MadCow1: Even if we give them Nuclear Bomb... They will still complain.





How can terrorists be bullying Federal troops like small boys.

Meanwhile at a certain Checkpoint in Nigeria, An Army Officer just used slap to change one Nigerian's occupation from Banker to Criminal.

RebelLeader15: always behaving like a madCOW ever since you sign up on NL

You sound surprised..

PointB: It's sad that some soldiers have chosem to desert their country when needed most, on flimsy excuses of inadequate weapons.

Was it not sometime ago that Shecow boasted that the weapons they use were the ones stolen from the Nigerian Army. If Boko Haram use weapons stolen from Nigerian Army, how can such weapons be inferior to the ones used by the terrorists?

The terrorist use IEDs, while our troops use jet bombers, and artillery shells. How can they claim to be ill-equipped? I believe some of these soldiers are cowards, and are simply looking for excuses to save their own ar/se! The earlier they are fished out, punished, and dismissed the better for other soldier.
You only Sabi to talk

Fear spreads just like disease; those infected must be quarantined!

Henry120:

How can you confirm that there have been no new equipments for the military? Are you in the north-east?

Yes, the Airforce has received new MI-35 helicopters, there is absolutely no question about this.

Nigerian troops are not poorly equipped in any area to deal with this insurgency, in any area. The advocacy should be additional rounds of Ammo for each soldier. Soldiers should have at least 8 mags per man.


Any talk about poorly equipped troops, is a baseless lie.

atlwireles:

So your boys are ill equipped when compared to cameroon and chad armies? Keep blaming corrupt politicians and Generals for a problem that does not exist

QMark: I support this movement. Withdraw until you get well equipped.
You pledged to protect the citizen. You did not sign a death warrant.
I love this country (with all my heart), but not to the point of dying for it. And that's because it's not worth dying for.
I wont advise the soldiers (just like i wont advise my brother) to enter that forest full of metals with toy guns

Asked whether doctors go on strike in Germany, one of our German collaborators in the Institute of Lassa Fever Research and Control, ISTH, Irrua answered. "Oh no. When doctors have issues government as a matter of priority resolves them urgently. Where there is a delay, other citizens embark on protests and if necessary strike while the doctors remain in the hospitals to take care of sick citizens and the emergencies that may result from the protest or the strike action embarked upon by the good citizens". What do we have in Nigeria? In spite of the fact that most strikes by doctors are in their interest with a view to improving healthcare delivery, they ridicule, criticize and insult the doctors. They are more comfortable with business as usual than positive change. Really, "was there ever a country" at anytime?

ocelot2006:


Till we accept that all is not well, and try to resolve the problems that plague the military, we'll continue to face these issues.

DaBullIT:

Taaaaaaaa if I hearam which kin Army end mend matter ? Ability govt pay them off

HAH: Honestly the government are not helping this men that volunteered themselves to fight for the nation.

My nephew came from Borno last three weeks, he said of the 14 passengers in the bus 12 are soldiers disguised as civilians deserting the army, some said they rather go and do okada in onitsha than be used as sacrificial lamb in Borno, one said his mother told him to leave and come back home, generally moral is low for the army in Borno for the soldiers

I have met an army officer that told me the major problem in this boko haram war is Moral is low among the soldiers, he said there is a soldeir killed in this BH crisis that his family were told to leave the barracks after some month with nothing , he also said there is. A wife of a young soldier that was killed in this Boko haram war and now the wife survives by following other men around the barracks, now do you think any soldier will sacrifice himself when he knows what will possibly happen to his family after his death..

Sadly this Boko Haram crisis has open the inefficiencies of the Nigerian army, the last time Nigeria was involved in an offensive war was in Biafra, that is why they are helpless, all the generals in Nigeria have never been to war, mind you peace keeping is never offensive.

My honest solution to this crisis is for the government to swallow it pride and contract the war on BH to the chadian army the way the french did in Mali, chad has the most rugged army in the region owing to the long civil war they had before stability came under idris deby. Boko Haram for the first time encroached on chadian soil last week I guess you all heard what happened to them, they were all captured and the entire 85 people they kidnapped in doron-baga were rescued, they BH know that the chadian army are ruthless hence they hardly encroach on them .

Most people that say Nigerian army are good don't really know them, the military in nigeria is one of the most corrupt institution, most of the officer if not all got to NDA through man know man, some are governors, ministers and perm sect children, is it this Ajebutters that you want them to go and fight war for you, most of soldiers joined because they want to brutalize civilians and be local champion, they never thought that a serious war like this will crop up, remember 99% of BH are bloody civilian that turn militant with little or no training, I wonder if this army can handle a full blwn civil war in Nigeria.

Before now the army use to tell us that BH are hiding among civilian that is why they are hard to be caught , now that BH have moved to the Bush is another story.

This government should do something.

RaptorX: All these talk of not having adequate weapons to fight BH is to me just silly excuses, like pointed out earlier the main problem is lack of morale and cowardice. Not weapons or so called sabotage.

