if this came from vanguard the zombies would have tried to rubbish this revelation.. but alas, na from tinubu media outlet...

malel1:


Are u for real

Yes he is for real. I'm yet to see a western equipment as effective as the Shilka AA system. And equipment like the SU-27 Flanker series have proven to be superior to the US's famed F-15 Eagle (ask the Indians). I say we go for both Russian and Chinese equipment ASAP.

i think the politicians just the like the religious and tribal leaders know how to make nigerians believe in propaganda.

sorry to say this; i think the so called Nigerian youth that are members of the so called Zombies club; SW leaders & SE (APC leaders) should b very ashamed for buying into these propaganda msgs.

whether u like it or not...

This is a salafis movement going up in the NE; sponsored by Saudi Arabia & top Northern political Sunni muslims ; until we call the Saudis Ambassador to order; arrest those top Northern political Sunni muslims and decided to go ballistic bombing of boko haram; then it will b difficult to defeat the Boko Haram (aka Sunni Muslims Salafis movement). QED.

Madridguy, ur Abu zara hero is flexing in edo state while our brave soldiers r bn killed n buried. Pls advise him well n I knw u ll do cos u love him. No hating tho

tafrica:


http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/214716-exclusive-lt-col-abu-alis-death-boko-haram-killing-nigerian-soldiers-top-military-officer.html

tymgotel:
una troops dey Delta state the fight for oil Money.

I am a Nigerian. With a Sicilian mindset.

romme2u:
this is getting interesting and may likely reach temporary site. make i book my flight shaperly before take off.

*******thinking Loud **********
###In every war there are PROFITEERS###

thank you bro...I was scrolling down to see if there is any one who can think out of the box

all the officers including politicians who are connected in distribution of funds ment to fight BH would never want the crisis to come to an end

the more BH strikes the more money in their pockets, hence govt efforts will always go anticlockwise

Nigeria the headquarter of corruption

is their time to buy their own houses abroad na

I said it that the truth would come out one day, from the interview above, every effort made so far to defeat Boko Haram was done by the previous administration but we clearly know the activities of APC government and Zombies on nairaland, which is spreading of propaganda and lies that GEJ did not buy a single weapon to fight BH. From the interview above, we can see that the present government has contributed nothing in the fight against BH in North East. Zombies should for once make use of their heads and know that they are being deceived.

I heard former customs boss(Dikko) is willing to return 1billion naira. it should be used to buy

vicker MBT. 1,000
T-72 tanks. 5,000
shilka guns. 10,000

tafrica:
Are we truly winning the war?

only God knows how demoralized these soldiers are right now. Losing a brave leader, whom they seemed to love, and also recall they recently lost 83 men to BH. Media houses aren't reporting true situations in NE.

Why hasn't this present govt procured any weapon? what have done with our defence budget?
Why did we withdraw the mercenaries.

Seems initial upper hands were GEJ's efforts; weapons he bought and mercenaries he put in place.
This govt needs to stop politics and fight BHTs holistically.

The whole world know what is happening in Nigeria. GEJ showed more than enough commitment, what we have now is........

papaejima1:
We shouted about these stuff earlier and they called us wailers.
Now, the mercenaries were withdrawn because according to Buhari they were not doing anything and our troops were more than capable to defeat a ragtag band of insurgents especially with himself (Buhari) personally leading from the front!

He said GEJ bought expired weapons and told us he was going to buy what we have never seen before.
But till this moment, we are yet to see a common Shilka Gun

My brother, despite what zombies have been saying, we never had any doubt that GEJ's years of efforts to procure weapons finally paid off (after our frenemy Western "allies" refused to help) and Boko was going down before May 29th 2015. What people term Buhari effort was just the continuing momentum from GEJ's era.

Once co-operation from neighbouring reduced and Buhari thought himself a superman and sent battle-hardened/experience and well-equipped mercenaries packing suddenly, FG began fighting the war only in the media & mouth of zombies & online. Especially Alhaji "General" Lai Mohammed, who told us Boko was technically defeated. As if he was the General at the war front.

They were never able to fool us. Not in a million years.

How can we be talking of winning the war against insurgency without tackling where their funding comes from.

It has been widely reported how Boko Haram use money to lure northern youths into the sect...

