Look closely at this image.
This is not a barracks.
This is not a comfortable room.
This is not the life most Nigerians would accept for even a week.
These are men sleeping inside trenches dug into the earth, covered with mosquito nets, surrounded by dust, danger, snakes, disease, and the constant fear of an attack in the dead of night.
And yet, when one of them is killed, some people laugh.
When terrorists are neutralized, some rush online to question the Army. When soldiers fall in battle, some celebrate. When troops spend months away from their families, some keyboard "analysts" who have never seen a battlefield suddenly become experts on warfare.
The painful truth is that many Nigerians will never know the name of the soldier who died protecting their community, but they will spend hours defending those who threaten it.
That young soldier in the trench could be someone's son. Someone's husband. Someone's father. Somewhere, a mother prays for him every night, hoping he comes home alive. Somewhere, a child is waiting for the father who missed birthdays, school events, and family celebrations because he was busy protecting people he has never met.
You do not have to love the military. You do not have to agree with every operation.
But if you can sleep comfortably in your bed while another Nigerian sleeps in a hole in the ground so that terrorists do not take over your town, then the least you owe him is respect.
Before criticizing the soldier, ask yourself a simple question:
Would you trade your bed for that trench tonight? π³π¬π«‘π
Which Nigerian military officer was the first to achieve the rank of a full four-star General without skipping any ranks?
A) General Yakubu Gowon
B) General Murtala Muhammed
C) General Olusegun Obasanjo
D) General Domkat Bali
Nigeria has a legendary history in global peacekeeping. In which country did the Nigerian Military deploy its very first United Nations peacekeeping contingent in 1960?
A) Liberia
B) Congo (ONUC)
C) Sierra Leone
D) Lebanon
A Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) and a newly commissioned Second Lieutenant (2Lt) cross paths. Who must initiate the salute?
A) The Second Lieutenant salutes the WO1 out of respect for years of service
B) The WO1 salutes the Second Lieutenant
C) Neither initiates a salute because NCOs and Officers never salute outdoors
D) They salute each other simultaneously
Old viral clip showing a guy allegedly sneaking into a FCMB bank toilet, trying to access the system after bank closed like a hidden tech ninja
Honestly, what was the endgame here? π€
Listen as Interior Minister announced the arrest of 7 terrorists leaders at Katsina Airport after returning from Hajj. Yet some terrorist sympathisers online are trying to debunk the narrative. I wonder why some of you guys support terrorism consciously.
How to know soldiers who have shook hands with the crocodile π.
1. You will always see the crocodile π badge on their chest.
2. They have the capacity to stay under water for 48 hours without coming to the surface.
3. Those boys get money oooo
They are not your regular kind of soldiers
True or False: A Military officer in uniform is required to salute a civilian Head of State, but they are not required to salute a foreign Head of State.
Think carefully before you answer.
Most people mess up international Military protocol! π
Who remains the only Nigerian military officer to have served as the military Governor of two different states during the same military regime?
A) Air Vice Marshal Mouktar Mohammed
B) Brigadier General Tunde Idiagbon
C) Colonel Raji Rasaki
D) General Ibrahim Babangida
Nigerian Army 91rri successful candidate reportedly involve in a Gastly motor accident on their way to report to training institute DEPOT.
I hope they're alright π
How to know soldiers who have shook hands with the crocodile π.
1. You will always see the crocodile π badge on their chest.
2. They have the capacity to stay under water for 48 hours without coming to the surface.
3. Those boys get money oooo
They are not your regular kind of soldiers