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Tuesday 3 March 2015

Nigerian Govt stalling our operations - Chadian soldiers complain

According to a report by Reuters, Chadian military officers, who are part of the West African Joint Military Task Force to fight Boko Haram, are complaining that the Nigerian government is stalling their operations to assist in fighting Boko Haram in Nigeria. According to the report, Nigerian military officers recently rebuffed the offer of the Chadian soldiers to join in the mission to recapture Baga and other towns. Find the report after the cut...

 
When battle-hardened Chadian troops overran a Boko Haram camp in northern Nigeria last week, they wanted to press deep into territory controlled by the Islamist group but Nigeria refused to let them.

Having defeated al Qaeda in Mali two years ago, Chad's military believes it could could finish off Boko Haram alone. It has notched up victories that have pushed the Nigerian militants back from the Cameroonian border.
But with presidential elections this month, Nigeria is keen to press ahead with its own military campaign against Boko Haram, aiming to push it out of major towns before the March 28 ballot.
In a country proud to be a major African power, it would be an embarrassment to President Goodluck Jonathan as he seeks reelection for a smaller nation to tackle Nigeria's security problems, diplomats say.
In their forward base in the town of Gambaru on the Nigeria-Cameroon border, Chadian soldiers displayed dozens of guns seized from Boko Haram and a burnt-out armoured vehicle painted with black and white Arabic script.
"We turned back because Nigeria did not authorise us to go any further," army spokesman Colonel Azem Bermandoa said.
Nigeria's spokesman for operations in the northeast, Mike Omeri, said cooperation between Chadian and Nigerian forces has brought some major military successes and any issues would be resolved via existing command structures.
But the Chadians say there have been no joint operations between the two forces. Chad's offer to join a Nigerian offensive to capture Baga, site of one of Boko Haram's worst atrocities in January, was rebuffed, Bermandoa said.
Officials from Chad, Niger and Cameroon say lack of cooperation from Nigeria has for months hampered efforts to put together a regional taskforce against Boko Haram. Chad was compelled to take unilateral action in January, under a deal that allows it to pursue terrorists into Nigeria, after Boko Haram violence started to choke off imports to its economy.
With Niger and Cameroon deploying thousands of troops on their borders, blocking escape routes for Boko Haram, the tide may be turning. In what Nigeria has branded a sign of desperation, the Islamist group has carried out wave of suicide attacks and threatened to disrupt the election.
Francois Conradie, analyst with South African-based NKC Research, said that if the current offensive can be sustained, Boko Haram could quickly be driven out of the remaining towns it holds. It would, however, remain a deadly rural guerrilla force.
“All of this is good news for stability and will probably be to Mr Jonathan’s electoral advantage,” he said.
OPPOSITION CRITICISES RELIANCE ON CHAD
Many in Nigeria ask why it took so long to act. Boko Haram killed thousands last year and kidnapped many more in its six-year campaign for an Islamist emirate in Africa's largest oil producer.
Niger, Cameroon and Chad say Nigeria neglected the uprising in its economically backward northeast, an opposition stronghold. Borno state is home to two percent of Nigeria's 170 million people.
But in recent months, Muhammadu Buhari, a former military ruler who is running as the presidential candidate for the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), has gained popularity with voters desperate for tough policies both on corruption and Boko Haram.
Amid pressure from the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria's electoral commission announced a six week postponement to the Feb. 14 election, to allow the army to tackle the security situation in the northeast so voting could go ahead there.
Ernst Hogendoorn, Crisis Group's Africa deputy programme director, said the government appeared to have engineered the delay in the hope the APC would slip up or the military could boost Jonathan by defeating Boko Haram.
"Boko Haram has certainly suffered a strategic setback ... Clearly this improves Goodluck Jonathan's chances somewhat," said Hogendoorn. "The question is do any of these forces have the ability to maintain this tempo, particularly the Chadians and to a lesser degree the Nigerians?"
With Chad already squeezed by a slump in the price of oil, its main export, the government says it can only sustain the offensive in Nigeria for a short time, diplomats say.
Buhari, however, has already criticised Jonathan for relying on Chad to push back Boko Haram, saying his government would tackle the problem alone. Many in the military and the government are keen to limit foreign involvement on Nigerian soil, diplomats say.
When Chadian forces last month entered the town of Dikwa, they were told to leave by Nigeria's military, which said it was planning air strikes, Bermondoa said.
After Nigeria's army retook Baga last month, Army Chief Major General Kenneth Minimah said his soldiers would recapture a handful of remaining towns before the elections, listing Dikwa as one of them. “The war is almost ended," he said.
TENSIONS HAMPER REGIONAL FORCE
Boko Haram was long regarded by neighbouring countries as an internal Nigerian problem, but attacks in Cameroon and Niger last year prompted the regional response. Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Benin and Cameroon agreed in May to join forces against the militants.
Since then, however, distrust and misunderstandings have stymied preparations for the force, due to take effect by the end of this month. Nigeria initially sent low-level representatives to planning meetings, angering its allies.
Cooperation between Cameroon and Nigeria has been dogged by long-running border tensions, while Niger accused Nigerian troops of cowardice.
"Nigeria must get involved and honour its promise of providing between 2,500 and 3,000 to the multinational force," said Cameroon's defence spokesman Colonel Didier Badjeck.
Cameroon has stepped up its activities since July, when Boko Haram attacked Kolotafa, the hometown of its deputy prime minister, killing dozens and kidnapping his wife.
The government has boosted its security forces in northern Cameroon from 700 to around 7,000.
"We have to do whatever it takes to make sure the sect does not occupy any town in Cameroon," said Colonel Joseph Nouma, in charge of Operation Alpha, the mission against Boko Haram.
However, Nouma said he has orders not to enter Nigeria, and Cameroon has denied Nigerian troops the right to pursue insurgents into Cameroon.