Countless times we have heard how some top men In government provides phone number of highly placed government individuals to them, how some people make contact with this people, how a particular sect member was caught in the house of a serving senator in Abuja.

Let's be realistic, there is no way we will win this war without bringing those originators to book, if they are not exposed and shamed then we can kiss more soldiers goodbye.

progress69:


Mtcheeew. They are used, at the same time they are not manufactured like Toyota. Why are u contradicting yourself? Sounding like they were specifically just manifactured for Nigeria.

u need to read more about armament procurement.

I know I sound like a broken record with my "I told you so" tales from the now defunct beegeagles blog.

But I invested the years before this insurgency got out of hand rendering military analysis and opinions to prevent what I saw as inevitable.

Those who frequented that blog would remember that I was vilified for always advocating our use of Professional Military Companies as military advisers.

Such as Colonel Eeben Barlow's STTEP former linked to the Executive Outcomes of Angola and sierra leonan fame.

Unfortunately GEJ waited till 3 months before the elections to buy weapons, and hire STTEP as a sub contractor. They advised, set up and fought with our 72 special forces MSF.

This became our most effective unit in the theatre. But after 3 months of work, their contract was terminated by PMB's administration, who campaigned against the use of "mercenaries" during the election.

I said then it was a huge mistake. 3 months is NOT enough. NA needs embedded advisers for some years to come.

Well, the aforementioned "senior officer" interviewed by the premium times is sadly proving me right again.

A sound counterinsurgency strategy would not only adjust as the insurgents evolve, it would anticipate their evolution. And acquire the equipment to execute the necessary strategy.

The land bound tank shouldn't be rushing to hotspots to provide relief, air assets such as the Super Tucano, Mi-35Ms and heavily armoured attack jets like the Su-25s should be providing emergency relief to troops under fire.

Tanks without the protection of infantry in a structured formation are easily ambushed and disabled by mines and RPGs.

NA needs the right military advisers and the right equipment and of course tactics to win this war.

doctokwus:
This is just a beer induced talk but I feel that God is just showing his wrath to the govt of PMB that his refusal to remove Buratai is tantamount to going against his will.
God is telling him that if Buratai is being kept because he is deemed efficient,then his incompetence will be exposed for all to see.
Remove Buratai,prosecute him and see a more competent army general lead d army and take it to new heights.
Random thoughts though.

Zombie thought i guess

This interview is somehow and questionable.
You've not had better equipment for over a year now, but no frequent bombing and the rest as opposed to what we used to witness? What have you been using?
The war against Boko Haram has been significantly won, which can be testified by many.
Oga soldier, please tell us another version abeg.
I'm suspecting you...

''It’s dry season here and the ground allows smooth movement of vehicles. Boko Haram terrorists have a better knowledge of the local terrain so they can easily access troops location and escape.''

If the army does not have a good knowledge of local terrain,how can they defend our territory from external entities?
Its also very obvious that they are lacking in weapons and skilled marshals. i thought Buratai said they had all relocated to Bornu. Relocate army head quarters to Bornu and flush out these insurgents!

ocelot2006:
i am defenitely not suprised. The military recorded a turn in its fortunes for the better under the GEJ watch. This was thanks to the following events:

1) The arrival of both T-72M1 and T-72AV series MBTs along the BVP-1 IFVs purchased from the Czech Republic.
2) The arrival of our Russian trained special forces from Russia with better equipment and much needed tactical training.
3) The presence of the famed South African STTeP group within the theatre of operations. This group brought in the much needed in-field tactical training drawn from years of experience from Angola, Namibia, and even Sierre Leone. This group was equally responsible for establishing the highly effective Nigerian Army's 72nd Mobile Strike Force, and taught our troops how to utilize the REVA 2 MRAP effectively.

ALL THESE occurred under the GEJ administration, and led to the recapture of territories previously lost thanks to the Nigerian military's combined arms offensive that saw Boko Haram destroyed as a cohesive fighting force. All these occurred under Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.

BUT this administration claimed otherwise, spreading lies and spewing garbage, all soaked in by their supportive zombies who cant think for themselves. Keep in mind that apart from the 12 worn-out MRAPs donated by the USA and the 12 polish Skorpion light utility vehicles bought by the Airforce recently for base protection, this administration is yet to buy JACKSHYTE for the military. EVERY NEW WEAPON, COMMUNICATION GEAR, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT were purchased by GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN.

