Many soldiers who were earlier dismissed from the Nigerian Army for refusing to fight have been recalled and are currently being screened at the Jaji military cantonment in Kaduna State, our correspondent gathered yesterday. While some soldiers were sentenced to death, others were dismissed by military court martials for their refusal to fight Boko Haram militants. But the soldiers said they were not provided the right combat equipment to fight the terrorists.
Our correspondent gathered in Kaduna that the screening, which is going on at the outskirts of the cantonment, is housing over 3,000 soldiers awaiting determination by a committee from the army headquarters.
“The soldiers are all there in Jaji cantonment awaiting their turns to be screened by the committee and whoever scales through might be recalled
Credit: daily trust
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Bennard Ahupa
If not how can soldiers who re suposed to fight boko haram were rarther helping them layabush for our soldiers now u re calling them back rubbish.
Bennard Ahupa
If not how can soldiers who re suposed to fight boko haram were rarther helping them layabush for our soldiers now u re calling them back rubbish.
Bennard Ahupa
If not how can soldiers who re suposed to fight boko haram were rarther helping them layabush for our soldiers now u re calling them back rubbish.
Folake Patricia Daodu
Bennard did u say that, do u know the kind of weapons that were given to the soldiers to go and fight bokoaram? can u pls compare wat they have now with wat the soldiers were given before? think well b4 u start judging the troops ok
Enyinda Nathaniel Okey
Army is disciplined. Supposedly so. Refusal to carry out an order was to be punished. This govt fraternizes with boko haram. Forgiving soldiers who refused to carry out orders...this is display of absurdity
Adefolukemi Deborah Aribasoye
this is why I hate Edeson news...so so biased. see how he put it 'the soldiers that refuse to fight bokoharam' God forgive you o
Edet Daniel
Bennerd if your brother were among the soldiers that died u won't have been saying these nonsense
Bennard Ahupa
Edet two of my brother die fighting boko haram don't talk rubbish guy! Austin and ejagam die for this nation.
Sule Beeti Snow Audu
It surprises me that Endy could even support Bennard that he has a valid point. What nonsense valid point!
Three days back i had a discussion with one of these dismiss soldiers. He told me the difficulties they have to grapple with. He said almost all the boko haram have n use rocket launchers with Ak49, while the nigeria army still uses old AK47 . He told me on a particular mission the boko harm ambush them and where using RPG from all direction. He said their commander ran away leaving recruits with little or no experience to fight. According to only 7 ppl out of 200 return to base, others were consider missing . So Mr Bernard if u want to talk maybe u should have join the army to help ur brother. Nonsense
Three days back i had a discussion with one of these dismiss soldiers. He told me the difficulties they have to grapple with. He said almost all the boko haram have n use rocket launchers with Ak49, while the nigeria army still uses old AK47 . He told me on a particular mission the boko harm ambush them and where using RPG from all direction. He said their commander ran away leaving recruits with little or no experience to fight. According to only 7 ppl out of 200 return to base, others were consider missing . So Mr Bernard if u want to talk maybe u should have join the army to help ur brother. Nonsense
Sule Beeti Snow Audu
With all these the morale of the soldiers were not boosted, thesame Bernard brothers corned what is meant for the soldiers
Bennard Ahupa
Weather u like it or not those soldiers were giving boko haram information ! Amornation. We don't have weapon buh we sold weapon to boko haram ? Stupid people God will judge you all. U use boko haram to bring buhari to power!
Raymond Yongo
Eddy, before now I had some good measure of respect for your reportage but at this very moment I doubt ifbi still do.
@bennard ahupa, with all due respect, go check the word "sacrifice" for then u will understand why u lost ur brothers.come to think of it, you are not the only victime of boko haram so stop whining like a kid.how could u say their brother has become president thats why they are being pardoned? And as un objective and as biased as endy can be (to my utter shock) he sided u.God!!!.I believe the soldiers in question are all Muslims and all fullani people from sokoto for only and only then can u say "their brother is the president".if it isnt so pls do keep mute and find some worthwhile thing to write.thank you.
@bennard ahupa, with all due respect, go check the word "sacrifice" for then u will understand why u lost ur brothers.come to think of it, you are not the only victime of boko haram so stop whining like a kid.how could u say their brother has become president thats why they are being pardoned? And as un objective and as biased as endy can be (to my utter shock) he sided u.God!!!.I believe the soldiers in question are all Muslims and all fullani people from sokoto for only and only then can u say "their brother is the president".if it isnt so pls do keep mute and find some worthwhile thing to write.thank you.
Bennard Ahupa
Yongo if u know army law u will know they serve death! Buh we re not saying they die buh be punish for their sin! Do u know how many soldiers die bcos of those fake army officers?
Bennard Ahupa
You don't ray pls stop! How will u feel if u re in a group fighting n some go back n sell information about ur plan n they lay anbush all kill u all? Those soldiers re bad once bro.
Sule Beeti Snow Audu
U don't have bases to justify ur reckless comment aside that u just been a bigot.
Bennard Ahupa
Sule I can't insult u my friend u just keep insulting me! I was well trained by my parents not to insult ok! This is de second time u calling me name buh am just lol.
Bennard Ahupa
Hausa people re the problem of this country! Killing people like chicken! Believing they re de only one to rule.most our soldiers were fighting for boko haram giving them weapon.
Ascenxion Poi
Bernard are u an Igbo man? Cos u r deviating 4rm d storyline. U are talking about Buhari's election and not Bokoharam and soldiers
Sule Beeti Snow Audu
Bernard u just showing urself . U said i insulted u, sorry bro i didn't insult u, i only analyse who u are by ur comment, and u know what u didn't disappoint.
Raymond Yongo
Bernard, I just discovered the real problem nigeria has is ...YOU!!.And by this I mean every nigerian filled with tribal sentiments, every nigerian that has refused to look beyond his or herself, any nigerian who is so myopic in thought and action.
Imagine the hausa man, yoruba man and every other tribe had the same mindset as u.what we would have on our hands would be worse than boko haram.thats the definition of you my dear friend.no insults intended.
Imagine the hausa man, yoruba man and every other tribe had the same mindset as u.what we would have on our hands would be worse than boko haram.thats the definition of you my dear friend.no insults intended.
Bennard Ahupa
Poi is not about ibo or hausas buh good governace ok buh just that some people idealogy is killing our country
Ascenxion Poi
Bernard which gov't don beta pass Buhari 3months in power since u born 4 dis country? My broda, Buhari dey try... Y u no wan see d truth na?
Bennard Ahupa
Am loving his government now too buh there re things he is not going about it right poi? I never voted for him buh one word he said change my mine towards him. Am for everybody n not for anybody. Buh he has to fight all corrupt leaders not just pdp n not jonathan govt alone buh all. For ray I don't know what u mean by that? Go back n read my post n understand before u post rubbish about my person! So am nigerian problem? Lol at ray.
Ascenxion Poi
Bernard, Buhari no get right to probe any orda gov't abt 4rm GEJ's administration oooo. Na successors dey probe predecessors
Bennard Ahupa
Are u sure? We day nah! De money he gave to state goverment did he wait for house of assembly to approve it? Bro let's no go there.it was nice chating with u bro. We wish our president gudluck he couldn't wish jonathan rather promise to make his goverment ungovernable.