Sizzorkay:
Now the word of a British soldier is gospel, if that had been said by a soldier from Kenya, it would be dismissed lol, unreal

If it had been said by a Nigerian "arm-chair military analyst",it would have been discarded. If someone here had said the same thing (like some of us have always been saying),we would have been insulted and called unpatriotic.

But of course,it's the British talking this time,why, those guys are the direct descendants of God himself, they hold celestial communion with heavenly beings on a daily basis, therefore they must be privy to some hidden dark knowledge that has eluded us poor Nigerian illiterates.

RIP , Lt. Colonel Azubuike.

Your country will forever be grateful.

EVarn:
If it had been said by a Nigerian "arm-chair military analyst",it would have been discarded. If someone here had said the same thing (like some of us have always been saying),we would have been insulted and called unpatriotic.

[s]But of course,it's the British talking this time,why, those guys are the direct descendants of God himself, they hold celestial communion with heavenly beings on a daily basis, therefore they must be privy to some hidden dark knowledge that has eluded us poor Nigerian illiterates.[/s]

Bros, you actually are an uneducated illiterate.

Do you even read?

The comment I quoted in my original post was not made by your everyday British Joe.

I directly quoted a British soldier who's directly involved in training front line Nigerian troops in Nigeria.

You, Evarn, most likely haven't been inside a barrack before. To claim you hold the same assessment as the British soldier is downright ridiculous.

Get a hold of this guy!!!

Sizzorkay:
Now the word of a British soldier is gospel, if that had been said by a soldier from Kenya, it would be dismissed lol, unreal

The tiny difference is, your Kenyan soldier is not training Nigerian soldiers in Nigeria.

Then again, if you know any Kenyan soldiers training Nigerian soldiers in Nigeria, you're welcome to point them out.

Sizzorkay:
Now the word of a British soldier is gospel, if that had been said by a soldier from Kenya, it would be dismissed lol, unreal

Henry240:


Bros, you actually are an uneducated illiterate.

Do you even read?

The comment I quoted in my original post was not made by your everyday British Joe.

I directly quoted a British soldier who's directly involved in training front line Nigerian troops in Nigeria.

You, Evarn, most likely haven't been inside a barrack before. To claim you hold the same assessment as the British soldier is downright ridiculous.

Get a hold of this guy!!!

I actually agree with you,I am an uneducated illiterate(whatever that means) and I don't even know what the gates of a barrack looks like(LoL). I obviously don't know how to read,and my assessments are most definitely ridiculous.

Happy Sunday.

Toju200:
Is the world actually winning the war against insurgency.....pls we should not criticize our military personnel when they experience setbacks....they say the toughest wars are fought at home.....take for example after Syria declared ISIS defeated there was an attack that claimed 34 Syria soilders lives....even in Mali where there are Top military countries like France, Canada, Germany e.t.c even some of our African brothers like Senegal,Chad, Burkina faso,Togo are there trying to bring peace and curb insurgency..... They too experience setbacks German gunships crash, Even Russia sukhoi jets crash and many more.so our troops should not be criticized for setbacks if u take not our air Force is possibly the most active in black Africa...we take on missions like the western Nations...let's give our forces support

Terrorist can only flourish in failing states like Nigeria, Somali, Afghanistan etc can terrorist be dragging territories and controlling territories in serious countries like Ghana or SA. Did you saw the way Fulani herdsmen were ruthlessly dealt with by the Ghanian army? Did you watch what their COAS said to his troops? That's how you will know a serious country from a useless one.

Nigeria is the only country I have seen where herdsmen will come to your territory, kill you and the government will find and excuse for the terrorist.

I do laugh whenever I see some people always given one excuse or the other why the Nigeria military do lose against boko haram they will tell you boko haram do have an advantage in the raining season or tell you boko haram only attack FOB

The Lt colonel that was killed must be in charge of a FOB with 10 soldiers

Foolish talks

BabaOwen:
Terrorist can only flourish in failing states like Nigeria, Somali, Afghanistan etc can terrorist be dragging territories and controlling territories in serious countries like Ghana or SA. Did you saw the way Fulani herdsmen were ruthlessly dealt with by the Ghanian army? Did you watch what their COAS said to his troops? That's how you will know a serious country from a useless one.

