Thread by @jassjegs

Remember my first operation with him, 2012

Release of some Soldiers from different locations for the bloody operation.

I was nominated, because he told the commander he need strong and fit Soldiers.

I was among the 3 they brought from my location.

We arrive HQ late ... 1

In the night, we fall-in as usual, Military parade.

Count.

Then address from the Commander, gentlemen, this operation is this and that.

We are not going after terrorists but arm bandits/janjawi disturbing villagers.

Go make the operation swift and ... 2

Smooth.

Is that clear.

Soldiers : yes sir.

Commander : Good! I wish you all the best.

Then come the man to lead the operation.

Gentlemen how is the moral, once address is much just know you al are in for along day😁

We are going there for this and that.

And we ... 3

Shall go through here and there.

I know most of you don't know me.

My name is Capt Omidele.

Oh, the fearless Omidele we do hear about.

That's nice, as far as you're leading the operation let's go there.

But I was shivering inside of me, young man, coming to the ... 4

Frontline not quite long.

Now gentlemen let's get cracking.

We never knew we are going to the lions den.

Who's carrying the MG and RPG everybody was drawing back o, including me😁

You that tall one, you like smart and ready carry the MG.

Me? Young man with no ... 5

Experience at all? Just small basic Special Forces I went to?

No problem, man no die, man no rotten, if I die today I die, I wokt die again.

I carried the MG, picked one of my friend to assist me, as per buddy.

Convoy set, operation about to commence ... 6

We are ready.

Let's go there, let's get cracking.

We move.

We get to a location, dropped and move with boat.

Few metres to our gbim gbim.

Dropped, advanced with leg inside that water, was almost covering some people, wahala for the kukutes.

We never knew we were ... 7

Going to face boko Haram, the unexpected happened.

Gugugugugugu, Dahdahdahdah, fiuuum gboooom.

Ehn, what's this?

Is this war?

Is this playing?

Ohmo, my heart left my body, my body left my soul, my soul left my spirit, my spirit left my destiny, my destiny left ... 8

Me with my faith. Fave the battle.

See me with MG, helplessly stupid at first, I can't even locate anything, return fire? Laye, I was thinking of my life.

Ehn, after this experience, if I ever survive, I am going home.
I never knew it will be like this, I can't ... 9

Stand it, ori iya mi ko.

Capt was at fore front throwing his Grenades.

Funny, he never go for any operation with any weapon aside his Grenades.

Picked myself up, MG started answering, mehn, if we want to die at least we should die a hero, we shouldn't die ... 10

As coward, exchanging of fire, bullet going about, like flies.

Capt Omidele did not dash down, he did not take cover from fire, nothing, with all this firing?

Where I pinned down and was engaging, my eyes saw hell.

After few hours ... 11

Firing reduced, few minutes later place was cam.

We entered the camp, you need to see enjoyment.

They don't even take normal pure water, everywhere was bottle water.
Imagine terrorists enjoying, with enough cow meats well garnished.

Weapons and so many other things were ... 12

Recovered.

On way coming back, call from Radio a location around our AOR was under attack, Capt Omidele ask us to move immediately.

That was how we enter another fire, they brought logistics gave us on our way.

Attack was successfully repelled.

That was how ... 13

Capt carried me and one other Soldier, diverted us to us his location to work with him.

Whenever we run into any ambush they will be screaming even under heavy fire they want Alhaji, they must kill Alhaji, that's Capt o.

They will attack that location countless times ... 14

All we successful repelled them.

He recommend me for my first ever Special Forces course abroad.

Alhaji was a rare gem.

Keep resting in Peace boss man.

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