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Soldiers speak from battlefield – Explain why war on terror is unending

Soldiers are the ones who bear the brunt. They are in the frontlines, battling daily with Boko Haram insurgents. They face the bullets, get hit and die in the war front.

They are not happy. Though they swore to protect, preserve and die for Nigeria, they are no longer happy carrying out their professional duties. In fact, the announcement of the appointment of new service chiefs elicited wild jubilation and cheers from our gallant soldiers in the war front.

They could not hide their anger against the retired service chiefs. Saturday Vanguard had an exhaustive telephone conversation with a cross-section of Nigerian soldiers in the battlefield in Borno and other endangered Northern states.

The interview which lasted for hours had an unprecedented outpour of anger and curses against what was in place before new changes were made. Those interviewed sought strict anonymity so as not to be subjected to a military order. Their expose is agenda-setting for the new service chiefs.

Excerpts:

APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE CHIEFS

One of the officers who spoke from Borno said “the appointment of the new service chiefs was long overdue. It brings hope that there will be changes. Many of us are now full of expectations.

ALLEVIATING THE SUFFERING OF TROOPS ON THE FRONT LINE

They should provide the soldiers on the front line with full military kits, ranging from boots, camouflage uniform, ballistic helmet, fragmental jackets, night vision goggles, serviceable compass, amongst others as well as basic infantry, platoon and company weapons. Also, soldiers in front line should be rotated out of the battlefield after a minimum period of six months interval to avoid battle fatigue or what you call ‘job monotony’ in civil parlance.

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