we have business interest in ur country so if we kick em out...u will kick out shoprite and mtn...and ur millionairs we still need em coz they spend a lot on our poverty striken lowlife golddigging hoes. at least we gaining still u are good in small business. ur barber shops and saloons are needed.

Africa
Why Nigeria has not defeated Boko
Haram
By Andrew Walker
Nigeria analyst
14 May 2014
From the section Africa
Exactly a year after Nigerian President
Goodluck Jonathan declared a "state
of emergency" in north-eastern
Nigeria, it seems to have had little
effect in curbing the Islamist
insurgency.
Attacks by the Boko Haram group that
provoked the move included an assault on
a military barracks, detonating a bomb at a
bus station in the northern city of Kano
and the kidnap of a French family,
including four children, which grabbed the
world's attention.
The declaration would bring
"extraordinary measures" to bear against
the insurgents in order to "restore
normalcy" to the region, the president
said.
"The troops have orders to carry out all
necessary actions within the ambit of their
rules of engagement to put an end to the
impunity of insurgents and terrorists,"
President Jonathan said.
Now, after 12 months of state of
emergency powers being in force, in the
past few weeks Boko Haram has attacked
several military bases, bombed a busy bus
terminal in the capital, Abuja - twice - and
launched an audacious kidnapping of
more than 200 schoolgirls from Chibok
which has set the world on edge.
"When they declared it I thought it had to
be tried," says Habeeb Pindiga, editor of
Nigeria's Daily Trust newspaper, "but
honestly it has not succeeded."
In the year leading up to the state of
emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe
state, there were 741 civilian death
reported, according to data collected by
the University of Sussex in the UK.
In the 12 months since the figure of
civilian causalities has more than tripled to
2,265.
Catch-22
Mr Pindiga says the military has not dealt
with big problems it faces.
Because of the military's human rights
record people do not trust them, plus they
lack modern equipment, training and
motivation.
Attacks in the three states have increased
since the emergency rule was brought in
last year
Civilians do not trust the security forces
deployed to the north-east
A UK military officer who has worked
closely with the Nigerians says they are
stuck in a Catch-22 situation.
"The trouble with the Nigerian government
is that they want a big red button, which
you can press and it will fix everything,"
says James Hall, a retired colonel and
former UK military attache to Nigeria.
"I was asked by a senior commander if we
could sell them the machine that can tell if
a car driving down the road contains a
terrorist," he added.
"I tried to tell them that such a machine
doesn't exist, but then they just thought we
were hiding it from them."
The UK is very wary in giving training
assistance, and sales of better equipment
are also problematic, he says.
Who are Boko Haram?
Founded in 2002
Initially focused on opposing Western
education - Boko Haram means
"Western education is forbidden" in the
Hausa language
Launched military operations in 2009 to
create Islamic state
Thousands killed, mostly in north-
eastern Nigeria - also attacked police
and UN headquarters in capital, Abuja
Some three million people affected
Declared terrorist group by US in 2013
Who are Boko Haram?
Profile: Boko Haram leader Abubakar
Shekau
"We have reduced dramatically the types
of training and equipment we're willing to
provide."
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty
International have both criticised the
Nigerian military for their tactics.
Amnesty reported that some 600 people
were killed by the military after an attack
on Maiduguri's Giwa barracks in March.
The sale of lethal weapons to Nigeria is
prohibited by UK law because of such
concerns.
"Without the training, they won't be able
to get the equipment, and we aren't giving
them the training either," Mr Hall said.
Conflict leads to exodus
Although Nigeria's military has enjoyed a
good reputation internationally because of
its involvement in several peacekeeping
missions in Africa, it has not quite escaped
the legacy of its past.
"What they say about former military
regimes is true," Mr Hall said.
"They cripple their militaries so that there
can't be further coups."
The Nigerian military rejects such
criticism.
Speaking to the press on 7 May in Abuja,
Brigadier-General Olajide Laleye told
journalists that the military were doing
what they could to stop the insurgency.
"Prosecuting large-scale counter-
insurgency operations as well as numerous
other operations in aid of civil authority in
virtually every state of the federation has
put pressure on the personnel and
resources of the army," he said.
In a bid to improve morale, he was
announcing soldiers' salaries would be
paid to their families after their death for
longer than currently allowed.
Payments usually stop a regulation three
months after a soldier is killed, it was
reported.
But observers say that there are other
factors at work beyond just military
capacity.
"There's a lack of trust all across the board,
politically," says Ledum Mitee, a former
activist from the oil-rich southern Niger
Delta.
'Playing politics'
He has followed closely the career of
President Jonathan, who is also from the
Niger Delta.
At the moment, the political leadership of
the three states in the north-east are
aligned with the opposition All
Progressive's Congress ( APC).
"People around the president, his closest
allies, all tell him this Boko Haram is
manufactured by the northerners to play
politics," Mr Mitee says.
"This leads him to distance himself from
the whole affair."
Military commanders on the ground also
have to play politics, he said.
Reports last year that Boko Haram's leader
Abubakar Shekau had been killed were
proved wrong when he appeared in videos
It is not clear if President Goodluck
Jonathan (L) is being given the full picture
about the security situation
International teams have arrived to hunt
for the schoolgirls but not to train the
military in counter-terrorism
"If they give the impression it is a very bad
situation, they risk being branded
incompetent, so they give a less bad
picture to their bosses."
Then when crisis erupts no-one is able to
deal with it effectively because it is so
confused, Mr Mitee said.
It is international pressure over the girls
from Chibok that has forced the
government to change.
It has allowed advisers from China, France,
Israel the UK and the US to help its forces.
But their presence is likely to be limited to
assisting the search for the kidnapped girls,
and will not include a general role in
improving the Nigerian military's capacity.
Even if they could, the job would be too
big, Mr Hall thinks.
"It would take years of total engagement,
training group after group to have any
effect," he says.
"And no-one is really prepared to commit

