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YourGFsnatcher:
If you have sense, you will know what is POV. The enemy is at the other side, you want the person recording the video to go to the other side to show you what's happening?

If you brain is anywhere as functional as your kidney, you will know aerials view is best for such video and not just shooting into thick bush and rocks. Yeye dey worri you.

The Nigerian Army should work with Nigerian Air Force for effective results. The air force have a lot to do in winning this war. God's strength gallant officers.

owobokiri:
The one standing and walking around as if he is tending to his cows, bullets no dey penetrate him bodi ni?

@As if tending to his cow.

My heart skipped into my mouth 😨
Those soldiers deserve $1 million dollars each.
And that camera man has some balls.
Above all, I duff my cap to the current defence chiefs, especially the current Minister of Defence. 😎

I hope those funding and training these terrorists are not the same people claiming they are in our land to "save us" from the same terrorists they introduced here .

zoghys:
This is so frightening to watch. We need help to defeat this rag tag group, them are determined to get victory over our gallant forces. May the soul of the officers who pay the ultimate price rest in peace.

The sooner we stop calling Boko Haram/ ISWAP a rag tag group the better for us. Those guys are a formidable force, with lots of financial support from ISIS and related groups, they have a huge recruitment base covering North East Nigeria and most of the Sahel region. We need to roll up our sleeves and fight these guys with all we have and stop underestimating them.

Jakumo:
That tank commander should have been taking cover. Too much yanga will get a soldier killed fast. Bullets were thick in the air, and he was strolling around as though on a weekend pleasure walk.

That's wat being a commander means, to inspire ur men, u must lead by example. U can't just hide or take cover and be giving instructions. It's not possible, u will get it wrong, and u see d firing squad and d perimeter dey set up, if u don't coordinate it, u may fire on ur own men wen advancing towards d retreating insurgents..

U saw towards d end of d video, after dat suicide explosion, d soldiers were confused and were abandoning their positions, u heard him shouting dat dey should not leave.. Dey must hold dia position. Dat is only possible because he was walking, and not taking cover.

And also,, if u were to be a soldier, how will u feel or react wen ur commanding officer is ditching out instructions from a safe corner.. And also, how can d info be disseminated quickly to achieve its goal...

Sometimes, it's a split second instruction dat was complied to dat wins war...

owobokiri:
The one standing and walking around as if he is tending to his cows, bullets no dey penetrate him bodi ni?

That's because there are no Boko Haram fighters anywhere around there, this is merely a propaganda video for the gullible to eat up. If you're observant you will realise that this sort of videos always shows up anytime there is a incessant attacks on the citizens and complaints about the army not doing enough. They will quickly arrange this Sort of propaganda videos and claim that they're engaged in heavy gun battle with terrorists.
Na who no know them dey believe this rubbish.

CodeTemplarr:
I have seen the video and it proves nothing tangible except that ammunitions are being expended. The soldiers are being commanded to advance toward nothing in particalar within sight. No bulletproof on them shows they just taking silly risk of higher firepower if any terrorist exists on the other side.

Another puzzling issue is, who recorded such a clip if not a deliberately orchestrated leak from NSA to score political points?


We saw someone dismissed from military for same offense just a weak ago. Lol

You Sabi them. This is a propaganda video for the gullible

Thumbs up to Nigerian military

Incredible! This is NOT a movie - it’s real! I wonder why military intelligence doesn’t have drones all over the terrorist lines, locate their positions take them out & gather intelligence and reduce casualties to the Nigerian forces!? Surely, that would’ve been even more effective! Kudos to the Nigerian Armed Forces!

Na wah, it is sad to watch.
What I see are a group of disorganized troops shooting blindly. A drone overhead even a dji drone would have given them more tactical awareness thereby providing advantage. Aircover would have given them decisive victory, imagine a MI 35 or even a tukano striking with machine guns and rockets.
Did you guys noticed that after the sucide bomber strike all the troops abandoned their positions and equipments, the comamding officer was pleading with them to hold their positions. I am sure those troops were eventually over run.
Now the question is how come a rag tag group can overrun or be on the offensive against a whole national army? It is as if those terrorist have the initiative.
During the time of euben balow and his gang of mercenaries, he explained of how they trained a bunch of Nigerian troops to be an offensive force going after boko haram morning afternoon and night, boko haram could not rest, always on the run, they attack them, then airlift troops to the escape position and the ambush them slautering them, then hand over reclaimed ground to regular Nigerian troops to hold. Another important point they made was that nigeria pilots were not rated to fly combat missions at night, so they had to bring in experienced pilots to lead night time strikes. In 3 months they recovered land as large as Belgium.
See, when government has the proper political will to solve this problem, they know what to do, Jonathan knew what to do and he almost solved the problem before buhari, apc came and canceled the mercenary contracts

