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‘chadian Forces Fighting Boko Haram With Less Sophisticated Weapons’ by ebgbest(m): 4:22pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Chadian forces that recently put the Boko Haram insurgents on the defensive in towns and villages along Nigeria’s borders with neighbouring Niger Republic are using weapons that are not in any way better than what the Nigerian troops abandoned when they fled in captured territories, Sunday Trust learnt from witnesses yesterday. Chadian troops had between last Wednesday and Thursday driven over 100 kilometres into the Nigerian territory and chased away hundreds of Boko Haram insurgents who took over Mallam Fatorii and Abadam, two prominent towns near the border between Nigeria and Niger in northern part Borno State. They reportedly launched aerial reconnaissance and ground operations, a development that forced the Boko Haram militants to flee. Nigerians who are taking refuge in Diffa and Bosso across Niger said they were surprised when they saw the arms and ammunitions deployed by the Chadian troops and succeeded in killing many Boko Haram fighters and forcing others to flee. “Honestly speaking, the arms used by the Chadian troops are not as good as the ones Nigerians soldiers have,” said Yusuf Toroma, a Nigerian who is now living in Bosso. “I am a Nigerian but I have two wives, one living with her children in Bosso and the other one living in Mallam Fatori together with her children, so, I know what is happening here...Nigerian soldiers have better weapons than Chad’s but it seems something is fundamentally wrong with the counter-insurgency operations by the Nigerian military,” Toroma, who spoke by phone said. “The Chadian troops went to Mallam Fatori, conquered the terrorists, lowered their flags and are currently mopping up ordinance buried by the invaders. They told us that in the next couple of days, we would go back to our countries. “Surprisingly, most of the troops from Chad had AK-47 rifles, some have machine guns and others anti-aircraft guns which they mounted on their shoulders. Even the fighter jets they used were not in any way different from the ones we normally see the Nigerian Air Force use in surveillance. The only difference is that the one used by the Chadians dropped bombs mercilessly on the Boko Haram and it took hours doing the same thing,” he said. www.dailytrust.com.ng/sunday/index.php/news/19505-chadian-forces-fighting-boko-haram-with-less-sophisticated-weapons |
Re: ‘chadian Forces Fighting Boko Haram With Less Sophisticated Weapons’ by Nobody: 4:29pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
great news but r they trying to tell us dat d chadian soldiers r better than Nigerian army in fighting terrorism?, lets not portray Nigerian army like that cause they are the best in africa no matter what |
Re: ‘chadian Forces Fighting Boko Haram With Less Sophisticated Weapons’ by adamskutty(m): 4:34pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
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Re: ‘chadian Forces Fighting Boko Haram With Less Sophisticated Weapons’ by LRNZH(m): 4:37pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
funmilayoB: That was in the past under OBJ, GMB, IBB and Abacha. Not these days. GEJ buried the Nigeria Military to the worst low. 1 Like |
Re: ‘chadian Forces Fighting Boko Haram With Less Sophisticated Weapons’ by jmaine: 4:37pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
There are obviously no rats in the Chadian army leaking out attack strategies to BH 5 Likes |
Re: ‘chadian Forces Fighting Boko Haram With Less Sophisticated Weapons’ by dokyOloye: 4:38pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
This is d what the likes of Buhari,Ibb,Abacha,Obasanjo,etc bequeathed on Nigeria.Flooded the Nigerian army wt dudes who had no passion for soldiering,they are now being put to test and they are failing woefully.IBB,Abacha and Babangida practically ran d army aground so that nobody can carry out a coup against them. When U add to it d fact that these insurgents obviously have support from some of d civil populace and even some members of d armed forces,the situation becomes bleak. I pity all the e-goons who have allowed their brains to be reprogrammed by Tinubu's Lagos press into believing that GEJ is doing less than his best. 1 Like |
Re: ‘chadian Forces Fighting Boko Haram With Less Sophisticated Weapons’ by johncreek: 4:38pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Thats to show to you and prove to you folks thats corruption is the order of the day in Nigeria. 1 Like |
