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Thursday, 30 July 2015

I headed a military that lacked equipment- ex Chief of Defence staff, Badeh says

Immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, who alongside other service chiefs, was sacked by Buhari on July 13, said while he was in office, he headed a military that lacked equipment. He said this during his handing over ceremony to the new chief of Defence staff, Major-General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin in Abuja;
"The task of coordinating the military and other security agencies in the fight against the insurgents is perhaps the most complex and challenging assignment I have had in my over 38 years in service. For the first time, I was head of a military that lacked the relevant equipment and motivation to fight an enemy that was invisible and embedded with the local populace.
Furthermore, the activities of fifth columnists in the military and other security agencies who leaked operational plans and other sensitive military information to the terrorist, combined to make the fight against the insurgents particularly difficult. The activities of these unpatriotic members of the military not only blunted the effectiveness of the fight, but also led to the needless deaths of numerous officers and men who unwittingly fell into ambushes prepared by terrorists who had advance warnings of the approach of such troops. The decision by certain countries to deny us weapons to prosecute the war also added to the challenges we faced. Despite these challenges, I am glad to note that a lot was achieved during our time in the fight against terror. The achievements recorded are largely due to the commitment, patriotism and fighting spirit of our men and women in uniform who saw the fight against terror as a task that must be accomplished no matter the odds and inspite of the campaign of calumny against the military by a section of the media with their foreign collaborators.”he said

109 comments:

Unknown said...

Hmmm! Since dem lock ur mouth?

Unknown said...

go rest, u don try...

white rose said...

Hmm...who u tell?

STERN said...

Exactly no equipments....you will have to use magic to defeat the boko boys then

OSINANL said...

Kpele o!

Unknown said...

Hmmmmmm.

Anonymous said...

Oh really!! Why are you saying it now?!!! Mtchewww

Unknown said...

See excuse. But u made away with enough money. Pls give us another news.

I'm out. ***CATCH ME IF U CAN***

Unknown said...

Hypocrite! You've never admitted that u lacked equipments.. You were part of those generals that charged some group of soldiers for munity cos they refused to fight for the same useless excuse u r giving us now!

Anonymous said...

But sir,you were a party to the court marshal soldiers that complained about the same thing u r saying now sir but they got a death sentence instead..r u sick sir?in a psycho-medical tone

Unknown said...

Na now you abi talk abi?
Or you want to prove to us that you tried your best? Anyway thank God for change.

Apple Berry said...

Y u no talk since?

Unknown said...

So where all the equipment wey Jonathan's administration supposedly purchased??? Linda take note!

Anonymous said...

People should learn to cry out when they are in these positions and not after,

Unknown said...

So he knew they lack equipment and he kept quite, sending soldiers to fight without adequate resources and lost their lives, he should go and sit one place joor mtewwww!!!

Unknown said...

Ok let others try then.

Unknown said...

Ok

Unknown said...

HEARD!!!
Jst prepare a detailed account of ur stewardship in relation to pilfering of Operational Funds.
Fat Fuck.

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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And yu couldnt say anything untill nw..... Serious matter....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

Unknown said...

Ok

Unknown said...

Ok

Unknown said...

Ok

KINGING said...

What u lack is Brain not equipments, u lack brain because you are a black uncivilised man. You should have spent more time in the gym working on your fat pot belly. Blind men leading blind people

Anonymous said...

Everything was done by the Northerners to frustrate GEJ's government. Very selfish deluded bunch that we are cursed with.

Anonymous said...

Thunder fire ur mouth na now u knw dat.

Anonymous said...

Thunder fire ur mouth na nw u knw that. Nonsence

Anonymous said...

Tor baba is here everything most go well. God bless buhari

Unknown said...

Now he can talk? Nonsense!!

Anonymous said...

And so what? Which action did you take................Coming out here and trying to defend your X military ass

Anonymous said...

May God see you through

Anonymous said...

The equipment dey ya belle. Sharrap!

