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– Buhari claims Boko Haram has been defeated because of the recaptured territory, but the insurgents are still strong

– The strategies of the Nigerian government are not working
London based weekly newspaper “The Economist” has given its opinion on the battle between the Nigerian army and the deadly Boko Haram sect.

The respected international magazine commented on the Dalori massacre, where at least 85 people lost their lives in what is considered to be one of the worst attacks by Boko Haram insurgents so far this year.

The terror sect has been attacking soft targets, ever since the military started a campaign to drive them out of villages and towns in Nigeria, last year.

The magazine listed several reasons why this onslaught is especially worrying.

It said: “The first is that it seems to have been so well organised. One security expert with links to Nigeria’s intelligence services says that more than a hundred militants may have been involved in the raid. And it was brutal, even by the bloody standards already set by the jihadists. Locals reported hearing children screaming as they were incinerated in their burning homes.

“The army’s response, by contrast, was particularly feeble. The jihadists have taken to using hit-and-run tactics—raiding rural settlements for food, money and human chattel—since they were rebuffed in their efforts to take and hold territory in early in 2015. Defending scattered villages against such attacks is difficult. But Dalori—which is located 5km (3 miles) from Maiduguri, a state capital and the military’s headquarters—was an audacious choice of target.

“It seems likely that the militants drove there from their remote hideouts over roads patrolled by soldiers and vigilantes. Yet they were not stopped. In Maiduguri townspeople said they could see houses burning. Yet soldiers based in Maiduguri allowed Boko Haram to village Dalori for hours before driving them out.”

Before the biggest kidnapping by the Boko Haram in the Chibok town the Nigerian military received a lot of warnings, but didn’t stop the insurgents.

“Soldiers were better armed ahead of an offensive early last year. Morale soared when Muhammadu Buhari, a former military ruler who promised to stamp out the insurgency, became president in May,” the Economist further stated.

“And there have been efforts to clamp down on the corruption that has starved front-line troops of the guns and ammunition they need. In the past few months both the former national-security adviser and an ex-minister of defence have been arrested on charges of looting funds meant for the fight against Boko Haram. Yet this weekend’s massacre suggests that Nigeria’s army has not resolved all of its problems.”

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“They don’t attack. They just wait for something terrible to happen,” the security professional says.

According to the newspaper the second point of concern is the army’s supposed involvement in war crimes and abuses of human rights—hardly the sorts of things likely to engender trust among local villagers whose support is needed.

Such concerns appeared when the Buhari’s administration recently reinstated Ahmadu Mohammed, a major-general accused by Amnesty International, of involvement in the deaths of more than 8,000 detainees held by the security services.

“Nigeria’s forces are in an unenviable position. They face an uprising in the south-east, militants in the oil-producing Niger delta and sectarian clashes in the centre. Meanwhile, falling oil prices are putting pressure on military spending, says John Campbell, former American ambassador to Nigeria. A regional response could help, but soldiers belonging to a “multinational joint task force”—to which Nigeria has allocated millions of dollars—barely communicate with one another. Buhari thinks that Boko Haram is “technically defeated” because it holds little in the way of land. Yet it has been weakened in the past, only to regroup. Without a more proactive response from the army, it will do so again,” it concluded.

https://www.naij.com/722521-boko-harams-fresh-attacks-show-recent-military-reforms-arent-working.html

Dominique & Lalasticlala

Week?
Monday or Friday
Op abeg check you heading.


You are welcome.

APC - #Pack&Go

Na lie. They are not week.. They are only month

Olodo copy and paste. Weekend not week

under bauri dullard d nigerian army has gone comatoes. d military is weak despite d relocation of command centre can u imagine

Monday or Tuesday?

Kyase:
Week?
Monday or Friday
Op abeg check you heading.


You are welcome.

I copied it the way it was written on the news site.

I have corrected it now.

Thank you.

The only area i faulted gej is on d issue of boko haram, apparently Buhari is far worse and to think he's a former army general

asadike:
The only area i faulted gej is on d issue of boko haram, apparently Buhari is far worse and to think he's a former army general

Your profile picture is so captivating oo.

I think Nigeria has the strongest army in the world

EastanPower:


I copied it the way it was written on the news site.

I have corrected it now.

Thank you.

Soo welcome

EastanPower:

Your profile picture is so captivating oo.

o dat igbo girl

asadike:
o dat igbo girl

Who is she?

Flexherbal:
I think Nigeria has the strongest army in the world

Please which world are you referring to? This our world or another one?

Jonathan weakened the army through prioritizing politics and winning elections over winning the war. Buhari has restored the army belief in themselves that they can win. Arms are being procured for the army and there's need to evovle our strategy knowing that insurgency is not conventional and are always changing their tactics. The army isn't where we want it to be but it is being affected positively by change.

God bless Nigeria.

While I agree with the economist, it takes nothing away from Buhari's govt succes against BH. Buhari govt atleast succeded in executing its strategy in a timely manner compared to the ineffectuals.

EastanPower:

Who is she?

me

asadike:
me

You fine oo, I no see your face but it is clear.

EastanPower:

You fine oo, I no see your face but it is clear.

thks darling

kernel501:
APC - #Pack&Go

APC is still battling with Boko Haram, one of the legacies of GEJ

What do you expect when a President continues to talk negatively about his own country. Took over power first thing you do is declare that the country is broke. Thereby discouraging investors. Next the army is under equiped.

Imagine if Nigeria had neighbouring enemies like Isreal surrounded by arab nations, they wud have attacked immediately now we are weak. Continue singing to the world that GEJ did not buy / bought substandard weapons. Those statements cud also be giving the insurgents morale.

The Economist is indirectly telling Nigerians why the U.K., U.S. and the E.U. won't tell Nigeria how they intend to release the looted funds. and how our , President might spend it. If they are thinking of swapping the so called recovered loots for weapons that may or may never be delivered, Nigerians wish to know.

How can they say the Nigerian army is weak! Didn't they watch how powerful they are beating up a guy at a park in abuja and that's even the female soldiers ooo when the men start their own they will take over the world.