taken that the Chadian forces used a new approach that had never been seen before. 


Codenamed “Operation Boma Wrath," Chadian troops were said to have launched an attack on the terrorists, following an attack on their military base on March 23 by Boko Haram in which 98 Chadian troops were killed. 

The revenge attack was adjudged a success because the Chadian troops killed many of the insurgents, destroyed five of their bases and many of their bunkers where its top commanders were hiding and recovered thousands of weapons from them.


Few of the surviving insurgents were said to have ran to Nigerian territories to escape been killed.


But if the Chadians had this  offensive strategy against the Boko Haram terrorists who have been taking refuge in their territories for several years why are they unleashing it only now? 


The answer is not farfetched. Chad did not use any new approach in military warfare. 

That it decided to come out against the insurgents now has more to do with the relationship between the Chadian president, Idriss Deby Itno and the insurgents.


Long before now, Chad had been engulfed in internal crisis for many years and many of its rebels frequently found themselves in Northern Nigeria.


Driven by hunger but with guns and other weapons at their disposal, they wreaked havoc on several Nigerian communities, seized their food supplies and extended their heinous criminal activities to highway robberies. They were known as Kwanta Kwanta due to the language they deployed in their operations.


With the advent of the Boko Haram, especially with the killing of Mohammed Yusuf, top commanders of the sect that were seeking revenge against the Nigerian State were mopped in by the Chadian rebels and in no time the latter surrendered to the command of the Boko Haram because it had more resources and an identifiable structure.


Chad therefore became an important operational base of the terrorists with the knowledge of the Chadian goverment.


The Chadian President had used this relationship to his advantage to demand financial support from Nigeria before.

But the relationship between Boko Haram and Deby went sour in recent times mainly because the Boko Haram were no longer economically useful since nobody was paying to have them kept at bay as was the practice during its early days and secondly, they were becoming a nuisance to their host communities. 


The recent killing of the Chadian troops by Boko Haram broke the proverbial back of the camel and the Chadian government had to turn its gun on the terrorists.


The swift manner the exercise was carried out however raised the questions about the  approach used which saw the Chadian troops waking up one day to round up the terrorists in a singular attack.


Some say this is because the attack was led by the Chadian President himself and would want Nigeria to emulate that.

Those advancing this line of thought forget that about the same time that the Boko Haram attacked the Chadian troops killing 98 of them, the theater commander of the Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Olusegun Adeniyi was also ambushed by the insurgents and would have been killed if not for the deployment of superior military strategy that gave the insurgents a bloody nose.


It is recorded that the Boko Haram suffered so much in that attack that they abandoned a large cache of their weapons and fled.


But days after the Nigerian soldiers outmanouvered the insurgents routing them out in their numbers,  only a little media attention was given to it unlike the Chadian episode. 

The truth is, apart from needless propaganda, Nigeria has fared far better in military operations than the tiny African country, hence has nothing to learn from Chad.

Even judging by the two incidents, it is clear which side gave a good account of itself as far as responding to attacks is concerned.


While Chad was humiliated by the killing of  98 of its finest fighters, said to be the equivalent of its strike force, Nigeria lost only two soldiers in the ambush before reconnoitering to take on the insurgents and blowing them away.

It is obvious that the Chadian military strategy and approach to counter insurgency differs from that of Nigeria in many respects and it would be a great disservice to Nigeria for anybody to suggest that Nigeria should adopt the Chadian approach in its fight against the insurgents. 

One, there is not even a clearly laid out strategy that has cast Chad as having an upper hand in the fight against insurgency. 

In the history of warfare, before any strategy could be said to be superior, it must have  produced the same results over and over again. 

This is not the case with the Chadians as what we have seen is a one off tit-for-tat mission that managed to succeed..

But the danger in playing the defensive or counter offensive like Chad has done in an asymmetric warfare like the one involving Boko Haram is that the insurgents are allowed to make their pick of targets before they are replied.

This could be counterintuitive as the insurgents while taking the time to plan and launch attacks would not always assemble in a place waiting to to be struck. 

