DieVluit:



You know this because Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said so.

Right. Next.

No, the COAS and others on the ground who understand what is happening and not sensationalists.

patches689:


Real life sources have confirmed

Over 100 south africans operating at the moment

Yes, contractors for newly delivered equipment from Russia, South Africa, Ukraine, Belarus etc. to train on the job and as advisers, not fighters. Doesn't mean they can't be armed for self defence.

agaugust:


I told you repeatedly you dumbo, US Army had a million soldier big war in Vietnam till the mid 1970s, British army had a big war with Argentina in the early 1980s, that was the experience they carried into Gulf war against Iraq in 1990. The allies also had far more advanced weapons than Iraq, like AWACS, cruise missiles, depleted uranium shells, ECM, ECCM, Composite armour tanks, etc, just far too much for Iraq to handle alone, and the almost the whole world was in that same battle, Iraq was fighting against almost the whole world not just America. It was two super powers of the world and dozens of other powerful nations all combined against a 3rd world country. South Africa is not a world super power, and the whole world's armies and air forces are not under your command to fight for you.

Use your half burnt brain well when you compare things
.
.

They can't even look after SANDF trucks. Super power my behind.

patches689:


Those same internet based virtual reality soldiers are now training your combat veteran soldiers and capturing towns for you

See: Training > experience

No they are not. No SANDF Hollywood army there. This is real life.

Msauza:


The mechanic narrative is just a cover up. Since when did former soldiers went to technical colleges to learn how to be technicians? Nigeria is doing all it could to cover the tracks of the activities of mercenaries, but most often their explanations is contradictory. One says they were mechanics, another say technicians and the government spokesperson now say they are trainers who were contracted to train Nigerian soldiers. Different version of evidence is what you get.


Meanwhile, the wife of the dead mercenary, Mr Lotz confirmed that the husband was a fighter, a mercenary and has been in Iraq doing mercenary work. Nigeria is trying to cover the tracks concerning the death of Mr Lotz who was killed by incompetent Nigerian troops who panicked and fired a shot prematurely without having double checked the target.

You know more than the CoAS abi?

The over 200 girls were kidnapped from their hostels at the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State on April 14 2014.
Mr. Minimah also denied that Nigeria hired mercenaries to fight Boko Haram.
He said there are only military advisers and instructors meant to maintain the newly-acquired security equipment.
“Whenever you have new equipment, the equipment come with contract and the contract
include maintenance and the technicians that come with them are those that we hire,” he said.
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/178639-nigerian-military-found-no-sign-of-chibok-girls-in-recaptured-territories-army-chief.html

Looks like SA could have done with the mechanics contracted by Nigeria

Cuban technicians bringing SA Army trucks back to life

Written by Guy Martin, Monday, 16 March 2015


Cuban mechanics assisting SA Army mechanics.Almost a hundred Cuban technicians are working with the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to maintain and preserve Army, Air Force and SA Military Health Service equipment, with the Cuban technicians already working on refurbishing 130 Army trucks.

Ninety-three Cuban technicians arrived in South Africa last month, including nine with the SA Army’s 102 Field Workshop in Potchefstroom. At the moment Samil trucks from Wallmansthal are being refurbished but other vehicles may be repaired at a later stage.

130 vehicles have been earmarked for refurbishment but the SANDF is looking at overhauling 250 trucks. Three vehicles have been completely refurbished so far with others in the works. The first vehicle, a Samil 20, had 250 hours of work done on it involving the engine, differentials, electrical system, pneumatic system, bodywork etc.

Technical maintenance repairs are being done in Potchefstroom while a Cuban detachment in Bloemfontein is looking at storage and preservation of vehicles. There is another team in Pretoria examining preservation procedures.

The Cubans were invited to South Africa on a year-long contract to both refurbish vehicles and assist the SANDF build capacity and train mechanics. “The SANDF has had numerous problems with our vehicles,” SANDF spokesman Siphiwe Dlamini said, adding that it has been trying to fix the vehicles through external service providers. “Our vehicles get fixed but two to three weeks down the line they are stuck on the road.”

