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Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by Nobody: 3:50pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt General Tukur Buratai, has disclosed that the army will embark on an ambitious expansion programme to address the manpower needs of the force to respond appropriately to contemporary threats to national security. To this effect, Buratai said the army planned to increase its personnel strength from its present 100,000 to slightly above 200,000 in the next eight years. The COAS, while delivering a lecture titled: ‘Nigerian Army: Challenges and Future Perspectives,’ at the National Defence College (NDC), Abuja, added that 12,000 personnel would be recruited in 2016 alone to fill the vacancies created as a result of the new establishments in the army. He explained that the army’s expansion programme was aimed at boosting its response capacity while stressing that its capabilities to effectively deal with its present challenges were however not in doubt. According to him, the contemporary national security needs and Nigeria’s territorial size require more than what the army presently have in terms of personnel strength. Buratai noted that the citing of the Special Forces Training Centre in Buni Yadi in Yobe State, which is one of the theatres of the Boko Haram war, was an indication of the army’s determination to end insurgency. In his lecture, Buratai identified Nigeria’s weak industrial base, the effect of climate change on the environment and Nigeria’s porous borders as some of the factors fuelling armed conflict in Nigeria. The army chief said the force would establish a new division in Borno State. He said the establishment of the 8 Division, Nigerian Army, located in the northern part of Borno State, was part of strategic plan by the army to boost military operations against terrorists particularly in areas around the Lake Chad Basin. The Nigerian army under the then COAS, Lt-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika (rtd), in August 2013, established the 7 Infantry Division in Maiduguri to boost the military’s counter-insurgency operation in the North- east. Even though detail of the new establishment was not disclosed, Buratai said the new division would soon become fully operational with logistics and manpower deployments. The army chief also disclosed that plans were underway to establish another division to be known as the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, with Headquarters in yet to be identified location in the South-south region of the country. http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nigerian-army-to-increase-personnel-strength-to-200-000/230288/ 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by Nobody: 3:52pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
what is NA? is it a name of a nuclear warhead? cos here in Syria.. we eat bullets for peanut. 17 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by highpriest4: 4:15pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
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Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by Nobody: 4:19pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
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Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by Nobody: 4:19pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
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Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by ZombieNation: 4:25pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
Foolishness of the highest order. In a time most of the developed nations are scaling down on the numerical strength of their military in preference of a lean mean killing machine, this dunce thinks modern warfare is down to the number of potential bullet catchers. This move is geared towards absolviing more of his illiterate bokos into the army which he intends to send to their graves fighting jihad for Saudi Arabia. Let the nonsense continue under the dullard 28 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by ZombieNation: 4:32pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
APCLyingBastard: 39 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by resty4(m): 4:33pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
Some africa cntries hv above 400 th army personnel eg eygpt, ethiopia. Better b late dan never bt i dnt blv ds gov cos ful of prmses bt never fulfil dem. 3 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by ZombieNation: 4:43pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
resty4: China, US and Russia are scaling down on the numerical strength of their military and are turning their military over to high end technology. An SU-27 air to ground fighter jet will make mince meat of a whole division. A 21yr old USAF drone pilot will take out any large gathering of infantry with a single push of a button in any part of the world from a comfy base in Nevada after which he will watch it on CNN with his buddies over a beer. They are not strengthening the army but absolviing their boko lunatics into it which they intend to unleash on civilians . This is foolishness of the highest order. 49 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by ZombieNation: 4:46pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
APCLyingBastard: 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by idupaul: 5:38pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
ZombieNation: So you think 200k men to defend a nation of 180 million is too much . For urgent information was the numerical strength of the Army after the civil war before Obasanjo scaled them down to 100. .please show me any nation above a 100 millions that has less fighting men that Nigeria 16 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by Nobody: 10:20pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
idupaul: 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by ZombieNation: 10:21pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
idupaul: Go and educate yourself before you quote me Zombie 13 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by Nobody: 10:29pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
More recurrent expenditure, I prefer better equiped police, state policing as a matter of fact 15 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by Ikengawo: 10:47pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
lol if a company that is borrowing it's entire budget tells you they're hiring 200,000 people.. would you buy stock in the company? The naira is now 335 to the dollar government can't pay for staff at the moment all states are cutting the price of oil will drop to 10 dollars next year from 30 now, and 120 last year you're now telling me you're hiring 200,000 more people? Abok3 governance. Soldiers aren't cows. 27 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by Nobody: 11:18pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