Another thing is that allowing the terrorists to converge at a particular place before taking on them.would be at a great cost to the civilian population along their camps who would be made to bear the brunt of their sustenance and the many humiliations that come with it.

The fact of the matter is that Nigeria is far ahead of Chad and other countries in the fight against insurgency.

Nigeria has been the leader on many counter insurgency operations across the continent including the multinational joint task force currently fighting the Boko Haram.

The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai has been leading the fight from the front since he was so appointed in June 2015.

He has personally participated in drills and other military exercises with fighting troops, talked and interacted with them directly  and led operations in the theatres of war.

His presence at many operations has served to inspire troops and boosted their confidence in the battle field. 

Apart from that, the Chief of Army Staff  has been able to win the war by adopting tactics and strategies that suits particular geographical locations which he is quite familiar with.

Troops confidence has further  been boosted with the keen interest he has shown in the improved welfare of soldiers and instilling in them a high sense of patriotism.

Chad on the other has had a pact with the insurgents which went sour and were driven by rage of betrayal by an estranged accomplice. 

Nigeria however is driven by patriotism and the need to save humanity from catastrophe and disorder. 

The two countries are not in the same category. 

Nigeria is doing well in the fight against insurgency and has nothing to learn from a one off operation.

Adeojo, a security analyst wrote this article from Ibadan.

As is always the case with atypical Yoruba apologist.
Boko haram humiliated Chad by killing 98 of it finest fighters, but the thousands of Nigerian soldiers they kill on daily basis are perhaps Nigerian ugliest fighters.
Very stupid propagandist.

Why is the BMC press Making it look like CHADIAN attack on Boko Haram is now an attack on NIGERIA? It's a shame that these BMC peoole instead of commending Chad seem very pained that Boko Haram is being decimated

The person who wrote up this post is very stupid.

madridguy:
But the relationship between Boko Haram and Deby went sour in recent times mainly because the Boko Haram were no longer economically useful since nobody was paying to have them kept at bay as was the practice during its early days and secondly, they were becoming a nuisance to their host communities.


Very brilliant write up. The Chadian Embassy just gave the enemies of the state bloody nose and am sure they're still struggling to recover from it.

Sai Baba on security 101 has scored better atleast we don't longer have every weekend attack.

Before you quote me and start spewing trash, Chad is not far, go their and get their nationality.

God bless Nigeria.

You people should considered lives lost in this fight before spilling provocating words...questions u must answer

...Is chadian army stronger than Nigerian army ?....let me help u, NO.

...Do they have any fighter jets ?...NO

...Have they been suffering frequently from Boko Haram attacks before the last 91 cases...NO
...Is the Chadian budget as a nation , up to Nigerian defence budget alone ?....NO

...Are they permitted to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria territory ?...NO

...were they fighting along side Nigerian Army, before PMB terminated the deal, under MJTF , which permit them to fight Boko Haram on Nigeria territory ?..YES.

...have they been fighting Boko Haram in their borders?....YES.