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hmmm ok o

Unknown said...

Badeh and minima na devil go two of ona during our former chief soldiers no as soldiers die during minima regime.

Unknown said...

Stupid man trying to protect his image

Anonymous said...

Why did you say this to jonathan when he was on seat, God will punish you all.

Anonymous said...

Why did you say this to jonathan when he was on seat, God will punish you all.

Anonymous said...

Owoye Andrew Aziza,said pdp were behind bokoharam,what did they do?,He was set up in helicopter crash.But those who are hiding and supporting bokoharam will reap more than they bargain for.

Anonymous said...

Linda pls try dey post my coment , abi u dont like me?

Unknown said...

Minima dismissed solders like say solders are company worker. Una no gree give weapon BT u minima u want say make solders dey die make una dievart die money. Nigeria army is full corruption many soldiers don die since ecomog bt somebody dey chop their money til today.

Unknown said...

Nice one

Unknown said...

Minima na devil go punish u

liz swt 16 said...

Wot happened 2 ur mouth den? Y didn't u cry out den?

Anonymous said...

Smh. Why didn't he voice out when he was in position and Jonathan was there. Why didn't he make allegations and let d whole country know.
Jonathan knew all these and did nothing to shuffle d military and do necessary things instead he encourages corrupt and traitors, letting innocent people die bcos of incompetence.
And some dumb ass will call him "hero"

Nonsense!

Anonymous said...

how does that concern us again?
















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Otuonye Chidera said...

good to hear













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Unknown said...

Help me ask am o!!!

Anonymous said...

But when u were in power u said army are coward that soldiers were running away from rag tag army of Boko Haram. Because no Boko Haram money to collect again u are singing a different song now. Barawo'''

gentle said...

I think the most challenging aspect of Boko Haram is their faceless nature...coupled with the fact that our military then had no weapons. So pitiful...anyways....

Anonymous said...

No weapon, but una dey steal d money meant for our soldiers and Oga Jonah dey distribute dollar$$$

Anonymous said...

Ole!! Thief thief!! Where all d money u thief instead of u to shut up u dey talk
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Unknown said...

Pot bellied General, when Governor Kashim Shettima said insurgent are more equipped nd motivated than the Nigerian Arm forces, this same Badeh nd Doyin Okupe called for his Head nd even the so called Hero fr President threatened to withdraw the military personnel protecting the Governor for saying the truth. They should free those soldiers accused of Mutiny.

Anonymous said...

This is how Boko Haram would have succeeded in destroying the whole of Nigeria under the watch of the clueless Goodluck Jonathan. Thank God for saving us!

Unknown said...

Lol

Anonymous said...

Nonsense, then he should be arrested and jailed for d fighting soldiers that faced court martial for protesting lack of ammunition under his leadership

Anonymous said...

D-PinPointer Says: If you had instilled discipline on your officers and had them respect human rights ,and let them realize that irrespective of the fact that they carry guns, they owe loyalty to the the civilian population who are their superiors, maybe other nations would have supplied them with the needed equipment. So go and rest, you are a failure.

Nicole said...

What about the snitches ? Won't they be prosecuted?

Anonymous said...

Ehn ehn, what happened to the billions we have you to buy equipment? useless thief!

Anonymous said...

All hail the "hero" gej

Anonymous said...

You could have thrown in the towel. Instead, you allow these idiots to descend on your native community and destroy your properties, maim and kill your ppl. Tank God you retired with your life. Wish you happiness, good health and robost future. You have tried your best serving your country.

Unknown said...

Oh! Now he speaks up abt it but then he kept sealed lips. Wht a shame dat our troops has not yet got it right mostly d govt dat seem to b doing little or nothing.

HonsylGlobal.Com said...

Shameful.

Unknown said...

Yeah right

Anonymous said...

I thought all an Infantry man needs is a rifle...This is what he said sometime ago. That no longer applies now that he's handed over?

gombawa said...