Along its 400 km (250 miles) border with Nigeria, Cameroon has created 14 new bases, with heavy artillery batteries. It has also deployed surveillance drones, a senior intelligence officer said.
Another senior Cameroon military figure said they were attempting to choke off Boko Haram's revenues, including the trade in fuel with Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
    "All of this looks to be paying off," the officer said, with no incursions since mid-February.

80 comments:

GALORE said...

Just vote for @Good luck


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@Galore

Unknown said...

What can I say besides I still dey #Fingerscrossed# mood. Linda take note!

Anonymous said...

BUT WHY??TOMJERRYSWIT

Unknown said...

Naija leave them to do a gud operation if u people are feeling relunctant...

Davido's driver said...

Pls work together

Anonymous said...

Stupid Projonathans wld come and type rubbish nw. I knew all along dt it was intentional to delay d fight against Boko Haram. The wind of change is blowing and nothing can change it. Sai Buhari!!!!!!!!

Unknown said...

i believe all hands should join together & tackle this insurgent, wipe them out in short space of time








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Subomi said...

Dont see why we can appreciate and use any help we are offered. That said, it does not matter so far we are making progress, let chad block their border and refuse BH members on the run entry into their country, Cameroon should do same and while we flush them out of their hide-out from this side of the war front

Unknown said...

Hmmmmmm, u c now, our govt is playing ludo, draft n monopoly wt d lives of Nigerians. FFK n Gen Olukolade, pls let's hear ur side of d story o o. Is it APC dat pay Chad's army 2 voice out n open ur ass?

Unknown said...

Hmmmmmm, u c now, our govt is playing ludo, draft n monopoly wt d lives of Nigerians. FFK n Gen Olukolade, pls let's hear ur side of d story o o. Is it APC dat pay Chad's army 2 voice out n open ur ass?

Unknown said...

Hmmmmmm, u c now, our govt is playing ludo, draft n monopoly wt d lives of Nigerians. FFK n Gen Olukolade, pls let's hear ur side of d story o o. Is it APC dat pay Chad's army 2 voice out n open ur ass?

