alexlee50:
I don't believe a General, in the nigerian army wrote this.As a general, there are other channels and means he could have used in channeling the fraustrations of the troops in the north east without making it public,and exposing himself thereby jeopardising his career.two, the article is filled with a lot of grammatical errors.now, I do not dispute the fact that this story may be true, its likely written by a junior officer.

qtx:

Do you know i can write that letter and it will even be far better and more packaged than that one? Let me ask you a question, did you see any body's name or signature as the writer? think na?

errandboy:
Reserve this space for me, let me go deliver my message to my Oga.


I will be back..........

VellyG:
Fabricated story.. Lies everywhere. This method of campaigning is simply not the best for the good of this country. APC is power hungry doing every thing they can to get into Aso rock.

mrlaw93:
If there had been no bokoharam hw would the president have gotten the 1billion dollars he used in sponsoring TANoids and his ambition for 2015 . Time to act Nigerians, lets support change, lets Vote Out GEJ

olayincar:


If God be for US(Nigeria)
who can be against us? Nobody

koboko69:
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ON THIS PAGE. THE FACT REMAINS THAT THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT AND HIGH MILITARY COMMAND ARE NOT READ TO END THIS MENACE. I READ WITH DISBELIEF HOW THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT CLAIMED THAT US MILITARY WANTED THE NIGERIAN ARMY TO WITHDRAW SOME OF ITS EQUIPMENT FROM THE BATTLE FIELD TO TRAIN NIGERIAN SOLDIERS. THIS STORIES THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT HAVE BEEN GIVING ARE FOR FOOLISH AND GULLIBLE NIGERIANS. THERE ARE JUST 3 STATES UNDER STATE OF EMERGENCY. DOES IT MEAN THAT ALL OUR MILITARY HARD WARE HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED TO JUST 3 SATES? WHAT IF NIGERIA IS FIGHTING A FULL BLOWN WAR?? JONATHAN ALWAYS BLAMING HIS FAILURES ON OTHER PEOPLE. BE WISE, VOTE THIS CLOWNS OUT

englishmart:
you all are cowards. That's why you couldn't defeat boko haram

3coins:

Big Fool

thoexynne:
The greatest tool of political game is conspiracy theories, and the best of them are so that everybody have their own theory with nobody having the whole truth.


well i do have my own theory about boko haram, it has so little to do with Jonathan (except for his incompetence), it has nothing to do with buhari (i don't wanna believe and would never believe he's that smart), now the NA that's somewhere to look

"#349.7B was defence budget for 2014" (ministry of finance), after which the president asked to borrow extra #170B ($1B)... but the military is not well funded

"130,000 active frontline personal, 32,000 active reserve personnel" (wikipedia).........but still understaffed

the truth is that WAR cost money and anything that cost this much is good business, you don't have to like it but people who knows how profitable it is wont want it to end anytime soon

Reference:
I doubt this was written by a serving officer in the capacity he mentions for the simple reason that it is short on details. Just as a matter of fact. One example. The infantry soldier regards his weapon in combat as his soul. Why can't this person be specific as to the inferiority or indequacy of the weapon systems provided viz the insurgents and its direct influence in the theatre or specific engagements.

It is not unusual for battlefield feedback to get through to the QM and adjustments can be made but these have to be specific. Are their AK's jamming in the dust, are the magazines inadequate. How many crates of 7.62 does each section carry. Transport, food, water, flak jackets. These are the things a typical soldier is concerned about. A typical soldier will not know the intricacies of command and control and he is not interested.

