bidex111:
PRESS RELEASE

CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF LT GEN TY BURATAI RELOCATES TO THE NORTH EAST

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Gen TY Buratai has relocated fully to the North East where he is overseeing and directing the overall operation in the theatre and other Nigerian Army operations across the country.

While addressing troops of Special Super Camp Ngamdu in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State on 9 April 2020, Gen Buratai said that he will be with them to the nooks and crannies of the theatre.

It will be recalled that we earlier reported that the COAS had been on operational tour to troops' locations in the North East Theatre of Operation since Saturday the 4th of April, 2020.

During the tour, he was at the Army Super Camp 1 at Mulai and the Special Forces Super Camp 12 at Chabbol near Maiduguri on Wednesday 8 April 2020 where he interacted with the officers and addressed the troops respectively.

COAS was also at the Forward Operations Base at Alau Dam, and also personally led the troops on patrol round Mairimari and Maigilari Forests.

The Nigerian Army wishes to reassure Nigerians that it is highly committed to protecting all law abiding citizens and defending our territorial integrity. Members of the public are requested to note that there is no any form of insecurity that can not be surmounted, and the Boko Haram/ISWAP's terrorism will also end in the nearest future.

SAGIR MUSA
Colonel
Acting Director Army Public Relations
10 APRIL 2020

jpphilips:


So Russia isn't winning in Syria because they were hit? really?

ugo4u:

I thought the President gave an express order immediately he sworn in 2015 to the military Chiefs to relocate to the northeast wasn't the orders carried out ne? it's well

persius555:


At this point, every head of military arm should be ordered to relocate to Bornu.

Kalapizim:
We all know it won't work.

What will the chief of Naval staff be doing in Borno ?

Whyem15:

Ships can't be intercepted?
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN2072NJ&ved=2ahUKEwjgrebIld7oAhWKzoUKHbeeALsQFjADegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw2rOQQpv58zDeyxVND4vLKZ&ampcf=1

Of what strategic importance or benefit is somalia to US that they drone al shabab's commanders regularly?
Of what use are the drone bases in the first instance knowing fully well they told the American public they are using them to fight bokoharam?. Is there global antiterrorism war now dependent on how useful the country is?
Why did they block the sale of the cobras and chinook from Israel but allowed kenya to get them?
Has Iran been able to buy weapons from any country other than russia and china?
Why would you compare Iran to Nigeria militarily knowing they were allies with US before the revolution and US transferred several technologies to them, they were more industrialized than we are now yet we are already developing our local arms industries too.
I am not making a case for Jonathan, I am trying to make people realise the US is abetting bokoharam.
Apart from Italy, no one in the west sold reasinable weapons to us and we went to the east.
Algeria wasn't able to buy weapons throughout the time they were on sanctions.

persius555:


Desperate time calls for desperate measures. It's time arm chair general's quit their comfy offices and leaf by example.
At this time when needed equipments are arriving, this will be a big morale booster.
As for the chief of naval staff, the military must be seen working in sync. Moreover, all hands must be on deck.The entire lake Chad must be fully commandeered and under lockdown

SamuelAnyawu:
Buratai should not be relocated to Maiduguri, he should spend quality time in Marte, Abadam,Kukawa, and Gudzamala

GabrielYulaw:


Yes, it's a failure. Just like the Israelis, the US has an unhealthy fear of casualties. Just one dead soldier in the Middle East or anywhere else can trigger congressional hearings, firings and worse.

It doesn't matter if 1 person or 3K dies, they view every death as excessive and will spend millions of dollars in armaments attacking folks with AK who are about to overrun a single one of their soldiers. Someone like you should have known that.

And I'm not using my standards, but theirs.

persius555:


Maiduguri would be okay for a general

SamuelAnyawu:


Nope Maiduguri is another Abuja. If he sleeps with the Boys in the trench especially in these two Local Governments (Marte and Guzamala) he will know the real meaning of Insurgency and what these Soldiers have been going through in NE

Toju200:
gurellia warfare is different from conventional warfare...You say Mali will give us a rough day in battle ha I laugh. We been the gaint of Africa Entails many things not just military...You know Egypt is stronger.
There's no African country that can defeat us in battle except perhaps military..
You're using our present situation to judge I'm using the future
The general complained of Wrong info and tactics given to him
He failed to change and respond on time IMO
No country would dare Nigeria currently and in a few years.
You say we don't have air defense I agree
The TRACON project is underway
Nigeria got the best eyes In the sky In case u don't know
ISR and Geospatial technology
Yes we fail most times I get it but appreciate the little we do that's why I'm even on Nairaland
Isn't it the same Hilux terrorists in Mali that the whole European nations are deploying troops and hardware here and there..

