docadams:
Recruiting mercenaries to fight a war on your own soil is one of the dumbest thing GEJ did as Machiavelli rightly wrote that a "mercenary, having no allegiance, will eventually hold the prince who employs him hostage for increasing amounts of money".

iammo:
In short simple terms, buhari needs to rehire your company to help us fight boko haram?
And the best time to reiterate this point is when Nigeria just lost some of our gallant fighters?.

I hope Us army also called him for a contract hire when they lost 4,424 men in Iraq and 2,372 in Afghanistan .

Its very clear that boko haram has turned into a billion dollars industry with many benefactors(like the arms dealers, meceneries, defense contractors and corrupt government officials) and Nigerians the sole lossers (same losers still politicising it out of sheer ignorance).

One thing is certain about northeast, they have the violence ideology, and no amount of war can change it. They were the same matersina sect of the 80s, they had another one in the 90s and now 2012 till date, this are different Generation with same ideology.

Should we continue paying meceneries for are recurrent problem, since Goodluck paid in dollars few days to 2014 election, Buhari should also pay some days to 2019 elections. When are we going to end such cycle. Who even know if the beneficiary of the war are the ones arming boko haram

Jombom:
Where is your prove to this claim ? Are you Igbo ?

docadams:
Recruiting mercenaries to fight a war on your own soil is one of the dumbest thing GEJ did as Machiavelli rightly wrote that a "mercenary, having no allegiance, will eventually hold the prince who employs him hostage for increasing amounts of money".

Capnd143:
perhaps GEJ best decision as Commander in chief was to engage those South African mercenaries. with their experience, they got the job done, there's no need to stick to pride when your troops are dying on the fronts. Ask anybody today, in the war against Boko Haram, the 72nd Mobile strike force are the most used and most effective. This is a unit trained and armed by Eben Barlow's mercenary units. the routed Boko Haram within weeks to the election, making elections possible in the North East.

The mercenary were the one that introduced the Reva Mraps into the Nigerian army armoury, go to the north east and ask of Reva Mraps!

I believe president buhari believed terminating their contract was best for the country. But sometimes good intentions turn out badly.

Those guys have the tools and the intelligence, the have men getting black Intel on ground, all we have to do is fight this war the smart way.

Outsourcing will mean we let the mercs fight while more Nigerian soldiers get to go home alive and see their wife and kids. That way we spend much less on deployment, and pay mercenaries to do the dirty work. it's a win win for the mercenaries and buhari's administration.

docadams:
Recruiting mercenaries to fight a war on your own soil is one of the dumbest thing GEJ did as Machiavelli rightly wrote that a "mercenary, having no allegiance, will eventually hold the prince who employs him hostage for increasing amounts of money".

Jombom:
Where is your prove to this claim ? Are you Igbo ?

1shortblackboy:
u see the problem with this country? we are talking of a serious issue- the security of the country and the painful loss of our soldiers u are asking if someone is Igbo...…. can u imagine this one. thank God he didn't get in the gutter with u

Boyooosa:

I think those personnel still in contact with that incompetent company should be checked, probed and prosecuted if necessary. Then sue, / sanction that stupewd useless Jonathan company if found wanting...

Stalwert:
In a Facebook post on Sunday, Eeben Barlow, STTEP chairman, said Nigerian soldiers have been reaching out for help [size=18pt]since his company’s services were terminated[/size]


we know why mercenaries should never be hired, they .make money out of other people's tragedy. They are simply pained that they lose their income.

iammo:
In short simple terms, buhari needs to rehire your company to help us fight boko haram?
And the best time to reiterate this point is when Nigeria just lost some of our gallant fighters?.

I hope Us army also called him for a contract hire when they lost 4,424 men in Iraq and 2,372 in Afghanistan .

Its very clear that boko haram has turned into a billion dollars industry with many benefactors(like the arms dealers, meceneries, defense contractors and corrupt government officials) and Nigerians the sole lossers (same losers still politicising it out of sheer ignorance).

One thing is certain about northeast, they have the violence ideology, and no amount of war can change it. They were the same matersina sect of the 80s, they had another one in the 90s and now 2012 till date, this are different Generation with same ideology.

Should we continue paying mercenaries for are recurrent problem, since Goodluck paid in dollars few days to 2014 election, Buhari should also pay some days to 2019 elections. When are we going to end such cycle. Who even know if the beneficiary of the war are the ones arming boko haram

Stalwert:
In a Facebook post on Sunday, Eeben Barlow, STTEP chairman, said Nigerian soldiers have been reaching out for help [size=18pt]since his company’s services were terminated[/size]


we know why mercenaries should never be hired, they .make money out of other people's tragedy. They are simply pained that they lose their income.

bendike:


We have a problem. Boko haram has overwhelmed our army. Now should we continue because of useless national pride to loose ground and the lives of our troops? Our army is simply not capable. We are not talking about beating up civilians in the east. We are talking about boko haram a motivated armed group!
You need professional civilian contractors ie mercenaries that have the experience, that understand guerrilla warfare to fight the terrorist brutally! Of cause their motivation to place their lives in harms way is "dollars" and the love of war.

