Immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh Thursday confessed that when he assumed office as the CDS, he headed a armed forces that lacked the relevant equipment and motivation to fight an enemy (Boko Haram terrorists) that was invisible and embedded with the local populace.

Badeh made the confession just as he pointed out that the decision of certain countries (which he did not name), to deny Nigeria weapons to prosecute the war against Boko Haram, added to the challenges the military faced.


Alex Badeh

Delivering his valedictory speech at his pulling out ceremony in Abuja Thursday, Badeh said, “Notwithstanding the modest successes we recorded in the fight against terror, I must say that the task or coordinating the military and other security agencies in the fight against the insurgents, is perhaps the most complex and challenging assignment I have had in my 38 years in service”.

Other challenges he said he faced included “the exploitation of a serious national security issue by a section of the media and the political class to gain political mileage”.


FORMER CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF, AIR CHIEF MARSHAL ALEX BADEH AND HIS WIFE MARY BEING PULLED OUT IN ABUJA ON THURSDAY (30/7/15)

“Furthermore, the activities of fifth columnists in the military and other security agencies who leaked operational plans and other sensitive military information to the terrorists, combined to make the fight against the insurgents particularly difficult”.

Continuing he said, “The activities of these unpatriotic members of the military not only blunted the effectiveness of the fight, but also led to the needless deaths of numerous officers and men who unwittingly fell into ambushes prepared by terrorists who had advanced warning of the approach of such troops”.

“Permit me to also add here, that nation’s militaries are equipped and trained in peace time, for the conflicts they expect to confront in the future. Unfortunately, that has not been our experience as a nation. Over the years, the military was neglected and under-equipped to ensure the survival of certain regimes, while other regimes, based on advice from some foreign nations deliberately reduced the size of the military and underfunded it”.

“Unfortunately, our past leaders accepted such recommendations without appreciating our peculiarities as a third world military which does not have the technological advantage that could serve as force multipliers and compensate for reduced strength”.

“Accordingly, when faced with the crises in the North East and other parts of the country, the military was overstretched and had to embark on emergency recruitments and trainings, which were not adequate to prepare troops for the kind of situation we found ourselves in”.

“It is important therefore for the government to decide on the kind of military force it needs by carrying out a comprehensive review of the nation’s military force structure to determine the size, capability and equipment holding required to effectively defend the nation and provide needed security” Badeh said.

“Despite these challenges, I am glad to note that a lot was achieved during our time in the fight against terror. The achievements are largely due to the commitment, patriotism, and fighting spirit of our men and women in uniform who saw the fight against terror as a task that must be accomplished no matter the odds and in spite of the campaign of calumny against the military by a section of the media and their foreign collaborators” he noted.

Expressing happiness with “the teeming populace that have continued to stand behind their military”, Badeh said, “Our true friends who stood by us in our time of need and provided us the weapons we are now using to conduct the operations will always have a special place in our hearts. I must also mention the support and cooperation we have continued to enjoy from our neighbouring countries”.

On his advice to the nation, the former CDS said, “I want to state emphatically that no nation can achieve its full potentials by totally depending on other nations for its Defence needs. The lessons of the civil war and ongoing war against terror where certain countries frustrated our attempts to procure much needed weapons are very instructive”.

“Again, as I always said, when the nation is at war, it is not the military alone that is at war, it is the entire nation. Accordingly, every segment of society must see itself contributing to the overall war effort by presenting a united front against a common enemy”.

“Therefore, I appeal to the relevant agencies of government to mobilize the huge human and material resources we have in this country towards the development of vibrant Defence Industrial Complex that would contribute to meeting our critical arms and equipment needs. This is crucial if we must reduce our total dependence on foreign sources of supply for critically needed arms”.

Cc: Lalasticlala

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The former CDS can give this excuse and be excused because GMB confirmed that the US aided BH by refusing to sell weapons to the Nigerian government (GEJ)by the "Leahy act" during his last visit.
It got to a point they Nigeria had to go to to eastern Europe and Russia to purchase weapons that almost destroyed bokoharam before elections
ALL THAT IS HISTORY.


The new CDS and the military chiefs have no excuse to give because a former General is now president and armed with "money & weapons" & tactics from the US and as barcanista stated in a thread of some of the failures of GMB so far (2months). if by this time next year we still hear of BH then GMB and the defence chiefs have failed and failed woefully to contain the insurgents.



God bless Nigeria.

Blame the US for this

Story for the God's! All we know is that u failed Nigerians and history will remember u as the worse CDS in Nigeria. Nonsense

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Is he not right? Or didn't Buhari reiterated that and the Wailing Wailers almost had his head for that statement.

By d time we hand u over to ICC.. ur eye go clear.

All d blood of d innocent soldiers u sent to maiduguri without weapons nd ammo will not let u rest

Alex Badeh, Jan 2015: Soldiers claiming they lack weapons are untruthful. Alex Badeh, July 2015: I headed a military that lacked equipment

Ok, just go and rest for a while, you have tried for the nation.

