Thousands of troops and new battle ready
armored tanks were deployed to the streets of
Maiduguri Borno state capital ahead of President
Goodluck Jonathan campaign visit to the city
today.
BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORK
JAN 24, 2015
Thousands of troops and new battle ready
armored tanks were deployed to the streets of
Maiduguri Borno state capital ahead of President
Goodluck Jonathan campaign visit to the city
today.
Nigerian troops
Thousands of troops were seen from the
Maiduguri airport's Jos road leading to the shut
down of major roads and streets in the city.
Several of the soldiers who appeared well kitted
with brand new rifles were stationed five meters
apart.
The development has made many residents
uneasy as they complain that soldiers have made
it impossible to move around the city making life
more difficult for them.
A journalist, Kolo Dala, told our correspondent
that he suffered a lot before he could reach the
Government House Maiduguri where he was to
meet colleagues because it took him more than
an hour instead of fifteen minutes to get there.
Another resident, Yusuf Usman, said he saw
heavy presence of military and policemen that
looks better kitted and battle-ready which made
him wonder if Mr President could deploy the
troops to fight Boko Haram so as to put an end
to the insurgency that had put Borno state in a
virtual lockdown.

http://saharareporters.com/2015/01/24/thousands-troops-deployed-maiduguri-ahead-pdp-presidential-campaign-rally

Spreading my u know na

I'll be back

Now let the bombers and Presidential convoy stoners come and repeat their madness

If this is true then I will join those who say our President has not done enough to stop bh. Why is he militarizing the place bc he wants to campaign? Again and again bh has defeated our military bc most time they engaged bh there was no re-enforcement. But today that the president is going for campaign he remembered he has more military men to guide the street of Maiduguri and certainly after his campaign they will b withrawn. Mr President do the needful, send more well equiped and motivated men to the field so we can quickly end the menace of bh.

They node fear ?

Fear fear President

I wish GEJ a safe trip to n fro. But still, Sai Buhari!

Soldiers with new rifle, right?
Making people to feel uncomfortable, right?
Now Soldiers can be deployed because the president is coming to campaign. To campaign ooo! Now he needs their vote......This life is wicked.
Before now, dis same people mean nothing to him. So many things would judge dis Man. I wish him safe campaign tho.
SAI BUHARI FOR PRESIDENT 2015.
GOD BLESS NIGERIA
GOD PROTECT OUR NORTHERNERS.
WE LOVE YOU.

Thousands of troops who suppose to be fighting boko haram

Thousands of troops that couldn't be deployed to Sambisa Forest to rescue the Chibok Girls are in Maiduguri now because the President is going there to campaign. I won't be surprised if we later discover that the number of troops deployed to Maiduguri for this Campaign alone outnumbers the crowd that would be in the campaign ground to hear the clueless one speak.

donphilopus:
Thousands of troops that couldn't be deployed to Sambisa Forest to rescue the Chibok Girls are in Maiduguri now because the President is going there to campaign. I won't be surprised if we later discover that the number of troops deployed to Maiduguri for this Campaign alone outnumbers the crowd that would be in the campaign ground to hear the clueless one speak.

yes, president need to protect himself well for your own sake. Stop talking trash

Akon419:
yes, president need to protect himself well for your own sake. Stop talking trash

I guess the people of Chibok, Gwoza, Mubi, Baga, Bama, Damboa, Konduga et al are not worthy of protection!

i'll like to hear his manifesto in Borno....

Some foolish comments above is quite alarming. I guess if a bomb should explode or an attack caried out there some foools will be the first to criticze

THIS CONFIRMS TO ME THE IDEA THAT THE PRESIDENCY HAS NEVER BEEN READY TO FIGHT THE INSURGENCY BUT DINES WITH THEIR SPONSORS.