If u understand those questions above , u would never make such misguided statement against president Deby. because with such, u will not make paradise unless u seek Allah's forgiveness...President Deby is chasing them out of Chadian territories, and they presently runinh into Nigeria , and u are here blaming Pres. Deby, or do u support Boko Haram ?...is it president Deby that is proposing juicy bills for Boko Haram who kills our people and soldiers without mercy but always get mercy from our govt ?, Is it president Deby that is responsible for the release of Boko Haram spoke man, Kabiru Sokoto under GEJ by police commissioner Insp. BIU ?, Is president Deby that is diverting money for soldiers combating Boko Haram money for selfish purpose ?... Is president Deby that is diverting food meant for IDPs ??...U people should fear God... Same week 92 Chadian troops were killed by bokonharam, same week info was leaked to boko Haram and our soldiers were ambushed at gorgi village and about 70 officers and soldiers were brutalky killed and the army only gave the numbers of officers killed as total number and when PMB was addressing Nigeria on Covid-19, he failed to pay tribute to those soldiers and on the part of Chadian troops lost , President Deby responded swiftly by descending on Boko Haram, as I speak , he is still in the forest giving instructions on combating and Boko Haram while u are here with blindless blackmail, or is it Pres Deby that is also responsible for the brutal herdsmen killing Nigerians in all part of the country ?? .... See , let me tell those of u , that has no knowledge about the Nigerian Army. Nigerian Army has conquered all rebels and terrorists groups within the Africa region but they find it difficult to conquer Boko Haram , WHY ?...inside war...let this stick to ur brain , sponsors of Boko Haram are Nigerians and if they have not infiltrated the Nigerian Army too, if u add Chadian army and the Nigeriene Army to Boko Haram , they can't fight Nigerian Army but for the sponsors who have infiltrated the Nigerian army and govt , Boko Haram keeps killing our gallant soldiers and innocent citizens....You people should rise up to the appropriate authorities to go for those sponsoring Boko Haram which are Nigerians and stop blaming President Deby , who is fighting his own war for his people...fight your own and leave Deby alone...thesame Israeli forces that Nigeria govt refuse their offer to come trian our soldiers on counter terrorism are the ones training the Chadian army not the French as many thinks...you people should stop fallacies and face reality...and not until it get to u, u would not understand how it is to lose people that fought real battles to this small one due to sabotage.

In the history of warfare, before any strategy could be said to be superior, it must have produced the same results over and over again.

This is what the OP wrote. My question is: have our military been consistent, given that their asses have been whooped time and again by these BH guys? Just say you have been commissioned to do damage control and image laundering by your masters in Aso Rock. For a purportedly enlightened man you are a disgrace to humanity.

madridguy:
Even the Chad embassy here in Nigeria has bursted the concocted lies of the enemies of the States. Check and thank me later.

The truth remains that the president led his Army to war... And annihilated Boko Haram

Something one dullard cannot do
But give scholarships and amnesty to terrorists

Enwhen:



You people should considered lives lost in this fight before spilling provocating words...questions u must answer

...Is chadian army stronger than Nigerian army ?....let me help u, NO.

...Do they have any fighter jets ?...NO

...Have they been suffering frequently from Boko Haram attacks before the last 91 cases...NO
...Is the Chadian budget as a nation , up to Nigerian defence budget alone ?....NO

...Are they permitted to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria territory ?...NO

...were they fighting along side Nigerian Army, before PMB terminated the deal, under MJTF , which permit them to fight Boko Haram on Nigeria territory ?..YES.

...have they been fighting Boko Haram in their borders?....YES.


If u understand those questions above , u would never make such misguided statement against president Deby. because with such, u will not make paradise unless u seek Allah's forgiveness...President Deby is chasing them out of Chadian territories, and they presently runinh into Nigeria , and u are here blaming Pres. Deby, or do u support Boko Haram ?...is it president Deby that is proposing juicy bills for Boko Haram who kills our people and soldiers without mercy but always get mercy from our govt ?, Is it president Deby that is responsible for the release of Boko Haram spoke man, Kabiru Sokoto under GEJ by police commissioner Insp. BIU ?, Is president Deby that is diverting money for soldiers combating Boko Haram money for selfish purpose ?... Is president Deby that is diverting food meant for IDPs ??...U people should fear God... Same week 92 Chadian troops were killed by bokonharam, same week info was leaked to boko Haram and our soldiers were ambushed at gorgi village and about 70 officers and soldiers were brutalky killed and the army only gave the numbers of officers killed as total number and when PMB was addressing Nigeria on Covid-19, he failed to pay tribute to those soldiers and on the part of Chadian troops lost , President Deby responded swiftly by descending on Boko Haram, as I speak , he is still in the forest giving instructions on combating and Boko Haram while u are here with blindless blackmail, or is it Pres Deby that is also responsible for the brutal herdsmen killing Nigerians in all part of the country ?? .... See , let me tell those of u , that has no knowledge about the Nigerian Army. Nigerian Army has conquered all rebels and terrorists groups within the Africa region but they find it difficult to conquer Boko Haram , WHY ?...inside war...let this stick to ur brain , sponsors of Boko Haram are Nigerians and if they have not infiltrated the Nigerian Army too, if u add Chadian army and the Nigeriene Army to Boko Haram , they can't fight Nigerian Army but for the sponsors who have infiltrated the Nigerian army and govt , Boko Haram keeps killing our gallant soldiers and innocent citizens....You people should rise up to the appropriate authorities to go for those sponsoring Boko Haram which are Nigerians and stop blaming President Deby , who is fighting his own war for his people...fight your own and leave Deby alone...thesame Israeli forces that Nigeria govt refuse their offer to come trian our soldiers on counter terrorism are the ones training the Chadian army not the French as many thinks...you people should stop fallacies and face reality...and not until it get to u, u would not understand how it is to lose people that fought real battles to this small one due to sabotage.