But slowly the truth comes out.

exactly. d truth is gradually coming out.

kobabe:
I heard former customs boss(Dikko) is willing to return 1billion naira. it should be used to buy

vicker MBT. 1,000
T-72 tanks. 5,000
shilka guns. 10,000

are u buying camry or venza?... One fairly used T72 cost around 5 million United States Dollars.

progress69:


This is the most useless excuse i have read in recent times. The annoying thing is u guys don't even know what you are talking about. When actually was this embargo placed? And when exactly have did this war start. It is annoying when i see excuse of arms embargo. The US are not the only ones selling weapons. Asides the human rights abuses, it is no news that BH were actually snatching weapons and equipmets from the previous ill motivated army. They raid barracks, which is meant to be one of the most secured places and loot weapons and ammunitions, they even take over tanks and move them to their hide outs. Are u telling me BH is more equipped than the NA? When even many of their weapons were looted from the police and military in the past. Enough of these excuses, the war was a money spinning machine for the previous government.

U people dat continue to blame Jonathan dat he didn't do anything again boko haram for 5yrs seems as if it's either u guys weren't living in dis country den or u r so blinded by propaganda to forget all d events dat happened den. A little trip down memory lane should help.
At 1st when d issue of BH started, GEJ didn't want a military angle but a diplomatic solution, just like his predecessor Yaru Adua did with d Niger Delta militant. But d situation got worse. Recall dat when BH started, dey were only bombing churches and killing Christians. D northerner were supporting em dem. It was when dey started killing Muslims and bombing mosques too dat dey started screaming. Jonathan tried dialogue several times, even went to d level of arranging for amnesty. Dat d same Northern elders messed up and was playing on d President's intelligence. When d issue got at of hand dat was when Jonathan was pushed to declar a state of emergency. Lets not forget dat d same Buhari dat used BH to campaign, was d same person dat criticized Jonathan for fighting BH. He said an attack on BH is an attack on d north. Have we forgotten so soon dat d same APC spoke against GEJ n d national assembly for declaring a state of emergency and also tagging BH a terrorist organization. Let us know dat Jonathan sort to equip d military but America frustrated his effort. Dat he was forced to go through black market. Who still remember d embarrassing episode in South Africa. GEJ using mercenaries to fight BH was like a last resort. Even APC criticized him for it. But dat step was massively successful. GEJ bought weapons from Russia, employed mercenaries from South Africa . And d war with BH was being won. That for d 1st time, shekau stopped boasting and cried for help.
The trust is ANYONE THAT SAYS JOHNATHAN DID NOTHING TO FIGHT BOKO HARAM IS NOT SINCERE AND IS UNFAIR TO HIM

PedroJP:
Meanwhile. Buhari promised to lead the war against bokoharam from the front.

What he is doing inside our pool of petrodollars is what we don't know and has even drained it without adding a digit to his kg.


Buratai only comments, i wonder when he will be in the forefront of the war with Bubu.



Someone please tag that yoruba pastor called Osu something and tell him we can't see bubu in the war front as he promised.



Fact is, under buhari everything is turning around for the worst. Na curse dem curse bubu ?

I told you before that buhari (the dullard) is too dull to get anything right.

o42austino:
u need to read more about armament procurement.

Just ignore that guy, this news just proved all their propaganda wrong.

doziex:
I know I sound like a broken record with my "I told you so" tales from the now defunct beegeagles blog.

But I invested the years before this insurgency got out of hand rendering military analysis and opinions to prevent what I saw as inevitable.

Those who frequented that blog would remember that I was vilified for always advocating our use of Professional Military Companies as military advisers.

Such as Colonel Eeben Barlow's STTEP former linked to the Executive Outcomes of Angola and sierra leonan fame.

Unfortunately GEJ waited till 3 months before the elections to buy weapons, and hire STTEP as a sub contractor. They advised, set up and fought with our 72 special forces MSF.

This became our most effective unit in the theatre. But after 3 months of work, their contract was terminated by PMB's administration, who campaigned against the use of "mercenaries" during the election.

