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 Politics › Re: Fg’ll Establish New Special Forces To Tackle Terrorism – Jonathan by reedonne: 9:21pm On Sep 15, 2014 |
I dont quite agree with you. I think we need 2 mountain battallion and a battallion specialized in fighting in planned area because I think NA is lacking in this area. I dont think we need this just because of Boko haram but also because we may have a problem or get involve in any war involving mountainous area. But as you said, before we can train any special force we need to be ready to give it the special weapon it need to be able to do its job well. overhypedsteve: Hmm howmany special force unit are we going to have because of boko haram, why don't we just improve on the men we already have, give them the basic gears and superior firepower,(it should be noted that only rebels use AAA guns for infantry purpose, so all those asking us to buy the shilka SPAAG for BH should bow their head in shame)and airsupport.why waste scarce resource on another special force unit, when our soldiers in the front do not yet have the basic kits, like gloves, balaclavas,binoculars, NVG(night vision goggles. And no response plan for immediate air support. What do we need special forces for, do we not have them enough already, have the president provide for the simple need of our frontline boys like a ready medical helicopter team to evacuate injured or dead soldiers, but we keep hearing that the nigerian airforce are taking delivery of VIP helicopters, we should ask ourselves if the transportation of VIP is more important than the life of those dying to protect this nation. The presidents air fleet keep receiving new executive jets, but we do not have one single 4th generation fighter when our country is at war, our airmen are still forced to fly those flying coffins we call Alpha jets. We re backwards in all regards in military procurements, very backward. I think by now our defense budget should reflect the defence budget of a nation at war, but no it is only the food allowance of the president that is reflecting that. There is a big problem oh! Those of you guys who like talking about politics and who are related to some of this politician should please help me beg them to do the needful, arm our boys to the teeth(forget special obrigado force) kit them up till they are fat as pregnant women. And procure at least four AW101 to be given to the army airwing for mediovac uses to rescue the injured in battle. Then after that, come and meet me in my top supersecret underground nuclear bunker, let me give you a shopping list for airsupport aircraft and choppers. If after doing all this boko haram continue, then we go know say shekau na big man pikin. By now Recce planes and drones should be all over the skies of maiduguri, once any unmarked, unrecognized and unknown suspicious convoy is sighted a response aircraft should be scrambled to bomb,blast, remove and eradicate it (you ask me why? What if its a civilian convoy well any civilian convoy still moving around in maiduguri at this time, even with the state of emergency needs to have their head checked?). We cannot at this point in this battle be pretending to be a conservative military, arm our men up till they all look like Rambo.I dont quite agree with you. I think we need 2 mountain battallion and a battallion specialized in fighting in planned area because I think NA is lacking in this area. I dont think we need this just because of Boko haram but also because we may have a problem or get involve in any war involving mountaineous area. But as you said, before we can train any special force we need to be ready to give it the special weapon it need to be able to do its job well. |
| Politics › Re: Top 10 Attack Helicopters In The World by reedonne: 8:46pm On Sep 13, 2014 |
zeemahn: what about seeing through a camera |
| Politics › Re: Top 10 Attack Helicopters In The World by reedonne: 8:44pm On Sep 13, 2014 |
zeemahn: what about seeing through a cameraTheir is a picture of Nigeria owned Mi 35M Hind E on http://beegeagle. |
| Politics › Re: Top 10 Attack Helicopters In The World by reedonne: 12:22pm On Sep 13, 2014 |
mainheart: among them which one did Nigeria govt buyNigeria already have some MI 24 helicopter (No 9) and we are still buying them. |
| Politics › Re: High Rate Of Unemployment Plagues Nigeria, What Should Be Done Or Change? by reedonne: 10:22am On Sep 11, 2014 |
kilokeys: if i talk say i no dey vex... na lie.Do you think a dedicated goverment can provide employment to all of us?. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Godfatherism : A Blessing And A Curse. by reedonne: 8:28pm On Sep 08, 2014 |
Nice article |
| Politics › Re: State Of The Nation. Post Ur Complaints About Nigeria Here by reedonne: 8:05pm On Sep 06, 2014 |
Henry120: Anybody who calls the nigerian military incompetent should pick up a rifle and head to sambisa. After all, the army is recruiting.I am not trying to criticize the army, I am talking of incompetence as one of Nigeria major problem. You also agree with me on the issue of poor planning which can also be count as incompetence on the part of our military planner. Also from many comments in beeg blog, our military have been making many mistake in procurement, isnt this part of incompetence Also the Military PR department havent been able to convince Nigerians about their effort in protecting Nigeria, isnt this incompetence (or what is the job of the PR department if not this)?. |