Unknown said...

I said it......am suspecting Nigerian leaders in all this boko haram practices......all of them has a case to answer. But God will expose them one day by his grace.


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BlogPolice said...

FFK will say APC is behind this again
Joker!!

Bunny said...

Government this,elections that. So WTF if Chad is a smaller nation? They have the solution we're seeking, why can't Nigerian government lay down their smelling pride and accept actual help if they are not the sponsors of BH. People are dying and they are playing politics

BONARIO NNAGS said...

Phew! Must everything be politically motivated.
Same politics that brought us to this fuels scarcity we're experiencing. If its not about election,our government is rarely motivated to do anything. Its a pity.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

frank said...

Nigeria us too big for that. Thanks for the help but we should be the one offering help to Chad an not the other way round, so that APC will not see q campaign tool to use

Unknown said...

Ish lookz like some high wired political game. To hell with all of them.

Rough Diamond said...

Yawns!!!!! Nna mehn dis one long o! Later things sha then I can make my comment concerning d post

ary said...

This is some serious allegation but we here in Nigeria have had this feeling for a while, but I think our ego should be pushed aside and the ultimate goal should be the defeat of this scourge once and for all. This also awakens the suspicion that government has a stake in the Boko haram menace.

Grace n Truth said...

Abeg let's hear word. Our gallant Nigerian soldiers have recaptured Baga. The fact that there is a multinational task force does not mean that you can dictate to the Nigerian military. As long as it is within Nigeria's territory you will listen to our own Military. Although I don't entirely believe the story because it seems another APC Boko haram sponsors hatchet job.

Unknown said...

Shame on our military.

Grace n Truth said...

APC trying very hard to insult and reduce our gallant soldiers and armed forces before the world. Evil APC and their Boko haram armed wing will continue to fail. APCHaram

Grace n Truth said...

APC una don fail. Desperately trying to use Boko Haram to seize power. God go punish una. Evil people. Buhariharam. ElRufai haram. Tinubu Haram. Amaechi Haram. God will avenge the blood the APC armed wing called Boko Haram has spilled. God will avenge.

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Pls o... FG should stop playing politics with our lives, if the chadians are producing positive results pls we co-ordinate with them rather than feeling embarrassed.... Pls and pls jonah allow them abeg....
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Unknown said...

As usual they will delay..Are we not Nigerians again?.................................#6God

Bonita Bislam said...

Nigerian army should shove pride aside and let whoever wanna help to do so.After all this BH boys grew uninterrupted under their very nose

Unknown said...

This is to be expected. The Nigerian Military in tandem with the Nigerian government would also cry wolf that Chad, Niger and Cameroun are exaggerating. This is the same thing, the US Military accused GEJ and co of. Shame, that it took so much spilling of blood for the government to act. As usual, it's all to play politics and score cheap points a la re-election. It's only here that human life is disregarded as cheaply as it does.......I sorry for Nigeria.

Anonymous said...

Lol those foolish cameroonians must have taken a bribe to write this! Massa am a cameroonian babe and I know what this corrupt hungry and thirsty people are up to! They won't concentrate on their useless corrupt old Paul biya who has been ruling and wasting the countries resources at will! They r trying to infiltrate themselves Into NAija politics! Shame on u cameroonians and Chadians! French people are the most corrupt people ever! I regret why I was born into such a country.

Anonymous said...

It's sad how myopic you are.

Anonymous said...

It's sad how myopic you are. If it rains for too long on a pdp rally day, it's apc. Smh

Unknown said...

U see

Anonymous said...

Election is here and now GEJ want to fight Boko Haram. Before he was having weddings with his phletora of adopted daughters and dancing shoki. Ewu camel!!!

Anonymous said...

I think the last thing we need now is pride, the FG should keep pride aside nd get this insurgent issue done once nd for all

omotara said...