I wont waste my time by reading ur history...nigerian soldiers are unproffesional they scared of BH i saw several videos of em beating innocent boys...il be happy if ur igbo boys can fight BH instead of wanting to buy sa citizenship from low life gals.

y dont the igbo boys fight the BH if u so sure about em fighting xenophobia in sa

xenophobia is history in sa

u patriotic morph ..igboz in SA are degraded to Kwara kwara. no bdy cares coz thy low life...

Al shabaab is present in sa spaza shops in townships ....al quada: pakistanis and thier shops funding ....boko haram: nigerians drug lords in sa commmon thing about them they not scared not shaken even during xenonophobic attacks they are the groups who came back. Cold blooded babaric creaturers even if they attack they wont succeed it is easy to sport them coz they are foreign.

nah some of them are are whites and i would love if sa can help any way jacob will send the troops i wonder y nigeria cant get weapons

I am not scared of BH if they come to sa. it seems AU meeting is gonna be interesting coz what ever AU gonna decide they better come up with a winning solution. if they dnt we will never win any thing on our own. for me this is not about sa soldiers (SANDF) doing it coz nigeria cant it is about african pride coz if africa cannot die for africa then who can respect africa. sandf must join au and die fir those northerners if needs be. thier dearth will never be in vain. but i dnt think they will die

South Africa itself would be
threatened if its soldiers joined
African Union forces in going to war
against Nigerian terror group Boko
Haram, a military expert has warned.
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The AU is mulling plans to deploy its
military intervention force to fight the
Islamic group.
Last week Boko Haram reportedly killed
hundreds of people in raids on the
northeastern Nigerian town of Baga, which
it seized along with a military base used by
a multinational force fighting it. However,
the Nigerian government said the death
toll did not exceed 150.
Military analyst Helmoed Heitman said that
if the AU force were to be deployed, with
South African troops leading it, the threat
of terror attacks closer to home would be
increased.
"Make no mistake, we are not immune to
terrorism. Our borders are completely
porous," said Heitman.
"If we do go and Boko Haram decides to
take us on and bring the fight onto our
streets, we must not be surprised."
Heitman said that if the force's
deployment were before March, when
another of the six countries that have
agreed to provide troops and equipment
for the AU intervention force would take
its turn to shoulder the load, at least 1500
South African airborne, mechanised and
infantry troops would deploy.
"South Africa has committed various
fighting elements, including Rooivalk
attack helicopters, Oryx helicopters,
Gripen and Hawk fighter jets, artillery and
armoured vehicles, all of which would be
needed.
"Boko Haram is a hardened guerrilla
fighting force, using hit-and-run tactics. It
has taken over entire towns and overrun
military bases, and is giving the Nigerian
defence force, by no means a Mickey
Mouse outfit, a run for its money."
Heitman said the continuous resupplying
of the forces would be difficult.
"We simply do not have the airlift
capability. We saw and learned how
important airlift resupply is in the battle
for Bangui."
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it seems nigeria doesnt trust other african states it believes it is a Giant and cannot recieve help from other countries in africa but willing to ask for US for help. my concirn is the life of those notherners that are left exposed to the BH. cant UN act fast here AU is quiet like a baby. #nigerianoonecares even GEJ dismissed the figures 2000 bodies and he says roughly 150 bodies....

