When Soldiers Cry! .


Henry is one of my preferred friends, he seems to keep tabs on me more thoroughly. In some of the many occasions of a deep sigh, he asks, "what is wrong with you again?" But, what is not wrong with me? A time to laugh and a time to Cry, so the bible suggests. Like I'm always down in the dump? No, just that those who will calculate my composition of today would agree, this is one of those times to shed tears, at least without noise, when a gallant Nigerian soldier cries most painfully, "please help, I don't want to die," after being hit in the neck with a die-now bullet. Mum is home waiting, fiance is somewhere keeping shirt on , but, here the pain is getting stronger, blood is gulping out faster, his heart is beating on the double, the handsome soldier is dying little by little, 1..2..3, he's dying, "water plea...se" he shouts, but no-one to help in the forest of a thousand terrorists,... 4,5,6...he's dead! 'Allahu akbar!' .

Who will not cry when a Nigerian soldier tells his story? A lot happened in sambisa forest, it is those who were in barma camp that can explain. I ran smack into the longs and shorts of a soldier who was only fortunate to come back home and it wasn't a comedy. Nigerian Soldiers are dissolving in tears! No-one is listening. They are being sent to war with dead and gone arms to battle well equipped terrorists. Is that not a suicide mission? They go hungry like the whole of Nigeria was a desert. Must they all die? They suffer neglect, they are battered and many die most ridiculously, leaving parents, wives, children, siblings and friends to the coldness of the night and the hotness of the day. Most touching, what is on ground for fallen soldiers? Nothing? So, father succumbs to hot bullet, for children and wives to embrace starvation, malnutrition and misery? Everything is wrong with Nigeria oo! Who are the suffering soldiers? Children of peasants in villages, those who have suffered to no-end, those who want to earn a living at all cost. Someone is a soldier because he could not afford to watch his sick parents die just like that, another wants to send his sister to school. But now that the son has got his brain scattered by bokoharam's super bullet, what becomes of the ailing parents? .

Someone comes back from war with one eye, another comes back with one leg, one got his hands chopped off another lost his entire beauty, What plan do Nigeria have for them? How will they live a good life? How will their children go to school? How will their parents survive? Mother Nigeria! Your children are suffering too much in the midst of abundance, everyone is yeiling, no shield, no cover, somebody help! But, Shekau, what have you done to Nigeria? Why are you grieving her? You know you are not a match of our Soldiers, you know you can't confront them, you know you can't challenge them, yet, you take advantage of their horse and buggy riffles, behind the times weapons, lack of care and neglect corruption and selfishness of our leaders afforded them. Don't you have blood running in your veins too?. Dear heroes of our land, dear battle-ready soldiers, we share your pains, we can hear your requiem, your threnody, wailing and ululation. We know you are not cowards, we know you are the best in the world, we know that bokoharam is not your match, but, If Nigeria was a country, If our leaders were humans, if they were selfless. With red eyes, I identify with you. Fight on heroes, fight on. Victory is yours, your names are inscribed in our hearts.Oh! If only my fingers are not too weak to play strings, if my voice is not shaky, then, accept the lyrics below!

Verse 1
Oh, weary soldiers, lift your head:
For joy cometh in the morning!
For God in His own Word hath said
That joy cometh in the morning! Chorus:"
Joy cometh in the morning!
Joy cometh in the morning!
Weeping may endure for a night;
But joy cometh in the morning!
Verse 2
Ye trembling parents(of soldiers), dismiss your fears:
For joy cometh in the morning!
Oh, weeping mourner(of fallen heroes), dry your tears:
For joy cometh in the morning!
Verse 3
Let ev’ry burden’d soul look up:
For joy cometh in the morning!
And ev’ry trembling soldier hope:
For joy cometh in the morning!
Verse 4
Our God shall wipe all tears away:
For joy cometh in the morning!
Sorrow and sighing flee away:
For joy cometh in the morning!" May the souls of our fallen heroes rest in peace. .

Ayeni Faith Damilola is a writer, public speaker and eulogist. faithdamilolaayeni@yahoo.com

Mtscheew....

Power drunk, uncouth, senseless uniformed animals.

Nonsense. They signed up to intimidate and kill, others with hope of doing coup and becoming major general this and that. They are there to preserve the resources found in the area of Niggers (NIGERIA) for the profit of those in London and the likes and no we cannot be crying for them

malc619:
Mtscheew....
Power drunk, uncouth, senseless uniformed animals.

Why are you this bitter?

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Reminds me of '91 when hundreds of Nigerians were slaughtered & maimed in Liberia

gberra:
Reminds me of '91 when hundreds of Nigerians were slaughtered & maimed in Liberia

Hmmm...

Africlegend:

Why are you this bitter?

I just remembered how brutal these uniformed beasts are with civilians.

malc619:


I just remembered how brutal these uniformed beasts are with civilians.

That's serious anyway.

Useless idiots. Let them cry themselves to death. Who cares.

It is quite unfortunate that a medium such as Nairaland which is a formidable tool to foster national unity is instead dedicated to fostering enmity between Nigerians. At this critical juncture in our nation's history, we need forces that unite and not those that divide us.

Anyone who is a regular visitor to Nairaland pages can attest tot he quality of the IVY (Igbo Vs Yoruba) education, that impressionable minds can acquire on its pages.
Everyone of us has a family member or relative who is married from someone of a different ethnic group.
Why is Nairaland dedicated to fostering and promoting tribalism
No doubt, it (promoting tribalism) is a business model as analytics demonstrates that it generates the most traffic/pay to Nairaland owners/operators. In that respect, is Nairaland any better than Nigerian politicians who use us against each other for their own profit?


Attn: Moderators
This is a free speech medium.
Stop deleting my posts. If you have any arguments, put them forth.


And I'll take the ban as you see fit.

Did we force them to become soldiers?
Abeg jor!

Its not a do or die affair. If u can't bear, leave

Brownbarbie97:
Did we force them to become soldiers? Abeg jor!

What do you think would happen to a country without soldiers?

meezynetwork:
Its not a do or die affair. If u can't bear, leave

How I wish it's easy to leave.