egbaguy: Imagine as a father,three of ur children were extra judicially killed by soldier. How wud u feel? U will support d soldiers in dir attempt to defeat BH,right? Can the NA ever Learn? If mohd yusuf wasnt kill,wud we av been trying to solve diz BH issue now?

Henry120:

Thanks man.

However, this isn't the one I was referring to. The image had the full rear of the APC in a burnt village.

Henry120:

Black, abeg transfer the BTR and the photo of the soldier clutching a PKM in front of that chinese lorry. There's also a photo taken of the spartan MK3 from the rear you pasted in the past, re-post that too.

AlphaBravoIndia: No Bravery

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
Tears drying on their face.
He has been here.
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
Fathers lost without a trace.
A nation blind to their disgrace,
Since he's been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families' turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel and accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Yes, he has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

From'Back to Bedlam 2005 album'
James Blunt

bendeniceguy: Gen siriusblack, i just read on beageagle's blog that Nigeria has ordered 40 attack and transport helicopters from Russia and the USA and all 40 could be delivered before the end of this year. can you confirm or atleast tell us if there is a buzz in the air around you? BOY if this is true,my wife go get bow-leg by monday morning!!!!!

ObiOkpor: @siriusblack,what if some one entered through recruit and luckily got admission into NDA or any university,how possible is that and what rank will he/she attain?

brownlords: Gen sirusblack and other officers in the house, please i need you to answer this for me.

What is the difference between DSS and Short service, which of them undertake programme in NDA.

Someone that got into NA through DSS, which rank is he likely to get to before retirement.

Thanks.

tit:

what is artillery for?
Do they not have Gen. Shuwa Mohammed's 1 Division civil war playbook?

1) Advance,
2) Receive fire?
3) Hunker down or retreat
4) Call in artillery
5) Advance again

Invading fortified Japanese occupied islands, the US used the guns of their warships to soften the Jap positions.

There is more to the NE campaign than meets the eye.

Is BH embedded in the town and ready to defend it?
Then the NA should be singing for joy!

1) Create a perimeter round the town
2) Drop leaflets in ajami and other local languages asking civilians to leave
3) "clear" the town house by house.

xterra2:
Look its not BH PR, personally they have killed 3 people close to me, and have injured about 5, am aware they did the same to your friends also, we have one thing in common : To see the end of this mofos

But one thing i do NOT like is the constant lies by the Army, try and visit Twitter and see people's reaction no one believes DHQ statement's anymore, remember initially they claimed they freed the Chibok girls, and the soldiers allegations of damaging BRT buses in Lagos was perhaps the last straw, people do NOT believe and have no faith in the Army, which by all indications are beyond incompetent.
Even TY Danjuma said they have an edge, someone of his caliber can't be dishing out words, without facts and reason.
Now of course this is a guerrilla warfare and it is not easy but perhaps what annoys Nigerians is the way the Army goes about it, and the usual PR (lies) , they lie to cover their incompetency, am sure you have doubts about the way the Army is handling this war

Am on your side, but am not blinded, i try and see the incompetency in the Army, and would commend them if there's something to commend, i hope the National Assembly approves the loan ASAP, am aware it is a government to government loan, the money won't be given to the Govt similar way Venezuela uses loan from Russia to buy defense equipment, and frankly if any National Assembly member opposes it on the floor, then they might be BH sponsors, or are benefiting from it
We need to arm up

I look forward to the day you would post images of the operation that led to Shekau's,his commanders, and his foot soldiers capture
P.S God would bless you for your work and keep posting ignore the haters ,

xterra2: According to Sahara Reporters http://saharareporters.com/2014/07/24/nigerian-army-unable-retake-damboa-boko-haram The Incompetent Nigerian Army has been unable to retake Damboa which is unsurprising and expected, this people are beyond incompetent.

Secondly, liked i mentioned, it was said that the Mi 24 (Note: NOT Mi 35) was SHOT DOWN , instead of it crashed like the DHQ Said
Common people, an Air force helicopter crashed during a training mission in a CONFLICT ZONE while people know BH have AA Guns , no one does training over conflict zones especially if the belligerents in the conflict posses the weapon to shoot down your plane /helios

This also confirms my suspicion, BH have the upper edge, the Army has been providing false information am sure most Nigerians don't believes ANY of the PR statements they issue and i think they lie about the casualties they suffer, i think they lower it in the PR statements (lies)

SergeAlain: @Adeyemik

Just to give you examples to show that the answers are not always easy.

The FG is currently battling the opposition to raise $1billion for equipment, and it has been like 'pulling teeth'.
Lets assume the money was secured fully. Split it between the Army, Air force, navy and DSS in a 3:3:3:1 ratio. This would give the Airforce a sum of $300m to spend.

If we even look at air mobility which you talked about, one Super Puma helicopter from France would cost you $15m apiece, and will carry only about 24 troop into battle. So this entire 'Father xmas' money govt is fighting for will only deliver 20 units of helicopter, enough to carry only 500men or so, not up to a battalion.

We neva talk fueling, periodic maintenance of the helicopters etc. In fact if you did a ballot on this site many people would prefer to spend this money on jet fighters and attack helicopters, not troop carriers.

In summary, the matter no easy. Not everything wrong in Nigeria is about GEJ and corruption.

A lot of the issues have to do with us as a people, producing poor quality leaders for the last 60 plus years!!!!!!

adeyemik: @SirusiBlack.

How many months do you've in a tour of the frontline?

srone: This nairaland needs a total overhauling...mechanisms should be put in place to approve comments before it appears on the site...I read some comments on here and I wonder if some people think with their brain or d anus...if you were in Buhari's shoe will you actually stage manage a terrorist attack to sway public opinion in your favour? You think say bomb na banger abi?

egbaguy: if any sensible person still stays in d forest,it means d person deserve to die. Imagine,staying with terrorists.