“The Cubans are here to assist us fix the vehicles and create capacity within the defence force so we can do the fixing and maintenance repairs ourselves,” Dlamini told a media delegation in Potchefstroom on Friday. “Until we create capacity ourselves we will be forced to continue to rely on external service providers.”

The Cubans are not just refurbishing vehicles - they have five goals: to organise fleet management, organise technical support, deactivate old vehicles, preserve vehicles and perform maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) activities.

Brigadier General Elvis Mathaba, Director of Army Logistics, said that the Cubans in particular were invited to assist the SANDF for several reasons: they are cost effective; private industry is reluctant to pass on skills to the SANDF; Cuba helped South Africa during the Struggle years and still has good relations with South Africa; and Cuba has been able to keep its own military vehicles running in spite of half a century of sanctions.

Mathaba said the poor state of the SANDF’s vehicles was due to a lack of maintenance, repair and overhaul. A skills shortage has compounded the problem and this Cubans will help address this.

Poor vehicle serviceability has financially impacted on the SANDF as the United Nations does not reimburse the military for unserviceable vehicles used on international peacekeeping deployments. The SANDF has equipment deployed in Darfur and the Democratic Republic of Congo with UN missions there.
http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38380

Msauza:
BOTH BLACK AND WHITE SOUTH AFRICAN MERCENARIES ARE FACING ARREST ON THEIR WAY BACK HOME.

[b] JOHANNESBURG ( AA) – South African
mercenaries fighting the Boko Haram militant
group in Nigeria could face arrest when they
return home, experts have warned.
“What they are doing is illegal under South
African law,” Jakkie Cilliers, executive director of
the Institute for Security Studies, told The
Anadolu Agency on Friday.
He said South Africa’s Foreign Military
Assistance Act prohibited South African citizens
from engaging in combat activities abroad.
“The reason why Nigeria employed these South
Africans is because they were successful in
fighting in Angola against UNITA and in Sierra
Leone against the RUF,” he said in reference to
two African rebel groups.
Cilliers said that most of the mercenaries had
previously served in the South African Defense
Force during the apartheid era.
“There are both black and white mercenaries,” he
said when asked by AA about the mercenaries’
backgrounds.
The media has reported that hundreds of
mercenaries from South Africa and other
countries were fighting alongside Nigerian forces
against Boko Haram militants.
The reports, some of which quoted senior
regional officials in West Africa, claimed that the
mercenaries – with the use of attack helicopters
and armored personnel carriers – were currently
fighting to retake towns and villages captured by
the militant group.
Recent media reports have also quoted South
African Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-
Nqakula as saying that South Africans helping
the Nigerian army against Boko Haram should
we arrested upon their return home.

-Denial-

Asked if he thought that the mercenaries’
activities could put South Africans at risk of
attacks by militant groups, Cilliers said, “I don’t
think so.”
“The government has strongly condemned them;
they are there on their own,” he said.
Meanwhile, the South African National Defense
Force (SANDF) reiterated on Friday that it did
not have any troops in West Africa.
“The South African government has not sent
anybody to Nigeria. There are no South African
troops anywhere in West Africa,” SANDF Head of
Communications Siphiwe Dlamni told AA.
“These people [mercenaries] are not our
responsibility. We deal with uniformed people in
the SANDF,” he said.
Dlamni added that they would be prosecuted if
they were found to have broken any South
African laws.
In the past, former South African soldiers who
had served under the country’s former apartheid
regime have been accused of working as
mercenaries in different parts of the world.
Earlier Friday, the Nigerian authorities denied
reports that mercenaries were helping army
troops in their fight against Boko Haram.
© 2015, Hassan Isilow. All rights reserved. – The
views expressed here are purely those of the
author and not necessarily those of the
publishers. – Newstime Africa content cannot be
reproduced in any form – electronic or print –
without prior consent of the Publishers.
Copyright infringement will be pursued and
perpetrators prosecuted.[/b]


http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/38109

More opinions, no facts. Mechanic contractors arrested for lying under bonnets

Will be embarrassing for the SA government when the truth comes out.

