Nigeria’s military have been celebrating a surge of victories over Boko Haram insurgents in recent weeks, including the capture of Gwoza, the headquarters of the deadly Jihadists.

But their Chadian counterparts are not impressed with their attitude in the campaign.
Chad’s President Idriss Deby accused Nigeria of downplaying the threat from Boko Haram and failing to cooperate with the regional coalition battling the jihadists, saying there had been zero contact between their armies.

“The whole world is asking why the Nigerian army, which is a big army… is not in a position to stand up to untrained kids armed with Kalashnikovs,” Deby told French magazine Le Point, in an interview published this week.

Chad, Cameroon and Niger have joined forces since January to battle Boko Haram, whose insurgency has claimed more than 13,000 lives in northern Nigeria since 2009.

But Deby said he was baffled by the Nigerian government’s lack of cooperation with the offensive.

“Two months after the start of this war, we have not had any direct contact with the Nigerian army units on the ground,” he told the French weekly.

“We would have hoped to have at least one Nigerian unit with us. It was even a direct request to the Nigerian government, but for reasons that escape us, up to now we have been unable to work together.”

Not wishing to be seen as foreign occupiers, Chadian troops have had to abandon towns they have taken from Boko Haram forces, letting the jihadists return.

“The Chadian army is fighting alone in its part of the Nigerian interior and that is a problem. We have had to retake certain towns twice,” Deby told Le Point.

“We are forced to abandon them and Boko Haram returns, and we have to go back. That has a human and material cost.”
– ‘Too serious to ignore’ –
Deby also criticised Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, who is seeking re-election on Saturday, for downplaying the Boko Haram threat and attempting doomed peace talks in October.

“I told President Goodluck not to open negotiations with terrorists … but it was a political choice,” said Deby, adding that Boko Haram were only using the talks to buy time and regroup.

“It has become something too serious for Nigerians to ignore. The blood of the dead that we have been counting every day for the past few years demands attention.”

Deby said Boko Haram’s actions now amounted to “genocide” and estimated the group had some 20,000 fighters.
He told Le Point he was not surprised by Boko Haram’s recent swearing of allegiance to the Islamic State group, saying they had been working together for some time.

“(IS) has always trained young people from Boko Haram in the use of explosives, the use of heavy weapons and armoured vehicles. They are trained by (IS) in Libya… and are then sent to Nigeria,” he said.

“I’m not surprised that (Boko Haram leader) Abubakar Shekau, who has difficulties at the moment… is trying to make people believe that he only just made contact with them.”
He called for a mixed multi-national force to be established as quickly as possible, with UN and African Union backing, and said he hoped a conference of central and west African countries in early April would lead to a larger coalition.

Deby also criticised Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, who is seeking re-election on Saturday, for downplaying the Boko Haram threat and attempting doomed peace talks in October.
“I told President Goodluck not to open negotiations with
terrorists … but it was a political choice,” said Deby, adding
that Boko Haram were only using the talks to buy time and
regroup.

“The whole world is asking why the Nigerian army, which is a big army… is not in a position to stand up to untrained kids armed with Kalashnikovs,”

omenka:
As it stands, Nigeria simply doesn't have a president.

So ashamed honestly.

“The whole world is asking why the Nigerian
army, which is a big army… is not in a position
to stand up to untrained kids armed with
Kalashnikovs,” Deby told French magazine Le
Point, in an interview published this week.

Chad, Cameroon and Niger have joined forces
since January to battle Boko Haram, whose
insurgency has claimed more than 13,000 lives
in northern Nigeria since 2009.

But Deby said he was baffled by the Nigerian
government’s lack of cooperation with the
offensive.

“Two months after the start of this war, we
have not had any direct contact with the
Nigerian army units on the ground,” he told the French weekly.

“We would have hoped to have at least one
Nigerian unit with us. It was even a direct
request to the Nigerian government, but for
reasons that escape us, up to now we have
been unable to work together.”

Not wishing to be seen as foreign occupiers,
Chadian troops have had to abandon towns
they have taken from Boko Haram forces,
letting the jihadists return.

“The Chadian army is fighting alone in its part
of the Nigerian interior and that is a problem.
We have had to retake certain towns twice,”
Deby told Le Point.

“We are forced to abandon them and Boko
Haram returns, and we have to go back. That
has a human and material cost.”

omenka:
As it stands, Nigeria simply doesn't have a president.

So ashamed honestly.

omenka:
This is the stuff of ridicule Jonathan has reduced Nigeria to even in West Africa. Most nauseating is his taking credits for victories he has no idea whatsoever how they came about.

This is the worst this country has ever been in its history. Jonathan hasn't the least quality it takes to be a leader. He simply accidentally stumbled into Aso Rock and we will deliberately send him packing tomorrow.

Disgusting duo. (With his wife)

taharqa:


You are speaking like a FOOOOOL here, my guy.

Don't allow partisanship blot your ability to use any of the many cells in your brain. You are ordinarily smarter than this

Dospix:
I just can't understand the level of stupidity some Nigerians express. We accept every rubbish from those oratoric Chadian forces and their lying president. What would it take him to pick his phone and call GEJ to express his anger to him? Why are our neighboring countries acting soo hostile to this president? Is it because he is not a Muslim like them? Week after week we see lies coming from the direction of those Chadian orators geared towards maligning our gallant men; lies that are eventually exposed for what they are. No matter how they try to be little our military only the exploit of the battle field will tell for real where we stand...they can keep doing the talking while we keep doing the bombardment and getting our needed victory.

akinsadeez:
It is really sad that the president of ordinary small Niger can make sense more than our president and even be teaching our president what to do.



Clueless Ebele will never listen to those people wiser than him. He ignored sound advise from Deby but heeded the clueless security chiefs he placed around him. Yet when the _shit hit the fan he ran back to the same Deby for help.





Very good question.

The last time the Niger army accused our army of cowardice, Chris Olukolade came out accusing them of being thieves. Now that no less a person than the president of Niger has come out to reiterate those criticisms, I am really looking forward to Olukolade's response to this.

lalasticlala:

http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/03/27/boko-haram-chads-deby-unhappy-with-nigerias-military/

taharqa:


Some of you APC clowns are really DUMB and disgusting, I swear. You chaps would align with the Devil himself if he offers, even momentarily, opposition to GEJ.

Was it not the same Deby of Chad that was the main instigator of the botched Amnesty move for BH late last year?? Was he not the one who hosted the sandals?? Was it not the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chad that was releasing statements then assuring every person in the world (mouth-in-check) about the "sincerity" of BH negotiators when some people started to doubt the whole thing?? Now, the same person is singing a different song, in stead of you to use your head and find out the ulterior motives of all the shenanigans, you are playing politics against your own country and foooling yourself in a public forum.

God would NEVER let APC succeed in this country. I think he loves this country too much for that to happen

loomer:
Wat is d main purpose of the offense on BH, if no be to kill dem or drive dem away?

As far as it is being achieved, why chad de complain?