Nigeria is the only country I have seen where herdsmen will come to your territory, kill you and the government will find and excuse for the terrorist.

I do laugh whenever I see some people always given one excuse or the other why the Nigeria military do lose against boko haram they will tell you boko haram do have an advantage in the raining season or tell you boko haram only attack FOB

The Lt colonel that was killed must be in charge of a FOB with 10 soldiers

Foolish talks

you think Ghana can handle insurgency.... didn't you see the amount of military that it took to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria Russia, France USA, turkey and their various national armies even France had to deploy it's aircraft carrier..... Didn't Russia experience setbacks in Syria You can't blame the troops but our leaders Nigeria is determined to win this war but ISIS keeps showing its ugly since it's a fight they want that's what they will get....there must always be setbacks in some missions no nation can have superhuman troops that will always win even special forces can be defeated just like what happened in niger when three US army ranger were killed in an ambush

Toju200:
you think Ghana can handle insurgency.... didn't you see the amount of military that it took to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria Russia, France USA, turkey and their various national armies even France had to deploy it's aircraft carrier..... Didn't Russia experience setbacks in Syria You can't blame the troops but our leaders Nigeria is determined to win this war but ISIS keeps showing its ugly since it's a fight they want that's what they will get....there must always be setbacks in some missions no nation can have superhuman troops that will always win even special forces can be defeated just like what happened in niger when three US army ranger were killed in an ambush

Ghana won't let any insurgency like boko haram exisit on their territory, they will crush them before they become powerful. You keep talking about NATO and Russia. Are they fighting terrorist on their territories? No terrorist can flourish, hold territories and move freely on NATO or Russian territory. Nigeria is struggling against terrorist on Nigerian territory.

BabaOwen:
Terrorist can only flourish in failing states like Nigeria, Somali, Afghanistan etc can terrorist be dragging territories and controlling territories in serious countries like Ghana or SA. Did you saw the way Fulani herdsmen were ruthlessly dealt with by the Ghanian army? Did you watch what their COAS said to his troops? That's how you will know a serious country from a useless one.

Nigeria is the only country I have seen where herdsmen will come to your territory, kill you and the government will find and excuse for the terrorist.

I do laugh whenever I see some people always given one excuse or the other why the Nigeria military do lose against boko haram they will tell you boko haram do have an advantage in the raining season or tell you boko haram only attack FOB

The Lt colonel that was killed must be in charge of a FOB with 10 soldiers

Foolish talks

Territory?, Fulani are Nigerians, just like you and I. Of course,some other West and Central African countries have Fulani people too.

The problem is that about 70% of them are nomads,they move around to graze their cows,hence,they own very little land. That is what is generating the crisis.

NB: Nigeria is not a failed state.

EVarn:
Territory?, Fulani are Nigerians, just like you and I. Of course,some other West and Central African countries have Fulani people too.

The problem is that about 70% of them are nomads,they move around to graze their cows,hence,they own very little land. That is what is generating the crisis.

NB: Nigeria is not a failed state.

so how should Fulani's not having lands be the problem of other Nigerians? So because they have no land give them the right to be fomenting troubles and killing people all over the country

By the time Fulani's come into your village, almost wipe out everybody living there and make your villagers refugees in another community, then you will truly know the difference between a failing state and a failed state.

More than 48 people were killed in a village in Niger state last week, you should go and ask those people if Nigeria has failed them or not.

A village with no power supply, no good road the people there only earn a living by farming. Now Fulani herdsmen invaded their village and killed them... To those villagers, is Nigeria a failed state or not?

BabaOwen:
Ghana won't let any insurgency like boko haram exisit on their territory, they will crush them before they become powerful. You keep talking about NATO and Russia. Are they fighting terrorist on their territories? No terrorist can flourish, hold territories and move freely on NATO or Russian territory. Nigeria is struggling against terrorist on Nigerian territory.

I disagree with you. Ghana would have probably capitulated by now if faced with the magnitude of insurgency that BH presents. Winning an assymetric war is not by mouth.

Granted,our political and military leadership aren't trying at all. But compared to many other countries (some of them world powers), we have done fairly well. It is ridiculous trying to compare the NA with the Ghanaian or South African military, especially when it comes to CT/COIN warfare.

