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Foreign AffairsRe: President Trump Develops Fever, Flown To Walter Reed Hospital by backbone503(m): 3:23am On Oct 03, 2020
Bonatheripper:
He wants to gain sympathy votes
Thats my reasoning. He'll also like to prove a point with his backed hydroxychloroquine treatment.
Foreign AffairsRe: President Trump Develops Fever, Flown To Walter Reed Hospital by backbone503(m): 3:20am On Oct 03, 2020
Be it scripted or not, my own na make God protect you sha. This is a man thats so much loved and hated at the same time.
Foreign AffairsRe: Could Trump's Covid-19 Infection Be An Election Strategy? by backbone503(op): 3:16am On Oct 03, 2020
Righteousness89:
Election Strategy or Whatever you Choose to call it, All we Pray For is the Recovery of the Potus/Flotus.

Since day of Trump's Presidency it's being from one Accusation to another. It's being from one lie to another all in a bid to bring Trump down.

Despite all the Evil plans, God Almighty has taken Him through them all one by one..

Only a Man Divinely Backed can Pass through all the Lies and still be President...

There is nothing anyone can do about it!!
I wonder what you'll say if Americans eventually elect Biden. That "the forces of evil finally triumphed over good"?
Foreign AffairsRe: Could Trump's Covid-19 Infection Be An Election Strategy? by backbone503(op): 3:12am On Oct 03, 2020
edoairways:
No it isn't. That dude has been moving from one place to another without facemask. He stubbornly refused to take preventive drugs, probably that is why Dr Stella Immanuel cautioned him
I remain very skeptical about Trump being unintentionally infected with Covid. A lot of people have accused him of not doing enough to minimize the fatality rate in the US. And knowing that Covid will be a major factor that'll influence voter's choice, he feels compelled to pull some strings regarding it.

However it turns out, I wish him speedy recovery.
Foreign AffairsCould Trump's Covid-19 Infection Be An Election Strategy? by backbone503(op): 11:11pm On Oct 02, 2020
The build-up to the US Presidential election has been characterized by lots of intricacies. I seem to align with the school of thought that the Trumps' Covid-19 "infection" could be a hoax. This can be a deliberate ploy deployed by the Republicans to put Trump in the people's heart and mouth, win public sympathy, and ultimately, score cheap political points and harvest votes.

How else can he better prove to his people and the world at large that he, and indeed fellow US citizens have/can overcome the "China virus" (that has claimed over 200,000 American lives) using his much publicized hydroxychloroquine treatment? Trump is a master strategist! And in politics, anything is possible.

Foreign AffairsRe: Jill and Joe Biden Test Negative For COVID-19. by backbone503(m): 7:44pm On Oct 02, 2020
Reacting to this news, a fan of Biden said: "Thank God you escaped! That man was spitting at you like the King in Hamilton". Lol!
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 5:24pm On Oct 02, 2020
maasoap:
No, you still don't understand what is happening and my point. Military are in all these places and all those places have already been liberated. But the problem is the governor himself, he's like a wet sugar that attract flies. There are some liberated places that if he goes, terrorists will always make attempt on his life no matter the kind of security details he has following him and lives will always be lost needlessly. And that's exactly what the DSS boss was talking about.
Thats true. Sorry, I earlier misunderstood you
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 2:39pm On Oct 02, 2020
francisgodstime:
Which stupid relevant authorities do they report to? did they report to d relevant authorities to arrest elzaazky,sowore and kanu?
So you think the DG of SSS just unilaterally does whatever he likes?
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 2:37pm On Oct 02, 2020
Leo588:
Exactly as I predicted.
They knew of the place was not safe and they couldn't make it safer.

This guy's are wicked, the money is their problem
They said he was asked not to yet until all the necessary security procedures were carried out.
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 12:06pm On Oct 02, 2020
Ogbuu101:
Some elements in the military might also complicit in the attacks against the governor.
There is a thriving fish market in Baga which both the insurgents and military bases there are cashing out from.
And thats simply why the fight has lingered. On a good day, they're no match to the Nigeria armed forces
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 12:02pm On Oct 02, 2020
rontolo:
You tell a sitting gov to hide in his bunker, while the citizens he should be protecting are encouraged to go to ‘high risk’ zones within his domain? What Zulum is doing is leadership! At the very least, the attacks draw attention to the insecurity the fed Govt are trying so hard to bury with propaganda

The DSS should be handing this active intelligence to the military to take action and secure our land. Boko Haram is a clear and ever present danger to all, not only VIPs
Exactly!
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 11:59am On Oct 02, 2020
gulfer:
So what mitigation did the DSS put in place after he decided to ignore the warning.....DSS gradually turning to the NA (Nigerian Army) with this excuses angry angry
The DSS simply gathers intelligence (domestically), make sense of it, and advises the relevant bodies or report to relevant authorities.
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 11:54am On Oct 02, 2020
maasoap:
Like I said the other time, that governor should stop putting the lives of security agents in arms way. He's taking too many risks with the lives of the people who are protecting him and he's really wasting their lives to keep himself alive.
The governor's overzealousness is creating additional more widows than necessary. He should remember that these young boys protecting him have young families, wives and kids.
Zulum, stop going to dangerous zones, Boko guys would always like to make a point
So, should we cede Baga and other areas where these insurgents are active to them?
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 11:49am On Oct 02, 2020
lazypenguin2000:
I think Boko is active. They have not been defeated. Gureilla tactics has always been in their playbook.