Msauza:



The last people we should listen to are Nigerian government personnel. We know the truth and we can never be deviated from it.

Sorry, your opinion doesn't doesn't count.

http://news.yahoo.com/foreigners-train-nigerian-troops-final-onslaught-hits-boko-150912277.html

[b]
LONDON (Reuters) - Foreign private security personnel from South Africa, Russia and South Korea are on the ground in northeast Nigeria to train Nigerian troops and are not engaged in frontline combat against Boko Haram, the government said on Tuesday.

According to security and diplomatic sources, Nigeria has brought in hundreds of mercenaries to give its offensive against the Islamist militant group a shot in the arm ahead of the March 28 presidential elections.

But government spokesman Mike Omeri said foreigners on the ground were only engaged in training Nigerian troops.

"There are trainers on the ground to assist in the handling of equipment," Omeri told Reuters on the sidelines of a news conference in London. "They simulate, they teach. These are the things they do."

Asked if they were directly involved in fighting, he said: "I am not aware of that."

Africa's most populous nation and top energy producer has been plagued by the Boko Haram insurgency since 2009, when insurgents intensified efforts to establish an Islamic caliphate in the northeastern Borno state.

However, this year Nigeria and its neighbors have launched a series of offensives to recapture territory, turning the tide against Boko Haram in the run-up to the hotly contested presidential poll.

Omeri would not confirm how many foreigners were involved but said they had come from the same countries that had provided military equipment. He cited South Africa, Russia and South Korea.

"Acquisition of recruitment and military hardware is done through a number of processes. There are government-to-government exchanges and there are those who also come through contractors," he said.

The contractors' stay in Nigeria would end when local troops had become proficient at handling the equipment, he added.

"This is training on site and maybe this is why the people on the ground have been described as mercenaries."

He declined to predict how long it would take for the military to regain full control.

"We have started the final onslaught," he said. "This is the road to the finish and we are on it already."

(Reporting by Karin Strohecker; Editing by Giles Elgood)[/b]

Msauza:


Yep I am a Nigerian/SA but I see myself more as a South African.

Understatement of the decade.

DieVluit:


Nigeria is in the middle of a long process of self-humiliation. If you did not recognise this, you wouldn't be playing the victim.

Professional f00l

stillchris:
one after the other the lies of the so called respected media will be exposed. i only pity these south african fish brains


Nigerian troops have commenced counter terrorism assault in
damasak,a Nigeria-Niger border town.
According to PRNigeria,reports that surfaced last week about
chadian troops recapturing damasak and malam fatori from
boko haram was confirmed to be false.
A Nigerian senior military official has confirmed that troops are currently routing boko haram from damasak.
Earlier this week,Chad withdrew its soldiers from Nigerian
border towns back into fotokol in cameroon after suffering
severe humiliation from boko haram terrorists.Chad has been
suspected of sabotaging nigeria's effort against boko
haram,yet it enjoys public support and admiration while churning out devastating propaganda.
.http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/military-battles-boko-
haram-for-border-town-of-damasak/204150

No mind them. The Chadians, International Media (including the Nigerian copycat press) and all bad belle people have all had their feeble propaganda attempts exposed.

They will never succeed in trying to Humiliate Nigeria.

#NeverAgain

Nigerian Military Trained By Technical Advisers
Clement Ejiofor, 3 hours ago

Email050
[b]
Senior military commanders have dispelled recent media rumours that Nigeria is deploying hundreds of mercenaries against Boko Haram terrorists, describing the information as a joke taken too far.

