SamuelAnyawu:
On my way to go and cool off today in Maiduguri as usual for weekends we encountered BH today on Monguno-Maiduguri road and we had to return back. I heard they are still there for over an hour now, i really hope the military authorities can take action immediately.

Xbee007:

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/insurgents-ambush-troops-kill-8-and-others-missing.html

blacKDalia:


3 military vehicles and just one was able to escape? Na wa o.

AskiaHarem:

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bidex111:



Until we make MRAP's our standard means of primary transport our troops would not survive such ambush.
Come to think of it; 3 light skinned hilux vehicles been ambushed and out numbered.
With proper protection our troops could fight there way out through such ambush, until then this type of event will continue to happen.

Xbee007:

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/insurgents-ambush-troops-kill-8-and-others-missing.html

SamuelAnyawu:



Yeaaa although they burnt two tata lorries and a gun truck, not three gun trucks as mentioned.


I just crossed there now on my way to cool off in Maiduguri as usual for the weekend

ugo4u:

I've said it time without number using Hilux to convey troops is suicide mission, the thing there is the leadership of the military don't rate the lives of the men under their command or do you think any of them will move even within a military base without an armoured vehicle?
If we can't get MRAps at least we should go for second hand vehicles (Humvees) from the US, this is a cheaper alternative and also have a reasonable amount of protection.
The vehicles ceased by customs last week is an example of what I'm talking about. We could get this things off the shelf, even the Americans may even dash us sef if we play our politics right they no longer use those Humvees used during the Iraq war.
To be honest we're not really serious to fight terrorism because this is a very profitable business for some people within the corridors of power.

bidex111:



Dude you're still on your way to cool off..... please just go back home on time. What about your colleague that where kidnapped ? Gods protection.

In Maiduguri already. Some of my friends even travelled yesterday immediately the road was cleared off after the ambush. As regards to my colleagues in captivity sincerely it already looks like a forgotten issue now.

I pray they refurn safely someday

giles14:
second hand humvees would not solve the ambush problems. We need proper MRAP and IFV.
Enough with handouts

ugo4u:

I know, I was painting a worst case scenario, even a fourth hand humvees is 10 times safer than a brand new Hilux, or Innosons pickup.

SamuelAnyawu:
The Military plying Maiduguri-Monguno really needs to up their game sincerely. Since 2016 till December 2018 that road hardly encounter any Ambush by ISWAP guys and this has made the military in that axis to be quite relaxed.

Three weeks ago on that route i saw a miltary hilux gunner enjoying his coke while plying the route. Let me use an example of Maiduguri-Damboa road you can never see a military hilux gunner even blink his eyes on this route. At times if they get to some areas that has high bushes and abandoned buildings they start firing immediately.

I think the military needs to do something about the Gajiram to Monguno road with high bushes and deserted villages. If they don't take necessary actions lots of Military personnel will lose their lives especially at that Gasarawa, Ali Gambari, Bulari areas on Monguno- Maid road.

May God continue to keep us all safe

nemesis8u:


Why don't they blow up the abandoned buildings into dust and set fire to the high bushes to clear them. Beats me, should be the first thing to do after clearing a route.

blacKDalia:



I will want you to know that not all humvees are armoured. The soldiers in Iraq even complained and they had to improvise by adding sheet metal to some of the vehicles.

ugo4u:

Yes, but at least they have cover all over compared to Hilux that is opened at the back.

SamuelAnyawu:


It's raining season the bushes can't lit up unless they are cleared off. I think especially the abandoned buildings on the road needs to be pulled down, but i don't know if the government has legal rights to bulldoze the homes of citizens who ran away because of the insurgency

Odunayaw:
Cover that shields only from sun.

The average Humvee has no form of Armor and can only provide safety from sunshine

Fynline:
NAF airlifts relief to Zimbabwe and Mozambique

EVarn:
Waste of national resources if you ask me. South Africa should be saddled with managing such crisis in it's region. Our people need these relief materials more in the North East.

And worst of it, these gestures are not properly leveraged or politically motivated, we just dash out stuffs like father chrismas to countries of absolutely no political value to us.

PS: Are these recent?

giles14:
second hand humvees would not solve the ambush problems. We need proper MRAP and IFV.
Enough with handouts

SamuelAnyawu:


In Maiduguri already. Some of my friends even travelled yesterday immediately the road was cleared off after the ambush. As regards to my colleagues in captivity sincerely it already looks like a forgotten issue now.

I pray they refurn safely someday

bidex111:



AMEN !

Fynline:
NAF airlifts relief to Zimbabwe and Mozambique

Ignore what guy? For saying the truth? You hate to hear the truth....omo for real this time I tire for this site abeg
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SamuelAnyawu:
On my way to go and cool off today in Maiduguri as usual for weekends we encountered BH today on Monguno-Maiduguri road and we had to return back. I heard they are still there for over an hour now, i really hope the military authorities can take action immediately.

yoged:
the attack video but how does the terrorist got to know the army were passing .https://twitter.com/Weenybop1969/status/1168242281591267328?s=08

Xbee007:

The Nigerian Army had already downplayed the incident on their Twitter handle claiming several terrorists were also killed with many injured.

Seriously, I don't get why NA keeps behaving like some bunch of pathological liars.