Hundreds of women and children weekend forcefully stopped military trucks from conveying their husbands and fathers to the Boko Haram-seized Gwoza by locking the exit gates of a barracks in Borno State, demanding quality fighting equipment for the soldiers.
Scores of soldiers have been killed by Boko Haram in Borno State in the last few months, and many blame the inferior weapons Nigerian troops are equipped with to fight brutal insurgents.
According to witnesses, after locking the gates, the women and children placed themselves as wedges before the trucks that were to drive out of Giwa Barracks of the 21 armoured brigade Maiduguri.
One woman was quoted as saying, “we don’t want to be made another set of widows, give our husbands modern and better arms, weapons and vehicles or they go nowhere!”
The reaction came after nearly 60 soldiers killed in Gwoza and Damboa- both in Borno State- were given a mass burial at the Maimalari Barracks Maiduguri.
The women and children also reportedly blockaded the roads leading to the barracks with stones and sticks, while some sat in front of the barracks’ gate.
Some soldiers at the barracks said they were in support of the action. One soldier who chose to remain anonymous told newsmen that “we are ever ready to tackle Boko Haram terrorists but our superior officers are not helping us by not giving us the right arms to execute the war. How can I go and face Boko Haram with AK47 that is charged with only three cartridges when the enemy is brandishing modern GPMG, AA, RPG and so on. Most of our soldiers die every day like fowls because of faulty deployment and yet when you complain they only tell you to obey the last order.”
Another soldier said, “we are being pushed to death because we usually run out of ammunition or our weapons would fail us during an operation, while the Boko Haram who came fully kitted with better arms and extra supplies would continue to pick on us like insects.”
According to another: “We are ready to finish Boko Haram in one week because we have the courage to do that if we are given the right arms and ammunition.”

www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/wives-children-stop-military-trucks-conveying-soldiers-fight-boko-haram

Hmmmm. Allow the gentlemen to fufill their oat

One wonders what EXACTLY d billions of dollars spent on fighting the insurgency is used for.

At this very moment, this country is not worth dying for.

If these soldiers protest, they would be court-martialled, shuld they abandon their duties, a heavier punishment awaits them. The only option available is to go fight a heavily-armed enemy with inferior weapons; not dat the country is poor and cannot afford better weapons but because of corruption and uncaring attitude by those at d helm.

I feel the pain of these women. This is d much they can do to try change the situation.

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i wonder..they keep spending billions of Naira everyday and yet they dont give all our soldiers sophisticated weapons..they just sent them to there early graves..abeg i no blame those women wey block the Gate o..

hmmm

Why can't this constant complain of inadequate/inappropriate weapons be looked into once and for all.
I really pity the people defending this nation.

no one can blame them

Ibnsultan: Hmmmm. Allow the gentlemen to fufill their oat

first lemme laugh at the post on top of my head secondly saharareporters cooked up this story

Ibnsultan: Hmmmm. Allow the gentlemen to fufill their oat

Fulfill which oat ? Die for a worthless piece of scorched earth and illiterate parasitic people who brought the.problems on themselves ?
I blame the soldiers who fought to keep IBB in power after Gideon Orkar cut out the cancer he saw growing. All these problems would have been avoided in timely fashion.

The solution is for the federal allocation of the affected to be used in procuring the needed equipment.

Ibnsultan: Hmmmm. Allow the gentlemen to fufill their oat

You mean an oath to die for a country not worth dying for?

Its hard to fault these wives and children.

If this story is true then small gbege dey o.

Hope things will be clearer.

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tell me more, how far

Ehen, abeg those women and children should remain there until their demands are met.
Or better still,





The ogas should go and fight with the inferior weaponry.

FG charge em with treason

lol @ pick us off like insects

Emeca: One wonders what EXACTLY d billions of dollars spent on fighting the insurgency is used for.

I wonder. A lot of stealing.

The government is severely corrupt.

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i have always been skeptical of this AK47, especially when i see our armed forces with just one extra magazine taped to the gun....
in my mind, im like "when bullet finish nko" and those BH never even start shooting...

Just sad. Why murder these patriotic men? I am just tired of this rubbish, why don't they even resign en masse and let BH overrun the North once and for all times so that they can have the north of their dream.

Good move joor

Nigeria

Good one wives and children. Kudos to you.

Does it mean defense budget is spent on salaries alone?

nnamdibig: Hundreds of women and children weekend forcefully stopped military trucks from conveying their husbands and fathers to the Boko Haram-seized Gwoza by locking the exit gates of a barracks in Borno State, demanding quality fighting equipment for the soldiers.
Scores of soldiers have been killed by Boko Haram in Borno State in the last few months, and many blame the inferior weapons Nigerian troops are equipped with to fight brutal insurgents.
According to witnesses, after locking the gates, the women and children placed themselves as wedges before the trucks that were to drive out of Giwa Barracks of the 21 armoured brigade Maiduguri.
One woman was quoted as saying, “we don’t want to be made another set of widows, give our husbands modern and better arms, weapons and vehicles or they go nowhere!”
The reaction came after nearly 60 soldiers killed in Gwoza and Damboa- both in Borno State- were given a mass burial at the Maimalari Barracks Maiduguri.
The women and children also reportedly blockaded the roads leading to the barracks with stones and sticks, while some sat in front of the barracks’ gate.
Some soldiers at the barracks said they were in support of the action. One soldier who chose to remain anonymous told newsmen that “we are ever ready to tackle Boko Haram terrorists but our superior officers are not helping us by not giving us the right arms to execute the war. How can I go and face Boko Haram with AK47 that is charged with only three cartridges when the enemy is brandishing modern GPMG, AA, RPG and so on. Most of our soldiers die every day like fowls because of faulty deployment and yet when you complain they only tell you to obey the last order.”
Another soldier said, “we are being pushed to death because we usually run out of ammunition or our weapons would fail us during an operation, while the Boko Haram who came fully kitted with better arms and extra supplies would continue to pick on us like insects.”
According to another: “We are ready to finish Boko Haram in one week because we have the courage to do that if we are given the right arms and ammunition.”

www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/wives-children-stop-military-trucks-conveying-soldiers-fight-boko-haram

no wounder, no body wants to go to sambisa

nduchucks: Its hard to fault these wives and children.

really hard Bro!
I honestly don't blame them.

Ibnsultan: Hmmmm. Allow the gentlemen to fufill their oat

You are a useless human being who is not even worth the space you're occupying. We are talking about people's loved ones here and you are asking them to go and die in the name of oath while your pot-bellied generals continue to loot money and buy choice properties in Abuja and to buy their kids bentleys and fly them abroad. Did you even consider the concerns of those women and children or do you not just care? If their breadwinners die while fighting without equipment, will you take care of their families? God will judge you