Britain enlisted the help of its colonies in fighting the Burma War in 1945, and of the 90000 soldiers that it recruited from across different countries, over half were Nigerian.

BusolaDakolo:
Abeg wetin concern agbero with LASTMA?
Na so one small davido go they yarn wetin no concern hin papa.

Abeg make we face our Boko, herdsmen and bandits wahala. That one don do us abeg.

SangoOlukosoOba:
Definitely!

Likely targets will be

Ikotun, Igando, Ojodu and Ketu

beckNcall:


If you only know what influence Iran already has in Nigeria. Iran in some way is influencing these same groups you talking about,and they didn't start today. Tired of all these only talk about Nigeria tirade

AeroplaneApple:
I seriously don't understand
why a certain group of individuals in a 3rd world continent are fretting over a war that is non of their business..

Is it that you want to enroll into the Iranian Revolutionary Guard or United States Navy?

BusolaDakolo:

This is serious.

mansakhalifa:
Let me contribute my little quota towards the enlightenment of a 16 year-old. I mean, the youths are the future and as an old man I feel it is my duty to lead them aright.

Indeed, 80 years of existence is no joke.

1. Nigeria participated in both WW I and WW II as part of the British empire. In fact, during WW I, Nigerian troops saw action as part of the British contingent in places like Togoland and the Kameruns which were then German colonial possessions.

Young man, I will advise you to go and read about the "Kamerun Campaigns" of 1914-1916(World War I). Nigerians fought there too.



2. To your last point. There is no "brotherhood" between a Sunni and a Shia. There can be no "brotherhood" between the Nigerian political elites and the Islamic Republic of Iran. There, you got it all wrong.

Many of Nigeria's political leaders are mainly Sunni muslims and that means that to a great extent, they are less likely to be in any way sympathetic towards the plight of the Islamic Republic of Iran which is a Shi'a majority country.

There is no love lost between the Sunnis and their Shi'a counterparts. There is a political and ideological schism between the Sunnis and the Shiites which goes way back to the 7th century.


In fact, the only real Iranian sympathizers that you are going to find within Nigerian territory are the IMN and some other Shi'ite Muslim groups. Total Shi'a population in Nigeria is not up to 9 million from what I gather. Plus, a non-State actor can only do as much.

Not totally underestimating or discountenancing them or their threat capabilities here. In the event of a war between Iran and the US, the best the Shiites here in Nigeria can do is mount solidarity protests, possibly attempt a few acts of subversion here and there while a few of them could decide to sign up to go fight on Iran's side in the Middle East just to show "solidarity".

3. There will be no "war". Trust me on that. Just expect more noise. That's all. And even if there will be a war. Just get a chilled drink and watch from the sidelines. Fear absolutely nothing.

*Clears throat* Now, where is my bloody snuffbox.

beckNcall:


Grave seriousness. Out of all the countries in the world, Nigeria will be top 30 affected, if the eventual war takes a religious outlook too

mrsteel:

Why do u say d bold?

beckNcall:


glean though my recent posts for that reasoning

mrsteel:

I have done that & still can't understand
Explain here

beckNcall:


What do we need to explain. War in Iran will mean weapons inflow into Nigeria, though it's been on since 2011. Secondly the shittes will be emboldened and I fear they will become militant with weapons terrorising Abuja on a daily basis. Iran considers Nigeria as an Islamic state, Saudi Arabia too, so I predict these competing powers will do all their best to spread their extremes in the country without regards to Christians. If the war outcome looks religious trust Nigeria will be flunged in the chaos.

beckNcall:


Grave seriousness. Out of all the countries in the world, Nigeria will be top 30 affected, if the eventual war takes a religious outlook too

MasterKernel:


I have a lot of respect for you, but you aren't well informed in matters like this.

Gulf War which was Iraq and Iran, benefited Nigeria, because the crude oil vacuum the both countries will create will benefit oil producing countries. The price of crude oil will go high. Go and check oil price now, it has increased since the tension.