*LETTER OF WARNNING ABOUT OVERSTAYED TROOPS HERE IN NORTHEAST*
FROM
SOLDIERS of 202 Tank Battalion Bama Borno state.
TO
UN
OAU
MR. PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
NATIONAL HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
NATIONAL HOUSE OF REP.
OFFICE OF THE CDS
AHQ
DATOP
NAAC
NAAS
7DIV
HUMAN RIGHTS and
GREAT NIGERIANS.
It is with pain we are writing to you. We wish to bring to your notice that we have overstayed here in the Northeast.
We were inducted in this operation on 10th Mar 2014 to fight Boko Haram insurgent, we were soldiers that were dislodge but re-advanced from Konduga back to Bama LGA of Brono state as our AOR. Presently, we are covering the following locations Bama, Aulari, Bocobs. Many of our soldiers have been attached to different locations in Maiduguri of Borno state.
Sir, this is our 5th year and 7months we have been in the theater fighting and we have not been changed from this operation. The other Battalions we came with and even the Battalion we came before them have been withdrawn even battalions in Yobe and Maiduguri axis, we are the only oldest Armoured Battalion in the Northeast and they don't want to change us. We have complained to the COAS and he promised to rotate us. We are from different unit like NAAC ADMIN WING, NAAS, 211 ADB, 212Bn, 243Bn and 245 Bn. We don't know if the COAS order is no more effective or if they are particular battalions that is meant to fight Boko Haram, if Northeast is like UN operation, a place there is money or is a good place, we would have been changed after 6months at most 1year and it would have been based on godfatherism, but now we have been forgotten here.
Since we have been here, this is the second President, the second Senate, the 2nd CDS, the 2nd COAS, the 5th Theatre commander, the 5th 7div GOC, the 6th Brigade commander, the 4th Comanding Officer and the 5th acting CO that we have worked under and non of them have the human feelings of changing our Battalion from this Northeast even those senior officers that requested for our names, success and glory have forgotten us so soon after using us to achieve their aims and objectives, they have abandoned us like a shepherd who doesn't value he's sheep, after telling us to fight and we obeyed like we don't have life, as if our lives are double, just to fight for our country and bring back peace, victory and honor to our beloved Father land Nigeria through the Nigeria Army. But we get back suffering and rejection in return. When we were advancing, all eyes were on us, our Battalion was the talk of the Nigeria Defense, Army Headquarters, Armoured HQ even internationally, but look at us today been rejected and abandoned with nothing to show for. Since we came to this operation; No changes, no more special promotion, no Issuing of uniform and boot, no issuing of Army kits and combat kits. We end up buying it with our money, no good feeding, we are fed like slaves, even the Boko Haram under custody feed better than us, all we get in return of hard work is more work.
I still want to let all of you to know that, the soldiers of 202 Tank Battalion are now suffering from; Depression, stress, lack of feeding, poor admin, family problems, psychological trauma, no special promotion, low moral and above all overstay.
We are begging the president, the FG, CDS and COAS to look into our case because, our home have scatter, some of our children don't know us because is only 4times we have been on pass in 5yrs, they see us as strangers, some of our parents died of BP because of the situation on ground and the news they listen to everyday, the ladies we want to marry have left us because they are tired of waiting on empty promises of we coming back, some people are afraid to give us their daughters to marry because they don't know when we are coming back. We have lost alot, please we want the Army to come and change us before it will be too late.
I remember the COAS said, soldiers are not willing to fight, how can soldiers be willing to fight with this condition of overstay, no special promotion as warfare, no good feeding. The COAS have no integrity and human feelings, no effective order in the sense have been taken and no one have come to our aid.
Any Brigade commander and CO that come will want to use us, make their money and go, they will be deceiving us that, they are fighting for our changes of which is a big lie. A CO is supposed to stay in a battalion for 1year but we have spent more than 5 yrs. All the officers that came with us have gone but we are still here. We are really tired of this place, we want to go back to our unit and meet our families.
To the Governors, Senators and Reps of Borno state, this is a warning to you all before your people will start running back from their homes because we are no more happy and we are ready to leave the LGA we are covering should attack comes.
Please, we urge Nigerians to help us share our pains, put your legs in our shoes, imagine we are your father, husband, brother, uncle, lover, in-law, friends, class mate, relatives and neighbors, how will you feel, we beg you all to help us by sharing it in all the social media you know that is the only way you can fight for us.