nedekid:
Na wah, it is sad to watch.
What I see are a group of disorganized troops shooting blindly. A drone overhead even a dji drone would have given them more tactical awareness thereby providing advantage. Aircover would have given them decisive victory, imagine a MI 35 or even a tukano striking with machine guns and rockets.
Did you guys noticed that after the sucide bomber strike all the troops abandoned their positions and equipments, the comamding officer was pleading with them to hold their positions. I am sure those troops were eventually over run.
Now the question is how come a rag tag group can overrun or be on the offensive against a whole national army? It is as if those terrorist have the initiative.
During the time of euben balow and his gang of mercenaries, he explained of how they trained a bunch of Nigerian troops to be an offensive force going after boko haram morning afternoon and night, boko haram could not rest, always on the run, they attack them, then airlift troops to the escape position and the ambush them slautering them, then hand over reclaimed ground to regular Nigerian troops to hold. Another important point they made was that nigeria pilots were not rated to fly combat missions at night, so they had to bring in experienced pilots to lead night time strikes. In 3 months they recovered land as large as Belgium.
See, when government has the proper political will to solve this problem, they know what to do, Jonathan knew what to do and he almost solved the problem before buhari, apc came and canceled the mercenary contracts

Your insights into the South African Sandline and Executive Outcome operatives are educational to read, as are their observations about how poorly trained Nigerian air force pilots were at the time. Hopefully Nigerian military aviators are up to speed on night ops today over a decade hence.

Jakumo:
It is not often that a Nigerian soldier is able to capture a firefight involving infantry, tanks and major firepower, so when this video clip arrived in my news feed, I had to share it on the Nairaland forum for the viewing pleasure of my fellow armchair generals in the house. If you listen carefully you will hear the whistle of incoming rounds whipping past the cameraman's head as he bravely records the chaotic firefight.

Sit back, and enjoy the fireworks, but while you see the brave men of the Nigerian army lock horns with a determined and well funded enemy, remember that this is no movie, and that when the smoke clears, a few Nigerian soldiers will have paid the ultimate price, and thus made the ultimate sacrifice for their fatherland.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0Mr3reisY0

Do they wear body cam? Who's filming?
Looks a bit staged. Kudos though?

ultim:
Do they wear body cam? Who's filming?
Looks a bit staged. Kudos though?

In my rank layman's opinion, this footage is legit and was in fact filmed amidst a running firefight during which a suicide bomber sprinted up on federal troops and nearly took out the cameraman.

Since body-cams are a rarity with Nigerian troops unless some of them privately purchase GoPro helmet-cameras, my guess is that someone held up a phone during this melee, as insane as that sounds.

zoghys:
This is so frightening to watch. We need help to defeat this rag tag group, them are determined to get victory over our gallant forces. May the soul of the officers who pay the ultimate price rest in peace.

your nigerian army looks ragtag also! The nigerian army training doctrine needs to change! their outlook is too local

[quote author=CodeTemplarr [color=#006600][/color]post=138241640]I have seen the video and it proves nothing tangible except that ammunitions are being expended. The soldiers are being commanded to advance toward nothing in particalar within sight. No bulletproof on them shows they just taking silly risk of higher firepower if any terrorist exists on the other side.

Another puzzling issue is, who recorded such a clip if not a deliberately orchestrated leak from NSA to score political points?


We saw someone dismissed from military for same offense just a weak ago. Lol[/quote]Seems like you watch too Many movies even the best military in the world use this tactics, believe me if you are waiting to see your enemies position clearly before firing then death awaits

owobokiri:
The one standing and walking around as if he is tending to his cows, bullets no dey penetrate him bodi ni?

The guy made a fool of his colleagues. It makes it seems like a photo-op for the camera only.

