Rikidony: The Nigerian military yesterday, August 28, carried out
airstrikes against the dreaded Boko Haram sect’s positions in
Limankara and Gwoza in Borno State.

This is as hundreds of troops also mobilised to the frontline in Gulak,
Adamawa State against the insurgents.
According to Daily Trust report, a resident of Gwoza, Mamman
Madobi, said three military planes were sighted hovering and after a
few minutes, they heard sounds of 15 explosions in the direction of
Madagali, Limankara and Gwoza.

Other residents added that several armoured vehicles were deployed
in Gulak between Wednesday and yesterday while military trucks
conveyed soldiers to the town.
The Army Public Relations Officer, Captain Jafaru Nuhu could not
comment on the issue.
This is coming barely a week after Boko Haram leader, Abubakar
Shekau, released a video claiming to have created an Islamic
caliphate in Gwoza which was seized by the insurgents earlier this
month.

Responding to the Boko Haram’s claims, the Nigerian military
described it as ‘empty ‘.
The town of Gwoza was said to have been seized by the militants and
all efforts to reclaim the town by the military had proved futile.
During the attack on Gwoza, BokoHaram allegedly killed about a 100
people , including the wife of the town’s emir, his brother, and the
chief Imam of Gwoza.

Several towns have been reportedly seized by Boko Haram. The
insurgents have captured Limankara and some areas under Madagali
LGA of Adamawa State after assaults on security formations. Other
towns which have been captured by Boko Haram in recent times
include Buni Yadi in Yobe State and the Police Mobile Training Camp
in nearby Limankara village.

http://www.naij.com/282581-boko-haram-military-planes-bomb-gwoza-limankara.html

buoye1: You don't even know what you are saying!u sit down in d corner of your room typing rubbish!!U rely on Nairaland to know about BokoHaram....I stay in state where they operate actively so I know too well more than you Ignoramus!!!!APC or PDP!!!!what's my business with politics, people are being killed day and night you are there saying Nonsense....Deluded goat

Dibiachukwu:
ANy decent army would be able to capture those towns without bombing people's villages.

steeve123: I can see a perfect Colabo between Nigeria and Cameroun against BH........ pray we dont have innocent civilians cut in cross fire/Bombing.

buoye1: You don't even know what you are saying!u sit down in d corner of your room typing rubbish!!U rely on Nairaland to know about BokoHaram....I stay in state where they operate actively so I know too well more than you Ignoramus!!!!APC or PDP!!!!what's my business with politics, people are being killed day and night you are there saying Nonsense....Deluded goat

Oklander:

All these people are leaders and they are Muslims, who knows how many more Muslims killed by these monsters during that operation, if it had been that one Pastor, a christian leader died in this incident, you will see many posts on nairaland about how Muslims are killing them and how Islam teaches Muslim to kill them. They care not to hear when we say the fact, that the majority killed by these monsters are Muslims. They take it as normal and simply overlook when Imam is killed but turn hypocritical and start ranting when the news is the other way round.

Rikidony:
BRO LEAVE SARCASM ASSAID THIS IS A THREAT TO OUR NATION AND WE MUST JOINED HANDS TO FIGHT THIS. IF NAIJA BECOME A FAILED STATE WE ARE DOOMED.

Mekateka: you can call me whatever, it is your business. We all know that APC as a party has being an advocate of bokoharam. Buhari has once referred to them as freedom fighters and fault every moves of the military against bokoharam.

Mekateka: up
Yes I know you have no business with PDP nor APC but you are a terrorist on the field who know what bokoharam is all about. You guys never complain when bokoharam killed people but always rush to nairaland to cried that you muslim brothers are being killed when ever soldiers attacked bokoharam. You can't stop me from saying the truth no matter how bitter it maybe to you.

tit:

try and make sense

buoye1: I repeat once again that you a fool!...I am a christian,most of our people are killed everyday,churches burnt down...who told you I'm nt glad bokoharam are being killedYou ll never settle down to go through comments before you start castigating!!

Mekateka: see christian calling somebody a f00l. Guy I repeat again you are a TERRORIST. You can only convince me that you are not a terrorist when you talk like human being and not as bokoharam animals

Oklander:

All these people are leaders and they are Muslims, who knows how many more Muslims killed by these monsters during that operation, if it had been that one Pastor, a christian leader died in this incident, you will see many posts on nairaland about how Muslims are killing them and how Islam teaches Muslim to kill them. They care not to hear when we say the fact, that the majority killed by these monsters are Muslims. They take it as normal and simply overlook when Imam is killed but turn hypocritical and start ranting when the news is the other way round.

tit: The only people still in Gwoza are Boko Haram supporters.
All true, patriotic Nigerians would have fled from these beheaders, rapists, kidnappers, thieves and murderers.
Bomb and shell the town to blazes.
And after rebuild the town for the patriotic indigenes.

