Onyocha:

the sovereignty of nigeria belongs to the people of nigeria and not to the government of nigeria or Jonathan.get that in your head.

justwise:

So Onyocha, tell me this. . . the Nigerian govt would have called all Nigerians for a meeting and ask for their opinion before the operation went ahead?

the sovereignty of nigeria belongs to the people of nigeria and not to the government of nigeria or Jonathan.get that in your head.

21.25 A senior security source in Nigeria has told the Associated Press that the two men died in the crossfire during the rescue operation, raising the possibility that they might have been killed accidentally by their would-be rescuers. Britain has said they died at the hands of their captors.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/9131831/British-hostage-killed-in-Nigeria-live.html

Onyocha:

so since they didnt do that,why do you oppose the british and nigerian government taking responsibility for the failed rescue operation which has led to the killings of the hostages?

besides,the nigerian govt. doesnt have to call all nigerians for a meeting.i am simply saying that the nigerian govt. should not have allowed foreign troops conduct military operation on nigerian soil.the sovereignty which belongs to the people who elect government do not give right to government to bring in foreign troops into the country to conduct military operation.

you are talking as if nigeria had a choice in the matter as much as we think.britain could easily apply "you are either with us or with the terrorists" mentality to conduct this operation and sway the president into agreeing.so please,stop talking as if you dont understand what you read.

justwise:

So Onyocha, tell me this. . . the Nigerian govt would have called all Nigerians for a meeting and ask for their opinion before the operation went ahead?

Idi-Amin:

British engineer my yansh. These bloody liars, the guy is na MI6 operative, intelligence that was captured.
This is no rescue operation, they deliberately went there to finish him off, afraid he will spill some important intelligence info if he falls into the wrong hands

bittyend:

The story is starting to make sense. These two were possible MI6 agents working with Boko Haram up there in Northern Nigeria, and their propaganda backfired when they were kidnapped by their stooges.

faithin9ja:

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you are right, our head of state has no right to make such a decision, occupynigeria should have made the decision on whether these hostages should have been released or not.
As a matter of fact, we Nigerians should make a decision whether any oyibo people should be allowed into our country or not.

pro01:

Lol. Nice one. You dey mind these 'over educated' folks? Once a people surrender their natural liberties to the state, they effectively empower the state (or in other words, the government) to act on their behalf as the sovereign. That is the theoretical basis for the 'social contract' concept. Since it is impracticable for the people to collectively exercise their power by collectively making decisions on each and every governance-related issue, they inevitably rely on their representatives (i.e. those in government) to act decisively - wrong or right - on their behalf.

But then, these things are too complicated for 'over educated' folks to understand.

babaowo

uk should go and rescue their citizen, in somalia,pakistan and iran,they also are world terrorist worst than boko haram. Bosom for tat.

bittyend

This propaganda is a storyline to something big that's going to hit Nigeria in the future. You eurocentric dumb folks need to stop drinking the kool aid and open your eyes.

Nigeria is saying one thing and Britain is saying another thing - this shows that the British government probably acted unilaterally, and it backfired. They need to clean their own mess and stop blaming others.

Nigerians are just so brain washed!

Phuck Boko haram, but you've to respect the sovereignty of a sovereign nation. With the way this whole boko haram thing is going - I won't be surprised when US of A starts dropping hellfire missiles on Nigerians, and don't think they would stop in the North once they start - Niger/Delta would also be targeted. Everything would be collateral damage.

You lot can continue to live in your delusions for now, but once they start - you won't be able to get them off your backs.

manmustwac:

Just heard on Radio 5 Live here in the U K that the hostages were being held in Sokoto that the kidnappers were not Boko Haram but kidnappers who usually kidnap oil workers. Two of the kidnappers were killed during the botched operation and 3 were captured.

All these silly baseless conspiracy theories, grow up, do you think this is 'spooks' or 24 or other television programmes? is it today we have conflicting reports from Nigerian operatives or any operatives for that matter.

this is what it is; some people in Nigeria feel it is a good idea to kidnap people, Nigerian or non-Nigerian for whatever reason (money, political or even religious). Our security forces are not the best in the world as such we have the right to seek support from whomever.

If you are a patriotic Nigerian you will spend you efforts decrying those so-called Nigerians who terrorize our country.