Obiagelli: We are seriously undermanned in terms of security operatives. DSS under manned reason for inability to cover all grounds to acquire crucial Intel's. police undermanned their number ineffective to cover our large land mass n population Army under manned due to population size and need in various ISO across the country peacekeeping missions. Don't forget the GOAL IS TO INCREASE NUMBERS ALONG SIDE ENQUIRING NMODERNIZATIONN 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by AlfaSeltzer(m): 11:34pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
I pity North Korea 3 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by anonimi: 5:24am On Feb 13, 2016 |
Obiagelli: .....or more LIES from this federal administration of PROPAGANDA just like all their campaign promises that are yet to be fulfilled after one year! All Propaganda Congress, APC www.nairaland.com/attachments/3224589_lairs_jpg6e0caea0fb4a33217c062310b908b6df www.nairaland.com/attachments/3356469_screenshot20160131120000_jpeg639beaec46d4ced684f639998a489af2 17 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by ebiboy2(m): 6:13am On Feb 13, 2016 |
When you have a dullard as your head of state what do you expect? Bubu is confused, NA is confused. What a messed up country. The guy above me deserves a bottle of something. meanwhile get free ebook on how to make money. check out my signature for download link 4 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by DonBobes(m): 6:41am On Feb 13, 2016 |
idupaul: Na u de even ansa dem o. 11 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by ZombieNation: 6:50am On Feb 13, 2016 |
IbnSultaan: Is the army waging war on its citizens? The US population is 350 million but they are scaling down on their army China has come out to state that it will reduce its military force of 3 million to a million. This is China with over 1.5bn people What logic other than to kill and intimidate your own citizenry warrants this foolishness? With Nigeria heading for serious recession and bankruptcy how does the dullard hope to maintain such large force of men during peacetime? The army is not designed for civilian policing but for existential and external threats. Review our constitution and corporate unity since all conflicts in Nigeria stem from that weak document. Nigeria's civil unrest are first and foremost politically induced and as such only sincere dialogue and not brute force can solve it. They want full sharia in the north, I say let them have it. The Niger Delta wants full resource control, then why not? After all its their oil The Biafrans want a return to true republic. You hate them and are quick to attack then in your north. Grant them their autonomy and see if they will venture into your sharia enclave 28 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by Nobody: 7:00am On Feb 13, 2016 |
ZombieNation: Rubbish from you 15 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by Nobody: 7:00am On Feb 13, 2016 |
We need to demilitarize no to more soldiers they are of no economic benefits to our nation .....and should not be part of our strategic development goals! Quote me anywhere @ donbobes 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by Nobody: 7:02am On Feb 13, 2016 |
IbnSultaan:We don't want. In fact am going to write Buratai 6 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by Nobody: 7:03am On Feb 13, 2016 |
Ikengawo:Hiring 200,000 that would be parasitic in the economy! What arrant nonsense 11 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by Nobody: 7:04am On Feb 13, 2016 |
Obiagelli:State police is what is needed now 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by Nobody: 7:08am On Feb 13, 2016 |
idupaul:We don't need more guns for defense we need to strengthen internal security..... Army is not needed for that...... We need human security..jobs better economy and above all HOPE in the country's future.... Goons in uniform can't give us that....and if push comes to shove goons in uniform can bleed....its better PMB doesn't let that happen. 10 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by dearsly(m): 7:43am On Feb 13, 2016 |
We should go digital! Oh!..sorry....d dullard cow is still d presidiot 9 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by wirinet(m): 7:47am On Feb 13, 2016 |
ZombieNation: I agree with your point on a leaner and meaner military, but disagree on your dialogue proposals. Also try and make your points without so much anger and hatred. Due to the nature of the treats Nigeria faces, we need no more than 80,000 military personnel, 100,000 at most. what we need is modern hardware and training. Boko Haram fighters are no more than 5,000 ill trained but adequately equipped fighters. Believe me, a force of no more than 10,000 men (due to the large area of operation) with adequate weapons and air cover will wipe out boko Haram in a matter of 3 months. Ordinary hunters with dane guns were able to drive boko Haram out of some villages. Ditto for nigerdelta militants, a well equipped navy with adequate equipment would make minced meat of the militants. but the Nigeria navy rely on outdated gun boats donated by US to fight militants in the creeks. Now, about allowing Sharia. Allowing full Sharia as a state policy in any part of Nigeria is a recipe for disaster. When ever religion becomes a state policy, it leads to conflicts between religion and state. Most modern states are separating religion from state to ensure peace and stability. Resource control in the form of returning land ownership to original owners of resource rich land is the ideal and allowing the owners make decisions on how the their land is exploited. Agreed taxes to both the federal and state governments should then be negotiated and agreed on. Even this resource control can lead to disastrous consequences. The families, communities and tribes might war among themselves to gain control of resource rich lands. As an example, i have a large piece (over the150 hectares) of land that was under government acquisition and was in the process of being released to the original owners. Initially, it was only 3 families that was involved and had been processing the release for the past 10 year, anytime the final papers are to be signed another family would petition the FG claiming ownership of the said land. As of today 6 families are almost at war over the ownership of the land, and the land had not even been approved. Now imagine what would happen if there was oil on the land. Another contentious issue over resource control would be off-shore oil. How would of-shore resources be distributed? please not that our economic exclusive zone is proportional to the landmass, so without northern landmass, our exclusive economic zone would reduce. Cameroon would encroach on most oil fields belonging to Akwa Ibom and cross rivers state. 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by Nobody: 8:12am On Feb 13, 2016 |
Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by kennyman2000(m): 8:13am On Feb 13, 2016 |
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Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by cold(m): 8:13am On Feb 13, 2016 |
Ok that's fine but not really necessary. What the army needs now is a major upgrade in its weaponry and firing systems. You can have a million man army but without the right type of arsenal they'll amount to nothing more than vigilantes. Today's wars require precision not a legion. 2 Likes 1 Share |
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