The Nigerian Army has been warned against recruiting Igbo youths to fight Boko Haram in the Northeast.

The warning was given by the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, OYC and was contained in a statement signed by OYC

President-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro and Secretary-General, Okwu Nnabuike, and made available to newsmen.

The group made this known in reaction to a recent recruitment exercise announced by the army’s Director of Recruitment Resettlement and Reserves, Brig-Gen Emmanuel Akpan.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, had said the army will embark on the recruitment of Nigerian youths to enable it to fight insurgency in the Northeast.

Buratai made this known through the Brig. Gen. Akpan, on Wednesday.

The Ndigbo Youth, therefore, said that if the army is recruiting solely for the purpose of fighting Boko Haram, it should recruit youths from the North as the Igbo youths are not comfortable with such recruitment.

The Igbo youth organization said it is suspicious of such “obnoxious recruitment” in the South East, rather than in the North – the epicentre of the insurgency or South West.

According to OYC, “such recruitment is a death verdict for any intending youth waiting to be recruited solely to fight insurgents in Northeast insurgents, insisting that Operations Shege Ka Fassa, the Civilian JTF, the repented Boko Haram insurgents, Meyatti Allah and Arewa youths should be instead, recruited massively to fight the insurgents.”

The apex Igbo organization advised Igbo youths to be engaged in community policing or regional arrangements, adding that “there are various recruitment exercises going on in various states in the South East regards to engaging youths to tackle insecurity challenges in the South East.”





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One Nigeria indeed!

Believe me, Interesting times await Nigeria.

The North will come out stronger after Boko Haram insurgency.... And the military will be 80% northerners with enough military hardwares and experience... Thanks Ohanaze

I don't think I can fight for an unknown couuse

Let North keep fooling herself

This Boko haram business Igbo guys refuse to do it get as it be ooooop

tsephanyah:
The North will come out stronger after Boko Haram insurgency.... And the military will be 80% northerners with enough military hardwares and experience... Thanks Ohanaze

It's already a Northern Fulani military.
They are looking for those they will sacrifice to Boko haram.

Ojiofor:


It's already a Northern Fulani military.
They are looking for those they will sacrifice to Boko haram.

Ojiofor you have passed this kind of comments. Ibulugo okenye at least on Nairaland.

tsephanyah:
The North will come out stronger after Boko Haram insurgency.... And the military will be 80% northerners with enough military hardwares and experience... Thanks Ohanaze

BULSHIT!
My friend will you go and clean your mess. Any Igboman fighting in the NE for whatever reason is mad.
I will rather commit suicide peacefully in my home rather than kill myself in such a terrible way in the name of fighting Boko Haram.

You are fighting the same insurgents government is treating like heroes

Okoroawusa:

Ojiofor you have passed this kind of comments. Ibulugo okenye at least on Nairaland.

Okenye kwesiri iguzoro na eziokwu ihi na eziokwu bu ndu.
I am elder in and outside nairaland..
If you think I will advise my younger ones to enlist into Nigeria army of today you dey lie.

Okoroawusa:

Ojiofor you have passed this kind of comments. Ibulugo okenye at least on Nairaland.

Abokki onu na-esi isi.

tsephanyah:
The North will come out stronger after Boko Haram insurgency.... And the military will be 80% northerners with enough military hardwares and experience... Thanks Ohanaze

You're not serious...
It is actually good that northerners be recruited to fight the monster they've created. Talking about experience, that boils down to whoever the commander is, in war determination matters much more than experience.

tsephanyah:
The North will come out stronger after Boko Haram insurgency.... And the military will be 80% northerners with enough military hardwares and experience... Thanks Ohanaze

Wrong,the north will be destroyed by boko haram.Just watch and see