Major Gideon okar solution will solve this country problem by 50%, expel the whole North east and the North west including some states in the middle belt. Or total dissolution of this country.

The North west and North east will not let people consume beers in their region but will get money from VAT from states that allows people consume beers.

The North takes more than it gives to this country.

After voting the incompetence buhari, you will see them voting an incompetence atiku in 2023

As for me I believe total dissolution will end the madness happening in this country. No aboki will bring his malnourished cows on my farmland and ruin it all in the name of being a Nigerian.

BabaOwen:
Ghana won't let any insurgency like boko haram exisit on their territory, they will crush them before they become powerful. You keep talking about NATO and Russia. Are they fighting terrorist on their territories? No terrorist can flourish, hold territories and move freely on NATO or Russian territory. Nigeria is struggling against terrorist on Nigerian territory.

Remember the 911 attack..... Terrorists must not move from one country to another they develop in house.. Secondly Ghana cannot I repeat they cannot handle ISWAP look BHT is defeated if u take note terrorist launching hit and run attack are foreign.... though we have lost good amount of troops we will never give up on the fight... Fulani herders and terrorist ain't the same...

BabaOwen:
so how should Fulani's not having lands be the problem of other Nigerians? So because they have no land give them the right to be fomenting troubles and killing people all over the country

By the time Fulani's come into your village, almost wipe out everybody living there and make your villagers refugees in another community, then you will truly know the difference between a failing state and a failed state.

More than 48 people were killed in a village in Niger state last week, you should go and ask those people if Nigeria has failed them or not.

A village with no power supply, no good road the people there only earn a living by farming. Now Fulani herdsmen invaded their village and killed them... To those villagers, is Nigeria a failed state or not?

Do you even know the meaning of a failed state?,you wake up comfortably to operate your phone this morning,and yet you call your country a failed state.

These fulani we are talking about are the most marginalized ethnic group in Nigeria,it is only their population and political dominance that is preventing us from seeing it. Government formulate policies in favor of farmers all the time(fertilizer subsidies,enhanced seeds, mechanization,loans,grants, etc),have government ever benefitted these herdsmen at any time?,these are things that pile up to cause problems.

I am not supporting the way they have decided to go about doing things, I think I have even commented on this before. But let us not pretend that there haven't been attacks from the farmers and communities.

Again,it's a matter of government incompetence.

EVarn:
I disagree with you. Ghana would have probably capitulated by now if faced with the magnitude of insurgency that BH presents. Winning an assymetric war is not by mouth.

Granted,our political and military leadership aren't trying at all. But compared to many other countries (some of them world powers), we have done fairly well. It is ridiculous trying to compare the NA with the Ghanaian or South African military, especially when it comes to CT/COIN warfare.

You don't still understand me, a terrorist group like boko haram can never exist in a country like Ghana, have you been to Ghana before? SARS brutality can never happen in Ghana like the way is happening in Nigeria. Only in failing states like Nigeria do crazy things happen.

If boko haram was causing this sort of havoc they are causing in Nigeria in Ghana, most of you Nigerians would have been saying it can't happen in Nigeria cause the Nigeria military is the most powerful in west Africa.

See in Senegal, if a military officer try any shit and hits a civilian and the civilian hits him back, he can't go to the barrack and call his men for them to cause havoc on the streets and beat people. The rubbish that happened in Odi, bayelsa state can't happen in a country like Senegal.

Police and military brutality is more rampant in Nigeria without any consequences, this things hardly happen in other west Africa countries I have lived in.

Haha, i deleted my comment before any one posted a response, how the heck did i still get quoted lol, i knew it might spark something, which is why i deleted it.
As for Henry, is there something he said we don't already know? I mean, it's been said a million times here, so what's special about his criticism, anyways, me i no want wahala i beg
We can do better, everyone knows that, enough said

EVarn:
Do you even know the meaning of a failed state?,you wake up comfortably to operate your phone this morning,and yet you call your country a failed state.

These fulani we are talking about are the most marginalized ethnic group in Nigeria,it is only their population and political dominance that is preventing us from seeing it. Government formulate policies in favor of farmers all the time(fertilizer subsidies,enhanced seeds, mechanization,loans,grants, etc),have government ever benefitted these herdsmen at any time?,these are things that pile up to cause problems.

