AK481:


A lt col command a bt

A LT Col commands a Battalion or sometimes a Colonel awaiting posting to a Brigade.

RIP Sir

Idiko1:


I had better live as IPOB apologist than a drunken Ijaw fisherman. There is no thinking about Andoni not Ijaw. It is no brainer.

People like you only serve as sl*ves to the Ijaw nation, because you don't qualify to be an Ijaw sl*ve, If not for changes I would have shipped you off from one of my 'fishermen' ports in Abonnema, Ataba, Akassa, Bille, Bonny,Brass, Okrika, or Opobo.

It is no brainer to you because you have no brain!

EzeNri:
My question is, why would a Major be commanding a Battalion, a Special Force Battalion for that matter?

A Colonel should command a Battalion, Brigadier General, a Brigade and Major General a Division.

A Major should be commanding a Company not a Special Forces Battalion please.

For those of us who know nothing about the military and are too lazy to Google it, abeg explain all these Company, Battalion, Brigade and Division. Thank you

EKONGKING:
So a soldier from Rivers paid ultimate price for a issue which does not concern any body in the state . While a soldier from north east part of the country will mount road block ,harass and extort money from people of river state.
In this geographic expression aka failed nation ,there seems to be federal character of sharing duties ,only in respect to soldiers ,while juiciest political, economical , military duties are reserved for one section of the country.

Wont be suprised ,if one of the boko supporters in fulani army has leaked the information as usual.

When you tell some parts of the country what Buhari and his kinsmen from North are up to: people who suppose to think deep dismiss them for politics and selfish gain. Nigeria breed on.

SunTzu123:


Intelligent observation but I don't think special forces follow the normal chain of command structure.

That is the mainn reason he shouldn't be leading a battalion.

A Major leads a specialized unit in a Battalion or as Executive Officer but not commanding a Battalion.

He is the lowest field officer and just few years above a Captain.

A Battalion is made of up at least 3 Companies and a specialized formation for waging warfare.

Even if they want to command a Battalion with a Major, it shouldn't be a Special Force.

Na dude has killed himself and his troops.

Erimmy2:
You're correct. Maybe he was an acting CO. A battalion can also be commanded by a Lt.Col.

A Lt. Col commands a Battalion, but a Specialized Battalion is commanded by a Colonel.

My only concern be say some intelligent individuals go still dey rush to join the military.

If you love urself, find work go somewhere else, not the Nigerian military.

The only way u can serve ur country as a patriot is to make ur parents eat the fruit of them labour on you, not to die like a rodent for a country that has nothing to offer u.


When are they gonna delete the service chiefs?

Ogun kill all of Una.

EzeNri:

What does a Lt Colonel do then?

A Major is the lowest field officer and rarely has business commanding a Battalion.

He should be an Executive officer in a battalion or leading a specialized unit in a battalion.

I have visited over 15 battalions here in Borno and only one I’ve seen a LT. Col and he was leading the Battalion as a major before being promoted

samonak:

A battalion can be commanded by a Major or Lt Col depending on the size. Same for a Division, which can be commanded by a Brig Gen or Major Gen. I know for a fact that 8th Div, (or one of the smaller Divs in Maiduguri or Yobe) has been commanded by several Brig Gens.

You mean a Major commanding a specialized battalion? There is nothing wrong with a Brig. Gen commanding a Division.

A Brig. Gen is a commissioned officer in the General Officer Cadre.

I don't see any wisdom in putting a Major in command of a specialized battalion.

The military needs an urgent and total overhauling of all its personnel. The bulk of the current numbers of both officers and soldiers must be shown the way out to sanitize the system and rid it of saboteurs.

Boko haram guys have successfully infiltrated our military and their tentacles are well spread in the current set up. The entire security architecture of Nigeria must be rejigged ,redesigned and reorganized for our military to be able to win the war against the insurgents .

We need to do something about our borders up north. The era of foreigners,who have cultural affiliations with our fulani/hausa people,crossing over into our country unrestricted and suddenly claiming to be Nigerians must come to an end !

hybridblood07:
Who are you?! He's a senior Major pending Lt.Col. He can be appointed as CO in special force battalion.

You mean the lowest field officer leading a special force battalion?

When Sheik Gumi said christian soldiers are fighting muslim bandits ,u think he doesn't know wot he was saying .So muslim hausa soldiers will help fellow muslims to kill more christian southern soldiers ...
Southern Nigeria must get sense by force

Idiko1:


Which Uniform Code of Conduct stated the above crap? Commands depend on certain military circumstances.

The only military circumstance should be if the Lt Col. falls in combatant.

SamuelAnyawu:


I have visited over 15 battalions here in Borno and only one I’ve seen a LT. Col and he was leading the Battalion as a major before being promoted

Is there any reason for that?

The nig army need to purged lslamic informate of boko haram agents who supply them information. A time will come when there will be shoot out within the army of suspected MOLES WITHIN. GUM AND NORTHERN GOVS PROFITING FROM BOKO HARAM WILL BE VERY HAPPY. MAY THEIR DAY COME TO DIE SOONEST. R I P BRAVE

EzeNri:
My question is, why would a Major be commanding a Battalion, a Special Force Battalion for that matter?

A Colonel should command a Battalion, Brigadier General, a Brigade and Major General a Division.

A Major should be commanding a Company not a Special Forces Battalion please.

A colonel doesn't command a battalion(Bn). A Bn is commanded by a Lt. Colonel or acting Ag. Colonel and above are not field officers.

