AjanleKoko: Hehehe. Like most things Nigerian, the military is overwhelmed with oversabi and arrogance devoid of actual substance.

What did you expect, that the Nigerian military will open its gates to the American they did not invite and change its TRADOC because of one insurgency. It won't happen under any government, any no matter who the head of state is.

I'm sure the military wants this whole thing to be mission specific and help restricted to intel but the politicians and the public want more horse drinking. It won't happen particularly when you are dealing with a people more institutionalised than you are and expecting results from problems they - the military know you - the politicians caused. Why should they suffer the indignity.

mascot87: We know that they are slow & clueless like their oga @ d top. It's no news, we already know this.

And that's the evil spirit affecting most Nigerian youths of present day...
The lazy unwilling spirit to learn or take correction...

Bunch of asholes, nigerians never learn. Its sad that I have to suffer with the fools that voted GEJ in. I hope ya'll crash and burn

dady12: we go to mali,laberia and sieria lone una commend us.we are brilliant,now una come nigeria,we are slow to learn.make una tell us say then nor allow una take oil.?see ya brian?

Hope not the foreign mission El Rufai open their yansh in one of his articles on thisday last year.
http://saharareporters.com/2012/03/15/failing-state-fading-peacekeepers-nasir-ahmad-el-rufai

Let stop deceiving ourselves, nothing works here in Nigeria. From PDP govt deceit to APC grand deceit. Federal,State, Local govt all riddle with corruption. Private sector, religious institution full of corruption.
Nigeria needs miracle to function as a country.

koastar: Nigerian military uncooperative, slow to learn –
US
The human rights abuse record and
uncooperative attitude of the Federal Government
and its military authorities have been identified
as factors hindering United States of America
offering Nigeria effective security assistance.
Speaking on Thursday before the US House
Foreign Affairs Sub-committee on Africa’s
hearing entitled, ‘Human Rights Vetting: Nigeria
and Beyond’, the Specialist at African Affairs
Congressional Research Service, Lauren
Blanchard, said the Nigerian government and its
military had not been yielding to America’s
suggestions.
The Congress heard that the main impediment to
America’s efforts to support Nigeria’s broader
response to Boko Haram is “gross violations
committed by the Nigerian forces, the Nigerian
government’s resistance to adopting a more
comprehensive approach to Boko Haram, and the
continued lack of political will” within the
government to investigate allegations of human
rights abuses and hold perpetrators accountable.
Blanchard told the Congress, “The Nigerian
government also has appeared reticent in some
cases to allow its security forces to participate in
US training programmes. The State Department
indicates that there are currently 187 Nigerian
military units and 173 police units that have
been vetted and cleared to receive U.S.
assistance and training.
“It is unclear whether the Nigerian government
has given approval for such training to occur. A
2013 State Department audit report noted that,
in addition to human rights concerns, Nigeria’s
late submission of names of candidates for
assistance was a ‘recurring problem’ for the US
embassy.
“Multiple systemic factors further constrain the
effectiveness of the Nigerian security force’s
response to Boko Haram, notably security sector
corruption and mismanagement, and some of
these factors impede US support even for units
that have been cleared for assistance”.
Among the cleared units, she revealed, were
Nigeria’s Speed Boat Service commando and the
101st Infantry Battalion, which the ACRS
specialist said were best positioned to conduct
hostage rescue operations, but “both reportedly
require significant additional training”.
She added that the security relationship between
Nigeria and the US was hampered by the lack of
cooperation and systemic failure in Nigeria.
“The security relationship also has been
hampered at times by a lack of cooperation from
Nigerian officials and by systemic problems in
the Nigerian military. Political and human rights
concerns have been a prominent factor in
shaping US-Nigeria relations for decades.
“State Department human rights reports have
continued to highlight serious human rights
violations by the Nigerian security forces every
year. These violations include politically
motivated and extrajudicial killings, excessive
use of force, and torture,” Blanchard said at the
hearing.
Despite about N1trn ($5.8b) security budget, the
ACRS specialist said the “Nigerian troops are not
adequately resourced or equipped” to counter
Boko Haram insurgency. During the hearing, the
American disclosed that the troops were “slow to
adapt with new strategies, new doctrines and
new tactics,” and described Nigeria as “an
extremely challenging partner to work with.”

www.nigerianeye.com/2014/07/nigerian-military-uncooperative-slow-to.html?m=1

I was h3re

That person dat said Nigeria is a failed Nation, God punish u dia n baptist u with pig shit. Why not go to sudan or somalia n stay if Nigeria is a failed nation?.. The govt has bad eggs in it as well as the military, gradually boko haram will go into extinction cause dey r not well organised like ISIS, IRA or Taliban

Reference:

What did you expect, that the Nigerian military will open its gates to the American they did not invite and change its TRADOC because of one insurgency. It won't happen under any government, any no matter who the head of state is.

I'm sure the military wants this whole thing to be mission specific and help restricted to intel but the politicians and the public want more horse drinking. It won't happen particularly when you are dealing with a people more institutionalised than you are and expecting results from problems they - the military know you - the politicians caused. Why should they suffer the indignity.

My comment was not made specifically in relation to the insurgency.
I have cause to deal with the army in my day job. And my view is what I expressed on a general scale.

