Viewers Corner’s recent findings concerning the Nigerian army revealed to some extent the reasons why the Nigerian army is not performing so well in winning the war completely against boko haram terrorist group. The Nigerian military men and women are ready to serve their father’s land (Nigeria) and make it great but some group of politicians and senior military officers are thwarting the efforts of these young men and women who want to free their country Nigeria from these terrorist groups. Again, the Nigeria army has no good equipment to engage the boko haram terrorist group and no adequate modern military training has been given so far to these military men and women who are doing a great sacrifice to see that their father’s land (Nigeria) is freed from boko haram terrorist group.
The management of the Nigerian army should upgrade their system to enable them carry out any military operation properly anytime, anywhere. Solid military training should be given to all the great Nigerian soldiers, military equipment should be upgraded to suit modern conditions so that the Nigerian army can withstand the fire power and tactics of the boko haram terrorist group. Another important aspect is the support services, the military should have backups in all aspects. This division has to do with both the air force and every other military affiliates with strong air power to support the ground troops of the Nigerian military. The ground troops are very effective but can not do the job alone, they need air power to support and facilitate their ground operations. A good atmosphere should be in place in terms of medical care for the wounded soldiers which is very important, qualified medical personnel should always be there for the soldiers so that they can render medical support during emergency periods but all these are lacking and when a soldier is wounded, he feels so much pain because no proper medical attention is given immediately to the wounded soldier. Anywhere the military are, there should be a decent mobile hospital within the reach of all the soldiers, this is very essential but then all these facilities are not there which is not right.
Somehow, the military chiefs are not doing enough to encourage the military men and women in the battle field, this brings us to politics in the military which should never have been so. The Nigerian military is politicized, hopefully President Buhari will do something about it as time goes on. Now money meant for the procurement of military equipment has been shared among the big names in Nigeria, thereby leaving the Nigerian army with substandard equipment to fight the deadly boko haram terrorist group. This is unbelievable and Viewers Corner condemn this attitude of some of these politicians that were involved in this terrible arms procurement scandal. Therefore, we (Viewers Corner) are appealing to President Buhari and his administration to please give the Nigerian army all the necessary support they can get from his government, most especially financing so that they can procure all the necessary equipment needed to fight and defeat the deadly boko haram terrorist group completely. Military training is required at all times whether Nigeria is at war or not, this is very important in any military establishment not only in Nigeria but countries around the world are also engaged in this exercise too which is very necessary.
Source: Viewers Corner News.