| Politics › Re: Is Nigeria A Failed State? by reedonne: 5:01pm On Sep 06, 2014 |
A state cannot be said to be failed unless the state does no longer have sovereignty. Nigeria have a goverment with many law enforcement agency to enforce this laws, therefore Nigeria cannot be call a failed state 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: State Of The Nation. Post Ur Complaints About Nigeria Here by reedonne: 2:03pm On Sep 06, 2014 |
overhypedsteve: incompetence and corruption at what level, please gives us a clear case example,Incompetence is when Nigeria army keep losing territory to a less armed army due to wrong tactic. Corruption is when military leader steal money meant for weapon procurement |
| Politics › Re: State Of The Nation. Post Ur Complaints About Nigeria Here by reedonne: 9:22pm On Sep 05, 2014 |
MAIN Lack of national unity and patroism. Others 1) Incompetent 2) Corruption 3) Others |
| Education › Re: 2014/2015 Federal Polytechnic, Ede Admission Process by reedonne: 3:05pm On Sep 05, 2014 |
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| Politics › Re: Vigilantes, Retired Soldiers Vow To Confront Boko Haram by reedonne: 11:15am On Sep 05, 2014 |
victorels: are you serious. Were are they training them so that I may go there.I am talking of MEND, OPC, BZM etc. |
| Politics › Re: Amnesty International To Release Report Chronicling Use Of Torture In Nigeria . by reedonne: 7:45am On Sep 05, 2014 |
We dont need it. |
| Politics › Re: Vigilantes, Retired Soldiers Vow To Confront Boko Haram by reedonne: 8:29pm On Sep 04, 2014 |
lekkie073: the government can support them morally but they must not venture arming the civilian-jtf o. it would lead to something else...The SW,ND and SE have trained people who can easily be armed in times of war(and there is also the money to do it), but there havent be any clash between any of these group. Why cant we allow state to own state guard as it is in the US. When an organization is being controlled by a goverment, it tends to be diplomatic in its action but an organization like cjtf, opc, massob, MEND etc that doesnt have a clear leadership and isnt under any goverment is much more dangerous. I think we should instead allow state to have their own state guard and police. 18 Likes 2 Shares |
| Politics › Re: Non-active Ministers Nigerians Can Not Continue With?? by reedonne: 6:44pm On Sep 02, 2014 |
LABARAN MAJI - 1)For not giving MR president what is happening in the country 2)For not properly informing the people about the goverment. |
| Politics › Re: How The Us Plans To Dismember Nigeria By 2015 by reedonne: 3:52pm On Aug 31, 2014 |
quid: Thanks. I wonder how this can be preventedThrough sharing of power (parliamentary or semi-parliamentary) Through ethnic self governance (federalism structured among ethnic groups). |
| Politics › Re: Common Phrases Nigerian Politicians Use by reedonne: 11:40am On Aug 30, 2014 |
DWINDLING OIL REVENUE 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: No Delegative Senate = No Federalism. by reedonne(op): 11:22am On Aug 29, 2014 |
eunisam: so how does that concern me?Meaning? |
| Politics › No Delegative Senate = No Federalism. by reedonne(op): 10:29am On Aug 29, 2014 |
What is function of the senate The main function of senate is to represent the intrest of the state goverment (and not the people) in a federal system. This is why we have 3 senate from every state regardless of population What is appointed senate. Appointed senate is a senate system used in most federal countries like germany. In an appointive senate system the parliament of each state will appoint their senate instead of the people and can dismiss them anytime if they believe they act against the state goverment intrest. If the role of senate is to protect the intrest of the state goverment, why should people vote for it instead of the state goverment. How will appointive senate system help us An appointive senate system will make the house of senate to be accountable to the state and they wont allow any bill that will reduce the power of the states. It will also give the states power to make deal with the fg over some issue. Eg the state can say that they wont pass any bill unless the house of rep accept state police. |
| Politics › Re: Australian Negotiator: Politicians Funding Boko Haram by reedonne: 9:42am On Aug 29, 2014 |
egift: "PDP owns Boko Haram" - Gen AzaziOpposition politicians are funding Boko haram - Australlia negotiator. |
| Politics › Re: Full Report Of The Australian Who Negotiated For Chibok Girls Release Speaks Abo by reedonne: 9:39am On Aug 29, 2014 |
coldsummer: Who cooked this sauce? No name?Why not check this link, it belong to radio australlia "http://m.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-08-27/australian-stephen-davis-risked-life-in-attempt-to-rescue-kidnapped-nigerian-girls/1361562" |
| Politics › Re: Opposition Members Among Boko Haram Sponsor - Australlia Negotiator by reedonne(op): 9:37am On Aug 29, 2014 |
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| Politics › Re: The North's Desperation To Link Boko Haram To Igbos by reedonne: 8:46pm On Aug 28, 2014 |
vedaxcool: I didn't know the Australlian that made the allegation comes from the North. The last time I checked an allegation against a general who happen to be from the east does not mean an allegation against an entire people!I have searched the website of Arise tv, there is no allegation about that. But australia state owned radio accuse opposition leader of sponsoring boko haram. http://m.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-08-27/ australian-stephen-davis-risked-life-in-attempt-to-rescue- kidnapped-nigerian-girls/1361562 https://www.nairaland.com/1877589/opposition-members-among-boko-haram |
