Thread by @jassjegs

2014 nomination for a Special Operation.

Fmr COAS Lt Gen Minimah (rtd) was to lead the operation himself as the new Chief.

Trust me, you'd never want to miss those kind of operations. With COAS? We die there.

We arrived Maimalari , briefing as usual (we are Soldiers).

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The following day, some Soldiers are to join us for the operation.

Funny enough, majority of them are just being nominated from their unit, that's their first time coming to Maiduguri.

One of the officer (new comer), walked up to one of my buddy , Soldier how ... 2

Are you? He answered fine sir.

Officer: sorry, have you ever seen Boko Haram with your eyes? Like physically?

Soldier: Oga don't worry, as we are going now, you will see them.

Officer was surprised.

Every Soldier and Officers were sitting up, because the new COAS

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Is someone who doesn't take shit from most especially officers.

Before we knew it, the coas was landing in Maiduguri from Abuja.

Went straight to Div HQ, meeting first with senior officers before meeting the Soldiers.

After the meeting, he came, briefed the Soldiers... 4

And hia first statement was gentlemen.

Llet's go and crush those bastard so you all can return to the Barracks and do normal Military job.

So me myself can do my job from Abuja and concentrate.

Moral was high, but the new Soldiers aren't finding anything funny at all😁

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Don't blame them.

If you're in Maiduguri that period, you'd know. There's no joy at all.

You won't be able to eat talk more of sleep.

As someone who had already been in the frontline for 3+ years at that period, I'm not new to anything at all.

But trust me, the way the ... 6

COAS briefed us, you'd know, he mean business.

We proceed, funny how they only briefed the officers our destination which was Sambisa 😁

Normal levels,if they had briefed the Soldiers, majority will abscond😁

Let's go there, high Moral.

Immediately I saw our ... 7

Route, I knew our destination, because other places we are occupied with Soldiers.

Mehn, just few KM to Wulari, fiiiuuuuum, tor. Baptism.

Ridududum, mehn, that firing was bloody.

Funny how majority are new and can't do more that what they did.

Firing subsided ... 8

With the help of the COAS who was communicating and working hand in hand with with Air support.

We proceed, immediately after the new Abu-Ali Range, you should know now we are heading the Sambisa yes the almighty Sambisa 😁

If you're starting any operation ... 9

You don't pray to start with Sambisa normally back then.

The toughest task of our lives was when we entered Capm-Zairo after combing all the Alafas.

Gun duels for hours, some tanks entered Landmines, Air strike dropping like water.

Ambush was cleared, we entered and saw ... 10

Things out mouth can't even say.

After few hours, I saw Volkswagen cars over 39 coming with full headlamp on, guess what?

They are all suicide bombers.

Firing and they were exploding, two gained access to our tanks but and it affected soke of our buddies.

The ... 11

COAS was very happy and after successful operation.

He landed, greeted us for a job Weldon.

Once we cumb here all other places won't be too difficult for us.

We can end these fight and all of you can return to the barracks.

Pronounced a step ahead for us all. Moral ... 12

Trippled immediately.

Let's go there, kill them all.

Jubilation here and there.

The few days we stayed there wasn't funny though, but thank God for life.

I say rest in peace to my fallen buddies.

#ThankASoldier #PrayForFrontlineTroops