Thanks for your concern and support.
FROM
SOLDIERS of 202 Tank Battalion Bama Borno state.
TO
UN
OAU
MR. PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
NATIONAL HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
NATIONAL HOUSE OF REP.
OFFICE OF THE CDS
AHQ
DATOP
NAAC
NAAS
7DIV
HUMAN RIGHTS and
GREAT NIGERIANS.
It is with pain we are writing to you. We wish to bring to your notice that we have overstayed here in the Northeast.
We were inducted in this operation on 10th Mar 2014 to fight Boko Haram insurgent, we were soldiers that were dislodge but re-advanced from Konduga back to Bama LGA of Brono state as our AOR. Presently, we are covering the following locations Bama, Aulari, Bocobs. Many of our soldiers have been attached to different locations in Maiduguri of Borno state.
Sir, this is our 5th year and 7months we have been in the theater fighting and we have not been changed from this operation. The other Battalions we came with and even the Battalion we came before them have been withdrawn even battalions in Yobe and Maiduguri axis, we are the only oldest Armoured Battalion in the Northeast and they don't want to change us. We have complained to the COAS and he promised to rotate us. We are from different unit like NAAC ADMIN WING, NAAS, 211 ADB, 212Bn, 243Bn and 245 Bn. We don't know if the COAS order is no more effective or if they are particular battalions that is meant to fight Boko Haram, if Northeast is like UN operation, a place there is money or is a good place, we would have been changed after 6months at most 1year and it would have been based on godfatherism, but now we have been forgotten here.
Since we have been here, this is the second President, the second Senate, the 2nd CDS, the 2nd COAS, the 5th Theatre commander, the 5th 7div GOC, the 6th Brigade commander, the 4th Comanding Officer and the 5th acting CO that we have worked under and non of them have the human feelings of changing our Battalion from this Northeast even those senior officers that requested for our names, success and glory have forgotten us so soon after using us to achieve their aims and objectives, they have abandoned us like a shepherd who doesn't value he's sheep, after telling us to fight and we obeyed like we don't have life, as if our lives are double, just to fight for our country and bring back peace, victory and honor to our beloved Father land Nigeria through the Nigeria Army. But we get back suffering and rejection in return. When we were advancing, all eyes were on us, our Battalion was the talk of the Nigeria Defense, Army Headquarters, Armoured HQ even internationally, but look at us today been rejected and abandoned with nothing to show for. Since we came to this operation; No changes, no more special promotion, no Issuing of uniform and boot, no issuing of Army kits and combat kits. We end up buying it with our money, no good feeding, we are fed like slaves, even the Boko Haram under custody feed better than us, all we get in return of hard work is more work.
I still want to let all of you to know that, the soldiers of 202 Tank Battalion are now suffering from; Depression, stress, lack of feeding, poor admin, family problems, psychological trauma, no special promotion, low moral and above all overstay.
We are begging the president, the FG, CDS and COAS to look into our case because, our home have scatter, some of our children don't know us because is only 4times we have been on pass in 5yrs, they see us as strangers, some of our parents died of BP because of the situation on ground and the news they listen to everyday, the ladies we want to marry have left us because they are tired of waiting on empty promises of we coming back, some people are afraid to give us their daughters to marry because they don't know when we are coming back. We have lost alot, please we want the Army to come and change us before it will be too late.
I remember the COAS said, soldiers are not willing to fight, how can soldiers be willing to fight with this condition of overstay, no special promotion as warfare, no good feeding. The COAS have no integrity and human feelings, no effective order in the sense have been taken and no one have come to our aid.
Any Brigade commander and CO that come will want to use us, make their money and go, they will be deceiving us that, they are fighting for our changes of which is a big lie. A CO is supposed to stay in a battalion for 1year but we have spent more than 5 yrs. All the officers that came with us have gone but we are still here. We are really tired of this place, we want to go back to our unit and meet our families.
To the Governors, Senators and Reps of Borno state, this is a warning to you all before your people will start running back from their homes because we are no more happy and we are ready to leave the LGA we are covering should attack comes.
Please, we urge Nigerians to help us share our pains, put your legs in our shoes, imagine we are your father, husband, brother, uncle, lover, in-law, friends, class mate, relatives and neighbors, how will you feel, we beg you all to help us by sharing it in all the social media you know that is the only way you can fight for us.
Thanks for your concern and support.