I feel the problems depicted occur in the offices not on the field. The ultimate impact may be felt there but I can wager that there are power struggles going on within mid to upper level command and control, that is responsible for this. The broad amount of information collated in this report is just beyond that of a typical serving soldier in the theatre and its lack of detail speaks of something more akin to politics rather than operational.

koboko69:
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ON THIS PAGE. THE FACT REMAINS THAT THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT AND HIGH MILITARY COMMAND ARE NOT READ TO END THIS MENACE. I READ WITH DISBELIEF HOW THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT CLAIMED THAT US MILITARY WANTED THE NIGERIAN ARMY TO WITHDRAW SOME OF ITS EQUIPMENT FROM THE BATTLE FIELD TO TRAIN NIGERIAN SOLDIERS. THIS STORIES THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT HAVE BEEN GIVING ARE FOR FOOLISH AND GULLIBLE NIGERIANS. THERE ARE JUST 3 STATES UNDER STATE OF EMERGENCY. DOES IT MEAN THAT ALL OUR MILITARY HARD WARE HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED TO JUST 3 SATES? WHAT IF NIGERIA IS FIGHTING A FULL BLOWN WAR?? JONATHAN ALWAYS BLAMING HIS FAILURES ON OTHER PEOPLE. BE WISE, VOTE THIS CLOWNS OUT

Samabu07:
I read the whole lengthy letter. If the authenticity of that letter is verified to be true then there might be a country.
For Top Military Officers to tell what is not right to the Office of the President and to the Nigerian People, there should be relieved of their duties.
It battles me so much that Badeh whose from Adamawa can't do anything meaningful. Gosh, ever since he shouted down the Ministers of Defence I desist him from that day. His physical appearance is another reason to retire him.
I pity the poor innocent Nigerians used as sacrificial lambs...

englishmart:
you all are cowards. That's why you couldn't defeat boko haram

nagoma:


Do I have to repeat what I said? The letter whether written by you or anybody says exactly what is happening. He did not even go on to say how arms from Nigerian Military are transferred to Boko Haram.

jpphilips:


Now this is a typical example of the dumb Nigerian I was complaining about.
You want the army to change but you want to re elect an incompetent commander in chief?

First four years 2 of your cousins escaped death and you want to give Jonathan another 4yrs abi?

They wont be lucky next time.
Imagine the kind of bingo I share the same passport with? "My fellow citizens" is really an insult this days.

ocelot2006:


AVM Badeh is nothing but a fat buffoon. Have u ever heard him speak on TV? As CAS, while there was clamour for Combat Aircrafts, that clown went to buy one single Boeing 737 for commercial use! And the damn plane isn't even Next Gen (700-800 series)!! No combat aircraft, no transport helicopters. The Defence Minister he even had the audacity to shout at is Gen. Gasau (rtd), an experienced old guard and Nigeria's legendary spy chief, just like the likes of Albert Horsfall of DSS-SSS. I even overhead the whole reason for all that was cos Gasau detected the mess within procurement and demanded that all contracts pass through the Ministry of Defence.

VellyG:
Fabricated story.. Lies everywhere. This method of campaigning is simply not the best for the good of this country. APC is power hungry doing every thing they can to get into Aso rock.

OLADD:
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What a brain! You mean Buhari who could not prevent a mere palace coup staged against him by IBB despite knowing about it beforehand? What Democratic credential does he possess to tackle insurgents who apparently enjoy the backing of northern oligarchy? I wonder how some Buhari apologists like you think.

ocelot2006:


Oh please zip it!! What makes GEJ incompetent? The same administration you insult was behind some of our very best class of service chiefs from Petrini to Ihejirika. The same administration has been responsible for increasing defence funding. True the appointment of the likes of Badeh has been a mistake, but I'm pretty sure it will be addressed. That said, this administration has outperformed it's predecessors, even that of that Islamic fanatic + BH loving cry baby clown called Buhari.

alexlee50:
I don't believe a General, in the nigerian army wrote this.As a general, there are other channels and means he could have used in channeling the fraustrations of the troops in the north east without making it public,and exposing himself thereby jeopardising his career.two, the article is filled with a lot of grammatical errors.now, I do not dispute the fact that this story may be true, its likely written by a junior officer.