Keep quite sir

Unknown said...

So now you want to talk?

jesus resigns said...

when a carpenter hit his hand ,he will then blame the hammer.the simple matter you are competent enough to hand BH boys.

Anonymous said...

He should have resigned to show how serious the situation was, now that he has been sacked, he has mouth diarrhea. This is shameless and dishonorable.

Anonymous said...

BULLSHIT!! Go feed your family with that rubbish. You headed a military that lacked equipment because all military leaders use the money meant for equipments for their personal flashy lifestyle. Driving the best cars and living in mansions with money meant for the military. Fucked up people!

Unknown said...

Its definitely sure you had no gun to your head that you refused to shout out to the necessary authorities to help secure fund. You refused to throw in the towel to help safegaurd an outstanding track record you have created for yourself as a celebrated officer(although im not sure i you are),but for you to be a decorated officer you must have earned it.

You were used, and now dumped. Its nice you have told us what happened then,so we are happy to chase after those that collected funds all in the name of buying military armaments.

You are a disgrace,sorry but im being honest with you. You could have said all this when you knew you had nothing to fight with, instead of that you had court-marshialed guys that refused to fight sentenced to death,was that not all under your watch.. You shall be judged accordingly if not y man, but hopefully by God..

Anonymous said...

He should fuck off...now he knows there was no weapon..now he knows there was the fifth column?
Why didnt he speak when the soldiers complained and protested?
What did he say when they wanted to kill these same soldiers?
Now cos his name is @ stake?
Humans!

Anonymous said...

So what the young officers who were sentenced to death said was true.. and you sent them out like that.. shame!!!

Unknown said...

We knew,you have tried your best,Let another take over

Unknown said...

Y now?

Unknown said...

Y are U just complaining ??

Anonymous said...

Google - Alexander the great, Hannibal etc. They were military commanders too, but they defeated and conquered their enemies against all odds. maybe you would have honorably resigned willingly. tnx for your efforts.

Anonymous said...

So what happened to the millions of dollars that were being allocated to fight boko haram under your watch??? Imbecile....and to think that thousands have died needlessly. The blood of those innocent souls who you and your PDP thieves failed to protect will continuously be on your hands and those supporters of Jonathan and his administration thieves....

Anonymous said...

Very true Sir,

But as a leader it was your duty to highlight this problem rather than join the rot and oversee the deaths of many soldiers under your watch.
You have just admitted failure as a leader.
I suspect you just shared what you could, took what you could and turned the other eye, like the rest of the Jonathan administration.

Court-martial coming your way to explain your actions or shall I say loss of actions.

Anonymous said...

Fat Belle Na di oda problem wey not let am perform. How commanders wey fat like Naija military officers go fit stand against Boko Haram? He no possible.

9ja Parrot said...


Who padlocked your mouth since your appointment that you couldn't talk until now? Jonathan left now, everybody is giving excuses. Naija we hail thee.

Anonymous said...

He has no conscience. When the soldiers complained about commensurate weapon to fight Boko Haram, he dismissed them and told the world that they were cowards. There is God oh !!!!


Linda note: " Nigeria is a time bomb planted by Lord Lugard in 1914".

Unknown said...

Don't worry sir, you have played your part. Let's see what the new man gonna do. And to those that keep leaking intelligent informations to the terror group, continue o, but remember the blood of innocent Nigerians that died because of your greed willl hunt you people till you meet your end.








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sean lot said...

congrats oga soldier..na ur headche..how u go get equipment? when u and ur robbery team don loot the whole money meant for equipments finish..thieves..ole!

Anonymous said...

Help me ask him o.Since dem lock him mouth make him no complain.if dis people dnt want to be partial dey shud giv him same treatment given to Ihejirika

Anonymous said...

Is d govt nt going to charge him same way Ihejirika was charged?i can rememba when he was given d position he bosted about eliminatin d Bokoharam in 2months

Anonymous said...