THE SOUTH African government will leave
it to the Economic Community of West
African States (Ecowas) to determine its
ability to address the ongoing attacks in
Nigeria at the hands of Boko Haram,
according to the Department of
International Relations and Co-operations.
SA has joined the international community
in a chorus of condemnation over the
latest attacks by the self-proclaimed
Islamist group in northern Nigeria.
The attack that took place in Baga town at
the end of last week is reported to be the
terrorist group’s deadliest attack yet,
claiming as many as 2,000 lives. The
attacks have been condemned by most of
the international community, including SA.
However, Department of International
Relations and Co-operations spokesman
Clayson Monyela told Business Day that it
would be up to the regional economic
group of West Africa Ecowas, to decide if
interventions from other states in other
regions of Africa and internationally were
needed to address the crisis.
"Nigeria is part of Ecowas and we are Sadc
(South African Development Community).
Any action will be decided by Ecowas. As
things stand there has not been a request
for assistance from Nigeria.
"The region to activate any action will have
to be Ecowas, who can forward that to the
African Union, United Nations and possibly
to the UN Security Council," Mr Monyela
said.
No updates of upcoming meetings were
posted on the Ecowas website on Sunday.
Ongoing acts of terror by Boko Haram
have humiliated the army and government
of that country, led by President Goodluck
Jonathan, who will look to be re-elected in
the country’s elections next month.
Last year the group kidnapped more than
200 schoolgirls in Chibok and forced the
hostages to convert to Islam and marry
members of the Islamist movement. The
schoolgirls have yet to be recovered.
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we were cattle herders b4 dutches came we still are today. we never bomb our cities those whites who build this country built it with our own resources. they slowly getin poor while we faster gettin rich. its only 20 years look at us and look at u. watch this space every black sa send his chidren to private school.we investing in the black future. ul see in another 20 years we will host olympics. keep visiting we will keep ur gold digers we want you to clean our townships turning surbabs. we are clever dan u think. those whites u love they will be poor everyday.

fact: Nigerians dnt even hv medical aid cover im a financial adviser i hv to explain it to them every time lol. sa blacks are more in relax mode not enterepreneuirs buying dirty low life gals rejected by their society. stop waistin ur energy on foolish things work hard and build ur stone age country.

lol.this "sa woman love nigeria".thing makes me laugh cause u talkin abou low life gold doggers and desperate illiteraye gals. those gals u sell as prostitutes and drug mules. the ratio of woman in sa is 1:3 sa man canr fall short of woman that is future imposible tense u fucking used up gals low life. coz we hate nigerians so much cant b. lol u are funny and we also date botswana and swazi girls too lol but we cant runn around telling the word dat nonsense. we used to beautiful gals they ours we grew up with em. we cant fall short ahaha

Lol admin u illiterate. it's a healthy competition for Giant of africa nothing wrong now Nigeria is a economic powerhouse officially as from 2014 but in reality it has been way back 2011 but u Nigerians ddnt rebase earlier u shud hv known dat. secondly sa is investing in nigeria investments brings job and financiall markets for ur business man to buy equities (shares) on those companies by buying franchise stores doesnt mean the money comes to sa direct it still cycles arround nigerians who buy shoprite outlets just like in sa black business man own franchises ( shoprite stores) money goes to the owner and pay shoprite holdings sum dividents same there ( nigeria) money is shared to the owner of the franchise ( shoprite) but depend on ur system there but its similar to that . Many nigerians here own business ass well and own nite clubs they make millions as well. we hv to accept that we will never b equal sum ppl will prosper in life sum will make ppl prosper

one gal from Grahamstown was used as drug mule in SA she went to brazil with a friend also frm grahamstown (120 km away frm PE in EC) they were traveling with a Nigerian she was not told dat she was going to smugle drugs to thailand untill she arrived in rio de jenero she was so excited to b taken out by a generous nigerian. next day she was forced to smugl e drugs to thailand and was arrested ob arrival she confessed and was sentenced to 15 years and now serving in foreign prison. no matter what u thing of other ppl they better than u! every time i c a safrican gal with a niger i feel sory for dat poor gal when i first recieved dat email i was working at absa bank and i was very woried its pain u bringing in other lives the parents of dat girl were crying and i was like what kind of ppl are u?

lol cheap woman always attract desperate african foregners. stop fooling ur self nigers u stay in central just behind CBD arear. only poor ppl lv there coz its a dirty place. i liv in blue water bay in port elizabeth we go past there when m goin to work ...passing on on ur lagos barbershop and saloon or fake cheap clothing store. u attract dirty sa girls who ran away from thier homes and unuversity drop out. there are places where nigerians dont go to bcoz of ur attitute. dont fool ur selves. i dnt know any sa guy dat fight for gals who date nigeria or ada kwara kwara there is stigma attached to those gals. no body greets such gal in townships. lol not that it is a gud thing but its quet opposite what u mean. i beg to differ completely here and true we dnt like going out to europe except for shoping in paris and new york. we use our language in every thing even atm have local languages as opposed to igbos using english in music and movies. whites were rich blacks are getting rich every day we study music and acting not just making quick money. like ur noisy autotune music dbanj and davido ...nollywood cheap videos. stop fooling ur selves nigeria

i wish nigeria can b victorious on this batlle.wt BH. im a safrican and wish GEJ can do things right get proper man for the job.gud luck coz we hv business in lagos