| Politics › Re: Opposition Members Among Boko Haram Sponsor - Australlia Negotiator by reedonne(op): 5:10pm On Aug 28, 2014 |
.Atrocities going unreported[b] Dr Davis said initially journalists from around the world including CNN, the ABC and the BBC flooded into the country, but they concluded it was far too dangerous to send any crews into the north-east of the country. He said since then, the violence in north-east Nigeria and the threat of foreign journalists being kidnapped and beheaded meant there had been limited coverage of the crimes being committed by Boko Haram.[b]"Boko Haram used to telephone Nigerian journalists and give them a story, but that doesn't happen anymore," he said. "They go straight to social media. They post their own material and they've learnt to become very savvy on social media and use it as an instrument to terrorise." Dr Davis said he had realised the only way to stop the kidnappings was to stop the sponsors of Boko Haram. While Al Qaeda was involved in training Boko Haram recruits, Dr Davis said one of their major sources of funding - aside from raiding banks - was Nigerian politicians. "That makes it easier in some ways as they can be arrested, but of course the onus of proof is high and many are in opposition, so if the president moves against them, he would be accused of trying to rig the elections due early next year," he said. "So I think this will run through to the election unabated. "These politicians think that if they win power they can turn these terrorists off, but this has mutated. "It's no longer a case of Muslims purifying by killing off Christians. They are just killing indiscriminately, beheading, disembowelling people - men, women and children and whole villages. "I would say it's almost beyond the control of the political sponsors now. "Terror groups are linking up in Somalia, southern Sudan, Egypt and we have fairly strong evidence they are talking with ISIS members. "They will link up with ISIS and Al Shabaab and I think that what we are seeing in that region is the new homeland of radical Islam in the world." |
| Politics › Re: Opposition Members Among Boko Haram Sponsor - Australlia Negotiator by reedonne(op): 5:09pm On Aug 28, 2014 |
Release agreed as 'goodwill' gesture Following media reports that nobody knew where the girls were, he decided to reach out to his contacts. "I made a few phone calls to the Boko Haram commanders and they confirmed they were in possession of the girls," he said. "They told me they'd be prepared to release some as a goodwill gesture towards a peace deal with the government, so I went to Nigeria on the basis of being able to secure their release." Arriving in Nigeria, Dr Davis quickly set up talks with commanders and he believed he had brokered a deal. Fearing being arrested, the Boko Haram commanders - holding the girls across the border in Cameroon - had a list of conditions. They wanted the military stood down and promised to drop the girls in a village before phoning to give their exact location. Dr Davis said they lived up to their promise, but in a country ravaged by war and corruption, the rescue was sabotaged. "The girls were there, 60 girls, there were 20 vehicles with girls," he said. "We travelled for four-and-a-half hours to reach them, but 15 minutes before we arrived they were kidnapped again by another group who wanted to cash in on a reward. "The police had offered a reward of several million Naira just 24 hours before we went to pick them up. "I understand, from the Boko Haram commanders I spoke to, the girls eventually ended up back with them. "I don't know what happened to the group that took them but I suspect it wasn't good." Release agreed as 'goodwill' gesture Following media reports that nobody knew where the girls were, he decided to reach out to his contacts. "I made a few phone calls to the Boko Haram commanders and they confirmed they were in possession of the girls," he said. "They told me they'd be prepared to release some as a goodwill gesture towards a peace deal with the government, so I went to Nigeria on the basis of being able to secure their release." Arriving in Nigeria, Dr Davis quickly set up talks with commanders and he believed he had brokered a deal. Fearing being arrested, the Boko Haram commanders - holding the girls across the border in Cameroon - had a list of conditions. They wanted the military stood down and promised to drop the girls in a village before phoning to give their exact location. Dr Davis said they lived up to their promise, but in a country ravaged by war and corruption, the rescue was sabotaged. "The girls were there, 60 girls, there were 20 vehicles with girls," he said. "We travelled for four-and-a-half hours to reach them, but 15 minutes before we arrived they were kidnapped again by another group who wanted to cash in on a reward. "The police had offered a reward of several million Naira just 24 hours before we went to pick them up. "I understand, from the Boko Haram commanders I spoke to, the girls eventually ended up back with them. "I don't know what happened to the group that took them but I suspect it wasn't good." Four girls escaped by heading west Dr Davis said a young man kidnapped by Boko Haram and used as a driver later helped a handful of