Drchristian:

That's the problem with these coward soldiers all that time, the Bokoharram sects are the ones bringing the war to them.
The Nigerian soldiers has been avoiding the sects otherwise the war would have been won

ChaleeBendel:

You can't really blame the foot soldiers. Their combat vehicles and ammunition were those procured when Shagari (and Jonathan) were presidents.

FarahAideed:
So they had a one hour heads up and yet instead of planning an ambush they waited for the attacking party to arrive

EternalTruths:


What stops you from enlisting to die in Borno.?

Litmus:


If I'd been in Borno, i'd've been commander and I'd never have been outwitted by no ape-brained Bokoharam scum-bag. I'm an individual that trusts no one and always anticipate situations. Problem with Nigerians is that they have beautiful trusting minds,which is often overlooked because of their overblown reputation for criminality. Nigerians are guileless.

Roger3D:
You know nothing about what I'm talking about. What concerns the south south with the bases they sought to establish in the lake tchad area and Niger Republic. Please if you weren't up to speed on international politics some 10 years ago, you can do some research on Google.

FarahAideed:


My friend that Unit had two T72 Main Battle tanks one T12 ,gun trucks and an MRAP they had weapons enough for an ambush

FarahAideed:


That unit had two T72s , 1 T 12 Main Battle tank and MRAP , the Boko haram trucks had DSHK technicals so did so did our troops ..The commander could have done better , in battle that One hour head up he got is a gift

lele007:


Let's not get too excited. advance warning was from the lookout in the watchtower, not some street level intel. that means by the time that warning came, the battalion was already surrounded, the BH advance was already in progress, they just delayed opening fire by an hour, probably to mess up the mind and morale of the troops. If a T-72 does not have reactive armour upgrade, anti-tank RPG can knock it out. At the end of the day if the BH has 500 rounds per man, and the NA has 120 rounds per man, after 30 minutes standoff turns to slaughter, pure and simple. The only saviour would have been minimizing ammo (like civil war Owerri siege) and hunkering until backup/air support arrives.

jmaine:


Interesting. What led to your dismissal? be truthful thanks.

Drchristian:

That's the problem with these coward soldiers all that time, the Bokoharram sects are the ones bringing the war to them.
The Nigerian soldiers has been avoiding the sects otherwise the war would have been won

Litmus:


If I'd been in Borno, i'd've been commander and I'd never have been outwitted by no ape-brained Bokoharam scum-bag. I'm an individual that trusts no one and always anticipate situations. Problem with Nigerians is that they have beautiful trusting minds,which is often overlooked because of their overblown reputation for criminality. Nigerians are guileless.

jaafree:
A place were 100 soldiers died the least we expect is a thousand terrorist dead bodies , but look at the score NA lost 100 men , BH lost less than ten. isn't this flawless . this shows how pathetic our soldiers are when it comes to training, this Ajebo soldier is complaining about "not well equipped" , is it not the same weapons that the NA are running and leaving behind that the BH are using ?, if u have a running mind u will run even if your body is covered with bullet proof from head to toe. but a brave soldiers will fight even without gun, there is knife and there is combat training also. A brave soldier will rather die honourably than to die running away. Please let them know being a soldier is a sacrifice not an enjoying job. " I wonder what some people are doing in Army when they cannot slaughter a common chicken at home "

san316:


It really annoys me when I read about this matale attack.

How can a battalion, commanded by a whole Lt Col, with a population of over four hundred soldiers be overrun by Bh after getting an hour Intel before the attack.

Let's assume they didn't have enough ammo. One hour is enough to plan a resistance strategy and an escape strategy in case they run out of ammunition.

They said they were trapped by the barb wires and trenches around the base. They could have created a secret route before hand so that when they are outgunned, they will have an easy way out.

But what happened, scout came and said "oga, the boys are coming oo" oga replied, "go and tell your men to prepare for battle" and they waited for BHT to bring the war to them while they were on the defensive. After exhausting their ammo, they decided to marte and BHT took advantage and finished them up. even heard bht sent a letter weeks before the attack.

A creative army is not one with the best weapon but one that can make use of minimum resources to achieve maximum impact. Unfortunately, our soldiers were not creative, their superiors in Abuja failed them, the government failed them and they died for nothing.

FarahAideed:
So they had a one hour heads up and yet instead of planning an ambush they waited for the attacking party to arrive

Racoon:

Thanks sir.Diabolically wicked and satanic govt.Karma will continue to deal with them all.Noticed Lai Mohammed have not issued any statement so far even as lies & propaganda machine of the government?

ChaleeBendel:



https://www.thecable.ng/i-pulled-off-this-dirty-uniform-and-fled-soldier-speaks-on-deadly-boko-haram-attack

Ray360:

please can you share a link to the video? or better still share it here. Thank you.

Sirlancelot:
And no one knows how many soldiers this 157 BN dismissed in 2016.The fight have not been won yet they keep busy dismissing soldiers. I am a dismissed personnel from that very battalion. Its unfortunate but I give glory to God.

immhotep:

I have been missing Roger3d for 4 months now

AmazingELixir:


It beats me hollow how the various military formations coordinate their operations, if they got the information about BH approach a full one hour ahead of time why the bleep did they not call air support. Abi their planes no get fuel ni...

Boko haram that was almost decimated now have the audacity to charge at a whole military battalion and overun them.

We are in deep shit mehn....

FarahAideed:


My friend that Unit had two T72 Main Battle tanks one T12 ,gun trucks and an MRAP they had weapons enough for an ambush

FarahAideed:


That unit had two T72s , 1 T 12 Main Battle tank and MRAP , the Boko haram trucks had DSHK technicals so did so did our troops ..The commander could have done better , in battle that One hour head up he got is a gift

showafrica:


Bros you no go understand, ambush needs enough mobile weapons and heavy explosives. Again, remember the soldiers don't have one mind. In a game of football, when everyone is not willing to attack, na losing all through. The commander or the head is responsible. I blame the soldiers for not acting like our olding day soldiers. If na during 60s and 70s by now you will see multiple coups. Bokoram just showing Igbos how to secede.. Nigerian army don't have modern weapons

FarahAideed:
So they had a one hour heads up and yet instead of planning an ambush they waited for the attacking party to arrive

darkelf:


Dude those equipments are effective in be only.

If you watch the second video posted by disgruntled soldiers, they complained of Tanks that could only fire twice and MRAPS that stopped working due to overheating because they were bought in 1983.

I used to think it was entirely the COs fault but that not the case.

FarahAideed:


Those MRAPs where donated to Nigeria in 2014