If your family members are part of the people killed by BH,you won't vomit the rubbish that just came out of ur mouth. Chad is a small town,how come they achieved what Nigeria has never achieved, I pray you will be the next to be bombed by BH..Amen

Unknown said...

I think the FG should shove aside pride nd get on with this insurgent stuff once nd for all

Anonymous said...

Then you are a stupid fool!

Anonymous said...

May D wrath of God descend on Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and his entire household(AMen). So he has been using people's lives to play politics. God is nt a sleeping God, he knows ow to punish PDpigs and his members accordingly. And to all d people say it's APC handwork, u'll all experience all d bitter experience d people in d north east are passing thru due to dis insurgency. #change. Sai Buhari

Nathaniel said...

I smell rat.......

yawanow said...

Imagine the swift response from other countries and the extension to help flush out these bloodsucking demons without any political aggrandizement. Its a quite unfortunate that the elections tackled insecurity in our country.

Jules said...

Which way Naija???

Naijasportscrib.com said...

These guys should properly collaborate to wipe out these BH guys. check out here for sports news

Unknown said...

God help us!

Nkechi J. said...

Hey dumb dumb, you do realize this is not the first time this allegation has been made, and Chad will not be the first to make the same allegation. This was the reason United States and other nations Great Britain included pulled away from this fight and that was way before this election nonsense.
You might want to check your records and make sure you're not playing yourself!
Smh for most Nigerians!

Unknown said...

Whats wrong with Nigerian government, they should shove that pride off their asss and work together with other countries to wipe out boko haram

Unknown said...

There is something nigerian government is not telling us
What are they hiding
After they will start blaming apc
Why is even the British finind it hard to say what's happening with the chibok girls

Anonymous said...

Oh please STOP these hate speech. I hope the LOVE of GEJ is not turning you crazy. Anyway, we are what we are!

Unknown said...

Why nah, all hands must be put on deck to put an end to BH

Unknown said...

Really interesting and d exciting part of dis article is dis part "any issues would be resolved via existing command structures."

GEORGE said...

This shows u didn't even read through all wat was writing. Political opposition criticisms are part of the reasons why the chadians are laid off, trying to show that the Nigerian troops can recapture on their own. We r winning war against Boko haram collectively with other countries And ur Buhari is criticising. Pls, be wise. APC has caused us a lot already. All they do is sabotage progress. Agree with this or not Buh it's the truth.

La said...

If not for election, BH would have wiped off half of Nigeria. Some people are benefitting hugely from the insurgency, they are making a lot of money and they are seriously praying that BH won't stop. They are also making a lot on the internally displaced persons. God will punish all of them and their generation. #march for Buhari.

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GEORGE said...

Anonymous, This shows u didn't even read through all wat was writing. Political opposition criticisms are part of the reasons why the chadians are laid off, trying to show that the Nigerian troops can recapture on their own. We r winning war against Boko haram collectively with other countries And ur Buhari is criticising. Pls, be wise. APC has caused us a lot already. All they do is sabotage progress. Agree with this or not Buh it's the truth.

Aces said...

Lemme get this straight, y'all are saying the current government has purposely allowed the boko haram to thrive, refusing aid from small nations like Chad and the big nations like the U.S and Britain thereby wasting the lives of innocent civilians and soldiers just so that it can make a comeback during the election campaign period to win votes of the citizens and somehow all of this is the fault of the APC...garrit


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Anonymous said...

SMH - BOKO HARAM ATTACKED CHAD and killed half a dozen or so and their military chased them out and wanted to wipe them out. BOKO HARAM killed over 10,000 Nigerians and PDP leadership did nothing till election. CHIBOK GIRLS: UK Ministry of Defense says it has information about the missing Chibok girls but cannot share it with Nigeria because according to them, revealing details of what it found about the whereabouts of the abducted girls would clearly damage its relationship with Nigeria and other allies.

Anonymous said...

Everything is apc na...it is the same apc that made Jonathan clueless, put indomie in okupe's brain, watery baby shit in ffk's mouth

Dani said...