I wrote the above cation months back. Kindly read and also check out the links.
Shebi apc and zombies including my very own blood brother cried fowl when Jonathan administration hired mercenaries to crush boko haram just before the elections. The newly acquired t72 tanks and other military equipments had just started arriving. They were being crushed! I saw a video where whites flew our mi 35 helicopters leading the charge against boko haram.
Buhari said it was a disgrace for foreigners to lead our armed forces and canceled the contracts. Fools said buhari was a general and will lead the troops. He will direct his generals to move to bornu to lead the fight. I laugh.
Remember the 10m usd in the aircraft heading to south africa to acquire arms and pay civilian military contractors? They said NSA was stealing money.
Now we are back to square one.
There is no way our troops will defeat boko haram because of vested interests.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/11596210/South-African-mercenaries-secret-war-on-Boko-Haram.html

http://saharareporters.com/2017/10/14/‘how-we-fought-boko-haram-ukranian-mercenaries-posing-instructors’-retired-airforce-chief

https://www.icirnigeria.org/how-nigeria-engaged-south-african-mercenaries-to-fight-boko-haram/

Stalwert:


Its that simple, they want to be rehired then why do we have an army

1shortblackboy:
u see the problem with this country? we are talking of a serious issue- the security of the country and the painful loss of our soldiers u are asking if someone is Igbo...…. can u imagine this one. thank God he didn't get in the gutter with u

FarahAideed:


There is nothing wrong in using mercenaries all great civilizations have used them and all world powers still do ..If the Americans with all the Military might and sophistications can be the biggest users of private military combat contractors then who is Nigeria to be feeling big ..

resurgent4oodua:


While I agree that we should not renew the defence contracts with the mercenaries, I take exception to your personalization of our defence problems. Jonathan tried his best while he was in power and we voted him out due to perceived corruption.

If you feel Buhari is loved by most Nigerians, then you are deluded. Millions of Nigerians hate Buhari because of his extremist islamic ideology but we still respect and let him lead this country. If we are going to solve our problems by pointing fingers and looking backwards, we might as well scatter everything as some of you have hijacked our publice discourse with a religious slant. Two can play that game but that will be detrimental to Nigeria's development.

Leave Jonathan alone and face Buhari who's the commander in Chief of the Nigerian armed forces.

Lucid1:



The main aim of this trash was stated below somewhere. They're pained because their contract was terminated. If there were as many as 100 soldiers present in that location, it only proves that the military had massive presence on ground. They just need to step up their game to guard against this type of ambush in the future.

There are soldiers whose primary duty is surveillance to guard ambushes.

RIP to the dead ones.

Capnd143:
First will be polite enough to tell you I am not Igbo, I am from an ethnic minority group. Now as per proof, I am an avid follower of the war against Boko Haram, it's come naturally when you have 3 relatives fighting in the North East. Now, there is this military blog, beegeagle.(Africa largest defense blog) if you check up post related to the 72nd mobile strike force, I am sure you will understand why we needed and still need those mercenaries. There are other African defense blog that explains the roles of those mercenaries in the North, I will be happy to point you in the right direction. thanks

IamD18:
Buhari and the word "Intelligent" don't go together.

So don't expect him to heed to your warning or advice.

Below are the words that can use to make him listen tô you.

-Fullani
-Zombie
-Zoo
-Cow
-Kill
-Bomb
-Butcher
-Shoot
-Loot
-Lifeless and Nnamdi Kanu.

Apart from those words, no other word exist in his dumb skull.

Capnd143:
perhaps GEJ best decision as Commander in chief was to engage those South African mercenaries. with their experience, they got the job done, there's no need to stick to pride when your troops are dying on the fronts. Ask anybody today, in the war against Boko Haram, the 72nd Mobile strike force are the most used and most effective. This is a unit trained and armed by Eben Barlow's mercenary units. the routed Boko Haram within weeks to the election, making elections possible in the North East.

The mercenary were the one that introduced the Reva Mraps into the Nigerian army armoury, go to the north east and ask of Reva Mraps!

I believe president buhari believed terminating their contract was best for the country. But sometimes good intentions turn out badly.

Those guys have the tools and the intelligence, the have men getting black Intel on ground, all we have to do is fight this war the smart way.

Outsourcing will mean we let the mercs fight while more Nigerian soldiers get to go home alive and see their wife and kids. That way we spend much less on deployment, and pay mercenaries to do the dirty work. it's a win win for the mercenaries and buhari's administration.

docadams:
Recruiting mercenaries to fight a war on your own soil is one of the dumbest thing GEJ did as Machiavelli rightly wrote that a "mercenary, having no allegiance, will eventually hold the prince who employs him hostage for increasing amounts of money".

InvertedHammer:
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The Nigerian military chose to be reactionary instead of proactive. The best defense is offense. But they wait to be attacked first and then respond. Cat and mouse? They are mor0ns.

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