I saw a clip on You tube showing BH fighters attacking a Nigerian army base, i dont see the fighters armed with anything the army doesn't have, they had AK 47, some RPG's, pick up trucks mounted with AA guns, what is so sophisticated about those.

These is guerilla war, you dont need too much sophisticated weapons to fight it, ask the Americans how many stealth bombers, tanks, they use to fight the insurgents in Iraq or Afghanistan, and thousands of their soldiers were killed. These is hand to hand combat except the Nigerian govt is ready to bomb the whole north east and kill thousands of civilians.

ocelot2006:

Our brave soldiers are not incompetent. But he has a point: moral is actually very low NOT because of the lack of will to fight (believe me, the boys are eager to fight), but the lack of the much needed tools to execute this war. Minus air cover, the troops are outgunned by BH.

InvertedHammer:

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I guess you are enjoying all the "likes" you are getting.

Typical Nigerian, faced with challenges...call on someone else to do the dirty job while your lazy @sses drink pepper soup and jolly. How did Chadian army get so strong? Practice they say makes perfect. But in your mind, you make a lot of sense to hand over the security of your country to a neighbouring country. And when the Chadians, having known the weakness of your military decide to run over Nigeria, who are you going to run to?

Think about your suggestions well. It is very easy for France to contract Malians because France is too far away to bear the brunt of any repercussions of such engagement by proxy

HAH:

What did Nigeria go to do in Mali ? Is it not to fight islamic insurgents and was it not the comity of nations including Nigeria that saved them, what is wrong if a war is getting out of hand and we seek external help, Nigerian army problem is not weapons ir money but low morale and the fact that no one want to die for the nation, one the other hand the terrorist are ready to die for their belief, do you know that all the tanks BH use are Nigerian army's, do you know that 90% of guns and RPG that BH uses are Nigerian army's.

deji68: Better equipment?? ....Hmnn big english, i used to think our soldiers go to war barefeet, with Daneguns"...e.t.c, until i stumbled on " Siriusblack" thread...BH does not have aircover, artillerry, they carry Ak47 like our soldiers, they drive hilux and some stolen APC ...imagine BH asking Shekau for better equipments ..i think his reply will be, "what about the ones we took from the army"?I think the equipments we have are adequate to fight BH ...we are not fighting cameroon , Algeria e.t,c...i thing what the lazy deserters need is courage and u cant buy it from the American or russians.....maybe we might need the Asterix druid...miraculix(Getafix)

Sammyblaq: The Army should attach Air-raids to counters to win this war. Period.

HAH:

What did Nigeria go to do in Mali ? Is it not to fight islamic insurgents and was it not the comity of nations including Nigeria that saved them, what is wrong if a war is getting out of hand and we seek external help, Nigerian army problem is not weapons ir money but low morale and the fact that no one want to die for the nation, one the other hand the terrorist are ready to die for their belief, do you know that all the tanks BH use are Nigerian army's, do you know that 90% of guns and RPG that BH uses are Nigerian army's.

1United1: They are right! When the Commander-In-Chief is busy commandeering their common wealth into his personal vault while preparing to extend his looting years by another 4 years using every available illegitimate process, the poor soldiers who ordinary should be equipped with extraordinary warfare as the military budget suggests are left to fight with clubs, daggers and outdated non functional tanks!

And in the course of the war they get killed, their families are settled with a paltry 500k after some years!

Vagabonds in power!

SergeAlain:

Well my brother that is really sad. I hope they are ready to die for their villages and their families when Boko Haram captures the whole North East and enters other Geopolitical zones. Any one in doubt of that should take a look at what ISIS is doing in Iraq.

If they think they can run away to their villages and escape the war, who are they hoping will stop the BOko haram for them??

RaptorX: All these talk of not having adequate weapons to fight BH is to me just silly excuses, like pointed out earlier the main problem is lack of morale and cowardice. Not weapons or so called sabotage.

I saw a clip on You tube showing BH fighters attacking a Nigerian army base, i dont see the fighters armed with anything the army doesn't have, they had AK 47, some RPG's, pick up trucks mounted with AA guns, what is so sophisticated about those.

These is guerilla war, you dont need too much sophisticated weapons to fight it, ask the Americans how many stealth bombers, tanks, they use to fight the insurgents in Iraq or Afghanistan, and thousands of their soldiers were killed. These is hand to hand combat except the Nigerian govt is ready to bomb the whole north east and kill thousands of civilians.

9ja4Change: A group of soldiers in north-eastern Nigeria is refusing to fight Boko Haram militants until they receive better equipment, one of the mutineers has told the BBC.

The soldier, who requested anonymity, said at least 40 of his colleagues would refuse orders to deploy.

The military has not commented on the reported mutiny or the demands.

A state of emergency that was declared in three north-eastern states last year has failed to curb the insurgency.

Boko Haram has stepped up its attacks after being pushed out of its bases in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, targeting towns and villages in deadly raids.

“Soldiers are dying like fowl,” the soldier, who said he and his colleagues were just outside Maiduguri, told the BBC service.