Doc doc shebeleza. congrats casper we voted for u so big up. our music was great

Nigeria and sa two different nations, sa more if "we". orientated while nigeria is more I (individualists) nation. we opperate differently and think & behave differently. sa ppl take care of one onother while nigerians is taking care of oneself. film industry no redulations finance not properly redulated. nigerians more of quantity than quality. sa ppl dnt even care about goin to europe but rather we spend money in mauritious. nigerians obsessed with " giant of africa" sa are playing host to all africans. we are the only black nation to drink safe water and go to universty for free and we not interested in europe or staying on other countris Sabc is moving from analogue to digital thats state broadcaster dat we talking about. sa no black rich man owning a private jet. our only black billionair spent half a billion to education in form of bursaries. we are united than u thats y u buy our woman. we dnt even look at urs.

sa man are so hated everywhere lol i dnt know y even white man in sa hate us we dnt hate em we forgave em and left em to the world to c how peacefull we are! and after a black man led in sa 3 world cup were hosted in sa. sa man dont hv time to sell drugz and show of we are not individuLists bt we r WE orrientated we take care of our families and siblings and any child in our community many things that u dnt know and never bothered to find out u know lazy man who drink u dnt know any sa man who work hard to bring clean water and electricity in our community and who built a country for u to sell drugz and show off coz u cnt do it in ur country. we are lazy dats wat u know but we archieved so much in 20 years today i hv electricity and clean water on my tap.how is that possible if im lazy white man left us in a bush anc built from scratch for blacks and yet we lazy

nigerians are the best in taking care of sa bitches and golddiggers. I know nigerians who target weak minded sa woman for citizenship. nigerians are so loving to such an extent i know sa woman who were used as drug mules and in prisons in thailand and brazil. thats how loving Nigerians are to sa woman....

lol i thot we are xenophobic but hey our woman are crazy about u. lol u are known for fraud scams pimps and drug dealers sa man take care of thier families not spwnding money on gold digers. its manority mr not most gals lol we know gals dat date nigeria and ada foreigners as sluts and biches so dnt b fooled take second hand . we pay lobola ans marry dem u buy dem for citizenship. in sa woman are free to any thing we date gals from other tribes in sa without problems in other african states u never get a gal from oda tribe without troubles. sa man are lazy not my friend ma come to p.e in bluewater bay and see xhosa rich man or durban rich zulus its white man are only rich bcoz aparteit left em rich and we started from the botom and now we are here. me i am financial advicer i hv many clients who afford medical cover i dnt know if in nigeria u hv medical cover. there are lazy nigerians in lagos there is hiv in lagos there are ppl who drink. there are no sa man spending money in lagos but ther are who are makin money there (blacksa)

lol u naijers like to show off safrican men dnt need to spend like u do. we are not lazy. we do drink coz we are not worried about bh we party like crazy. we dnt care aboutgoin to europe me especially and dnt wish to go out of ma country. lazzy in what? u are loud mouth if u are dat clever y ur government cant even buy weapons to fight bh but u brag how u take sa woman ...sa men work and take care of their parents, we build them houses or upgrade em and take care of our siblings dats what u dnt know about us. i am paying ma sisters college fees coz ma parents couldnt afford. i dnt know about zuluz but us xhosas we value culure and education. safricans support each oda and take care of our extended families . i cnt just spend money on a gold digger dats ur job naijers and u only get girls dat are desperate ...

I think nigeria will host it, i heard it from sabc news that nigeria might host and i support that because morroco is not helping by not hosting. already investors and tourist are not gonna come to africa now. We are all interdependent what goes wrong in west affectss us all...we must continue with the tournament so that the world can c we not dying. im in SA and not happy bcoz morocow will host club world cup, but refusing afcon

rip senzo i dont know wer does ur sa hate fit in this. it was a robbery gone wrong. but every where ppl get killed even in us u get killed or robbed. its worst in other countries ppl die because of thier religion....there are two types of people good and bad theres no other type.

Guys stop now, tjo

Here in EC There is a talent in those 2 sporting codes cricket and rugby in townships. And now we hv Chippa United in PSL it will be based in PE AND 2day is hosting Kaizer chiefs. Im nt goin to stadium though ma nephew wants to, i hate traffic at stadium.