World-Man!.... Yhu don try....go rest...as e b say na nw yhu realize day d army no gt equipment

Anonymous said...

Ihejirika could nt stop bokoharm this man took over nd he could nt.Ihejirika was taken to d court bt dis man was left without any hearing.Nawa o

Unknown said...

Why you no talk since? Abegi!

Unknown said...

so u re aware of that all this while and kept quiet. so u better released that young man u guys locked up cos he actually said this exact words.

Anonymous said...

But you embezelled funds? Built houses bought machines, sent kids abroad and u were not properly funded. Devil burn ur fat belly.

Anonymous said...

What about all the money GEJ gave You guys?
Oya, over to you PMB.

Anonymous said...

Goodluck 2 d new chief of defence staff...hope u guys defeat dis terrorists once nd for all

Unknown said...

May God bless you for your selfless service to humanity. You have done your best, you just can't kill yourself. So go and rest and enjoy your time in retirement.

Chop Chop said...

Why didn't you scream then?

Anonymous said...

but sir y didnt you say all dis while in service?


its too late to complain now.



olatee

Anonymous said...

So now the incompetent goofer now realizes he lacks "necessary equipment" to combat insurgency but was painting lies and pushing our soldiers to the battlefront with dane guns and catapults while court-marshalling those that dared paint the true picture...
My question now is: what is the fate of the soldiers sentenced to death?

Badeh should be court marshalled too

Sea Angel said...

God bless u..... RIP to d fallen gallant soldiers

Anonymous said...

Gbam nail on the head.

ary said...

Weren't we all under the impression that GEJ provided all the necessary equipment the military need during the amazing push during his final six months in office?! And why is this man only opening?!

Unknown said...

See him, its now u know u lack equipment, pls dont let nigerians bounce on u with this crazy talk of urs. Even a 2nd lieutenant will not talk like this. U even served for 38yrs sef hummmmmmm. Ok ooooo

Unknown said...

Any Nigerian soldier with a riffle cannot complain of being under-EQUIPPED-Alex Badeh January 21st 2015

I headed a military that lacked EQUIPMENT & motivation to fight –Alex Badeh July 30th 2015

THIS IS A CLEAR CASE OF AMBIGUITY FROM A POLITICIAN IN KHAKI...
OR perhaps the Guy was just 'Butt-Licking' Ex-President's (GEJ) Arse-Hole...
Maybe the Guy has suddenly caught the FEAR OF PMB SYNDROME...

Guess He's just benefiting from the Prolific Amnesia among Nigerians...

Unknown said...

This animal had some soldiers put to death because they cried out for lack of weapons. The same mammal crying now there was indeed no weapon. Smh

Anonymous said...

We do know money spent on security isn't accounted for. Monies were borrowed and spent aimlessly. Don't say you didn't have relevant equipment. It's best you say you spent the money or the money never got to the military.

Unknown said...

This gentle man should have said something else. This statement is contradictory to what he claimed earlier while he was in service.

Anonymous said...

This man should be charge for war crime you don't have equipment and you send soldiers to war front to fight with what and when they run away you court marshal for no offence

Anonymous said...

This man should be charge for war crime you don't have equipment and you send soldiers to war front to fight with what and when they run away you court marshal for no offence

Anonymous said...

This man should be charge for war crime you don't have equipment and you send soldiers to war front to fight with what and when they run away you court marshal for no offence

Adenikeya said...

officers to say or do. Kai! How did you become chief of staff in the first place! Utter Rubbish! Thank goodness, you were booted and now Ex!!!

Anonymous said...

Its a lie jor....They approved all equipments you guys needed. You jacked up the prices to billions of dollars shipped in only a meagre amount and shared the rest between yourselves.

sean lot said...

Realy,this bastard and his other service chiefs should be arrested n sentenced to death..period!, cos out of their selfish interest,they have caused the death of many soldiers n civilians..robbers! and thunder go fire u and ur gang.

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