That's why it is going to take ages to beat them sadly.

Just like many other sinilar groups like the FARC and IRA.
Even the US and many other advanced nations are still grappling with varying forms of terrorist activities. Its sometimes quite difficult to totally defeat these guys, at best, they're activities are rendered less significant and conspicuous.
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 11:42am On Oct 02, 2020
Csami:
You lie to convince yourself and your likes and now, you're beginning to believe those lies. Your president gives amnesty to terrorists. That's not a man that wants terrorism to end rather he enables terrorism and rewards terrorists.
Your CIC is a terrorist!
And what do you have to say about the Niger Delta militants/militancy and how the Amnesty program helped in quelling insurgency in the Delta region?
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 11:32am On Oct 02, 2020
Sunnyja:
Stop deceiving yourself. How can the governor be asking for Chad's help to defeat a "splinter" group. PMB needs to be told the truth. Bokoharam is still very much active.
He is the Chief Security Officer and Commander-in-chief of the armed forces. As such, he is in the know. But there is more to this fight than knowing.
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 11:23am On Oct 02, 2020
luluman:
BALDERDASH! So because you have a point to prove you risk other people's lives?
Between risking 20-40 lives and risking thousands, which is better?
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 8:11am On Oct 02, 2020
frankyychiji:
The army themselves are sabotaging their own efforts.
The military has repeatedly refuted this, but we all know thats the truth. There is a tactical dictum in the military that no plan for any tactical maneuver survives contact with the opponent.
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 8:06am On Oct 02, 2020
frankyychiji:
Boko Haram has always used guerilla style attacks and has been factioned a long time ago. It's not because of any technical defeat.
Well, tactically defeated in the sense that they no longer control large areas (LGAs) as they once did, and can't stage an attack without being repelled and forced to retreat. mind you, in warfare, guerrilla attack strategy is mostly used by the weaker opponent.
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 7:58am On Oct 02, 2020
Anago55:
. Stop this lies and believe that a large chunk of borno is under Boko Haram administration
Did I ever say that? Please read and well comprehend before throwing baseless accusations.
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 5:54am On Oct 02, 2020
StaffofOrayan:
That is not complications, that is enabling
Say Nigeria enables BH
No. Its only complicated. And this is simply because some few ones are feeding fat from the restive situation of that region and also hoping to leverage politically on it. However, Mr. President, the Presidency and the good people of this country (particularly residents of the north east) sincerely want the insurgency to stop so that normalcy can return. Borno used to be one of the most peaceful States in this country.
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 5:40am On Oct 02, 2020
StaffofOrayan:
Abegiii
Chad showed that is just a myth
Nothing is complicated
Chad doesn't have one-twentieth of our military might. The fight on the Nigerian end is complicated because it has lots of political undertone. And thats why most of these world powers are not interested in coming in to assist.
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 5:30am On Oct 02, 2020
bioemmy:
How about the local people that don't get such intelligence?

If the Chief security officer of a state can be attacked with such frequency and voraciously. It speaks volumes of the safety of lives and property in that part of the country.

Why hasn't such intelligence been long used to defeat the sect?

The governor should be careful, he has his life to live. He should remember his wife and kids. I pray nothing happens to him.

A living dog is better than a dead lion.
He should thread cautiously though, because it will be a great disaster if the insurgents successfully ambush and outnumber his security details. A person like Gov. Zulum is needed as governor if the war against those terrorist is to be won.
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 4:45am On Oct 02, 2020
stonemasonn:
I don't know about splinter groups, but I agree with the guerilla tactics. But BH can be defeated by a carefully planed blockade, and Buhari is the best person for this job, it will be hard for a southern leader to fight BH ruthlessly.
Yeah, with his wealth of military experience and being of the north, Nigerians expect(ed) him to eliminate BH. But unfortunately, its becoming clearer that the war is a little more complicated.
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 4:41am On Oct 02, 2020
Racoon:
Whao! After all the lies of BH being technically defeated? See how lies can damage someone reputation? So DSS under this regime can even be this cautious yet BH terrorists continue to operates freely? This still affirms that the DSS is complicit in all the atrocities of this terrorists qud.
We also need to understand that the insurgents have so infiltrated the fabric of the north east that gathering intelligence and ensuring its integrity is quite challenging. The armed forces are really trying to combat these terrorist. If only sincere political will be provided, these guys are no match to our military.
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 4:32am On Oct 02, 2020
Mcreloaded:
Okooooo I pity the next batch to be slaughtered when he wants to prove a point again .
Imagine what the casualty would have looked like if it were the returning IDPs that were attacked. So the governor had to see for himself if the security situation of the town was good enough for his people. He simple put his life on the line for his people by ignoring the intels offered him.
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 4:27am On Oct 02, 2020
ivandragon:
But PMB & the dimwits in government keep saying terrorists have been defeated... Or is the governor a soft target?


