Rhemmymatician:
" ...And if yes could you please quote one that says if an officer of a lesser rank insults his superior the punishment is fatality?".... Depending on the level of insult, he could actually be court martialled
"..... insults his superior the punishment is fatality?" Sir, Fatality implies death, the lady didn't die.

obi2012: Did your father not teach you not to raise your hands on a woman? Do you not know they are a weaker sex physically? Yes they are all for equality but does that mean you have to exert your physical strength on them? Maybe you dont have proper upbringing

Now we can all see why Nigeria is the way it is, look at most of the responses in this thread.. You are talking about a woman versus a man, a trained armed military man versus a civilian and you people are supporting the man for this act.

This is why our rights continually get violated, we cower in fear and constantly are brutalized by people we put in power. In other countries, the military is not feared but respected and admired, yet in Nigeria, the government, police and military people constantly violate our rights and we still cower in fear. How can a military man push a civilian woman and she questioned why she was pushed and you people say its her fault.

i was just on a flight into baltimore airport last week and a military C130 from iraq landed behind my flight. The announcement was made on the PA system that they had landed, see how the whole airport rushed to sing the national anthem and hug them and welcome them back for serving their country. Old people, kids and everyone that they never knew before rushing to welcome them back. When will we have national pride in our military and police? If we dont speak up, our military will never shape up.

In the US, you rarely see military people wear their uniforms unless they are on official assignment, you would never know they are military officers. In Nigeria, they use their uniforms to intimidate you. In Nigeria, the military goes somewhere on duty, all you hear about is how they raped women and beat up people.

The harassment has to stop at some point.

ablyguy:

Strange how lawless individuals want others to obey the law. The girl herself, did she obey any law? Didn't she know she was defenseless before challenging his command? This tirade is one of the reasons the soldiers behave the way they do. You get what you give. We know ourselves.

Btw, I'm not in support of what the man did. Neither am I in support of what the girl did. I just don't want to call the man an animal and I abhore people who act foolishly and then come out to play the 'victim' card...

Rhemmymatician: In hindsight the Captain was wrong. But, do you think he set out to injure her spine? You call him an animal, a brute. If you have seen/experienced the military in such 'controlled' hostile situation, you will know that first thing they do is rake the person down. Now he could have done that and she'dd probably get injured, or not. But its the norm to get the person on the ground, most often in anyway possible.
My point is he didn't set out to injure her spine. He wanted her on the ground, and unfortunately she got badly injured in the process.

And whatever happened to equality? Please you people should stop stressing the 'woman' factor here.

Will I say so if it were my sister or my mother? Yes I will. because the truth must be said. You wonder, why was she the one kicked to the ground? I'm an human being just like the captain you don't give me a mouthful in front of my subordinates and then I look at you, smile and move on. No sir.
If I was in that shoe, will I try to fight for my friends right? Definitely.
Will I take a garrulous path or a diplomatic one? Diplomatic
Will I respect that I'm talking to a senior officer? One that is likely older than I am? Of course yes.
Bottom line: if I was in her shoes I won't suffer the consequences she's suffering now.

That said, I wish her quick recovery

Rhemmymatician: In hindsight the Captain was wrong. But, do you think he set out to injure her spine? You call him an animal, a brute. If you have seen/experienced the military in such 'controlled' hostile situation, you will know that first thing they do is rake the person down. Now he could have done that and she'dd probably get injured, or not. But its the norm to get the person on the ground, most often in anyway possible.
My point is he didn't set out to injure her spine. He wanted her on the ground, and unfortunately she got badly injured in the process.

And whatever happened to equality? Please you people should stop stressing the 'woman' factor here.

Will I say so if it were my sister or my mother? Yes I will. because the truth must be said. You wonder, why was she the one kicked to the ground? I'm an human being just like the captain you don't give me a mouthful in front of my subordinates and then I look at you, smile and move on. No sir.
If I was in that shoe, will I try to fight for my friends right? Definitely.
Will I take a garrulous path or a diplomatic one? Diplomatic
Will I respect that I'm talking to a senior officer? One that is likely older than I am? Of course yes.
Bottom line: if I was in her shoes I won't suffer the consequences she's suffering now.

