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Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by Islie: 8:22pm On Mar 26, 2021
Some Nigerian soldiers on Thursday protested against the non-payment of allowances and poor equipment, Channel TV reported.

The aggrieved troops, according to sources at the Maimalari barracks, besieged the headquarters of the Theatre Command in Borno State, shooting sporadically into the air on Thursday night.

Sources said the troops of an unidentified battalion in Operation Lafiya Dole, protest after they were posted to a location in the Theatre of Operation.

Some of the soldiers who spoke under anonymity recalled how a whole unit that went for reinforcement when Marte was captured last month, perished under superior firepower of insurgents.

This protest came when kidnapping has been a big threat to Nigeria’s security, especially in northern region of the country.

Since December 2020, gangs of bandits seeking lucrative ransom have kidnapped a total of 769 students from their boarding schools and other educational facilities across northern Nigeria in at least five separate incidents.

That figure changes every time with reports of more attacks and abductions.

The region has long been afflicted by violence fuelled by disputes over access to land and resources, among other factors.

Mining activities in Zamfara State have also been blamed for the uptick in violence in the region.

Criminal gangs have taken advantage of the lack of effective policing to launch attacks, pillaging villages, stealing cattle and spreading fear.

Boarding schools have been particularly targeted by the criminal gangs.

At least $18.34m was paid to kidnappers as ransom – mostly by families and the government – between June 2011 and March 2020, according to a report by SB Morgen (SBM) Intelligence, a Lagos-based political risk analysis firm.

“The motivation of these groups appears to be purely economic,” Ikemesit Effiong, head of research at SBM, told Al Jazeera. “They don’t seem political. The high rate of poverty in this country has led many to resort to such criminal activities for economic survival.”

https://m.guardian.ng/news/soldiers-protest-over-unpaid-allowances-obsolete-equipment/

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by OkpaNsukkaisBae(m): 8:26pm On Mar 26, 2021
Too bad

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by Ogbuu101: 8:27pm On Mar 26, 2021
When it is time to shoot unarmed IPOB, Shia and Lekki protesters, their weapons won't be obsolete again.
But when they jam malnourished boko boys on bathroom slippers their weapon go turn obsolete.
Forking zoo soldiers.

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by Nbotee(m): 8:35pm On Mar 26, 2021
Time and time again soldiers in the frontline have come out to complain about being ill-equipped and using obsolete weapons and time and time again the Army and the govt will deny and downplay their complaints. The army will soon com and deny and denounce dis report and den court marshal the protesting soldiers and even send dem to prison..

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by dikeigbo2(m): 8:51pm On Mar 26, 2021
Odiegwu really......the best military in the world

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by Tolexander: 8:57pm On Mar 26, 2021
Buhari don spoil Nigeria finish

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by Mgbadike80: 9:00pm On Mar 26, 2021
let's break up this country, it has never worked, is not working and would never work.

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by Mightyhaiz: 9:00pm On Mar 26, 2021
Make we just dey deceive ourselves for the shitbox

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by fitzmayowa: 9:02pm On Mar 26, 2021
This is not looking good, they keep sacrificing our soldiers while they continue to make money with the current insecurity....

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by thelinguist: 9:02pm On Mar 26, 2021
Pictures?

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by Oluolad86(f): 9:02pm On Mar 26, 2021
cry cry cry cry Help please
Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by fitzmayowa: 9:03pm On Mar 26, 2021
dikeigbo2:
Odiegwu really......the best military in the world


That's was maybe 40 years ago now BH and Bandits are more armed and equipped than our military....

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by Karlovych: 9:04pm On Mar 26, 2021
embarassed embarassed Their counterparts in other countries get paid and respected by their country but only in a zoo will such thing be occurring. I pity anyone joining the Nigerian army, only brainless zombies like vulturebbqrillz and Helinus deserve to fight for their darling daddy.

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by ShaqFu: 9:04pm On Mar 26, 2021
This is indeed a shame. I'm sure even with all this happening, by now our senators and house of rep (tile) members, would have gone home with their huge salaries and allowances.

Anyway, It's not their sons and daughters that are being kidnapped, maimed and killed. So how can we blame them. It's so sad.

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by fitzmayowa: 9:05pm On Mar 26, 2021
Tolexander:
Buhari don spoil Nigeria finish

To think this is happening under the watch of a former general in the army is just crazy, rather than address this shameful situation they will tag the protesting soldiers unpatriotic and court martial them....