Lies always have expiry dates but APC & their dimwit supporters are too shortsighted to see it...
By attacking the governor, the terrorists are giving out a very strong message and trying to instil fear in the minds of the people. This is just to prevent the IDPs from returning, and further stamp their authority in the region.
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 4:24am On Oct 02, 2020
stonemasonn:
The same intelligence told us that BH is technically defeated.
In actual fact, the real Boko Haram has been technically defeated. These attacks are been carried out by a splinter groups. These groups are equally deadly, and employs guerilla tactics in their attacks because they truly can't withstand (head-on) the military and stage spectacular attacks like Boko Haram used to do.
PoliticsRe: Borno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 4:12am On Oct 02, 2020
Mcreloaded:
If that's the case then the governor should be held responsible for the deaths and compensations paid to the family.
He is said to have been warned not to travel by road to Baga. But if the Chief Security Officer of the state can't travel by road to a town he is hoping to resettle his people, how then will the IDPs be brought back and guaranteed of their safety? Zulum had a point to prove by venturing out. At least we now better understand the true security situation of that Baga axis
PoliticsBorno Attack: Zulum Ignored Intelligence - Dennis Amakiri, Ex-DSS Boss by backbone503(op): 3:50am On Oct 02, 2020
Borno Attack: Zulum Was Warned Against Trip, He Ignored Intelligence – Ex-DSS Boss

A former Deputy Director of the Department of State Service (DSS), Dennis Amakiri has reacted to the recent attack on Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum.

Speaking during a special programme on Channels Television to mark Nigeria’s independence anniversary on Thursday, Amakiri said Governor Zulum was warned earlier against moving out.

“The Governor of Borno State was given the intelligence that this road is not safe, he felt he could go,” he said.

“And being the Chief Executive, he ventured out. He was attacked twice. I hope he will not go again because at least they continue telling him, managing him to make sure that he keeps himself safe.”

The ex-DSS boss explained that there are certain procedures to be carried out before Very Important Persons (VIPs) move.

He noted that if such processes are not meant, the public official is exposed to danger, with the masses berating security officials for not sharing intelligence to avert an impending tragedy.

On September 25, a convoy conveying officials of the Borno State Government was attacked near Monguno town killing at least 11 security operatives among others.

The officials were ambushed by Boko Haram terrorists on Friday while they were journeying to Baga, where Governor Babagana Zulum is expected to receive returning IDPs.

Two days later, the governor faced another attack by the insurgents on Baga-Monguno road in Borno.

Govt’s convoy attack, a growing concern
The attack on Friday is the second of its kind, stirring great concern.

Earlier in July, the convoy of the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, narrowly escaped a terror attack in Baga town.

Governor Zulum had departed Maiduguri, the state capital for the northern part of the state in continuation of a food distribution programme, and a few kilometers to the town, gunmen opened fire on the governor and his entourage.

Distraught by the attack, Zulum confronted the army expressing his disappointment at the inability of the military to rid Baga and environs of insurgents.

“You have been here for over one year now, there are 1,181 soldiers here; if you cannot take over Baga which is less than 5 km from your base, then we should forget about Baga. I will inform the Chief of Army Staff to redeploy the men to other places that they can be useful,” Zulum said.

The governor insisted that there is sabotage in the system that will not allow the insurgency to end in the North East.

He claimed that some elements are trying to frustrate the effort of the government in ending the insurgency, stressing that “President Muhammadu Buhari needs to know the truth”.

The military in reply to Zulum’s claims said the governor’s theories are unfounded.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/borno-attack-zulum-was-warned-against-trip-he-ignored-intelligence-ex-dss-boss/amp/

Nairaland GeneralRe: What Is That Thing That Everybody Is Doing That You Consider Wrong? by backbone503(m): 3:06pm On Oct 01, 2020
SirMichael1:
Is this in line with the question asked?
Sorry broe, I'm not a kindergarten teacher. Please try re-read the poser and revisit my comment (slowly this time). However, if you still can't connect the two, do let me know.
Nairaland GeneralRe: What Is That Thing That Everybody Is Doing That You Consider Wrong? by backbone503(m): 2:44pm On Oct 01, 2020
Nigerians pretend to hate corruption and corrupt politicians, but in actual fact, what we hate is not being beneficiaries of it.

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