Nigerian army soldier
headquarted in Maiduguri, who does not
want to disclose his personality, came up
with a warning letter to the Nigerian
government. He brought forward eight crucial
questions the Muhammadu Buhari
administration should provide answers to by
the end of January, otherwise the soldiers
promise to organise a large-scale strike to
draw the attention of the government to their
problems.
We, the soldiers in Maiduguri, are losing
patience, and we are planning massive
protests in the country by January; then they
will know our pains.
Here are the questions we want them to
answer.
1. Is the Nigerian army really winning the war
against the insurgency?
We are not winning the war against these
people, if you will. Come to any location
across Maiduguri and interview the soldiers
one by one – then you will know the pains
we are passing through here. They keep
deceiving Nigerians on media, sitting down in
Abuja and telling the people what is
happening in the theatre. Let them come and
stay in these environment.
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2. Are we really paid our entitlement as the
soldiers who fight and die for their nation?
Why has Dambazau, who is now the minister
of interior, suspended our allowances: TC
allowance and furniture allowance? Why are
the navy and the air forces still being paid
their money? These questions should be
forwarded to Dambazau.
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3. Are the soldiers really equipped with good
weapons to counter insurgents?
Recently some weaponry has been brought,
however, most weapons we now use were
bought by Goodluck Jonathan , when he
postponed the last presidential election for
six weeks, and the captured terrain was
regained.
4. What are the tactics used in the war?
I must tell you there are no specific tactics
being used. Whenever we go for any
operation, we just move; most officers are so
afraid that they just push the poor soldiers
forward for them to remain at the rear.
5. Are we attacking the terrorists, or we are
still sitting in ambush, waiting for them?
We are still sitting in ambush. Why is it so?
The best form of defence is always attack.
We wait for insurgents to attack and kill
soldiers for nothing. The officers may lie to
us that jet has bombarded the terrorists, and
we should only go for mopping up. However,
getting there we are likely see them waiting
for us 5 km from the camp. There are
saboteurs both of the upper and lower rank in
the armed forces and the government.
6. Does the president visit the troops or send
delegations to boost their morale?
What does President Muhammadu Buhari do
to boost the morale of the troops in the war
zone? Does he send delegations to visit us?
No! He will never do this. Why is it so? Don’t
get me wrong: the president is really trying to
make sure the war is coming to an end.
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7. Why do they sentence our fellow
colleagues to 10-year imprisonments?
Why those generals stealing billions of naira
are still walking and driving all over the
country freely? There are the soldiers who
were praying for Muhammadu Buhari to win
during the last election so that he could at
least understand since he was once in the
system. Some of these poor soldiers are the
bread winners in their families, I must tell
you. But look at the outcome now. Where are
those who stole the money meant to
purchase arms for the troops, where are
those who stole $1 billion? I feel that TB
Joshua’s prophesy is coming into reality
now.
8. How much is the operational allowance
paid to the troops?
Why are we not paid our entitlement, even
those who fought and died for their
fatherland? When their families come to carry
the corps, we are the ones to give them
money to convey the corps.
They pay us just N30, 000 for an operation.
Why do we work like elephants, and eat like
ants in this country? Moreover, you will never
see the money in two-three months. When we
are out of town, our feeding is nothing to
write home about. Most commanding officers
spend the allowances meant for our
colleagues lying in the hospital shot.
Where is the e-payment President
Muhammadu Buhari has promised to provide
the armed forces with? Let our salaries come
directly from the CBN, and then nobody will
have a chance to eat our money.
I must tell you the soldiers here are sick and
tired of the everyday propaganda. If we don’t
see any improvements by the end of January,
there will be arrangements to vent our anger.
You know what it means when soldiers strike
in the country. Those who sit under air
conditioners eating our money will see us in
full force.
Soldiers Urge The Government To Solve Their Problem
in complaint