I am not supporting the way they have decided to go about doing things, I think I have even commented on this before. But let us not pretend that there haven't been attacks from the farmers and communities.

Again,it's a matter of government incompetence.

go to chibok and ask the people there if Nigeria is a failed state or not,how do you even know I am presently in Nigeria Bandits and herdsmen are wrecking havoc in the north west, those people there can't there don't even have power supply not to talk of having phones.

I will never forget my journey to kafancha when we got robbed by Fulanis, they came with POS. A full luxurious bus was robbed on a major expressway in fact, the idiots stripped everyone of us naked, both male and female, young and old. Before they left they prayed to Allah for a successful operation

A man was using his hand to cover his cock, the malams promised to kill him if he tries to cover it again we were there for more than 5 hours, they left in the morning. The reason they stayed that long was because they withdrew more than 1 million in one man account, so they were withdrawing it bit by bit.

BabaOwen:
go to chibok and ask the people there if Nigeria is a failed state or not,how do you even know I am presently in Nigeria Bandits and herdsmen are wrecking havoc in the north west, those people there can't there don't even have power supply not to talk of having phones.

I will never forget my journey to kafancha when we got robbed by Fulanis, they came with POS. A full luxurious bus was robbed on a major expressway in fact, the idiots stripped everyone of us naked, both male and female, young and old. Before they left they prayed to Allah for a successful operation

because u ve had bad experience or because some people have had bad experience doesn't make the whole country a failed state.

My uncle was robbed with same pos by street gangsters in Leeds UK... Does that make UK a failed state?

Nowhere in the world is 100% safe even the USA of this world still experience environmental hazards like gang wars and race cards.

That few states in Nigeria experiences insurgency and security abnormalities doesn't make the whole Nigeria failed State.

I guess u might want to recheck ur dictionary on the meaning of 'failed state"

Odunayaw:
Succinct!

I might like to add that the use of our special units have left much to be desired. Its perplexing that gaps (e.g Terrorist freedom of movement) are this obvious and we have capable units. What are they used for? clearance ops alone?

Any where without a corresponding Intel setup to provide actionable intelligence , SF units r not much effective. SF units r like surgeons knife , not everyday kitchen knife , their utility is primarily based on effective actionable intelligence and corresponding logistics support, on a strictly need to basis.

Can't reveal much , but in the 80s , there was a major revamp due to failures , Intel units both military ( organic and otherwise ) and civilian were made both intrinsic and extrinsic to SF units.

If u have heard of TSD then u will appreciate the paring of intelligence and SF . Unfortunately effectiveness of such synergy is most of time hinderence to its implementation or its curtailment due to obvious reasons.

BabaOwen:
A man was using his hand to cover his cock, the malams promised to kill him if he tries to cover it again we were there for more than 5 hours, they left in the morning. The reason they stayed that long was because they withdrew more than 1 million in one man account, so they were withdrawing it bit by bit.

u know the man can track the account where the money is been wired right?

krattoss:
u know the man can track the account where the money is been wired right?

One chance thieves here in FCT use POS to steal money from their victim's account. They mostly are never caught. They are brazen and never seem to worry about being tracked.

Right now, the country is a mess and sadly it is only going to get worse.

BabaOwen:
You don't still understand me, a terrorist group like boko haram can never exist in a country like Ghana, have you been to Ghana before? SARS brutality can never happen in Ghana like the way is happening in Nigeria. Only in failing states like Nigeria do crazy things happen.

If boko haram was causing this sort of havoc they are causing in Nigeria in Ghana, most of you Nigerians would have been saying it can't happen in Nigeria cause the Nigeria military is the most powerful in west Africa.

See in Senegal, if a military officer try any shit and hits a civilian and the civilian hits him back, he can't go to the barrack and call his men for them to cause havoc on the streets and beat people. The rubbish that happened in Odi, bayelsa state can't happen in a country like Senegal.

Police and military brutality is more rampant in Nigeria without any consequences, this things hardly happen in other west Africa countries I have lived in.

If what you are trying to say is that Nigeria is a lawless society,I agree with you. I have been to Benin Republic,and I have friends who have been to other West African nations(including Ghana); the verdict is that Nigeria is not organized and everyone lacks discipline,compared to almost all other West African countries.

