₦airaland Forum

ocelot2006: Of course BH drives soft skinned vehicles like the Army. There is just one difference: theirs is armed with HEAVY MACHINE GUNS (50cal) and even AA guns, while ours is armed with simple GPMGs. Now tell me, in a firefight, how do you expect the later to take on the former, ESPECIALLY without your acclaimed "aircover"?

And speaking of aircover, do we even have the necessary assets on ground? Our primary fixed-wing asset for air support is the Alpha jet, but it is basically a LIGHT attack aircraft/trainer. That means it 's payload is limited with 250 lb bombs and rocket pods. No precision munition at all. The Mi-35 attack helos are actually quite effective, but there are few in theatre. Oh, did I mention that there are no heavy or medium lift helicopters to fly in QRF teams to relieve units trapped in remote regions as the later faces a major BH onslaught. Instead, these units in peril (be it regular infantry or special forces), and with limited ammo, have to duke it out with a numerically superior enemy armed with heavier weapons while reinforcement have to drive for hours to rescue these soldiers. And did I mention no air cover?

I've had friends in the Force (Police MOPOL) come home at the end of their rotations and tell horror stories. Of deadly ambushes and needless slaughter of brave men, and no air support, and of a cunning and ruthless enemy armed to the teeth. But most of all, they talk about the low morale. I'll say this again, until we stop burying our heads in the sand and own up to the deficiencies of our military, we'll continue to think that all is well when it isn't. Btw, the NPF ' S elite MOPOL Training School just fell to BH. Where was the aircover?

One more thing, do NOT underestimate BH. Remember the Americans in Afghanistan? They currently face a ragtag Taliban. Tell me, how's the fight going?

Stop making a fool of yourself.
BH rides around in okada.
You make it sound like they roll around in abrams tanks.

chucky234: First grade ignorant.

Why naw?
Ae you not the person that said Nigerian Army soldiers showed you pictures of Boko Haram terrorists cruising around Gwazo in toyota pickups?
I was just expressing gratitude to Allah that the soldiers did not get shot while focusing their smart phones to capture the wonderful sight.
Why are you cursing me again?
Ora oooo!

1) The Ivorian Army could not stop the northern rebels.
2) The Malian army could not stop the Islamists
3) The CAR Army could not stop the Seleka rebels
It took civilian - the antibalaka - to rout these Islamists

4) The NA in its present deployment cannot stop Boko Haram.
If you do not remove saboteurs and cowards from its midst,
the NA will collapse, then from its ashes, people who value their fatherland will answer the call.

To avoid this scenario, weed out those not willing to send boko haram to al jarnah.
If not, we shall continue to hear stories of lack of coordination, outflanking of units, unexpected withdrawals, lack of ammunition, etc.

chucky234: Soldiers are not well equipped, Boko Haram flex freely with AK- 103 automatic rifles which is a lighter,modern and powerful assualt rifles while the soldiers are given accient and heavier AK-47 rifles with limited amunition.
I just returned from Shadawanka Barracks in Bauchi where I had the opportunity to interract with some of the soldiers who came in from Damaturu for the burial ceremony of my dad and other fallen soldiers, Boko Haram also cruise around in amoured Hilux patro vehicles and I was shown pics taken to buttress their claims.

Nice the soldiers had all the time to take pictures of BH cruising around without getting shot. They must be doing something right.

onatisi: but reports has it that they bh successfully repelled the nigeria army when they tried to retake the town .

How do you reconcile the police running a training college in Gwoza and at the same time, Gwoza is said to be over-run by BH?

yarnings: . I agree with on your first point.but believe you u my lovely PDP will gladly hand over senatorial ticket,gubernatorial tiicket to him if he demand for it.if ribadu can be wooed back to be the PDP with ready made gubernatorial PDP ticket.you will agree with me that ribadu can't pull tambuwal crowd anyday anytime,and for the speakership it was not PDp that made him th speaker,I rest my case

Tambuwal will get nothing from pdp.
PDP has Ribadu just where they want him.
In the palms of their hand.
And with him they tar all of APC as opportunists, who like Tinubu, have a price, like cheap prostitutes.

Abatemtem: I knew dis thread will pop up to oppose Barcanista's earlier thread

Evil prospers if good men do nothing.

lakpalakpa: https://dvsl3w2q45hb8.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/tinubus-victory.jpg

Justice Salami things.
It would take Nigerian judiciary 50 years to recover from the damage the man and his cronies have wrought on Nigeria.

