Angry soldiers from the newly formed 7th Division of the Nigerian
Army in Maiduguri today May 14th revolted against their General Officer
Commanding, Major General
Abubakar Mohammed, shooting sporadically in the Maimalari barracks,
which is also home to the Artillery Corps, the Ordinance, as well as
army signals in Maiduguri,
Sahara Reporters reports
According to two soldiers who spoke with SR, emotions ran high
when they saw the bodies of their colleagues
ambushed and killed by Boko Haram men in Chibok, Borno state. The angry
soldiers immediately started shooting into the air, complaining that
their superior have failed to provide
them with adequate weaponry with which to fight the war against the
better-armed Boko Haram militants.
“We the soldiers don’t have the kind of arms and ammunition that [Boko Haram] fighters have. So everyday, they kill our men anyhow, but it is never published in the media,” said one source. The other source also complained that the commanding officers “are too busy ‘eating’ money. And they do not pay our allowances on time. And once [a soldier dies], nobody knows what happens to his allowances again.”
Nigeria is a useless place, I feel for this soldiers, this people put their lives on the line to ensure we are safe from boko boys, but no reward, if it was america, the soldiers are well respected and loved and taken care of by their government., somethings the people,even offer them free drinks if they go to a bar or free food or free anything
ReplyDeleteI don't blame the soldiers as they do have a point. The government is just stupid and idiotic. People elected you into office and the least they could do is gbagaun, scratch head and be "clueless" yet heartless about everything. Billions are allocated for security yet even the president had to admit that the armoury was archaic! So why in God's name is he the commander in chief of the armed forces? I just tire!
ReplyDeleteSOLDIERS ARE TO BE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND HONOR, THEY GIVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE SECURITY OF THE NATION. WHY IS IT THAT NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT CARE LESS ABOUT OUR SOLDIERS?
ReplyDeleteI HOPE THEY WON'T KILL OR LOCK UP GENERAL MOHAMMED.
IN AMERICA, THEY TREAT SOLDIERS, THEIR FAMILIES WITH VERY HIGH LEVEL OF DIGNITY, HONOR AND RESPECT. THEY ARE FIRST CONSIDERED BEFORE OTHERS.
SOMEBODY IS BUSY EATING THE MONEY THAT SHOULD GO INTO THE NIGERIAN MILITARY...WHERE IS THE MINISTER FOR DEFENSE?
#WhichWayNigeria
Lol Nigerians am sure this soldeirs are just dere doing nothing
ReplyDeleteHow would soldiers engage terrorists when they lack ammunitions and are frustrated? Our government should please do something
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It is so alarming and need I say nauseating how Nigerians attack,abuse and debase their country by way of debasing the highest office of their sovereignty. I just read a post about Mr president being mocked by a London news outlet and a lot of you young ones and even old people found it very amusing and right!some even made comments like *see una president like they aint nigerian,some said they should do mama peace own! Oh my people why do you people revel in SELF HATE! A mom with an Austic child who joins the peers of her child to chide him and make caricature of him shouldn't complain when people treat her wit disdain because she has indirectly invited it! You think that the mockery is for GEJ and not you,you lie!wake up from your illusion because you are Nigerian and cant change that! It hurts me because I do not like the way I get treated like a leper in a foreign land because my country to them is a joke and the worst country in the world!and I ask where did they learn this,the answer oh your people dont even deny it,u know they are very vocal about it.go online and see how they display that fact. Nigerian isn't worse than Northkorea but north koreans get treated better. I have a lot pilled up in me to say but I cant express them in words for I have failed to understand why my people hate themselves so much! I can only say,do not complain when you get disparaged by other countries even your fellow Africans for you invited it. I love my country!I have no other to call my own and I pray that someday my people will learn to love the imperfections of a nation built on falsehood by the same people whom they try to impress with their diatribes on their own motherland
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