Simple truth if Nigeria Falls Africa falls
IN Mandela's words: Africa won't be respected until Nigeria is respected

Egugun be Kiafulloo

Toju200:
if he goes to Marte and Guzamala the whole thing will change...
Security will be tight then you'll see fleets of Armoured vehicles na COAS we dey talk about so.

SamuelAnyawu:


If you bring even 100 APC to Gudzamala ISWAP must still attack if they know COAS is spending a week there. Gudzamala is like a traditional shrine to ISWAP where most of their top "Amir" resides.

Lemme don't say much shaa

SamuelAnyawu:


If you bring even 100 APC to Gudzamala ISWAP must still attack if they know COAS is spending a week there. Gudzamala is like a traditional shrine to ISWAP where most of their top "Amir" resides.

Lemme don't say much shaa

blacKDalia:
U.S objectives in Afghanistan are easy to list: stability, good governance and prosperity. It should be noted that the United States did not make a premeditated choice to focus it's attention on the small land locked mountainous region. 9/11 changed all that. The initial goal of US military operations was narrowly conceived ; the elimination of the threat posed by al-Qaeda. The mission was urgent and not preceded by any long term objective. Albeit they did make quick work of the Taliban regime, their efforts did not produce any rapid result on the hunt for Osama bin Laden. The longer the US stayed in Afghanistan, the more blurry the line became between it's narrow counter terror mission and a more ambitious effort of building a post Taliban Afghanistan.The question is, was the US' strategic objective of building a stable and prosperous Afghanistan achieved? The answer is no. And I think the Taliban will be back.

Toju200:
And if they attack the probability of them surviving is less than 5%

ugo4u:
I believe this is the right time to carryout a blitzkrieg on the enemies because obviously the Chadians have done 80% of the job, we need to Do a comprehensive mop up with all we've got, rally all men and officers thank God course 45 officers just finished their airborne course in Jaji. They should all be rallied, we can also invite the Chadians including their air components to join the operation to finish the job once and for all. If we don't take advantage of this present situation then we should just forget about this insurgency for now because it will be obvious that we're playing tente with the terrorists.

jpphilips:


You must have failed comparisons or comprehension or both in elementary school.
Give us your success statistics for a similar 19yrs battle lets compare KIA & WIA stats, how is that difficult?

blacKDalia:
BMPT Terminator, my weapon of choice for the NA in the North East(because of the double 30mm auto cannon and good crew protection and choice of thermobaric bombs for anti personnel) . The airforce should procure thermobaric bombs for those remote islands to be able to flush them out from their nonsense bunkers.

SamuelAnyawu:


If you bring even 100 APC to Gudzamala ISWAP must still attack if they know COAS is spending a week there. Gudzamala is like a traditional shrine to ISWAP where most of their top "Amir" resides.

Lemme don't say much shaa

ugo4u:

Stop wallowing in ignorance, as of 2014 I was very much within the military circles (Airforce) and was privy to some information esp from the contractor that procure our helicopters (Won't mention the name). The Israeli's were more than willing to give us Chinook helicopters to help with the fight against the insurgents, infact the deal was almost done and approved by Netanyahu before it was blocked by Obama citing (Leahy's Law) it's as simple as that I even saw minuted document to that effect. I still have all the memories as fresh as a morning wine. Can you post the "rules" that made it off limits to Nigeria but accessible to India, UAE, Singapore etc
Calm down and learn stop basing your argument on hearsay or sentiments.

Toju200:
well they aren't winning From my point of view...
They killed more civilians than terrorists in Airstrike and you call that mission successful

jpphilips:


What is the Objective of Russia in Syria? to play with civilians?

seankafor:
sometimes you over talk as you supposed to.

No rebel born of mortal can dare attack the fleet of escorts and armoured security details of chief of army staff.
The kind of helicopters and drones that I'll be hovering over the sky will even send shivers down any fvckers spines.

GabrielYulaw:


These kind of fickers don't really care about death, not when there are 72 fresh virgins waiting for them. Frankly, if the Chief comes, I think ISWAP will attack. If they lose they gain a propaganda coup as being so daring as to attack a whole Chief of Army staff. If they win and capture some important personalities...

But have you asked yourself why we can have so many drones and choppers guarding someone, just one person. But you barely hear of such drones and choppers coming to help and bombing the shit of the enemy when our troops on the frontline are facing an attack.