According to the officers, the foreigners are technical advisers that are providing trainings and instructions on the use of new armaments recently procured by the Nigerian military in the war against insurgents.

Speaking with PRNigeria, some top commanders insisted that it is part of propaganda to paint Nigerian Army as incompetent to deal with the insurgency by desperately ascribing recent spate of successes to ‘others’ rather than the gallant troops’ efforts.

The anonymous source also recalled that recently some news agencies ascribed such successes to Cameroonian, Nigerien and Chadian forces while it was obvious that the forces of those countries were mainly fighting along their own border blocking free movement of terrorists.

The source further cited the particular example of the maintenance technician, who died recently, stressing that he was not even a combatant but a professional in fixing armour vehicles.

President Goodluck Jonathan in his interview with Voice of America confirmed that Nigeria has some trainers helping to get troops well acquainted with the recently acquired weapons.

“We now have this technical people who are trainers and technicians, who are to train our people on how to use them, and technicians that help the maintenance, at the same time training our people how to maintain this equipment,” the president said.The source added with regrets, that Nigeria wasted several years while negotiating and appealing for equipment supply from the Western allies which were not only rebuffed but prevented other countries from selling to Nigeria.it[/b]
http://www.naij.com/402290-nigerian-military-trained-by-technical-advisers.html

Nigerian Troops Recover Borno Major Town
Ajomole Helen, 34 minutes ago


The Nigerian troops have recaptured a major town in Borno State named Bama, which has been under Boko Haram’s control since September, 2014.

The military had made several unsuccessful attempts to recapture the town a security source revealed on Tuesday.


Soldiers were said to have broken into wild jubilation in the Maimalari Barrack, the headquarters of the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri after the commercial town had been liberated.

Bama is the second largest town in Borno State and has a place in the history of the Kanuri.


It was learnt that the battle to recapture the town was led by the General Officer Commanding, 7th Division, Maj. General Lamidi Adeosun.

The GOC, an infantry general, led his team to the town on Monday and returned on Tuesday after troops had successfully recaptured the town.

It was gathered that contrary to earlier fears, the Nigerian troops did not meet serious resistance from the sect in Konduga and Bama towns.


A source among the troops said, “The general did not even utilise our crack boys in Konduga. He just took his team from our supply of new boys here and drove straight into Bama, leaving the Konduga guys to rest and continue watching his back till he took over Bama. He chased the bad people out, removed their flags and installed our authority.”

It will be recalled that the Senators in Nigeria’s national assembly today commended the Nigerian military over the recent successes recorded in the war against Boko Haram.
http://www.naij.com/399949-nigerian-troops-recover-borno-major-town.html

http://www.punchng.com/news/gombi-military-operation-in-pictures/

No MNJTF troops in sight.

Msauza:


Don't let me to educate you about Nigeria even though I am not currently there. All the towns which were recovered from BH were all reported as have been recovered by solely Nigerian troops, even though in reality it were other forces. Just yesterday Chadian troops recovered two more town but the international media reported as if it were Nigerian troops, dummy. The truth was only revealed when I stated googling and reading between the lines.

Liar. It has been all over the news by the international media about these 2 border towns being cleared by Chad & Niger after permission was granted mind you by Nigeria. They have been trying to rub Nigeria's nose in it, but these are only borders towns. This now makes it 4 border towns running along the border, DIkwa being one of them. That is 4 by Chad & Niger and nearing 40 by Nigeria. Take your propaganda elsewhere.

All other towns in Adamawa, Yobe & the rest of Borno were by Nigerian troops only. Eat it.

Damasak, the town furthest into Nigeria, is 10 km (6 miles) south of the Niger border, where Niger and Chadian troops have been massing in recent weeks ahead of the offensive.

A medical source in Diffa, the capital of the Niger region which borders Boko Haram's heartland in Nigeria's northeast, said 30 wounded soldiers had been admitted to the town's hospital.