But when it comes to military capabilities,there is simply no basis for comparison.

bidexiii:



Nope, I know the dude is a NA soldier.

The uniform sha

BabaOwen:
Major Gideon okar solution will solve this country problem by 50%, expel the whole North east and the North west including some states in the middle belt. Or total dissolution of this country.

The North west and North east will not let people consume beers in their region but will get money from VAT from states that allows people consume beers.

The North takes more than it gives to this country.

After voting the incompetence buhari, you will see them voting an incompetence atiku in 2023

As for me I believe total dissolution will end the madness happening in this country. No aboki will bring his malnourished cows on my farmland and ruin it all in the name of being a Nigerian.

Dude please stop posting shit's like this on this thread- you can create a thread where you discuss such issues.

Henry240:


Bros, you actually are an uneducated illiterate.

Do you even read?

The comment I quoted in my original post was not made by your everyday British Joe.

I directly quoted a British soldier who's directly involved in training front line Nigerian troops in Nigeria.

You, Evarn, most likely haven't been inside a barrack before. To claim you hold the same assessment as the British soldier is downright ridiculous.

Get a hold of this guy!!!

who's this British dude you speak of? How can we get the report? Did you meet with him in person? Instead of answering this questions, you're attacking and insulting people.

EVarn:
Territory?, Fulani are Nigerians, just like you and I. Of course,some other West and Central African countries have Fulani people too.

The problem is that about 70% of them are nomads,they move around to graze their cows,hence,they own very little land. That is what is generating the crisis.

NB: Nigeria is not a failed state.

there are Fulani in Senegal, Burkina Faso,Ghana,Niger,Mali,chad,Sudan etc so in essence their are all Nigerians?

EVarn:
I disagree with you. Ghana would have probably capitulated by now if faced with the magnitude of insurgency that BH presents. Winning an assymetric war is not by mouth.

Granted,our political and military leadership aren't trying at all. But compared to many other countries (some of them world powers), we have done fairly well. It is ridiculous trying to compare the NA with the Ghanaian or South African military, especially when it comes to CT/COIN warfare.

BH kind of insurgency would be possible in Ghana.


A 1000 well trained ,kitted ,disciplined and fully equipped force is much better than a 100000 rascals walking around disobeying the law killing and beating up unarmed civilians.

BabaOwen:
go to chibok and ask the people there if Nigeria is a failed state or not,how do you even know I am presently in Nigeria Bandits and herdsmen are wrecking havoc in the north west, those people there can't there don't even have power supply not to talk of having phones.

I will never forget my journey to kafancha when we got robbed by Fulanis, they came with POS. A full luxurious bus was robbed on a major expressway in fact, the idiots stripped everyone of us naked, both male and female, young and old. Before they left they prayed to Allah for a successful operation

There are Yoruba and Igbo thieves and bandits too,so?,because you encountered a bunch of fulani thieves,does that mean the entire population of Fulanis are bad people?.

Talking about experiences, I recently met an Igbo man who cheated me of a considerable sum of money. He didn't hold a gun,he merely played "smart",and because I wasn't familiar with the environment,he succeeded. It happened in Onitsha. I decided to forget the issue. Now,does this mean that all Igbo people are thieves?.

That these things happen doesn't mean the country is failing. If you ask the black families that have witnessed brutality(or even loss of life) from white policemen in the US: "Is the US a failed state?", guess what their response will be. But in the end it doesn't mean anything,it's only out of emotions.

giles14:
there are Fulani in Senegal, Burkina Faso,Ghana,Niger,Mali,chad,Sudan etc so in essence their are all Nigerians?

If you read my post very well,I clearly said that other West and Central African states have Fulani populations. The same way some other West African states have indigenous Hausa and Yoruba populations.

It is to be noted that due to their nomadic nature,the Fulanis are largely a stateless people. However, a number of them have settled into communities since time immemorial. There are Fulanis indigenous to Nigeria,infact,Nigeria has the highest fulani population in the world.

giles14:
BH kind of insurgency would be possible in Ghana.


A 1000 well trained ,kitted ,disciplined and fully equipped force is much better than a 100000 rascals walking around disobeying the law killing and beating up unarmed civilians.

I am not interested in arguing. If you believe Ghana can actually confront such a conflict,then it is your much entitled opinion.