₦airaland Forum

SalamRushdie:
The poor judgement and crass disregard for constitutional authority and common sense at play again by the wild Herdsman turned quota system general .Shagari should have dismissed him immediately and today Nigerian economy would have been the best in Africa and maybe the middle east but Shagari spared him allowing Buhari to again disregard our constitution to overthrow a democratically elected president which was the point where Nigeria lost direction till date ..

greggng:
Buhari has done well for this country may God bless him

SSBN:
FAMILY.

In the late 1970s, shortly after the civil war and early 1980s, a permanent drought ravaged the entire African Sahel. This led to the deaths of thousands. Thousands more emigrated from one region to another freely despite existing inter state borders. It is in this context of crisis that Nigerian populations begin to occupy certain Cameroonian and Chadian islands arising as a result of the drying up of Lake Chad.

But we must realise that for those living in this area, the lines demarcating both countries by Britannia were arbitrary as far as they were concerned. The inhabitants have coexistenced for generations, and were for the most part family. If the settlers, especially Chadian populations live in peace, sharing their useful land and somehow endorsing Nigerian domination? Can we really speak of fixed boundaries in this doubly unstable region?

Shortly thereafter, successive military administrators of Borno State supported this occupation by establishing its domination over territories that theoretically were in Chadian soil. Curiously, the Nigerian settlement does not seem to be considered foreign.

In 1962 the Lake Chad Basin Commission was established. Iron bars 10 km distant from each other were erected in the Lake to serve as effective border demarcation points. People from both sides lived in relative peace.

The gradual withdrawal of the waters of Lake Chad began changing the situation.

CLIMATE CHANGE.

Since the dawn of the twentieth century, the Lake has been receding :23,500 km in 1962. 19,000 km in 1973. Thus in the mid-1990’s, over 30 villages have been created by more than 11,000 Nigerians in the Chadian of Lake Chad. The contentious Darak, located 35km east of the border with Nigeria was originally occupied by Nigeria fisherman who followed the withdrawal of the waters of the lake in the late 1980’s.

PROVOCATION.


image nigeriannation.com
On 18 April 1983, in a well planned and rehearsed operation, three thousand Chadian soldiers under the command of Idris Derby invaded and seized 19 Islands in the Lake Chad axis in Borno State. Twenty four hours later six villages in Borno State fell to Chadian troops.

Stunned by this daring unprovoked attack, Nigeria’s President Alhaji Shehu Shagari orders the Commander of the Nigerian Army 3rd Army Division General Muhammadu Buhari to flush out the invaders.



General Buhari, in his capacity as General Officer Comnanding (GOC) augmented his forces with the Nigerian Army 21st Amoured Brigade in Maiduguri.

A skilled military tactician General Buhari resisted the temptation to use Nigeria’s overwhelming superiority in amoury and man power to charge headlong . He knew the Chadians were highly skilled fighters who use their excellent mobility to their advantage. Instead he ordered the Nigerian Army Scout Regiment to recconnitor Chadian military positions.

The Nigerian Army Scout Regiment is the reconnaissance arm of the infantry. Their job is to obtain and disperse viral combat and battlefield information on the enemy under any conditions.

An Army Scout assigned to the 301 Field Artillery Regiment scans the horizon for artillery targets in the vast featureless plains of the Sambisa Forest.
Reports from Scouts confirmed the Generals suspicion. Expecting a massive retaliatory attack spearheaded by tanks, the occupying Chadian troops had prepared anti series of tank obstacles on the likely approaches by digging 10 ft trenches around fortified positions. The plan was to lure Nigerian tanks towards the myriad of concealed trenches, making it impossible to navigate. Once trapped the tanks would then be engaged by concealed troops with anti-tank weapons and RPG’s at close range.

SHOCK AND AWE.

With the Intel gathered by scouts the GOC began preparation for a punitive attack. Taking advantage of the night Nigerian troops quitely moved into flanking positions.
At day break, the Nigerian Army, under the able Commander General Muhammadu Buhari launched a massive operation to dislodge the invading Chadian forces. 4,000 soldiers besieged Chadian forces on three fronts. As Chadian troops came under relentless artillery bombardment from the eastern flank, Nigerian soldiers in the Western axis began their push to link up with the 3rd strike component in the rear, effectively encircling Chadian forces.

As Chadian casualties mounted General Buhari ordered a temporary halt to the advance, to allow Chadian forces an escape route back into Chad via the northern axis.

Stunned and disoriented by the unexpected attack from seemingly everywhere by Nigeria infantry, Chadian soldiers began to abandoned their positions in a disorganized manner and fled the battlefield in droves, leaving their vehicles and equipment behind.

It was at this moment that Nigerian troops, led by General Buhari gave chase to the fleeing Chadian soldiers. To the General, flushing out the invaders was not enough, he was determined to make a bold statement to the Chadians and teach them a bitter lesson.