“The Nigerian army is not ready to fight Boko Haram,” he said, explaining that soldiers were not being given enough weapons and ammunition to take them on.

“Boko Haram are inside the bush, everywhere,” he said “They [senior commanders] are sacrificing soldiers,” he said.

Even the vehicles the soldiers were expected to use were old armoured cars that were not up to the job, he added.

A general in the army, who asked not to be named, told the BBC that he was unable to confirm the mutiny, but said “cowardice” was not uncommon in times of war – and any mutineers would be punished.

When the solder was asked if he feared being court-martialled for taking part in the mutiny, he said that a soldier could only be taken to task for refusing to go to war.

“I joined the army to defend my country”, but you cannot defend it without being equipped to do so, he said.

In April, Boko Haram caused global outrage by abducting more than 200 girls from a boarding school in the remote town of Chibok in Borno state.

The group has also carried out a wave of bombings and assassinations, including that of moderate Muslim leaders opposed to its ideology.

SOURCE: BBC News

jpphilips:

Always talking nonsense!!

komekn:

I think your misinformed, on paper the NA looks good in reality we just don't have the capacity, our equipment is mostly 30 years old, we do noy have fit for purpose IFV's.

In the UK if a soldier was sent out without the right equipment and back up, very senior officers would face a court martial according to general rules for wilful negligence and dereliction of duty.

In Nigeria the Generals send their kids to the USA, UK etc and buy multi million naira houses in Maitama and are commended for sending hundreds of soldiers to an early grave, the PERVERSION OF CORRUPTION is the real enemy killing the NA.

komekn:

With what air force, we are in the millennium and the NAF still don't have precision guided weaponry.

deji68: I am well informed enough for a bystander, i am not in the army, but what i have seen and read enough

we have Tanks(BH have none, except technikers)
we APC (BH have stolen few)
Well kitted soldiers with body armour(only shekau and some commanders have body armour)
Well equiped Snipers Team(BH unkown)
Artillery(we have one the best in Africa)
Aircover(enough for BH Battle)
150000 Men(BH has etimated 4000 fighter)



.I think the army is well equip enough to fight the BH scourge.There is alway complain of inadequate equipments.It happened at the initial stage of the Gulf, where US soldier , complained about the amoury of their APC and Humvees.In every human endeveour, everyone could alway do with a better tool...but neglecting ur duty while waiting for upgrade is wrong....I notice a trend in disparaging the NA in the media ...Let support our millitary We should not mistake cowardice for agitation for better weapon....I think some of those, thinking we can buy a super machine off the shelve, press some buttons and the war is won, are living in fools paradise..The hard reality is that many soldiers will pay the supreme price to protect our freedom , some have already done(May their soul rest in peace).America with all their drones and weapon are still losing soldier...there is no shortcut only hard work, sweat,gut and grit will carry us through....for the deserters..make una go drink the magic portion ala Asterix druid getafix instead of peeper soup...or go find another Job For the Gallant ones GOd will continue to protect u

ocelot2006:

Oh please don't make me laugh. Yes we have tanks (even though they outdated and antique T-50s and Vickers MK3). And yes we have a number of APCs, but they are NOT enough. And if I may ask, how many of these vehicles are actually operational as we speak? We don't even have have enough MRAPs for Christ sake! All our soldiers rely on are soft skinned Hilux and Ford Ranger pickups which, like the APCS, are totally under equipped with mere GPMGS. And these is when BH Technicals are HEAVILY armed with HMGs and AA guns. The Police's case is even a more pathetic one because their armed with simple assault rifles (Type56-2, etc).

Btw, of what use are snipers and soldiers with body armour/assault vest if they're not given enough ammo when BH are equipped with surpluses from the last Libyan war. And please do NOT get me started on the Airforce. Where are the Attack fixed-wing Aircrafts? How many attacks helos do we have? Most importantly, where are the Fcking transport helicopters for the QRFS?

deji68: I hope we are still talking about Bh before u start laughing..BH drive in soft skin HILUX AND FORD RANGERS PICKUPS like the NA.in fact the only APC and tanks they drive are stolen from the NA..The same Old Vickers and T-50s abi??They have no MRAPs except the ones our lazy deserters dash them...Shekau doesnt even understand what u mean with fixed-wings aircraft or assault helicopters, because they dont have aircover...about the (types56-29) police rifles, i think we are talking about the NA not the police, even in some "siriusblack" or beeagle blog i have seen well armed policemen with modern assault weapons in NEast war front.Everybody come here with vague argument about lack or inadequate equipments.My God!!!! we are not fighting America or even S Africa.I know a lot have to be done in terms of equipment, strategy. e.tc so that we can win this war quickly..But anybody that think there is a quick fix solution the person is living Utopia....we have to roll up our sleeves and fight
"
In my view our real challenges are
– In-experienced soldiers, who are encouraged by the political press (sahara et al) to believe that if they make sufficient noise this cup will pass over them
– A public that has not understood that this is a war, same blood, guts and sweat scenario the made Churchill make his famous speech."
The quote above is from ZED(Beabeagle blog)...i think it summarize our present situation..