The Niger military source said about 300 Boko Haram militants had been killed. There was no official confirmation of the toll and it was not possible to verify the figure.

"We had permission from Nigeria for this action," the source said. There was no immediate comment from Nigeria, which has launched its own offensive against the militants, whose gains forced Nigeria to delay elections that were due in February.
http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38320:chad-soldiers-killed-as-boko-haram-lose-nigerian-towns-&catid=3:Civil%20Security&Itemid=113

Msauza:


32 towns were recovered by Nigerian, Chadian and to lesser extend Niger troops. Don't be stingy and give credit to where it is deserved.

No, about 35 now by NA and 2 (with 2 unconfirmed as they keep claiming to have captured them every other week) by Chad & Niger and nil by Cameroon where BH just occupied a new town.

Msauza:



SA mercenaries never fail. They are very experienced in strategies and planning both tactical and in combat. Nigeria should really pay those people a lot of money.

more attempts at stealing glory. #NeverAgain

For the benefit of a d@mb Msauza;

Nigerian troops recapture two strategic local governments from Boko Haram
The Nigerian military on Saturday said it has recaptured two more local governments from Boko Haram militants in the North Eastern part of Nigeria after intense fighting.
The spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, Sani Usman, a Colonel, said in a statement that troops have flushed out Boko Haram terrorists from Mafa and Marte Local Government Areas of Borno state.
“In continuation of avowed recovery of territories held by Boko Haram insurgents, the Nigerian military have recaptured Mafa and Marte Local Governments Areas of Borno State on Wednesday and Friday respectively, Mr. Sani said. “During these operations, the gallant and courageous troops recovered a large quantity of high caliber of arms and ammunitions including anti-aircraft guns from the insurgents.”
He added, “It is significant to note that our troops did not suffer any casualty during these operations. Presently, troops are conducting cordon and search and mopping up operations in the recovered territories, while effort is ongoing to recover more grounds from the fleeing terrorists.
“With the capture of Mafa, Marte LGAs, and the Chadian troops holding fort in Dikwa, the international route from Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Central African Republic is now fully secured.
“With this positive development, the security of the area has significantly improved. It is hoped that international trade and socio-economic activities would be restored along this corridor.”
Nigerian troops have routed terrorists from different towns and communities, including Bara, the Headquarter of Gulani Local Government Area of Yobe State in the last few weeks.
Soldier also retook Gulak, the Headquarter of Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
Other locations also cleared in the course of the ongoing operation include: Shikah, Fikayel, Tetebah, Buza, Kamla and Bumsa, the military said.
With the intensive military operations, the troops have also recovered Monguno, Marte, Gamboru Ngala, Dikwa and Baga among other big towns and communities.
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/178103-nigerian-troops-recapture-two-strategic-local-governments-from-boko-haram.html

Msauza:


Nah!! SA mercenaries are fighting on the colours of Nigeria.

Most towns are recovered by Chad, dummy.

[b][b]Army kills scores of terrorists in Adamawa

on March 10, 2015 / in News 11:29 am / Comments


BY KINGSLEY OMONOBI

ABUJA – Following the air and land bombardment to flush out Boko Haram terrorists in the north east,hundreds of the terrorists fleeing from the onslaught have met their waterloo in Gombi town, Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State Monday evening.

The terrorists according to a statement signed by Colonel Sani Usman, Acting Director of Army Public Relations, “were engaged by troops of 23 Brigade Nigerian Army in a gun battle that led to killing of quite a number of them, destruction and recovery of vehicles, motorcycles, various calibre of weapons and ammunitions”.

“These include 4 Hilux vehicles, 3 Anti-Aircraft guns and one .50 inch Browning Machine Gun. Others include 5,000 rounds of 12.7 millimetre ammunitions, 2 boxes of .50 inch ammunitions, 1,000 rounds of Light Machine Gun ammunitions and one Rocket Propelled Grenade 7 tube, as well as one General Purpose Machine Gun”.[/b]

“Unfortunately, one soldier was wounded in the encounter and he is responding to treatment”.