I said then it was a huge mistake. 3 months is NOT enough. NA needs embedded advisers for some years to come.

Well, the aforementioned "senior officer" interviewed by the premium times is sadly proving me right again.

A sound counterinsurgency strategy would not only adjust as the insurgents evolve, it would anticipate their evolution. And acquire the equipment to execute the necessary strategy.

The land bound tank shouldn't be rushing to hotspots to provide relief, air assets such as the Super Tucano, Mi-35Ms and heavily armoured attack jets like the Su-25s should be providing emergency relief to troops under fire.

Tanks without the protection of infantry in a structured formation are easily ambushed and disabled by mines and RPGs.

NA needs the right military advisers and the right equipment and of course tactics to win this war.

sttep,would love to have this sub contractors to curb piracy in my region.....

Siberia101:
Buhari go and purchase 200 T72 Tanks, a Thousand Shilka Guns, 300 105mm bofor Guns

Add more fighter Jet

haggai247:
why is premium times not reporting the truth nobody should try to trace me you will only caught innocent people who know next to nothing the real sabotage sabo-toa are as follows

1 Captain A. A. Hussaini, the operationsofficer of 195
Battalion in charge of Mata Local Government Area
where Boko Haram still control some areas.
2, Lieutenant I. H. Irro, a liaison with 152 Task Force
battalion.
3, Staff Sergeant Alexander Chiegwe, the guard
commander of the main check point from Mafa into
Maiduguri,
4 Lance Corporal Yakpon Dona.

the death of this friend might make me fight dirty with my small knowledge
the army should investigate the following names

i support you, if they are ways this names and other ones not mention here would be forwarded across social media and a strong pressure be put across by all,pressurize the government,heat up the leadership of the army, that a very heavy , thorough and no mess investigation be done deeply and across the nigerian army especially those on engagement, on the front-lines..the most callous set of humans are found in the highest order of the rank and files..so serious n brutal investigations must take place and be made public...i strongly blieve that they are demonic saboteurs within the army, n they are still there till now as we are typing here now...we could start now to fight for this soldiers on the frontline from here in social media, who are sincerely n bound by duty to defend and are fighting for ur general courses...its possible that some of those saboteurs there were not happy with the feat this ali had achieved and just want the demonic circle to continue and convulate ..they're surely bokoharam sympathizers in the army, believe it or dont...n the army should grossly fish them out, for the safety of this young soldiers in the army..Government should also ensure seriously, to equip the military by all means possible.

#Justice4ali..

haggai247:
why is premium times not reporting the truth nobody should try to trace me you will only caught innocent people who know next to nothing the real sabotage sabo-toa are as follows

1 Captain A. A. Hussaini, the operationsofficer of 195
Battalion in charge of Mata Local Government Area
where Boko Haram still control some areas.
2, Lieutenant I. H. Irro, a liaison with 152 Task Force
battalion.
3, Staff Sergeant Alexander Chiegwe, the guard
commander of the main check point from Mafa into
Maiduguri,
4 Lance Corporal Yakpon Dona.

the death of this friend might make me fight dirty with my small knowledge
the army should investigate the following names

Officer, I see.you have some classified imfoations to bring down the ass.of Nigerian saboteurs

APC got into power by fraud
Let's see how lond they will last
Meanwhile Biafra loading

From this report I don't believe getting T 72 tanks nor the Shilka guns would make much if a difference. BH is very mobile.... holding no territory... having no permanent base.... so of how much use would be the tanks against hit and run men on motorbikes and 4x4s? And yes...they should have long range guns but the ongoing hits on the military are close range... the way things are going if long range weapons are acquired BH would have them as well and they seem to use weapons more effectively.
As I see it... the military has no sound counter terrorist strategy and to make it worse.. it is obvious that there are high ranling BH sympathizers in the military feeding info to the terrorists. No weapons nor strategy can succeed if they are not fished out.
We buy warships instead of helicopter gunships.... a no brainer. The contract with the mercenaries should be renewed... they are BH worst nightmare.

Unfortunately this government enjoys fighting corruption instead of using all its resources to fight Boko Haram. Finish these terrorists, secure the country then concentrate on sanitising the system. How can someone whose house is on fire be chasing rats(looters) ?

Anybody that died while defending ths Zoo is a disgrace to humanity