This story is quite incoherent. A while back we saw and heard the United States Secretary of Defence saying that the tactics the Boko Haram use is nearly quite alien to them. He motioned that while other extremist groups were using bank to bank transfers, phones and modern machines of warfare, the Boko Haram are using people to transfer their bulk monies, face to face for communication, cheap AK 47s and locally made bombs for warfare, hence, this has made it hard for them - the USA army - from intercepting the group's humane operation in Nigeria. Well, I think the USA army are doing their best, and would have done more if the political bottlenecks in this country won't stop giving them a hard time. Jonathan should SERIOUSLY do something about this fast. Me don't want this country to divide o.

Promhize: F*ck you, US. Since they volunteered to help and Nigeria duly accepted, they've had nothing good to say about Nigeria. Always trying to incite violence and promote protest at the least possible opportunity. How is that helping?

Shut up, you Ediot. Is your father mad? Were.

Don't you know it's my tax dollars that funding this Nigerian expedition. Take time o!

I think both the Nigerian and its military are a disgrace to mankind .
You brought the us celebrating they have come to rescue you from shame but it still refuse to co operative instead you continue your corrupt way of life ,shame on you all from Jonathan [ Cin C ] to the last recruit at Maria depot you are all fagots useless shit .

shineureyes: Nigeria is a failed country

God forbid!

Vansnickers:

Shut up, you Ediot. Is your father mad? Were.

Don't you know it's my tax dollars that funding this Nigerian expedition. Take time o!

Just as useless as your tax dollars are to you, so you will be to your father.

You picked the wrong fight, wimp

Not surprised.

kabba7: I think both the Nigerian and its military are a disgrace to mankind .
You brought the us celebrating they have come to rescue you from shame but it still refuse to co operative instead you continue your corrupt way of life ,shame on you all from Jonathan [ Cin C ] to the last recruit at Maria depot you are all fagots useless shit .

Na to harass innocent citizens and to burn BRT buses they know how to do

It's what we Nigerians have known for a long time that our leaders are slowpokes who only care about themselves only and our boy scout soldiers are no match for even teenage cadets in the civilized world. All they know is to bully innocent civilians and burn buses that their father did not buy. But if they hear bokoharam they run away. Useless animals!

AjanleKoko:

My comment was not made specifically in relation to the insurgency.
I have cause to deal with the army in my day job. And my view is what I expressed on a general scale.

I understand your point but the Americans don't understand this country and how it works, mission specific to the insurgency. They think a group can organise another group more organised than them. Where do you see that happen. Do you know when the military is most effective is when the written constitution is suspended. Do you know that corruption the Americans talk about is a derivative of the constitution both written and unwritten. Do we know that the military is the last line of defence of this entity called Nigeria. We are watching while America attempts to reboot the only processor we have that operates our life support. To them we have other institutions to keep us alive. We Nigerians know we don't. We better be very careful here.

Judas2013: This is why they are slow to learn!

Your atheism is getting ridiculous. Why blame God for everything.

vanstanzy: Some people here will be quick to defend their Naija govt. Lets tell ourselves the honest truth, we know how bad it is in govt circles, corruption, insensitivity and all.
Pls for the sake of integrity, which the Naija govt have never had, lets not treat this news with a pinch of salt.

ose moses oya we have told ourselves the truth and accepted the news with open arms so what's next? i'm more of a solutions person

koboko69: It is quite unfortunate that some slowspokes still foolishly support this wicked and callous government. The Federal Government and the Top officers in the Nigerian military are the top beneficiaries amd aponsors of the BH menace. It is used as a political weapon and a means of self enrichment via the security budget and the likes. It is a pity that soldiers and young officers including innocent civilians have to pay daily with thier lives because of the greediness greed and quest of power amongst members of this government.

Very correct! Lack of knowledge will kill Nigerians.

Btw, it's greed and not greediness.

Testerfuze: Naija military wey be say na aboki plenty pass 4 thr,tell me wetin dey sabi apart 4rm the word "Go"....pple who are evn sayin western education is a sin thereby condemning it,I expect notin less jhor.

You and your ilk are fond of making unreasonable and incoherent statements. Instead of placing the blame squarely at the doorsteps of the so called C-in-C, you are still mouthing off the rubbish your elders muttered 5 years ago when a northerner was in power. Contunu.....

We are not surprised...even our Super eagles are slow too. #PDP and APC should stop playing politics with Boko Haram.

Yes i know there are moles in the Nigerian army trying to undermine the fight against BH. But as far as am concern the Nigerian military are one of the best in the world! PERIOD!! We know what went down in Somalia (Black-Hawk down) incident in 1990s.

The Americans are only just knowing what Fela knew all a long-that our military are nothing but zombies. But when it comes to creative invoicing in equipment acquisition or skimming off pension allowances the Americans will be surprised at how little they know.

US is looking for a scapegoat for their inability to play James Bond after making so much noise on how they would help Nigeria rescue those girls. If I may ask, US didn't violate human rights in Iraq, Afghanistan in their campaign against terrorists? Now the going is becoming tough, somebody must be blamed.

ifeness: Since Nigerian Army were made in the image of a God,obviously they will be useless .....

From ur mouth.....?

silly nigerians. USA should go and die

severee:

ose moses oya we have told ourselves the truth and accepted the news with open arms so what's next? i'm more of a solutions person

The next step is to lead the way to Aso rock, bearing heavy arms. Goodluck!!!