Thread by @jassjegs

Just like yesterday, remember former president Buhari's first tenure in 2015 his #InaugurationDay

We were told Chadian Soldiers are already in Damasak waiting for us to come retake the ground before leaving.

#thread

We massed up to go and recollect Damasak which was a blood bath back then.

The GOC came talked to us and told us about the task, now gentlemen, the Chadians are already in Damasak and we are to go take over from them so they can focus on other operations.

I raised my hand /1

To ask question ❓

Then there was no Theater command.

The Officer Commanding called me immediately and say, Die hard please no question, I know what you want to ask.

He was so good to all the SFs then that I had to obey him and climbed my gun #EagleEye.

I respect /2

Officers who respect not me alone but Soldiers generally, I dokt joke with them. Infact I received a bullet because of one to tell the extent I go to protect them.

I was sitting on my gun patiently so we can proceed.

I told the MRAP driver, we will get there and we won't /3

Meet a single Chadian Soldier.

He was shocked but as a superior he can't say much.

Soldiers set and operation set to go and the kickoff is one.

They brought some armament which wasn't usual as at then.

Soke of the foot Soldiers couldn't believe it, I told the few /4

Close to me, dokt ever drop from the tank because this mission will be very tough.

We proceed, few kilometres to our task, the Ambush was so bloody that the Officer who was supposed to communicate ground to air had being shot, we had to stand out ground and fight until /5

We see everybody does.

Luckily, they (Boko haram) noticed it was the Special Forces and not the usual foot Soldiers that came. They withdrew.

When we entered Damasak there was no communication and all that.

And my question which I wasn't allowed to ask came to /6

Reality, and the commanding officer later resuscitate and after over 24 hours there came Logistics and the weapons we recovered they ask us to bring them to Headquarters and I declined.

Me again? Says the Commanding officer.

He called me to his tank and we /7

Talked for few minutes and I told him wholeheartedly, sir! If we eventually return this arms to the Maiduguri, in less then a an hour they will attack us again and we will lose men.

There was nothing he can, man was scared of court matial and his rank was so precious to /8

His, understandably his rank was so precious to him.

Weapons left and few Hours they came in thousands, we have to stand and fight till we all die, no pin t because we are already short of everything.

Long story short, we repelled and the rest was history.

#ThankASoldier