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by fitzmayowa: 9:06pm On Mar 26, 2021
ShaqFu:
This is indeed a shame. I'm sure even with all this happening, by now our senators and house of rep (tile) members, would have gone home with their huge salaries and allowances.

Anyway, It's not their sons and daughters that are being kidnapped, maimed and killed. So how can we blame them. It's so sad.


Well its gradually getting to their door step, you need to visit our barracks military barracks in the country is becoming a ghost town as the numbers keeps depleting due to the huge numbers of soldiers these greedy bastards in power keeps sacrificing for their own greed....

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by fitzmayowa: 9:09pm On Mar 26, 2021
Karlovych:
embarassed embarassed Their counterparts in other countries get paid and respected by their country but only in a zoo will such thing be occurring. I pity anyone joining the Nigerian army, only brainless zombies like vulturebbqrillz and Helinus deserve to fight for their darling daddy.


I don't think people are enlisting that much our barracks is practically empty and the army is not being sincere about it...

The last 2 months we've lost over a 150 soldiers and the number keeps growing, its just really sad....

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by Karlovych: 9:11pm On Mar 26, 2021
fitzmayowa:



I don't think people are enlisting that much our barracks is practically empty and the army is not being sincere about it...

The last 2 months we've lost over a 150 soldiers and the number keeps growing, its just really sad....
It's very sad, meanwhile military leaders are buying mansions with funds meant for their juniors

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by fuckingAyaya(m): 9:15pm On Mar 26, 2021
The weapons they used during shagari regime is what they re still using now

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by fitzmayowa: 9:16pm On Mar 26, 2021
Karlovych:
It's very sad, meanwhile military leaders are buying mansions with funds meant for their juniors


The war ongoing in the north is a gold mine for the corrupt military hierarchy, the war is not ending anytime soon as they continue to make money.

The sad part is the fact that we have someone who boasted to be a corruption fighter as president and the situation as not improved one bit its rather becoming really crazy everyday.....

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by fait10(m): 9:31pm On Mar 26, 2021
Weapon seized from bokoharam boys and the militants is what these soldiers re using. Buratai Don use the money chop suya

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by Racoon(m): 6:04am On Mar 27, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwvPpocGimY
Adesina said though security agencies were not complaining of lack of weapons, the govt was making moves to acquire more weapons for the military.He said, “Most of the security agencies did not complain of lack of equipment.

He made the claim despite multiple video evidence of military personnel publicly lamenting the same lack of sophisticated weapons to combat insurgency in the country.
http://saharareporters.com/2020/08/11/nigerian-security-agencies-do-not-lack-equipment-

The above is Femi Adeshina the "Squealer" character of Animal Farm of the government ystdy lying as usual that the Nigerian military does not lack weapons in fighting their self-inflicted insurgency.Meanwhile,....
Ironically, Adeniyi was convicted on the day the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed re-echoed his claims that the army lacked the weapons to engage the insurgents.
https://punchng.com/adeniyi-to-wear-maj-gen-rank-pending-conviction-confirmation/

The truth is extremely bitter to everyone under this cursed regime.Their lies keep on exposing them but they are always opposing the truth therein.This self confession by Lai Mohammed also contradict Femi Adeshina claim that Nigerian Military dont lack equipment to fight insurgency.

So much conflicting lies by different official of the same govt.So Maj.Gen.Adeniyi and these poor soldiers claim of need for better equipment have all been vindicated.See how confused they're? In Nigeria the truth don't set any free, it rather insults, frustrates, demotes and kills you.The problem with liars is that they dont remember when they tell more lies just to cover a lie.

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by pointstores(m): 6:07am On Mar 27, 2021
Nawa
Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by SmartPolician: 1:26pm On Mar 27, 2021
Nigeria dey shame me! shocked shocked

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by Nobody: 1:26pm On Mar 27, 2021
Hmmm
Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by Chirowman(m): 1:27pm On Mar 27, 2021
Too bad
Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by LeeSantos(m): 1:27pm On Mar 27, 2021
which group remain wey nevr go strike and protest.
oh yet the children. guess their own is coming on children's day

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Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by Nuelito: 1:27pm On Mar 27, 2021
It's now obvious that every sector in dx country dey shake
Re: Soldiers Protest Over Unpaid Allowances, Obsolete Equipment In Borno by Kingstanding: 1:28pm On Mar 27, 2021
OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Too bad
. They should continue molesting the civilians.

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