“Troops are mopping up the area to prevent further incursions by the terrorists” he added.

- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/army-kills-scores-of-terrorists-in-adamawa/#sthash.GBdnM5nw.YyuVrE7L.dpuf

Msauza:
Chad and Niger successfully recovered more towns from BH. Nigerian troops falsely claim victory for the job that was done by others.




http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/03/chad-niger-armies-retake-towns-boko-haram-150309134351274.html

I thought it was all done by South African mercs?

Anyway, nearly 40 towns/communities recovered by Nigerian forces while members of MNJTF move into border towns from the north as they are supposed to do. Did you notice that they again claimed to liberate Dikwa and another town for the second time after claiming they had done so in the past?

Anyway, as usual, do your research. The operation was under instruction from the Nigerian military while SANDF are busy posing for photos.

Msauza:


Of course, they are very unique, that's why they are currently giving training to your poorly trained pilots.

F7s are just a second generation machines with an outdated weapon system. Any pilot who has flown 3rd to 4th generation fighters will fly your F7s and Alpha jets with ease. However, to be specific your F7s have been grounded and they are currently not playing any major role in air offensive since they cannot launch PGMs, dymmy. Your Alpha jets are the ones being currently used to lauch aerial attacks.

Now I know you are d#umb. I will not do a search for you. Google F-7 and BH and see for yourself, you amatuer.

Msauza:


Nope, young boy, SA mercenaries have the situation under control in Nigeria as confirmed everywhere by SA media. The question is: why is your military keeping mum despite the media claims. Something smelling fishy.

Continue to glory hunt. I would really like to know what SA mercs are flying Alpha Jets, F-7s. They must be unique pilots who can just step into any fighter aircraft without a conversion course

Little do you know that there are instructors in theatre because of new equipment being used, olodo.

Nigerian forces EOD Tech guys & Combat Dogs proving invaluable in ongoing fightings in Gwoza against #BokoHaram Jihadists.
4:21pm – 9 Mar 15

#Nigeria Blocking Force in place at Konduga, Kauri, Chibok etc as offensive on #BokoHaram Terrorists hots up in Gwoza, Bama N.E Nigeria
4:53pm – 9 Mar 15

Both tweets from Donklericuzio.

Msauza:


Well, I just only wanted to dismiss all your lies that they were long gone when poorly trained Nigerian troops arrived. They were still in Sierra Leone flying your jets and gunships the same way they are doing today.

Quit your lying narrative about mercs. Nobody but Nigerian Air Force personnel plus eastern European instructors are inolved with hellics and nobody else for fighter aircrafts. ISR assets may have additional personnel from other countries assisting with new systems.

http://newsdiaryonline.com/nigerian-military-raises-concern-over-careless-talks-by-mjtf-partners/

The above explains it all to those who are slow and believe everything they read from the foreign press..

Msauza:



Bwahahahahahahahaha… do you mean Nigerian soldiers cannot do free fall jump? Whatever, they should come to SA to receive training. Somewhere in 2010 SA held an international advanced military free fall course, falling from 10 000 ft above the ground. Nigerian troops will die.



http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/resourcelibrary/cyberpioneer/topics/articles/features/2010/jan10_fs3.m.html

Nigerian paratroopers have been jumping from before you were born and yes, also free fall.

ogbonoeba:


Don't be silly, for once admit that the government has failed in protecting the northeast.

Show me a country that has been able to protect it's citizens from terrorism once there is insurgency there with ease? Go and check the meaning in a dictionary, then you will understand how difficult it is to tackle. Ask NATO in Afghanistan and Iraq, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Russia, china, Peru, Colombia e.t.c.

pendy79:


You mean the FINANCE MINISTER BLOCKED REQUESTS FOR ARMS PROCUREMENT, WOW, She must be an APC MEMBER infact she must be a top shura committee of Boko Haram elders.

