Comments on: CDS: We Need Equipment to Fight Terrorists, Others, Not Mercenaries

By: tarojojoye

tarojojoye — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 15:32:45 +0000

The man should deal with people in the army procurement department who keep looting the money which is meant to purchase equipment for the army.

By: Mystic mallam

Mystic mallam — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 14:13:53 +0000

Could this warning from the CDS no less, against introduction of mercenaries and foreign boots on Nigerian soil, be close to lending some credence to the concern in certain quarters in the North, that PBAT might have signed off to the establishment of French Military base in the northern part of the country? What is prompting the CDS to start talking about the military's disinterest in coup-making, and preference for supporting civil democracy. If he's so sure that ''no military personnel was interested in coup'', why talk about it. More, in a civil democracy, should the uniformed personnel not leave the political rhetoric of policies, assurances, reassurances, and performance assessment to the civil authorities placed in charge of national security and defense? While it might be reassuring to some that the CDS has expressed support for democracy and disavowed coups, it's still worth emphasis to caution against complacency in a country as riven as contemporaneous Nigeria. The CDS has no way to read the mind's construction on the face of every military personnel, he can only trust, but he must verify, why? One more coup – and the dream of a Nigerian Union goes up in smoke.

By: AfricaColumn

AfricaColumn — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 05:41:40 +0000

During democracy and civil rule, the Military are seen and not heard. We have the Ministry of Defence and Minister of Defence through which the Military should be speaking to the public. This does not diminish the Military as they are held in high esteem in their normal role in society.

In as much what could be adjudged within operational matter; the Military do not need to beat their chest in the public to be able to do their job or seen to doing it. They should confront the Government in their concern in camera.

We already know the constraint of our Military, Police, etc. They are not allowed to do what they need to do by the power above and the elected who are more concerned about their personal and regional interests instead of national interests first.

Although the Military need more weapons to make their job easier yet what they have now are sufficient for them to restore security in the country if they are given actual unrestricted order and without regional or zonal bias to clear the country of terrorists, bandits, kidnappers and their sponsors.