LMAyedun: Atiku Abubakar

Atiku try for corruption sha
but Tinubu is the #MostKworruptManInNigeria
Tinubu = Mr.Kworuption

Zakzaky,
we are still waiting for you to condemn all the killings by ISIS.

Why were some people promoted from commissioner straight to DIG?

yarnings: Tambuwal must really be feeling like a DON toward. 2015,only him with four options,which include going for the presidency,senate,sokoto governor or better still defecting to APC......he better make a wise decision so as not to end up like na'abba...

1) He cant win pdp presidential primaries
2) he cant win pdp senatorial primaries
3) he cant win pdp gubernatorial primaries
4) he can defect to apc
**** 1) he will lose speakership
**** 2) he cant win apc presidential primaries
**** ...
**** 6) he becomes a has-been

I never knew there was any security presence in Gwoza.

Amechi!
He built the 20th wonder of the world!
The hanging monorail of Port Harcourt.
People come from all over the world to see that white elephant
and depart snapping their fingers and shaking their heads in wonder.

Fashola is a disgrace.

If any Lagosian is still fooled by his fototricks,
the person deserves to be tinubu's slave.

this commissioner mus be a drunker.
why cant he mention the completion date for the karibi whyte hospital?
doesnt the project have an end date?

Not everybody uses hijab or Rev sister head-dress.
Deal with it.
Omoni is real classy.

IYANGBALI: Things fall apart,the federal govt cannot hold

Things fall apart, Glover's Hausas cannot hold.

Where is Zakari Biu?

hushmail: he will definitely make a better candidate than buhari n atiku

bt lack of funds will cost him d presidency

what of the money he is holding for farok Lawan?

Tunjasko: Hw I wish APC can just gve Tambuwal deir presidential ticket.....he would surely defeat d clueless Jona

Who is warming up to take over the speakership?

omenka: Oga it is only state agents / constituted authorities or "rebels" that are being taken to the ICC to answer to crimes against humanity. Have you ever heard of a "terrorist" group with no "state control" being charged with such crimes?? For such people, when you are caught, you have your day in the local courts and they deal with you appropriately or they simply kill you before your case could even be heard. Imagine saying you want to charge al Qaeda or the Taliban for war crimes, where are you gonna find them

Oga Colonel,
We are saying the same thing.
Shekau and Kabiru are likely to be tried in a Sharia court in Borno.
If President Jonathan does not give them amnesty.

For Nigerian Army, it is hard to catch any of them.
Even when they no cover face, they say it is unknown soldier that did the crime.
Now that Minimah has bought mask for them, you can never catch any of them lai-lai.

naijaking1: Yes, my dear I started crying too.
Seeing how NA lined up innocent citizens in Asaba, and shot them at close range. And the culprits went on to become heads of state, and men in charge of our dear nation.

Asaba was war!

Ritual things.

Sai Goodluck!
He is sure of 15 million votes from the South West!

So it is Nigerian Army that will be charged?
It looks like you are too young to know of the story of "unknown soldier".

The story was sweeter when Mohammadu wanted to charge Ikejirika to De Hague.

cronsberg: And do you know the scary thing about this whole thing? Nigeria doesn't have "meters" installed on the crude oil drilling platforms How in the world do you then know the number of barrels you produce in a day? For all we know, this country could be pumping out 5 million barrels every single day. The ribadu committee setup to investigate the fuel subsidy saga pointed the meter thing out, and recommended the immediate purchase and installation of such meters, but it landed on deaf ears, and now, the same ribadu is partying with them. What a hopeless situation. what a hopeless country. Those who want to stay behind and "build/rescue the country" should do so, you are REAL patriots, but for me, am ourra here. Lost hope a long time ago

I still cannot believe that Nigeria's oil and gas processes or not metered.
Someone tell me it is not true.
The meter unit is the single most important piece of equipment in the oilfield.

He has just increased his chances of dieing before 2015 elections.

T4taiwo: Some people are gullible and blindfolded about the economic status of this nation,the op was trying to give details explanation about how this nation is been milked daily by the so called cabals. instead of us to take a critically analysis of the points raised, we resorted into name calling and insults...@op u raised a valid points which needs urgent response from those in government,all we needs is a details explanation on how our money is been spent.

I bet you work for government.
75% of Nigeria's money is said to be spent maintaining people like you.
The leftover is what is spent on "infrastructure".
If you are looking for missing money, where would you look?
At the 75% pie or at the 25% pie?

I endorse this guy.

This boy called ibnsultan has never paid tax to nigerian government.