@grace ur a total fool feel sorry for the people that think they have a daughter with reference to you

Anonymous said...

I am surprised some people can't see the mischief in thus report. Pls support our SOLDEIRS don't allow few interests confuse u

Anonymous said...

And they will say gej and pdp hand no dey boko haram

Unknown said...

Whosoever is stopping chadians soldiers frm helping d poor pple dying everyday,be it apc or pdp will die a painful death in jesus name.can u imagine????human lives now na cards for politicians eyes.may GOD punish all of u.

Unknown said...

I understand the border issues involved.. but something is still fishy in that desert!

Anonymous said...

Frank Its a shame...i pity ur parents,Its obvious Thèy wasted their time And Money on a fool like You.....

Anonymous said...

You are obviously a fool....PDP goat!!!

Anonymous said...

Your father wasted his sperm on your mother's ovaries....everything is political to u....Its a pity.

Anonymous said...

French biatch like You claimed!!!you r a bloody liar,french ppl are Not as corrupt Has nigéria,common Bénin république get constant power....tu es très un animal sauvage !!!

Anonymous said...

U see cluelessness and wickedness of the typical gejite. ..it's not about lives or the progress or unity of the country. ..its all about election

Anonymous said...

One u r not camerounian, ffk pretending to be from Cameroun. ..two, if u are truly camerounian then u know nothing about naija politics so stfu and go read a camerounian blog

Eze911 said...

Chad no go use kids gloves and na those Ebele brothers wey GEJ mention in the past dem go take gun kill, hence the blockade.

Anonymous said...

May All Gej Supoter B treated d way Gej Is Treatin Naija....U a Fool Fo blivin APC Ar Bhind All Dese

Unknown said...

Another interesting part is that after BokoHaram seized just a town in Cameroon and killed a dozen thousands of soldiers were deployed there so that no one town is captured while Jonathan’s govt intentionally "underestimated" (according to the mumu president) the terrorist sect

Juleslouis said...

But i don't understand why Nigerian politicians r dulling this operation. These politicians that r behind ds boko haram saga will all die like d people they have killed!

Unknown said...

Jonathan won't flush them out, we all know that. All he'll do is weaken them to attract vote from gullible Nigerians and if reelected, he'll "underestimate" (according to the mumu man) the sect again and claim the security challenges is the reason he still could not perform in his second term and blame it on opposition, northern elders, Muslims and unpatriotic Nigerians

Unknown said...

Thank u @omolara

Anonymous said...

A fool and a monkey. May GEJ style of governance administer to your personal life as you have wished.

Anonymous said...

I hear that GEJ'S administration want to rig or cheat the election at whatever cost necessary.

Anonymous said...

Niger!! Proud for nthg.same happened when d American soldiers came.everything is political in Niger.i hail oooo

Anonymous said...

Another waste of sperm and labour.

Rough Diamond said...

Ur mama apc cow! !!

Some1 said...

This is 1 good reason GEJ must not return. He has derail this country in many sectors. If Nigerians need some more, they should allow him step that office again. His campaign tactics is full of hypocrisy. Is purely like the nonsense stomach infrastructures. Buhari and his team might not be the solution but I sense something better that GEJ.

Unknown said...

This is absolutely no fault of the Nigerian Military bcos they take comand from our kindergarten president who allows corruption to thrive in Nigeria. This is another calculated plan to postpone the election again and to play their dirty politics, accusing Buhari/APC for being responsible for this. Watch this space. All pro GEJ do now is attack Buhari supporters for stating facts. The success against BH in this recent times is as a result of criticisms from the opposition but I don't know why Gejites are not seeing this! All they do is insult and insult and insult! Be your brother's keeper, love your neighbour as ur self! That's the command from our Lord Jesus Christ. Our North east brothers and sisters are dying due to this insurgencies and dirty politicking.... Will you keep quiet????? Even if u don't want to talk, don't insult those that care and want to talk.

Unknown said...

Abeg we don't need stories

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