ichidodo: [b] Life happened to them...The Nigerian Army of the military era was far much fiercer,brutal and decisive.Back then there was not much tribalism and so we had brilliant military chiefs David Mark,Tunde Ogbeha and the best of the best General Victor Maalu who could plan complex military offensives with sophistication and intellgience far ahead of their time,those were the heady days of our glory especially in Ecomog.I still remember with pride reading live reports on CNN about Nigerian soldiers charging down and uprooting Foday Sankoh's tough rebel group in Freetown Sierra Leone with fire support cover from the Nigerian Navy Warships far out to sea (a first ever operation of its kind in Africa never mind West Africa) Those were the days we cemented our reputation as the best military group in Africa....But corruption,tribalism and,ironically to a smaller extent, democracy has made them soft,impotent and clueless.These days the sight of military chiefs with potbellies are very common....I can't remember Abacha,Abubakar or even the laziest,Nyako sporting such.....aberrations in Nigerian Military traditions. [/b]

OneNaira6:

The same way a 419er would decline a money sent to him/her if he or she thinks it's a set up. The same an arm dealer would walk away from a lucrative arm deal if he or she thinks its a set up. The same way drug dealers walk away from alot of drugs if he or she thinks its a drug bust set up. All criminals are known to refuse a lucrative money making tactics of their crimes if they believe it'll expose them. Abacha refusing the IMF loans means nothing other than the fact he probably thought his corruption would be easily detected if he stole from those funds. Simple as that.

His loots were discovered slowly in different times during different presidents of that Nigeria and you telling us, each and everyone of them is out there to paint Abacha black. Are you serious? Do you honestly believe that story would fly? I highly highly doubt everyone is in some kind of conspiracy to make Abacha look like the worst looter out of all presidents Nigeria had

Kei144: Why is it that when a Nigerian lecturer goes to another country, s/he becomes almost the best lecturer in the system; but back here in Nigeria, our universities are in terrible shape?Why is it that Nigerian doctors working in other countries are some of the best doctors there; but here in Nigeria, our hospital system is in pitiable condition? The Nigerian nation obviously demotivates people from bringing out their best.

ichidodo: [b] Life happened to them...The Nigerian Army of the military era was far much fiercer,brutal and decisive.Back then there was not much tribalism and so we had brilliant military chiefs David Mark,Tunde Ogbeha and the best of the best General Victor Maalu who could plan complex military offensives with sophistication and intellgience far ahead of their time,those were the heady days of our glory especially in Ecomog.I still remember with pride reading live reports on CNN about Nigerian soldiers charging down and uprooting Foday Sankoh's tough rebel group in Freetown Sierra Leone with fire support cover from the Nigerian Navy Warships far out to sea (a first ever operation of its kind in Africa never mind West Africa) Those were the days we cemented our reputation as the best military group in Africa....But corruption,tribalism and,ironically to a smaller extent, democracy has made them soft,impotent and clueless.These days the sight of military chiefs with potbellies are very common....I can't remember Abacha,Abubakar or even the laziest,Nyako sporting such.....aberrations in Nigerian Military traditions. [/b]

quid:
Many lower rank nigerian soldiers are muslims and boko haram sympathizers.

They are the ones selling out their colleagues and leaking operational information to boko

GEJ till 2019

Sunnybobo3:

You can't compare a war situation to an insurgency. Especially an insurgency that originally enjoyed the support of the locals and also has sympathisers among the echelon of the army itself.