Re: ‘chadian Forces Fighting Boko Haram With Less Sophisticated Weapons’ by LRNZH(m): 4:49pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
dokyOloye: Is it the same Military that saved Nigeria from Biafra (under Gowon) or Nigeria from Chad incursion (under the command of GMB in Shagari's govt) or Liberia (under IBB) or Sierra Leone (under Abacha) you are referring to? GEJ will be remembered as the first and only president to be saved by smaller foreign troops (Chad, Cameroun and Niger) on Nigeria's soil with a weakened Nigeria Military. 1 Like |
Re: ‘chadian Forces Fighting Boko Haram With Less Sophisticated Weapons’ by rondo235: 4:50pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
it is possible n effective to fight a foriegn army than an army divided by the interests of officer-in-politics... 1 Like |
Re: ‘chadian Forces Fighting Boko Haram With Less Sophisticated Weapons’ by rondo235: 4:51pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
it is possible n effective to fight a foriegn army than an army divided by the interests of officer-in-politics...#Quote me# |
Re: ‘chadian Forces Fighting Boko Haram With Less Sophisticated Weapons’ by Horus(m): 4:51pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYp18S8bedE [size=15pt]CORRUPTION, Nigerian Army Heading Towards Rag Tag Status[/size] Nigerian Commentators Kayode Ogundamisi and Temitope Olodo shared their views on The Boko Harram Insurgency |
Re: ‘chadian Forces Fighting Boko Haram With Less Sophisticated Weapons’ by oduastates: 4:59pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
That is a lie. They are equipped, organised and properly led. If you say that Chad does not have the financial might of nigeria, you are right . If you say that Chadian generals are not politicians/businessmen in uniform ,you are right. The difference is discipline , concentration of offensive resources,the will ,clear plan and a commander in chief demanding result. The picture of the nigerian army is the same as the picture of all governmental institutions under this government. Destroyed ,looted, privatised to a member of the looting clan and not fit for purpose. 2 Likes
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Re: ‘chadian Forces Fighting Boko Haram With Less Sophisticated Weapons’ by kay1one(m): 4:59pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Some elements are not happy they are being ruled by a southerner and christian! How else can anyone explain the above?! Gej till whenever!
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Re: ‘chadian Forces Fighting Boko Haram With Less Sophisticated Weapons’ by asadike(f): 5:00pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Too many moles in d nigerian army 1 Like |
Re: ‘chadian Forces Fighting Boko Haram With Less Sophisticated Weapons’ by dokyOloye: 5:00pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
LRNZH:in Biafra,d rest of d country made up of 5 geopolitical zones wt help from russia,arab league,oic,britain etc were all fighting Biafra. In d case of Chad,do Ur research well U will note it was just a grp of rag tag militiamen who were armed wt mostly bows,arrows and swords.In Sierra Leone,d enemy was well defined and of course they had he'll from other armies from the region including even d UN. |
Re: ‘chadian Forces Fighting Boko Haram With Less Sophisticated Weapons’ by Collynzo9: 5:33pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Aside from the issue of moles and cowardice on the Nigerian side, the Chadians are very much experienced in war, they have been fighting local and international wars throughout their existence, so they are battle hardened and ever ready unlike the Nigerian army that was disarmed by Buhari and IBB for selfish reasons. |
Re: ‘chadian Forces Fighting Boko Haram With Less Sophisticated Weapons’ by persius555(m): 5:37pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Henceforth, recruitment into the Nigerian Armed Forces must be strictly by merit and unwavering spirit to die for the country. The days of man know man policy must come to an end. See how low we have gotten. |
Re: ‘chadian Forces Fighting Boko Haram With Less Sophisticated Weapons’ by idupaul: 5:41pm On Feb 01, 2015 |
Most Nigerian Soldiers are are facebook officers.. They joined to beat civilians and use starched Khaki to catch small girls |
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