girls escape. One kidnapped girl, who managed to avoid having her mobile phone confiscated by turning it off and hiding it in her bra, managed to call her family while hiding in bushes, but had no idea where she was or which direction she should be heading. After being told to walk west by following the sunset each evening the four girls managed to cross the border from Cameroon and into Nigeria before being reunited with their families. So far they are the only girls to have escaped from a Boko Haram camp. When Dr Davis later tried to contact, via text, the young man who helped them, he received a sobering reply. "The person you are trying to contact has gone on a journey from which there is no return," the reply read. "He was an infidel." Dr Davis said the longer he stayed in Nigeria the more it dawned on him the kidnappings would not end. "It became very clear that if I was able to get 50 girls released then another group would kidnap 70 or 80 more," he said. "So by freeing 50 you were consigning 70 or 80 more to the same fate." |
| Politics › Opposition Members Among Boko Haram Sponsor - Australlia Negotiator by reedonne(op): 5:05pm On Aug 28, 2014 |
http://m.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-08-27/australian-stephen-davis-risked-life-in-attempt-to-rescue-kidnapped-nigerian-girls/1361562 [b]A Perth-based international adviser has survived months of extreme danger to try to rescue more than 270 schoolgirls kidnapped by terrorist group Boko Haram in Nigeria.[b] Stephen Davis, 63, has returned from a four-month sojourn with rare footage of the intense fighting in Nigeria's north- east, as Boko Haram stepped up efforts to establish an Islamic state. Dr Davis, who has a PhD in political geography, has worked as an adviser to the past two presidents of Nigeria. He established extensive contacts with tribes and terrorist groups in Africa, including three small cells of Al Qaeda, while working as a trouble-shooter for oil and gas company Shell in the Niger delta. When news broke in April about the girls' kidnapping from a school in the village of Chibok, near the Cameroon border, Dr Davis, who had recently moved to Perth from London, decided he could not sit on his hands. During the journey his life was threatened more than once, but his Australian passport saved him. "When confronted by groups with an AK-47 in my face they'd say, 'you are American, we have to kill you'," Dr Davis said. "When you say, no I'm not American, they think you are British, and say you will still die, but when I said I'm Australian, they said that's all right. "I have no idea why but it's certainly been helpful." The devout Christian managed to smuggle out of the country footage of a handful of schoolgirls who escaped from Boko Haram. They detail the atrocities they endured, including being raped almost on a daily basis. |
| Politics › Re: How Can The President Solve The Problems Of Nigerian Youths? by reedonne: 8:27am On Aug 27, 2014 |
There are too sector that can employ many people, they are agriculture and manufacturing. 1)Agriculture: many people have already talked about this. 2) Manufacturing sector a) Developing capacity: He should build 36 colleage for training high school graduate on manufacturing of technological appliances. (They can use foreign teachers if they want) b) At the end of the four year course, the student should go to goverment company(run by these colleages) to work(manufacturing job) for the goverment for a year. c)During their NYSE, they should be send to labouratories for research (to develop national technological capacity) d)At the end of their NYSE, each of them should be given twice the total amount of money each of them made during their working and NYSE period(they shouldnt be able to access it). e) The students should be ask to form groups with each group having atleast 50 students. g)Each group should be ask to forward a list of needed equipment to do their job. h)The school should buy it for them from the money belonging to group members. Their should be an organization that will help them establish their industry and give each of them a share equal to his share of the money use in building the industry. After about 5 years the organization should encourage merging of these industries. In this way, we will be creating employment, local industries and at the sametime creating new group of millionaire from the youth 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: How Can The President Solve The Problems Of Nigerian Youths? by reedonne: 7:53am On Aug 27, 2014 |
eunisam: simply pay the youths monthly alawi as starting point.50kMore than 80% of our youth will apply and in a country with about 80m youth, we will be spending atleast n3tr per month on this kind of welfare package and our total yearly budget is n4.7tr |
| Politics › Re: What Does Phcn Do With Monthly Payments?!! by reedonne: 4:09pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
Fxwarrior: All the monthly bill PHCN collect without giving electricity.What do they do with it.In my area, they charge N9000 +. I need to know where they channel this money to without improvement in services!Do you have meter? |
| Politics › Re: Beautiful Nubia Message To African Leaders by reedonne: 2:58pm On Aug 24, 2014 |
oduastates: Well said.So they have realised this since 50 years ago but they continue to beg. |
| Politics › Re: Breaking: Doctor's Strike Is Over by reedonne: 12:00am On Aug 24, 2014 |
tit: Na lie.Just as ASUU lecturers were sacked last year? |