Nigerian troops crossed the border into Chadian territory and continued its pursuit. Orders from Nigeria’s President to halt his advance fell on deaf ears. Nigerian troops continued its advance until they were 50 kilometres from the N’Djamena, the Chadian Capital. Facing possible court marshal General Buhari stoped the advance and withdrew his forces.

General Buhari was immediately summoned by the President for disobeying a direct order from the President to stop his advance. In his defence the General claimed in the heat of battle he was unaware he had crossed into Chadian territory.

Source : https://defensenigeria.blog/2017/08/21/forgotten-facts-the-three-day-war-between-nigeria-and-chad/

SalamRushdie:
Stop trying to change history please , under Shagari Nigeria had the biggest airline in Africa and the middle east , we had the most equipped airforce only behind Iran , isreal and Iraq in Africa and the middle east , we had the most sophisticated telecoms switching capability in the whole of Africa , No Nigerian knew what a second hand car was yet you come here to spew the lies Buhari cooked because of his selfish desire to be ever disobedient and greedy ... Under Shagari Nigeria was at it peak as giant of Africa so Buhari had no reason to overthrow them and derail our economy till date

Lloydfolarin:
Nigeria lost direction after that bloody Igbo coup of 1966...

PUSH1:
Gej messed up our military

EmekaBlue:
Chadian army will finish Nigeria army anyday anytime with same weapon power...Just see how they helped wipe boko boys that time NA were running into Cameroon

Whoeppme:
Right from time Our president buhari no dey gree hear word. Stop stop no advance again he no gree hear abeg tell me why BUHARI no go get EAR PROBLEM?

SSBN:
FAMILY.

In the late 1970s, shortly after the civil war and early 1980s, a permanent drought ravaged the entire African Sahel. This led to the deaths of thousands. Thousands more emigrated from one region to another freely despite existing inter state borders. It is in this context of crisis that Nigerian populations begin to occupy certain Cameroonian and Chadian islands arising as a result of the drying up of Lake Chad.

But we must realise that for those living in this area, the lines demarcating both countries by Britannia were arbitrary as far as they were concerned. The inhabitants have coexistenced for generations, and were for the most part family. If the settlers, especially Chadian populations live in peace, sharing their useful land and somehow endorsing Nigerian domination? Can we really speak of fixed boundaries in this doubly unstable region?

Shortly thereafter, successive military administrators of Borno State supported this occupation by establishing its domination over territories that theoretically were in Chadian soil. Curiously, the Nigerian settlement does not seem to be considered foreign.

In 1962 the Lake Chad Basin Commission was established. Iron bars 10 km distant from each other were erected in the Lake to serve as effective border demarcation points. People from both sides lived in relative peace.

The gradual withdrawal of the waters of Lake Chad began changing the situation.

CLIMATE CHANGE.

Since the dawn of the twentieth century, the Lake has been receding :23,500 km in 1962. 19,000 km in 1973. Thus in the mid-1990’s, over 30 villages have been created by more than 11,000 Nigerians in the Chadian of Lake Chad. The contentious Darak, located 35km east of the border with Nigeria was originally occupied by Nigeria fisherman who followed the withdrawal of the waters of the lake in the late 1980’s.

PROVOCATION.


image nigeriannation.com
On 18 April 1983, in a well planned and rehearsed operation, three thousand Chadian soldiers under the command of Idris Derby invaded and seized 19 Islands in the Lake Chad axis in Borno State. Twenty four hours later six villages in Borno State fell to Chadian troops.

Stunned by this daring unprovoked attack, Nigeria’s President Alhaji Shehu Shagari orders the Commander of the Nigerian Army 3rd Army Division General Muhammadu Buhari to flush out the invaders.



General Buhari, in his capacity as General Officer Comnanding (GOC) augmented his forces with the Nigerian Army 21st Amoured Brigade in Maiduguri.

A skilled military tactician General Buhari resisted the temptation to use Nigeria’s overwhelming superiority in amoury and man power to charge headlong . He knew the Chadians were highly skilled fighters who use their excellent mobility to their advantage. Instead he ordered the Nigerian Army Scout Regiment to recconnitor Chadian military positions.

The Nigerian Army Scout Regiment is the reconnaissance arm of the infantry. Their job is to obtain and disperse viral combat and battlefield information on the enemy under any conditions.

An Army Scout assigned to the 301 Field Artillery Regiment scans the horizon for artillery targets in the vast featureless plains of the Sambisa Forest.
Reports from Scouts confirmed the Generals suspicion. Expecting a massive retaliatory attack spearheaded by tanks, the occupying Chadian troops had prepared anti series of tank obstacles on the likely approaches by digging 10 ft trenches around fortified positions. The plan was to lure Nigerian tanks towards the myriad of concealed trenches, making it impossible to navigate. Once trapped the tanks would then be engaged by concealed troops with anti-tank weapons and RPG’s at close range.