EzeNri:
My question is, why would a Major be commanding a Battalion, a Special Force Battalion for that matter?

A Colonel should command a Battalion, Brigadier General, a Brigade and Major General a Division.

A Major should be commanding a Company not a Special Forces Battalion please.

Don't be ignorant. Rank is not prove of competence. Some colonels commanded brigades during world war 2 and they were exceptional. By the way a lieutenant colonel can also command a battalion or a company.

It all depends on the national army or command structure

PHijo:
It pains me any time it is reported that an Ijaw man died fighting Bokoharam. We are not meant to be on that war front. I don't see the need.

May his soul rest in peace!

Adaka Boro has led you guys right!
He paid with his worthless life as his "friends" turned around and gunned him down.

Please, please don't come here coming to cry, and then go to another page to recite totally false Ijaw narrative. Enjoy your one Nigeria.
More loses coming your buddy, while Fulani soldiers safely posted to the south remain rich and fat while sapping juice from you.

airsaylongcome:


For those of us who know nothing about the military and are too lazy to Google it, abeg explain all these Company, Battalion, Brigade and Division. Thank you

A Company is the smallest tactical unit of the Army. It is led by a Captain.

A Company is made up of at least 3 Platoons. At least 9 soldiers make up a Platoon.

A Platoon is led a LT and it is the smallest unit led by a commissioned officer.

At least 70 soldiers makes up a Company.

A Battalion is made up of at least 3 companies. It is a tactical unit and its capable of existing on its one though with limitations, because it can run its administration, operations, intelligence and others.

It is commanded by a Lt Col, a Major is the XO (Executive Officer), a Major is also heads operations.

If Camerounian military attacks our Eastern border, the closest battalion will be the first response to that aggression.

Battalion can wage a limited scale warfare without needing support from a Brigade.

A Brigade must have at least one support company while others might be organized to perform mission critical operations.

A battalion carries limited ammunition and must have a source for resupply.

It is the smallest military formation capable of independent military operations but those operations are limited by a lot of things a Brigade addresses.

Because a Battalion can sustain hostilities for a limited period, it will need a Brigade to effectively wage war against Cameroun.

When a Battalion is waging war with other sub-units from a other formations, it is known as a Battle Group and Lt Colonel or Colonel commands the group.

A Brigade is typically commanded by a Colonel or Brigadier General and it is made up of at least 3 Battalions and other supporting units.

A Division is a military unit capable of independent warfare within its AOR. It can wage a war on its own because it has every unit capable of helping do that.

In countries like the USA, a Division CO receives combatant instruction directly from the President, not the CoAS.

LagBlogger:


Don't be ignorant. Rank is not prove of competence. Some colonels commanded brigades during world war 2 and they were exceptional. By the way a lieutenant colonel can also command a battalion or a company.

It all depends on the national army or command structure

A Lt Col commanding a company, you need help boss.

aimsbaba:

A colonel doesn't command a battalion(Bn). A Bn is commanded by a Lt. Colonel or acting Ag. Colonel and above are not field officers.

A Col. is the highest field officer and can command Battalion, but typically commands a Brigade.

EzeNri:

Is there any reason for that?

I think too many battalions here. We might have close to 25 battalions here in Borno.

Then we’ve not even talked of units like Workshop, Medical, Religious corps, etc

eagleu:


Adaka Boro has led you guys right!
He paid with his worthless life as his "friends" turned around and gunned him down.

Please, please don't come here coming to cry, and then go to another page to recite totally false Ijaw narrative. Enjoy your one Nigeria.
More loses coming your buddy, while Fulani soldiers safely posted to the south remain rich and fat while sapping juice from you.

There are more Igbo casualties in this Bokoharam thing than there would ever be amongst the Ijaw.

Late major Adaka Boro is celebrated by our people because of the value we place on the sacrifices of Boro.

If not for the sacrifices of people like Boro the Igbo would have succeeded in their attempt to steal Ijawland.

If anyone is crying it is Nnamdi Kanu not me.

You that after Fulani herders kill your people your governors either reward them with cash gifts or go to Abuja and cry.

It is your Igbo stupidity that made the Fulani herders to be this brazen.

Idiko1:


Which AFM stipulated above pronouncement? Military command structure usually flows with situation of things.

Yup. But this is standard practice. Any other arrangement will often result from improvisation. You can check out this image and link from the Encyclopedia Brittanica.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/military-unit

Omooo before army announce it

It is about time Nigerian military had started to use drones and other technological gadgets and machines to carry out surveillance of say 200 square miles of their camps, roads and, or places of interest.

For God sake, we cannot continue to lose our best warriors.

The boko haram people are not supposed to pick bounty on our gallant soldiers like this.

R.I.P. to the dead

SamuelAnyawu:


I think too many battalions here. We might have close to 25 battalions here in Borno.

Then we’ve not even talked of units like Workshop, Medical, Religious corps, etc

That is much.

I wish them good luck.

Funkeshuga:



if you can decode Gumi statement about Christian army killing terrorist, you will know how evil these northeners are


imagine some foolish and imbecilic statement coming from their religion leaders, how much less just normal citizens


they've used religion to threatened Nigeria peaceful coexistence and this same people won't allow everyone go on their own way, so that they can be free to practice their weird religion


is it not Islam they're practising in Dubai and other sane Muslim countries?

Finaly, someone got the message

Are you in the armed forces?

EzeNri:

You mean the lowest field officer leading a special force battalion?

when moles in the army sold out their own late Abu Ali who was one their best COs.. who d fvck can't they sell out.. Bunch of clowns.