Why are they speaking hausa instead of English? Or military language Jakumo?

None of the soldiers in the video wore bulletproof vest.

No aerial support for the troops.

No support sniper?

Disgraced and unserious country

Jakumo:
It is not often that a Nigerian soldier is able to capture a firefight involving infantry, tanks and major firepower, so when this video clip arrived in my news feed, I had to share it on the Nairaland forum for the viewing pleasure of my fellow armchair generals in the house. If you listen carefully you will hear the whistle of incoming rounds whipping past the cameraman's head as he bravely records the chaotic firefight.

Sit back, and enjoy the fireworks, but while you see the brave men of the Nigerian army lock horns with a determined and well funded enemy, remember that this is no movie, and that when the smoke clears, a few Nigerian soldiers will have paid the ultimate price, and thus made the ultimate sacrifice for their fatherland.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0Mr3reisY0

I watched the full video and this is is a very serious firefight involving men of the Nigerian military, leading to the suicide bombing by the terrorist right on the battlefield.

The officer doing the video recording was appealing to his officers in the name of Allah in Hausa language NOT to run away but to face the terrorists after that thick smoke and explosion from the suicide bomber.

O boy! This one nah Iraq and Kuwait war..ooo.
Omo,I feel the sound of Lead Guitar wella, but I bin want hear the sound of Bass Guitar joint there at regular interval...Tonkum,Tonkum,Tonkummmm!
But why the Commander dey Command for Hausa language?
Soldier wey from Atlantic Ocean here wey dey among him troop,how them go do?

Anyway,Kudos to you guys,at least Trump don wake unah up from sleep.Una gallant wella.Thumbs up!
No be like before wey una bin dey give us flimsy excuse say Sambisa too big,we cannot bomb the terrorists to avoid civilian casualties,bla bla bla.
Wetin civilian for go find for this kind place wey I see so?
Or nah civilian be the suicide bomber wey the commander dey shout say make him men dey observe say him dey come towards them?
If to say all this while ,some northern big men bin allow make our military carry out this kind operations with air components supporting the ground troops on daily basis for 6 months, insurgency for be a thing of the past since.
Who born ragtag Islamic militia group to withstand our gallant military for just a week if not for compromise by certain interest?
But before now,dem go tell you say attack on Boko Haram is an attack on the North.

My only worry is where is the so called forest? This is an open ground with shrubs,why is Nigeria playing with people's live. Where's our airforce at a time like this?

Where is air power backup

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 this looks very fake. See as soon of them are walking around like they are shearing ice cream and they want to go n collect their shear .. 🤣🤣🤣 all this is for media buzz.. nobody will joke with his life.. if the battle is real...

Jakumo:
It is not often that a Nigerian soldier is able to capture a firefight involving infantry, tanks and major firepower, so when this video clip arrived in my news feed, I had to share it on the Nairaland forum for the viewing pleasure of my fellow armchair generals in the house. If you listen carefully you will hear the whistle of incoming rounds whipping past the cameraman's head as he bravely records the chaotic firefight.

Sit back, and enjoy the fireworks, but while you see the brave men of the Nigerian army lock horns with a determined and well funded enemy, remember that this is no movie, and that when the smoke clears, a few Nigerian soldiers will have paid the ultimate price, and thus made the ultimate sacrifice for their fatherland.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0Mr3reisY0

Look at this one. He needs more training on how to quickly operate and deploy mortar shells in battle. Only one mortar fire and I didn't see or hear any explosion.

helinues:
Hahahaha, is this the first time USA troops would be assisting Nigeria troops with all what you listed above.

The terrorists used to be tipped before any attacking on them. That's the main difference

What were the other times when Nigerian presidents invited American soldiers to violate our sovereignty, and kill innocent northerners while claiming to be looking for Muslim terrorists who are committing genocide against Christians?

omenka:
Amen. It's a pity all some of us are programmed to do is get on the internet and insult the hell out of these brave men daily, just out of hate for the C in C.

Is this the template used by Tinubu to make his 2011 expired Buhari president four years later, so he could fight for power and grab it before running aimlessly with it to worsen the situation in our country

EkoIle1:
It is now abundantly clear that President Jonathan has finally bared his fangs confirming what was widely speculated. By declaring a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, he has intimidated and emasculated the governors of these States. We are witnessing a dangerous trend in the art of governance and a deliberate ploy to subvert constitutional democracy.