SHOCK AND AWE.

With the Intel gathered by scouts the GOC began preparation for a punitive attack. Taking advantage of the night Nigerian troops quitely moved into flanking positions.
At day break, the Nigerian Army, under the able Commander General Muhammadu Buhari launched a massive operation to dislodge the invading Chadian forces. 4,000 soldiers besieged Chadian forces on three fronts. As Chadian troops came under relentless artillery bombardment from the eastern flank, Nigerian soldiers in the Western axis began their push to link up with the 3rd strike component in the rear, effectively encircling Chadian forces.

As Chadian casualties mounted General Buhari ordered a temporary halt to the advance, to allow Chadian forces an escape route back into Chad via the northern axis.

Stunned and disoriented by the unexpected attack from seemingly everywhere by Nigeria infantry, Chadian soldiers began to abandoned their positions in a disorganized manner and fled the battlefield in droves, leaving their vehicles and equipment behind.

It was at this moment that Nigerian troops, led by General Buhari gave chase to the fleeing Chadian soldiers. To the General, flushing out the invaders was not enough, he was determined to make a bold statement to the Chadians and teach them a bitter lesson.

Nigerian troops crossed the border into Chadian territory and continued its pursuit. Orders from Nigeria’s President to halt his advance fell on deaf ears. Nigerian troops continued its advance until they were 50 kilometres from the N’Djamena, the Chadian Capital. Facing possible court marshal General Buhari stoped the advance and withdrew his forces.

General Buhari was immediately summoned by the President for disobeying a direct order from the President to stop his advance. In his defence the General claimed in the heat of battle he was unaware he had crossed into Chadian territory.

Source : https://defensenigeria.blog/2017/08/21/forgotten-facts-the-three-day-war-between-nigeria-and-chad/

EmekaBlue:
Chadian army will finish Nigeria army anyday anytime with same weapon power...Just see how they helped wipe boko boys that time NA were running into Cameroon

SalamRushdie:
Stop trying to change history please , under Shagari Nigeria had the biggest airline in Africa and the middle east , we had the most equipped airforce only behind Iran , isreal and Iraq in Africa and the middle east , we had the most sophisticated telecoms switching capability in the whole of Africa , No Nigerian knew what a second hand car was yet you come here to spew the lies Buhari cooked because of his selfish desire to be ever disobedient and greedy ... Under Shagari Nigeria was at it peak as giant of Africa so Buhari had no reason to overthrow them and derail our economy till date

Mynd44:
"In his defence the General claimed in the heat of battle he was unaware he had crossed into Chadian territory."



Nigga has a sense of humor.

Emenandez4lyf:
So, Oga dullard geh sense lyk this. Check-up permit is on it's way. Lemme cum and bay going, cheers on his return.

Adminisher:
You are such a dunce. NPN government looted Nigeria badly. The FOREX went down to two months of imports. Nigeria had many decades of un verified foreign loans just because NPN was in power. In fact the word debt started being associated with Nigerians because of NPN. The looters under NPN were mainly Hausa Fulani and Yorubas , the Ibos were doing import / export, smuggling and big time trading so it is sad when I see Ibos defending NPN governments

princy80:
This story is sweet die. Never knew our own bubu could be so useful! In his youth Shaa, they should allow him to resign in peace.

EmekaBlue:
Chadian army will finish Nigeria army anyday anytime with same weapon power...Just see how they helped wipe boko boys that time NA were running into Cameroon

princy80:
This story is sweet die. Never knew our own bubu could be so useful! In his youth Shaa, they should allow him to resign in peace.

nextstep:
You'll note he disobeyed orders on several occasions, going so far as 50km from the Chadian border; then he overthrew his boss in his personal quest for power, instead of campaigning against the perceived excesses. Then he proceeded to plunge the country into a recession, amid a repressive regime that saw nothing wrong in jailing people for their different opinions and flogging civilians for indiscipline.

Not exactly a role model of due process and respect for human dignity

EnkayDezign:
See the Rubbish you're spewing. Boko haram are Chadians, the sooner we realize that the better for us. They never gave up on claiming that territory. Hence their disguise as BH, and with help from their colonial masters France.

We're not fighting a rag tag army of bandits but a proxy war of France and Chad who have their eyes set on the rich mineral deposits of that region. Even ordinary French citizens know about this, and if asked, will promise you that BH will never be defeated.

Limitless72:
Are you a nigerian?
Or biafran?
Or chadian?
Identify yourself!..

tdayof:
LMAO ? Are you typing this from your dream? Chadians military will defeat NA. Dude be realistic.

PUSH1:
Gej messed up our military

EmekaBlue:
YES with same *artillery* those guys are war mafians