Air Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh is the worst Chief Of Defence Staff we ever had. Late last year, when Boko Haram captured Mubi in Adamawa state, his personal house at Vimtim was where the Boko Haram commanders lodged.

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come to my house naaa. This joblessness is getting out of hand.

Can he explain why soldiers hardly get promotion even when they do all the jobs and the oga's busy having pot belly


Can he explain why the salary of soldiers hardly get increased


Can he explain what happens to money allocated to barracks for renovations

Can he explains what happens to soldiers allowances and his here telling us he lacked funds

Story for the gods

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The words of a professional soldier,we wish u well in your future endeavor.WE SALUTE YOU SIR!!!

Can he please explain what happened to the huge amount budgeted for defence during his tenure?

“The activities of these unpatriotic members of the military not only blunted the effectiveness of the fight, but also led to the needless deaths of numerous officers and men who unwittingly fell into ambushes prepared by terrorists who had advanced warning of the approach of such troops”.


Funny, how the same people today are seeking cooperation. You will reap what you sow. You people thought, you were damaging GEJ, now you know better.

Why does my nairaland app not update me on time

gabazin080:
Blame the US for this

Why not blame ur country-zoological republic?? And why does terrorism appeal to to the local populace? Northern elite and Islamic leaders really helped in making terrorism appealing to their youth

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Other challenges he said he faced included “the exploitation of a serious national security issue by a section of the media and the political class to gain political mileage”

Summary of every thing being said is Tinubu's Media, Buhari's unholy alliance with the West denying GeJ's administration the capacity to deal with Boko Haram
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Quote me and unravel the cause of your Joblessness

Do you have motivation and equipment now?

This is an indictment on you Mr CDS


1. You lacked equipments, what happened to the billions spent on the military for procuring arms and ammunition? Where are the equipments bought with it?

2. The soldiers were not motivated. What happened to the duty and operation allowances meant for the soldiers? You are not coas but you should have knowledge of the entire defence spending which the army is under.
For five years, no soldier got his allowances ranging from furniture and so on. How can the soldiers be motivated?

In the end, soldiers that put their lives in the line were dismissed and those that dared to complain were sentenced to death.

And mind you, it was a celebration galore in the armed forces when your sack was announced.

Really? It's funny how men could be sycophants when things are rosy and turn critics when it's the other way round. Mr. Barde, u didn't become a general overnight, so why is this just dawning on you?

Why the noise now and why have you not say it all this while?

Canpain after Election

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U again? #faints

Give weapons to soldiers commanded by bad commanders and the result will remain the same.
There are no bad soldiers , just bad commanders .

For example . You can trek into most of The military military bases in the theatre of operation without encountering anything close to a barrier or fortifications.
I have seen houses in Ikorodu which are more fortified than the bases from which the unfortunate troops to operate .
Alex Badeh was never a soldier. The man personally alerted the terrorists that they knew the location of the chibok girls. Live on TV.

adamskutty:
come to my house naaa. This joblessness is getting out of hand.

No be small thing o

I dont just get it. There is a budget set aside separately for the defence section yearly which is enough to provide standard and very great weapon for out soldier. These money were looted and shared among the politicians under the leadership of the big belle Ex-CDS who call himself a soldier.

This evil man lead our soldier to battle with a gun gaving nothing more than 30 bullets to fight Boko-haram. It was in his reign NA came down low to the rank of ordinary boys scout. It was in his reign NA men were turn to political tout. How do you expect a soldier to fight terrorist with counted bullets, no fighting gear and kits, even soldiers were made to buy there boot by themselves. It was in his reign our barracks were ransacked and weapons got stolen by islamic ragtard. It was in his reign boko haram grew to a beast.

APC was conplaining about the welfare of the soldiers some months ago. Even the soldiers came out boldly to complain about their poor condition on international tv. It was this fustration that caused mutiny. But instead of them to listen to the plight of the soldiers, they were sentenced to death by a kangaroo court. NA has gotten corrupt that they have become politician bomboy who carry bags. Not only that, they are now use as an agent of election rigging as the case is in Ekiti.

Alot of gallant men have been wasted to this pig called Alex. A lot of our national money has gone to the drain. Boko haram was left to grow fat so that they could make money from the defence budget. And now the fool is here telling us there was no weapon to fight terrorism.

I wish Buhari can castrate the man till after the war against insurgency has the won then we can decide to judge him for the atrocities he has caused.

Am sure you will speak again, but under different condition.

Then, you will say what you know and how money meant for counter terrorism was spent.

And not to forget, better start purging that your protruded tummy or wait for help.

GEJ is the man!

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resign your appointment.

He couldn't deliver due to administrative 'avoidable' challenges, why didn't he resign as obtained in sane countries. He decided to stay put and enjoyed executive jamboree of the administration. Now he is crying foul in a bid to exonerate himself from the rots of the immediate past system.

When will Nigerian leaders rulers come to realise that the honorable decision as a ruler is to resign when you cannot deliver?

The immediate past administration knew they were the biggest problem of Nigeria.