femu:


Am pained because 100s of dysfunctional orphans have been unleashed into the society!

Am pained because government will still have to use tax payers money to compensate them.

Am pained because this is unlikely to stop their processions.

Am pained because this action will likely deny the military modern weapons from the US.

Am pained because we have achieved nothing with this killing.

Where is the economics behind the bullets and shells used to kill them. The army will have to restock. unnecessary cost

Governments are supposed to act strategically not on impulse, when will we Africans ever think long-term?

jackobi:
The video says it all....Nigerian army chiefs were diplomatic to the core....bunch of lunatics they clearly got what they deserved. God bless Nigerian Army..

orunto27:
These are not Nigerians. They are ISIS, holding company of Bokoharam disguising anyhow to destroy Nigeria. The Army is in charge of the territorial security and safety of Nigeria and should deal ruthlessly with all religious disturbances.

PentiumPro:


Bros, I'm not a person easily sold on emotions. I will rather look at context, merits or otherwise of an action.
I doubt if you would be so foolish to threaten gun wielding and war weary soldiers with clubs, machetes, big stones and catapults and expect them to maintain their cool like those Senior army officers did, while restraining their men.

mascot87:
This is an eye opener and no where in the world can this be acceptable to any military. Iran supporting Shiit would also not accept this level of impunity

Eugenedimgba:
For those who don't understand Hausa...I will run a summary of what was spoken.The Shiites insisted that their procession was on going and that nobody had a right of way.The COAS said he wasn't aware and that he should be allowed to pass.The Shiites as you can see,wield matchets and sickles and sticks further buttress that not even the presidency will be allowed passage.They complain about similar killings and the COAS assures them that he's chief and nothing will happen to them.Some deviant ones started shouting they would rather die than allow passage to the COAS,even some Shiites are begging their members to just allow the COAS pass...but the voice of reason took flight.Obedience clearly is better than sacrifice.

crosbreaka:
[b]i have watched the video released showing army officers asking Shites to clear the road. It is obvious that the Shiite followers of Zakzaky mistrust the army because of last year's tragic incident under the Jonathan administration, when three of Zakzaky's sons were killed and thirty members of his Islamic Movement in Nigeria.

Undoubtedly, the army can claim anything after watching this video. Both sides could have avoided this incident by letting go their ego. The Shiites brought death upon themselves by blocking the road and confronting soldiers who don't value civilian life and play by democratic rules. This was suicidal in my view on the side of the Shiites.The Zakzaky followers provoked the soldiers going by this video. We however don't know what the soldiers mission was on that road and if the sect members felt threatened or thought the soldiers were on their way going to kill their leaders so they blocked the road and insisted not to clear. There is need for more details especially that the video is cut at one point.

However, let us go by the narration and video we have at hand. The soldiers have "protected" themselves, refused to turn back and cleared the way and have killed those blocking the road.at this point, it is still a road blocking clash and things have happened.

What is left to be understood is after the soldiers have cleared the way, why did they proceed to the Hussainiyyah and shot at sight and destroy the Islamic center? Why did they also go ahead to destroy the sheikh's house and shoot him and his family members? After the road blocking incident, the soldiers continued on the rampage on three different locations synonymous with the Islamic movement in Nigeria, far away from the road blocking incident location. More or less, it was revenge attacks and "lesson teaching" mission by soldiers. The Zakzaky followers were too overzealous and bold to confront the army and they are wrong to display stones, machetes and sticks in front of armed soldiers. That incident has passed. Why did the soldiers continue the attacks and extra judicial killings? I expect them to exercise restraint. And even if the sheikh was to be cautioned, the police or other ways should have been employed to caution him or even arrest him in a democratic dispensation.

So clearly, the video explains the trigger and the mistrust and misunderstanding that happened and both sides lost it and the movement members more or less committed suicide.

After the road block wahala had ended, the soldiers totally lost it and took law into their hands and went on revenge attacks and extra judicial killings. Things are not done like that in democracy. There is police and rule of law.

That is my opinion and you may agree or disagree. What is on ground is pitiful. Hundreds have been killed and properties destroyed. Many homes have been wounded.

May the dead RIP!

We hope justice will prevail and impunity will not continue. Had Jonathan done the needed last year when three of the sheikh's sons were killed along thirty others, a lasting solution could have been found to end the problem of road blocks and mistrust. There is need for confidence building measures and trust with the Islamic Movement in Nigeria to be put in place by the government to reassure everyone that no one is target simply for their beliefs or what they practice and then look for ways of cooperation and understanding to avoid any future mistrust or tragedy.[/b]

PentiumPro:


I think you all should stop these UNARMED CIVILIANS balderdash
Those guys were fully armed. It's not only when you carry guns that you are armed.

femu:


when a British soldier was hacked to death in front of a barracks did the British govt order a slaughter of muslims?

continue to justify the brutal actions of security forces, when you or someone close to you have a personal encounter with them you will know better.

remember this same forces can be unleashed against anyone or any group. rule of law is what guarantees our individual right

kejes10:
Nigeria army were really patient don't know why we always allow region to blinds our sense of reasons. R. I.P to the dead

sexaddict08:
yes, but they went too far. Almost 400 or 500 dead!!!! damn.

even if na chickens. think about it.
These pple too went too far. I never belive Nigeria army ll even go down to the level of pleading with them to give dem way to pass!!!

after1:
I think this video should on the FP. The Shia messed up but its also wrong to shoot at protesters.

PentiumPro:


Absolutely.
The same people trying to blame the Soldiers would have been the ones to mock them if they've have been killed by those matchete and arms bearing miscreants.
Soldiers are not exactly trained to be civil, they are trained to be aggressive and kill if need be in the process of defending the integrity and sovereignty of Nigeria and the COAS is one of the symbol of Nigerian sovereignty .

Orikinla:
TEARGAS WOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO DISPERSE THEM.
CHILDREN WERE AMONG THEM AND THE NIGERIAN ARMY SHOT THEM?
WHOEVER SUPPORTS THIS MASSACRE IN NIGERIA IS AS EVIL AND WICKED AS ADOLF HITLER.

okolochyke:


Exactly!

At the beginning of the video, the junior officers were ready to shoot but I heard instructions from the senior officers asking them to stand down.

The army was very patient with them

AyoolaIgwe:

I have watched d video. d sect didn't attack Brutai. They blocked d road ILLEGALLY. In military cum defence jargon, an ATTACK is not equal to OBSTRUCTING FREE MOVEMENT. In d video, there was no scene where d sect wielded GUNS except for sticks&few machetes. So how did d sect exchange gun fire with d army when they had no guns? If there was an exchange of fire, how come d Nigerian Army has no casualties?(not even one wounded soldier).

Ralphlauren:


The junior officers were trying to protect their bosses.

If any of those general had been hurt, those officers would have faced the military court and even dismissed from the army.

Kudos to those three star generals that swallowed all their pride and rights to plead with those lunatics. I'm ready proud of them. They deserve an award. Nigerian army generals of 1900-2014 would never ever have done so

Blocking the convoy of a whole chief of army staff. Chai !! Madness !!

cowgirl9090:
Why not use rubber bullets and tear gas on them. Shame on the military. Nigeria still has a very long way to go .

Bollinger:


Water Canon. ...tear gas.....rubber bullets.......could also have been used.