One thing is clear many supporters of Buhari openly support Bokoharam

GamalNasser:


One thing is clear many supporters not Buhari and open supporters of Bokoharam

I believe u , u are right , they got back their voices since Pres Deby started dealing with Boko Haram...when Boko Haram killed about 70 of our officers and soldiers in Gorgi village , we didn't hear their voices....they too will be part of the punishment for Boko Haram by God for their senseless killings.

ZombiePUNISHER:


[b]An epistle written by a Yoruba man
Rubbishing the giant strides made by Chad [/b]against a terror group pampered by Buhari....

It's not new under the sun....

And as expected, the unpatriotic rebuttal of an IPOBian enemy-within who only welcomes negative news about Nigeria and any information that shows him the "Zoo" is troubled.

No doubt other hateful illiterate will join you but objective Nigerians will still read the article and discern the message within it.

Buratai/crazy buharist feels so threatened and bloodied

BMC zombie people everywhere






I still remain Ada ogwashi

Oshigun:


And as expected, the unpatriotic rebuttal of an IPOBian enemy-within who only welcomes negative news about Nigeria and any information that shows him the "Zoo" is troubled.

No doubt other hateful illiterate will join you but objective Nigerians will still read the article and discern the message within it.

There is no message there....
Exalting the incompetency of Buhari is useless and only fools have time to waste...

Buhari is a terrorist
Only terrorists support this cow government

They are coming after Chad as expected
Keep it coming

Clap for your self

ZombiePUNISHER:


There is no message there....
Exalting the incompetency of Buhari is useless and only fools have time to waste...

Buhari is a terrorist
Only terrorists support this cow government

They are coming after Chad as expected
Keep it coming

Of course you'd never discern a message because you are even happy to elevate the smallest and most troubled nation above Nigeria in status.

That is the point of the article. We have nothing to learn from Chad who have not necessarily acted efficiently but as a result of the souring of a relationship.

Much like how Bin laden, a former ally of the USA, became her most dangerous adversary at one stage.

You and other haters will never ever praise the bravery and effort of our lads. Regardless of the incompetence at the top, Nigeria has valiant soldiers giving it all for the flag.

It is therefore an insult to be using what amounts to the insincerity of Chad to mock our soldiers. It is not today the likes of Niger, Chad, Mali etal have covertly abetted whatever endangers Nigeria.


Like someone advised, you and your kind should pack up and move to Chad or Mali. Leave us who still believe in Nigeria, and want to be part of the solution, with our "Zoo".

General Idris Derby really messed up the camp of APC zombies because since that his flawless historical feat
APC charlatans are yet to recover from the shock and buhari the criminal terrorist and Shekau his second in command are still in shock hence the constant lunch of propaganda against Derby
but the man no send

God bless general Idris Derby

thunder scatter buhari Insha'Allah amin
thunder scatter buhari Insha'Allah amin
thunder scatter Aisha masha Allah Amin


madridguy do you know that buhari is a criminal terrorist?

where was your opinions before the Chadian dealt a blow to boko haram?

[s]

Oshigun:


And as expected, the unpatriotic rebuttal of an IPOBian enemy-within who only welcomes negative news about Nigeria and any information that shows him the "Zoo" is troubled.

No doubt other hateful illiterate will join you but objective Nigerians will still read the article and discern the message within it.

[/s]

Why is Buhari along with his legion of zombeees this pained over Chad's pummeling of Boko Haram?