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Nigerian soldiers stationed in Borno, Northeast of Nigeria are resisting deployment to battle over unpaid allowances, a military source has confided in Nigerian Times.
The source also disclosed that the soldiers were equally angry over the recent secret burial of some of their colleagues who were killed in battle in a town in Borno State.

The soldiers Nigerian Times learnt, have not been paid their allowances since November 2015, a development that is cause serious disquiet in military circles particularly in the 7 Division in Maiduguri.
This paper learnt that the soldiers who have from unofficial sources heard that they would be going into battle to liberate a Boko Haram controlled territory, have vowed not to move until the backlog of their allowances are cleared.

Last week, a news website reported that the Boko Haram have been in control of Damasak, capital of Mobbar Local Government area in Borno State since
November 2015.

This position was corroborated on Saturday when Baba Kaka Garbai, a Senator representing the Borno
Central Senatorial District, said the terrorists were in control of as much as half of Borno State.
Garbai, who made this assertion when donating relief materials to residents of Dalori village, where they insurgents struck last week killing nearly 100 people,
said the Boko Haram and the military are each in control of three local governments, with the terrorists exerting more authorityin the other 21 local governments.
“Mobbar, Abadam and Kala Balge are 100 percent occupied by the insurgents. There are some local governments that are partially occupied by the insurgents especially as the local government secretariats have been liberated but their hither-lands are still controlled by the insurgents,” he said.

“From my count, only three local government are fully liberated, 21 local governments partially occupied by insurgents, that is there is still some level of Boko Haram occupation side by side the military or any other constituted authority.

The local government fully occupied by Boko Haram are Abadam, Mobbar and Kala Balge.”
“I will like to appeal to the military to intensify their effort in ensuring they beef up security around the villages and communities that share borders with Maiduguri metropolis. It is very important and more so that this place is porous, there could be attack
from any direction,” he explained.

The Senator refuted claims by the Federal
Government that the Boko Haram had been degraded noting that besides Maiduguri, the other two local governments to have been fully liberated were Bayo and Kwaya Kusar local government areas.

“We should not live under the illusion that Boko Haram are decimated or weaken, these are not reality and neither a true reflection of the reality. The reality is that most of the local government in Borno is partially occupied by Boko Haram,” the Senator advised.
http://nigeriantimes.ng/news/nigerian-soldiers-in-borno-refuse-to-fight-boko-haram-until-backlog-of-allowances-are-paid/

“From my count, only three local government are fully liberated, 21 local governments partially occupied by insurgents, that is there is still some level of Boko Haram occupation side by side the military or any other constituted authority.

MizMyColi:
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The last time the Borno state governor alerted President Buhari that the NA were only in full control of two LGAs, Buratai our COAS slapped him. Yes, the COAS slapped an executive governor.

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Obiagelli:
Can we get a proper source to this story?

Bigprozzie:
The source is from Adeyanjus bedroom na

fulanimafia:
Senseless and unsubstantiated babble from a pained Jonathanian still suffering from defeatitis electora.

Get a credible source and stop embarrassing yourself with your 'sources from the field'.

So Buratai slapped a serving governor? Lmao.

ISpiksDaTroof:
Nigeria needs to institute a Draft and conscript males over the age of 18 in droves.

Obiagelli:
These guys are heartless if they came up with this story for political reasons

Oma307:
Which governor is that

asadike:
Is it not obvious that this country is doomed already, as far as am concerned, its to your tent o israel! I appeal to soldiers of d better south to tender their resignation. Dont waste your lives unecessary. The northerners knew what they are doing, when they are tired, they will end boko haram themselves.

Nne.
I beg to disagree please

Have faith.
It is the substance of things unseen.

For a country to be doomed, it mean that almost all its inhabitants are doomed.

I am not doomed.
I was once on an erring/destructive path, I'm in a better place now

I know a few Nigerians who have decided to start doing things rightly too.

To say our country is doomed means you have lost faith in everyone of us.
We the citizens are the hope of this country.

APC and Buhari will do little or nothing, except the change we desire begins with us.

Obiagelli:
Can we get a proper source to this story?