Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram in the North East, have shared sad stories of how they are left uncatered for by the Ministry authorities.
In a report published by The Cable, the soldiers recounted how they go to war wearing Bathroom slipper, beg for food from residents of their host communities, sleep in classrooms amongst other sad developments.

Read the story below.

Gandoki, a corporal with the special force unit of the Nigerian army, walks out of a sport betting shop, scans through the ticket in his hands, then nods as his face widens into a smile. The corporal and many other soldiers fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the north-east do not receive their operation allowance regularly. They find means of survival by gambling, using as low as N50 to predict results of games that could—if by chance their predictions hit it right— enrich them with a few thousands of naira.

“For months now, we’ve not been paid our allowance. How would we have survived if not for the small money that we see from this sport betting?” Gandoki asks, smiling his way to a bar close to where his unit is camped. His predictions on matches in European football league have so far won him almost half the amount of allowance owed him by the Nigerian army.

A few bottles of beer and a plate of pepper-soup are enough consolation for this special force soldier who has just a few days left in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, before returning to the frontline, where the fight continues.
SOLDIERS WEAR SLIPPERS TO WAR FRONT
A standard soldiers’ footwear is dark green camouflage shoes but some who are fighting Boko Haram walk into battle with open-toe slippers. Soldiers in the trenches would reveal that being ‘poorly kitted’ in the army is an understatement.

“Kitting of soldiers? You are on your own,” Gandoki jeers. Then, he yells: “We have our special uniforms that we use as special force soldiers. But nowadays, none of us is still that specially kitted.
“Soldiers now use any type of uniform they can afford. We were even once told that part of the money owed us would be used to buy our uniforms. We were also assured of getting camouflage T-shirts, rather, what we were given were Etisalat branded T-shirts. And when the uniforms came, if you get a trouser, you will not get the shirt. If you get camel bag, you will not get knee guard.

“When they bring the uniforms, they share it among themselves at the top. Even in Abuja, you will see officers that did not train with us being kitted with special force uniforms.
“In NAPEX (Nigerian Army Post Exchange), the store where military uniforms are being sold, each goes for about N25,000. But then, how much is an average soldier’s salary? So, that is why we put on anything we have. And we do that even in the war front. Soldiers who don’t have desert boots and can’t buy canvass, wear slippers.”

Many of the soldiers have not been given fragmental jackets (bullet-resistant vests) since they got drafted into the war theatre. In the bushes where the action takes place, the soldiers don’t expect a luxurious living. They simply want the authorities to provide them with camp beds.
“We buy the beds and tents with our money. Some of us went to Mali in 2013 for an operation where we were fully kitted. When we came back, and redeployed to operation Lafiya Dole, they collected the bed and fragmented jackets from us and were sent to the bush in Bama, at the time the insurgency was very hot. It was hell.”


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Very Correct and Truthful
Living witness....But OP no Pics

of course every sane Nigerian citizen is aware of this fact (bar political zombies). To be honest, if I were in any of those soldiers shoes, I'll just abscond into oblivion.... and save my family and friends the stress of hypertension whenever they hear any bad news about our military.

This is terrible

Thunder locate and scatter those who brought Book Haram. Starting with AL Zuhari
No wonder they are mentally drained and you won't pay them their dues.

Buhari clearly doesn't want our military to defeat Bono haram

Even after the billions of naira bugeted for security?!... It is true that this insurgency will not go away very soon cause those benefitting from it financially and otherwise, will continue to make the work of the frontline soldiers difficult, hence giving the insurgents confidence to regroup, recruit and be more brutal! May God help our Soldiers

There's no gainsaying that war is very expensive. The Americans have so far spent more than $2.4 trillion in their Iraq and Afghanistan War since it began. That's an average of $123billion every year. Now compare that to Nigeria's national yearly budget that is an average of $20bn!
But this is not an excuse to treat these soldiers with levity; it's wickedness to put them on warfront with 'empty stomach' and very low morale.

i can bet my 1year salary, that most of them are souther ners. Almajiri cause problem, south has to clean up their mess

Cant dis guys just do us a favour by killing dis wicked ogas n politicians now we are tired of dis complaining na

This country is not worth to die for, because of the evil politicans we have in power.

Buhari borrowed one billion dollars to fight insurgency

but yet senators are paid millions(just to make noise)while these guys who risk their lives so we can leave, suffer...it is not fair

Government boys scout. Is it this type of army that buhari thinks he would intimidate the Igbos with? He's luck that IPOB didn't gain the support of majority of the Easterners else, they would have overrun the entire republic from North to South before UN intervention comes.

Even street cultists sef don do nigeria army.

No wonder some of them behaves badly when they were with civilians...This is not good...that also explains why they were always sad when they see a civilian that can afford the camouflage uniform....

The military are very important in every country and this guys should not be neglected like this. ....

how can you beg for support from whom you're fighting?
don't you know that Buhari is a terrorist and apc is bokoharam?

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