The Nigerian Army is still the same if not better than what it was then.

ichidodo: [b] Life happened to them...The Nigerian Army of the military era was far much fiercer,brutal and decisive.Back then there was not much tribalism and so we had brilliant military chiefs David Mark,Tunde Ogbeha and the best of the best General Victor Maalu who could plan complex military offensives with sophistication and intellgience far ahead of their time,those were the heady days of our glory especially in Ecomog.I still remember with pride reading live reports on CNN about Nigerian soldiers charging down and uprooting Foday Sankoh's tough rebel group in Freetown Sierra Leone with fire support cover from the Nigerian Navy Warships far out to sea (a first ever operation of its kind in Africa never mind West Africa) Those were the days we cemented our reputation as the best military group in Africa....But corruption,tribalism and,ironically to a smaller extent, democracy has made them soft,impotent and clueless.These days the sight of military chiefs with potbellies are very common....I can't remember Abacha,Abubakar or even the laziest,Nyako sporting such.....aberrations in Nigerian Military traditions. [/b]

ichidodo: That is my point.How come we cannot do away with a pin prick as an insurgency as we comfortable dealt with gun shot injuries as dislodging dug-in rogue enemy troops in their own homeland?? Because tribalism and corruption has eaten deep inside the framework of the system and so our immune system cannot deal with an ordinary cold as it dealt with an Ebola affliction as before....What is stopping anybody from consulting with Victor Maalu on how to combat the menace or better still redraft top to bottom operation planners and men with those without any affiliations whatsoever? The day we eschew politics in getting things done the day boko haram ceases to exist..

GenBuhari: Since the second coming of Thief Obasanjo, there has been a concerted and deliberate effort to weaken our armed forces, in order to prevent a military coup de tat, whilst they loot freely. Dont you realise that is why they are always retiring dozens of military Generals every few months.

CFCfan:
But Obasanjo claimed that he was trying to "re-professionalize" the Nigerian military.

quid:
Many lower rank nigerian soldiers are muslims and boko haram sympathizers.

They are the ones selling out their colleagues and leaking operational information to boko

GEJ till 2019

dvee2: What happens to Nigeria Army is simple, Ethnicity and politics. When Obama took over power from Republican s, he kept the performing secretary of defence even though he was a Republican assigned. Obama only cares about his performance. BUT HERE IN NIGERIA, ONCE A NEW PRESIDENT COMES INTO POWER, HE DOESN'T TRUST ANY SITTING CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF. FOR FEAR OF COUP, THE PRESIDENT WILL BE FORCED TO CHANGE HIM WITH SOMEONE FROM HIS CLAN. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE PERSON IS A JUNIOR OFFICER, THEY WILL RETIRE ALL THE PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS ABOVE HIM TO PAVE WAY FOR HIS BROTHER TO BE COAS, AS GEJ DID FOR MIMIMA. This erodes professionalism that the force is well known for, and subsequently breeds division and politics.

OneNaira6:

What is this man smoking? Which abacha are you talking about because it cannot be the abacha we all know

mrlaw93: Must u add muslim to dis post.. anoda reason dis country wont grow.. we politicize, religionize nd tribalise evrytin

Yungmilio2:
you are somewhere in the south or west and talk as if you see or know what is happening in the North...
soldiers are dying, losing their family members, Muslims are dying and you said they are enjoying boko carnage. wished you are from maiduguri.
Truly majority of Nigerian Army is made up of Northerners
and majority of northerners are Muslims
do you think our soldiers are happy with all this stuff?
they can't live a peaceful life in the North anymore
...
security bill is higher than both Education and Health
but still our soldiers and JTF are complaining
(who would risk his or her life, when you are not fully motivated? they don't pay you in time and you are paid penny)
now our dear GEJ is asking for $1billion loan to fight boko
and he once said they are in the Government
....
after years of killing and insurgents by this Terror group. its now he needs $1billion to fight boko
or he needs the money for campaign, rigging and sorting.
cuz I don dey see campaign poster for abj
and I don dey hear for radio

megadeath: Most of you brainless b@stards sit in the comforts of your houses tolerating a corrupt and economically messed up country, yet you're clamouring for a world class Military.

CFCfan:
But Obasanjo claimed that he was trying to "re-professionalize" the Nigerian military.

quid:
Many lower rank nigerian soldiers are muslims and boko haram sympathizers.

They are the ones selling out their colleagues and leaking operational information to boko

GEJ till 2019