The body language of the Jonathan administration leads any keen watcher of events with unmistakable conclusion of the existence of a surreptitious but barely disguised intention to muzzle the elected governments of these states for what is clearly a display of unpardonable mediocrity and diabolic partisanship geared towards 2015.

Borno and Yobe states have been literally under armies of occupation with the attendant excruciating hardship experienced daily by the indigenes and residents of these areas. This government now wants to use the excuse of the security challenges faced by the Governors to remove them from the states considered hostile to the 2015 PDP/Jonathan project.

Let me be quick to say that this administration will be setting in motion a chain of events the end of which nobody can predict. Experience has shown clearly that actions, such as this one under consideration, often give root to radical ideologies and extremist tendencies, a direct opposite of the intended outcome of unwarranted and unintelligent meddlesomeness. The present scenario playing out in the country reminds one of the classical case of a mediocre craftsman who continually blames the tools of his trade for his serial failure but refuses to look at his pitiable state with a view to adjusting.


http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134435-jonathan-goes-for-broke-by-bola-ahmed-tinubu.html

tubolancer:
They need air support, wherever they are going at least two warplanes, three attack helicopter and at least twenty drones should follow them, it will make the job easier. One thing I also noticed is the communication and coordination should be upgraded.

Air support?
No no no,they shouldn't go there.
One time like that in that same Borno,the ground troops engaged the terrorists in a fierce gun battle.Advancing and forcing the enemy to retreat.The enemy then call for re-enforcement and regroup attacking the troops too.The ground troops then called for Air Support.But when the Air Components arrived,guess what happen?
They were dropping bomb on the ground troops thereby clearing the way for the terrorists to advance towards them and cause heavy casualties and carted away our military hardwares.
Till one soldier was hiding, making a video and shouting that the Air Force is bombing the ground army instead of the terrorists formation.
It was a terrible scene to watch.
The Air Force later apologized that it was a mistake.
The video and the news was here in this same forum that time.
So,the Air Force shouldn't go, unless they have undergone fresh training on map reading and interpretation,Coordinate interpretation and Recognizance b/w that time and now.If not so,they shouldn't go.

Pacesetter123:
Air support?
No no no,they shouldn't go there.
One time like that in that same Borno,the ground troops engaged the terrorists in a fierce gun battle.Advancing and forcing the enemy to retreat.The enemy then call for re-enforcement and regroup attacking the troops too.The ground troops then called for Air Support.But when the Air Components arrived,guess what happen?
They were dropping bomb on the ground troops thereby clearing the way for the terrorists to advance towards them and cause heavy casualties and carted away our military hardwares.
Till one soldier was hiding, making a video and shouting that the Air Force is bombing the ground army.
It was a terrible scene.
The Air Force later apologized that was a mistake.
The video and the news was here in this same forum that time.
So,the Air Force shouldn't go, unless they have undergone fresh training on map reading and interpretation,Coordinate interpretation and Recognizance.If not so,they shouldn't go.

The US military carries smoke grenades in various colors for signaling during battle, and moments before incoming ground attack aircraft appear on the battle scene to open fire, smoke grenades of a prearranged color will be deployed so the aircrews can avoid strafing the positions of friendly forces. This basic battlefield communication method is of course backed up with electronic communication devices talking to GPS beacons carried by troops.

Nigeria's military strategists overseeing this war on terror will surely by now have established failsafe communication methods with layered redundancy, that will prevent recurrences of the fiasco you described above. Therefore, regardless of the ever-present risk of friendly fire incidents, air support MUST be vectored to the battle space in fast response to any calls for help by ground troops.

Guys think with your brains, you can never ever have a war situation where someone would be strolling like odechi even if all the worlds native doctors came together to fortify him. It can never happen.

Saao:
don't mind them, they thought we're fools. This is just acting. During intense battle, no one will be bold video like that and no trained soldier would stand like that as if he's immune to bullets. Our soldiers are trying but this look like acting or training ground without real bullets

U forgot we have war journalist? Without even a gun? Projected by the team and training? For ur information Army cover must of their fight were victory is eminent.