The All Progressives Congress member representing Sokoto East Senatorial District, Ibrahim Gobir, on Tuesday, has said the Nigerian military was no longer capable of saving his people from bandits.

Gobir stated this on the floor of the Senate while seconding the motion moved by the Deputy Chief Whip, Sabi Abdullahi, on the order given by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, (retd.), to the Nigerian soldiers to flush out bandits from some states.

The Senator said his people now rely on the soldiers from Niger Republic to ward off the attacks of bandits whenever the hoodlums struck.

He said, “There is no protection for my people in the Sokoto East Senatorial District because of the incessant attacks of the bandits.

“At least 300 people have either been killed or kidnapped in the last three months while over 5,780 cows valued at N2.5bn had been stolen.

“We are even appealing to the Federal Government through the Senate for reparation.

“We now rely on the Nigerien Army that is helping us since our Nigerian soldiers have abandoned us.

“When we call the Nigerian Army whose personnel are a few kilometres away, we won’t get an instant response but the Nigerien soldiers, who are in about five kilometers away, will quickly move in and ward off the intruders.

“At the moment, the Nigerians in Sokoto East are relocating to Niger Republic because they are no longer save in Nigeria.”

The Senate accordingly commended Buhari for ordering the military to flush out bandits from Katsina State but said the scope of the order should cover Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger, Sokoto, and other states under bandits’ attacks.

https://punchng.com/breaking-foreign-soldiers-fighting-bandits-in-sokoto-senator/

Chukushehu ngsani

Sad truth!

Then the great armies of niger and chad should be hired.

Niger Republic is safer than Nigeria.
Cheiii

Let them resign now

I don't see Nigeria Army making any progress under Buratai.
What Buhari is to Nigeria is what Buratai is to the Army.


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If this is the situation, and a senator come out to make this statement, what then is the hope of the common man?

helinues:
Let them resign now

Who is them? The soldiers? The chief of staff? Buhari? Or the Army as an organisation?

Iyiataata92:

Who is them?
The soldiers?
The chief of staff?
Buhari?
Or the Army as an organisation?

Those who are not performing their duties

Okay oo

Under the watch of the COS several soldiers have died, and yet his tenure was extended? What is he offering the Army that we aren’t seeing? It’s obvious that the Army needs new leadership and fresher ideas!

It seems we have tried everything possible..

War upon war..
Ransoms..
Amnesty..
Allocation of some areas.. (sambisa)

Conclusion:
The bitter truth is the terrorists live amongst the people or the people are sympathetic to the terrorists..

Solution: the army, both high and low should live amongst the people aswell and bear consequences for any attack at their allocated new homes.

Bandit or herdsmen or Bokoharam, once you hold what looks like a knockout, our army cannot touch you.
if its to dance like python in the East or smile like crocodile they will be motivated.

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The Senator has made a damning allegation.

Some mischievous Northern Leaders tamed & trained ravenous beasts meant to devour the Southerners, here the same beasts have turned against the ones who raised it.

Regionalism is what we are all gonna end up practicing. Every Region will have to face the problems created by her.

Is he sure?

Buhari is a retired general

Dear Mr senator, tell your people to keep breeding more and more Almajiris. When they are of age, what do you think they will become? doctors, lawyers, engineers? No, they will continue to be a nuisance, they will become Bandits and terrorists . Northern elders( ndi okenye na gwo ofe) told us plainly that Jonathan was Killing off Northern youths in the name of Boko Haram, they equally said that Almajiri is the pride of the north . Buhari told us plainly that ' a fight against Boko Haram is a fight against the north'. Now Mr senator, don't you see that a boko Haram sympathiser is the president, tell us then what you want us to do. If you truly want my advise, put an end to the almajiri system in your senatorial zone, then form a strong and well equipped vigilant service . Don't forget to thank me later

Security challenges are enormous in Nigeria.