Do you people even think of your utterances and thought process at all?

If you agreed the FINANCE MINISTER BLOCKED requests for ARM PROCUREMENT, does it not correlate with my argument that political ans military leadership insincerity made Nigeria lost its prestige, lives of its citizens and territorial integrity.

Go through my posts with deep reflection and commonsense you will see the crux of my argument.

Boko Haram was/is never a match for the Nigerian Army if the Gocernment was sincere in the fight against it from 2010. Q.E.D

Except you want to say YOUR FINANCE MINISTER IS A FIFTH COLUMNIST OR AN OPPOSITION MOLE.

Stop defending mediocrity, you only show your shallowness if you do so.

The minister was talking about "competing demands" at that time and before she realised the error of her ways. You have a serious problem of not being able to seprate realism from fiction and politics from the military.

Won't it be the same soldiers if APC come to power? Why are you so gullible to be led by the foreign media concerning events in your own country?

pendy79:


Why are you people easily swayed by lies and excuses? The west blocked them from procuring arms and ammunition but the WEST DIDN'T BAR THEM FROM RETURNING THE FUNDS THAT WAS ALREADY BUDGETED AND RELEASED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ARMS PROCUREMENT BACK TO THE TREASURY?

what happened to military spending allocation.from from 2010 to 2014 running into 4trillion naira if the WEST blocked them.

You think the WEST working with the MNJF doesn't know about the sleaze and corruption going on.

The present arms were procured from where? What stopped them from buyng from the new friends since.2010.

You should direct that question to the Finance Minister who blocked a lot of the requests for arms procurement. In case you didn't know, the defence budget has been mainly for Recurrent Expenditure i.e. salaries etc and not Capital Expenditure i.e. military equipment.

I am not swayed by lies and excuses, just plain facts. And I don't play politics with the military, for whoever is in power, I will always support them and not run them down to score cheap points.

pendy79:


Guess you had no answers to the good questions I posed right?

The soldiers gaining territories from Boko Haram in 2015 were not in the Nigerian Army between 2010 and 2014 right? You see how STUPID you are now?

Do we now Have US seals and Marine Corps in the Nigerian Army in 2015 hence the sudden confidence and greater fighting prowess?

If youre educated and enlightened enough, you would have known sierra Leone and liberia that we intervened years back were fighting a CIVIL WAR, are we in a CIVIL WAR IN NIGERIA TOO?

You're as STUPID, DAFT AND LACK COMMONSENSE as they come.

The gallant nigerian army had the wherewithal to fight and destroy Boko Haram years ago if the insurgency was fought with genuine intentions and sincerity of purpose.

Some military commanders were smiling to the banks and the PDP was hoping that BH will be a good excuse to avoid going for elections if they sustained it.

boKo Haram is no match even for a single army division if there is sincerity by the government.

Buhari proved this during the maitasine scourge and the Chadian invasion.

Only idiots like you close your eye to the truth.

My friend, it isn't as simple as that. The West blocked procurement of military equipment, hence the FG had to turn to Russia and other Eastern markets for equipment. You just don't buy high grade military equipment off the shelf, so the F.G. has had to get some equipment from the blackmarket as well.

About 65% of equipment needed have arrived in the last few weeks hence the turn around and BH can't now use anti-aircraft fire on ground troops from miles away.

And yes, 36 communities have been recovered by the Nigerian army while Chad has been allowed to enter Gamboru and Dikwa, that is 2 towns.

The article you posted said Chadian and Nigerien troops were amassing in Diffa, which is in Niger not Nigeria.

mzilakazi:



I think is time for Nigeria to run to Chad to seek for help again. Your master Chad must rescue you once more.



http://news.yahoo.com/residents-boko-haram-fighters-gather-mass-ne-nigeria-123517685.html

And why do you think BH are gathering in one area o very slow one?