That said, I wish her quick recovery

obadiah777: WHILE THE WORLD STARVES. ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BE IMPRESSED BY THESE TWO COVETOUS DEMONS ? SMDH

crackhaus: Corporal don loose him job be that oo.. Just imagine, the police that should protect the innocent now knowingly charge them with crimes..and someone tells me to respect the police, I pray o

crackhaus: Corporal don loose him job be that oo.. Just imagine, the police that should protect the innocent now knowingly charge them with crimes..and someone tells me to respect the police, I pray o

VolvoS60:

^^^^Sir,

Your reference to 'going into somebody's house to challenge him/her for a fight' as an analogy is inappropriate. The NYSC camp is not a military barracks. And even if it were, the soldier's conduct would still be inexcusable.

Sir, the commandant IS an animal. His conduct (if indeed this news story is true) shows him to be an animal through and through. The matter here has nothing to do with military codes and practices. The real issue here is a military that has institutionalized (for nearly half a century) a complete disregard among both the officer corps and the rank & file for ANYTHING remotely connected to civilians. This is the issue sir. Nothing else.

You say if the victim were a soldier she would probably have gotten a bullet in the leg. Fine. Your military friends can shoot themselves in the legs till nobody in the barracks can walk, but they should not bring that nonsense to the rest of us. We are not crazy.

Some posters have accused the victim of provocation and assigned half the blame to her. I cannot even bring myself to chide the victim, not even in the gentlest of terms. As I asked one of the other posters defending this nonsense by the NYSC commandant: Does the 'punishment' meted out to the victim fit the so-called 'crime'? Who among us has not had to relate with 'mouthy' women (and men!!)? Do we go round crushing their spines like lions in the savannah?

Some of us who are well adjusted individuals with a healthy sense of self are fed up with uniformed brutality. For 50 years the Nigerian army/navy/air force has behaved like an occupation force. And to what end? What have we gained?

South Korean military generals seized power in the last century and were determined to turn their country into an industrial powerhouse. As I'm sure you know, they succeeded. There are well known examples of how they simply blew up any steel plant that did not meet their strict standards for quality control. The Nigerian army on the other hand is better known for keeping unexploded military ordinance in open fields under the sun in a heavily built up urban area with no supervision. The negligence and incompetence was shocking (even by Nigerian standards) and it led to over 1000 fatalities when the inevitable happened. Over 1000 innocent people from all over Nigeria trying to earn a living in Lagos' harsh conditions - hardworking Nigerians determined to make something of themselves - and your army's stupidity cost them their lives.

Nigerian brasshats are a disgrace.

Tonyblinky: U get luck say na only spine u break,why on earth would u argue wit ur camp commandant?height of indiscipline,being a serving corper and went thru camping activities,its ovbious she is a mouthy person.sorry sha but it should serve as a lesson to others

Tonyblinky: U get luck say na only spine u break,why on earth would u argue wit ur camp commandant?height of indiscipline,being a serving corper and went thru camping activities,its ovbious she is a mouthy person.sorry sha but it should serve as a lesson to others

ablyguy:

My brother I mean every word. You don't go into somebody's house and challenge the person for a fight. Whatever happens to you in there is justified. You were angry because I didn't call the commandant an animal like most people here who know nothing about millitary codes and practices. If she were soldier she would probably have gooten a bullet in the leg. The streets is different from a millitary camp or base. Know that before engaging a soldier for a fight!!! Most especially a commandant of the said camp. Yes he went too far but I won't call him an animal...

nkenu: In order to make a good judgement, one must hear from both parties involved in a case. I dont think we should call for the HEAD of the NYSC camp commandant yet without giving him a fear hearing from his own side. All the same, i sympathise with Mercy on her predicaments. Wishing her a very speedy recovery!

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Siga: I once saw a snake that swallowed a car and when it was cut open....it was a Benz 190

Nonybb: Look at all of the current artist we have now buying cars and living a reckless life, after all these they will be looking for me and who to donate money

SMC: The question posed on this thread is an insult to serious actors in Hollywood who toil very hard when making a movie [and don't churn out crap in a few weeks only to call such crap a movie]. Nobody in Nollywood deserves an Oscar. . . Period. Not even Olu Jacob and Joke Silva who trained and acted abroad and who are regarded among the cream of the Nigerian actors.

The standard of acting in Nollywood falls way short of Hollywood 'B' movies and even those sort of movies do not aspire to an Oscar nomination talk much less of actually winning an Oscar.