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Which kind thread be this?

Some section of the country are still leaving in denial. They want to be called "most educated region" without proof

The difference between when you were there and now is very clear for all to see. Don’t mind Davis, El-Rufai, Oyegun etc! Go and enjoy your retirement don't mind the rabble-rousers

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubuike Ihejirika, has said people should stop peddling talks of Boko Haram nonchalantly, noting that, “baseless and frivolous allegations have the capacity of diverting Nigeria’s attention”.

Ihejirika gave the advice at the Third Quarter Get Together of the Nigerian Defence Academy Regular Course 18 in Abuja on Friday.

He called on all Nigerians to support President Goodluck Jonathan and members of the Armed Forces in their onerous task to rid the country of terrorism.

“I want to further advice that baseless and frivolous allegations have the capacity of diverting our attention away from the main problem.

“Nigeria must exist before you can hold a single political office, or be a business man, and there is no compromise in the effort to have a peaceful Nigeria.

“Therefore, I have no apologies what so ever to those who thought that I was highhanded; every army makes a lot of effort to ensure that troops operate within the rules of engagement.

“And our Department of Civil Military Affairs has done so much in this regard,” he said.

According to Ihejirika, “no matter the pressure, I will not contribute in any form to overheating the system, when one joins the military, it is for sacrifice.

“The current Boko Haram menace is one problem that we will overcome and hopefully come up even stronger.

“A lot of people had spoken on an issue that wouldn’t have been subject of discourse if we had better knowledge of the strategy and tactics of terrorists the world over.

“If this forum had been able to bring PDP and APC together, it would be a major achievement. So, I can say that gradually, we will get to the root of our problem.”

Ihejirika said it was not easily appreciated when he said that the nation was at war at the 2011 Chief of Army Staff Conference. He said his colleagues held then that it was not war but just a minor internal security problem.

Ihejirika said he was happy that the nation had a person like Goodluck Jonathan as the President. He said the president approved several steps which he implemented towards curbing the insurgency.

Ihejirika added that there was no reason for him to be angry, adding that, he believed that the nation was yet to come to terms with the motive of the terrorists.

“We must not help them and we must not play into their hands with utterances that affect the morale of fighting troops or their leaders.

“I am not saying that action should not be taken against people who want to bring this country down. What I’m saying is that we must remain united, focused and resolved to do our ultimate best.

“Nigeria’s multi-religious and multi-ethnic sentiments make us very vulnerable to these attacks,” he said.

He pointed out that it was the task of retired military officers to help those in service, politicians and researchers to find solutions to psychological war fare.

President of the NDA 18 Regular Course, Air Commodore Olufemi Oguntuyi, said that Ihejirika’s tenure as the Chief of Army witnessed a lot of achievements.

“I could recall how he was tackling security issue when some Nigerians who did not understand or pretending not to know claimed that the army was killing people indiscriminately.

“The same people today are saying the army is not confronting the situation and even suggesting that we may be sponsoring the criminals that are bringing unrest to our country.”

Oguntuyi added that most of the officers deserved some respect as they had put their lives on the line for the country for 35 years.

He said the military was doing its best to contain the insurgency, adding that President Jonathan deserved to be given a lot of respect.

There had been recent reports in some media alleging that Ihejirika was sponsoring Boko Haram.

http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2014/09/06/boko-haram-allegations-baseless-and-frivolous-ihejirika/

woodcook: After going through the post in the first page of this thread I was shocked to see that no one called out the poster for not correcting something as glare as "the Hague being in Switzerland".


For sake of school age kids on this forum, the Hague is in the city of Rotterdam which is in Netherlands.

I tire o. Little wonder Shakau called oshiomhole the governor of Lagos state. Hausa people and backwardness. No wonder they are failing waec

Stu pid lawyers. The whole country are not foolish

Yoruba people knows how to deceive them selves

Abegi make them push am inside Sambisa forest Jare

Only fools believe that Atiku, IBB, Gowon, Danjuma, Dangote and other northern Oligarchy will support Buhari candidacy. Politics is a game of interest if u must know

Mod i hope you have already ban this useless poster for instigating tribal war?

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2) Afghanistan
3) Pakistan

A lawmaker has told the BBC that bodies littered the streets of Bama, a northern Nigerian town two days after it was seized by militant Islamists.

Boko Haram fighters were patrolling the streets of Bama, preventing people from burying the dead, Ahmed Zanna said, despite claims by the Borno government that the town had fallen.

Officials said about 26,000 people had been displaced by fighting in Bama, a key town in the battle for control of Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno state.

Earlier this week, the Nigeria Security Network (NSN) think-tank said the group had made “lightning territorial gains” in recent months, raising fears that the country could disintegrate like Syria and Iraq, where the Islamic State (IS) rebel group has declared a caliphate.
‘Fought gallantly’

Boko Haram has also said it has set up a caliphate in the areas it controls – it is not clear if the two groups are allied.

Mr Zanna, a senator in Borno, said the humanitarian situation in Bama was “terrible” and there had been a “lot of killings” in the town.

“So many bodies litter the streets, and people are not allowed to even go and bury the dead ones. So the situation is getting worse and worse,” Mr Zanna told the BBC’s Newsday programme after speaking to a resident who fled the town.

Boko Haram has captured a string of towns in northern-eastern Nigeria in recent months, fuelling concern that it could advance towards the main city, Maiduguri.

Mr Zanna said it would be “catastrophic” if Boko Haram launched an assault on Maiduguri, which has a population of more than two million.

“I’m begging the government to send more troops and armoury to Maiduguri,” he said.

“Boko Haram do come overwhelmingly because they recruited en masse in the villages [in Borno state],” he added.


http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2014/09/04/boko-haram-bodies-litter-bama-town-bbc/

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Am not surprise.

We de observe

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