The Nigerian Army has been described as a useless organisation filled with corrupt generals and unable to protect the country from mutating violence, The Economist reported in its latest issue.

“Nigeria’s army is mighty on paper,” the London magazine said. “But many of its soldiers are “ghosts” who exist only on the payroll, and much of its equipment is stolen and sold to insurgents.”

The Economist said Nigeria has not been able to address its insecurity because military chiefs have plundered much of the country’s combat resources and the rest had stretched thin with little capacity to forestall the crisis.

“The army is also stretched thin, having been deployed to all of Nigeria’s state,” the paper said in its upcoming October 23 issued that was published on its website today.

The paper also said Nigeria police has become demoralised due to poor training and endemic corruption.

“The police are understaffed, demoralised and poorly trained. Many supplement their low pay by robbing the public they have sworn to protect,” it said.

A spokesman for the Nigerian Army did not immediately return requests seeking comments. Nigerian military chiefs have for years faced allegations of corruption and collusion with violent criminals as a way of keeping themselves enriched.

A large cache of military weapons had ended in the hands of insurgents since 2016. In July 2019, Nigerian soldiers fled with hundreds of millions of NAIRA they were asked to transport to Abuja by an army general.

The money loot was immediately traced to Hakeem Otiki, a major-general who was subsequently dismissed from service after a military trial. Anti-corruption activists said the Nigerian Army took action because the soldiers fled with the loot and the scandal became public.

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“The police are understaffed, demoralised and poorly trained. Many supplement their low pay by robbing the public they have sworn to protect,”

Ddokie:
Haba dis one harsh na.

Dem no even pity us at all.

Agness7:
Wow, not a good time to be a Nigerian at all.

wordcat:
“Nigeria’s army is mighty on paper,” the London magazine said. “But many of its soldiers are “ghosts” who exist only on the payroll, and much of its equipment is stolen and sold to insurgents.”

GuyWise101:
Nna mehnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn


I will destroy Nigeria with the truth :Nnamdi Kanu 2014.

The zoo is now a laughing stock.

-“Nigeria’s army is mighty on paper, But many of its soldiers are “ghosts” who exist only on the payroll, and much of its equipment is stolen & sold to insurgents.

-Many policemen suppliment their salary by robbing the masses they were meant to protect...."

vanbonattel:
"Many policemen suppliment their salary by robbing the masses they were meant to protect"

This quote was written by IPOB

VaselineCrew:


I’ve always advocated for increase in police pay. No officer should be earning less that 200k per month.

A good salary is always a great incentive towards working harder.

I know you might say, “what about the senators that receive jumbo pay?”, and you would be right in asking that question, but I believe it’s different for them since they get to set their own pay.

It’s much different when you get to set your own jumbo pay, without fear of getting fired, vs receiving a jumbo pay, with the condition that you must work hard and achieve certain goals and targets.

Now going back to senators, the only way they can get fired is if the people fire them, and I really don’t know what the process entails, yet alone if that could work in Nigeria.

VaselineCrew:


I’ve always advocated for increase in police pay. No officer should be earning less that 200k per month.

A good salary is always a great incentive towards working harder.

I know you might say, “what about the senators that receive jumbo pay?”, and you would be right in asking that question, but I believe it’s different for them since they get to set their own pay.

It’s much different when you get to set your own jumbo pay, without fear of getting fired, vs receiving a jumbo pay, with the condition that you must work hard and achieve certain goals and targets.

Now going back to senators, the only way they can get fired is if the people fire them, and I really don’t know what the process entails, yet alone if that could work in Nigeria.

VaselineCrew:


I’ve always advocated for increase in police pay. No officer should be earning less that 200k per month.

A good salary is always a great incentive towards working harder.

I know you might say, “what about the senators that receive jumbo pay?”, and you would be right in asking that question, but I believe it’s different for them since they get to set their own pay.

It’s much different when you get to set your own jumbo pay, without fear of getting fired, vs receiving a jumbo pay, with the condition that you must work hard and achieve certain goals and targets.

Now going back to senators, the only way they can get fired is if the people fire them, and I really don’t know what the process entails, yet alone if that could work in Nigeria.