AmandaMustapha: “ We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who will harm us” these were the words of Winston Churchill. This is what the men in the armed forces have been doing for us everyday of their lives and most especially in recent years in Northern Nigeria. As we loose our civilian brothers and sisters we are also loosing them in the armed forces whether a commissioned officer or a soldier, we as a nation have forgotten to mourn and honor them. We like many people have friends and loved ones keeping to their oath of protecting this nation in that part of the country. So we have come up with a way for us as a nation to honor our fallen, through a website called www.nigerianfallenheroes.com please visit this website to see those that have laid their lives so you can honor them (this can be done by leaving a simple message, poems, quotes anything you are comfortable with on the memorial wall). If you know an officer or a soldier that has laid his life in northern Nigeria in recent times please send the following information to nigerianfallenheroes@gmail.com so we might upload it on to the website (1) a picture of the person preferably in uniform (2) name, rank and service number (3) where and when he died. Please pass this on to as many as you can. Let us honor our fallen heroes and let us tell their families we know and appreciate their sacrifices. Thank you. Signed: Patron

komekn:

There are people too scared to escape and those held against their will.

What is required are precision air strikes taking out Boko technicals and the 2/3 T55 tanks they have seized using our attack helicopters Mil 24/35, which we are supposed to have as we already ordered them months ago. This was to replace the two MIL 24's destroyed by Boko a year ago when they attacked the air force base in Maiduguri.

Boko only have essentially light weaponry. Using artillery is a capital No No its far from accurate will cause way to much collateral damage and civilian casualties and do little to Boko who will be well dug in at this stage. I would suggest a night time frontal assault from multiple directions into Gwoza using as lead our 30 year old, Vickers Mk.3 MBT, we don't have the reactive armour version nonetheless, it will offer protection from 20mm and Rpg7's. Furthermore the 105mm main gun is stabilised so it should still be very effective in taking out the few boko technicals left after the air assault.



The NA does not have a dedicated fit for purpose IFV's with remote weapon stations, SHOCKING otherwise this would have given us overriding advantage in a night assault. Is it too much to have every combatant with night vision even with our antiquated AK47's and GPMG'S that have no optical sights. Support troops in APC's preferably the BTR3 to finish off any remaining boko foot soldiers, Hopefully its unstabilised cannon will offer better accuracy than the boko technicals that are left as its armour is only STANAG Level 2, so engaging boko techs not advisable.

tit:

Your plan is to cause mass casualties in the NA.
I bet you BH is well prepared for night fighting.
Is the NA trained to fight with night vision equipment?
Or you want them to learn under BH battle conditions?

NAF cannot do precision bombing (laser guided or gps).
The pilots still have to depend on sighting a target.
The NAF has no hinds now.
You are suggesting the NA do nothing to clear out BH from Gwoza till the Hinds arrive.
That gives you a lot of time to mock the ineptitude of the NA.




The NA has over 40 years' experience using artillery.
The only people in Gwoza are citizens of the Islamic state who have invaded Nigerian territory.
These people have no allegiance to Nigeria and should be considered enemy combatants or as people giving comfort and succor to the enemy.
If we are in a shooting war, the NA should not take the only weapon that gives them an advantage off the table.
You might as well suggest, they use only pistols since assault rifles can cause unintended consequences!

Jonathan issue only pistols to the NA
Withdraw their AK-47 and FNL rifles

Oklander:

All these people are leaders and they are Muslims, who knows how many more Muslims killed by these monsters during that operation, if it had been that one Pastor, a christian leader died in this incident, you will see many posts on nairaland about how Muslims are killing them and how Islam teaches Muslim to kill them. They care not to hear when we say the fact, that the majority killed by these monsters are Muslims. They take it as normal and simply overlook when Imam is killed but turn hypocritical and start ranting when the news is the other way round.

komekn:


[b]Tit,


What will it take to to get 2000 quality assault rifles with optic sights 24hrs cost $1million less than the what it costs for the Tan Rally in PH, less than for the one night hotel bill for the delegates at the just concluded national Confab.

Climaths: islam is d problem we have in the world. Boko haram kills imam and fellow muslim who fail to speak and live by the truth of the qauran, they kill cowards muslim who lie abt the qauran that muslims should live peaceable wit infidel. Wen it stated in the quaran that unbeliver should be killed. So why are other musilm disguisein and nt tellin d truth. Bokoharam is angry wit them, dat why they are killing coward musilm. For a real musilm , killing unbelievers is a common course. Oh what a religion of blood share.....