OpEd: Major General Olusegun Adeniyi Can’t Fight Boko Haram Without Weapons, By Bayo Oluwasanmi | Sahara Reporters Adeniyi exercised his selective conscientious objections to fight Boko Haram without weapons. His unwillingness to fight on... READ MORE:
In March, Major General Olusegun Adeniyi in a viral video revealed that soldiers lacked weapons to fight Boko Haram terrorists. The core dilemma for a soldier is to fight an enemy combatant without weapons.
According to the BBC Africa in an article published 19 August, 2014, quoted a soldier who requested anonymity that “40 of his colleagues would refuse orders to deploy.” The soldier told BBC Hausa service that “soldiers are dying like fowl. The Nigerian Army is not ready to fight Boko Haram.” He said soldiers were not given enough weapons and ammunition to take them on. “Boko Haram are inside the bush, everywhere. They are sacrificing soldiers,” he said.That was in 2014.
Adeniyi doesn’t deserve to be court-martialled for refusing to fight Boko Haram with sticks and stones. He could only be court-martialled if he refused to go to war if all necessary weapons, tools, and equipment were provided. Adeniyi has demonstrated nobility of courage and self-sacrifice. He risks his life by being exposed to intense combat and carnage. He has experienced slow-motion explosions as well as rapid machine-gun fire, the visceral violence and unrelenting gore that are constant and permanent features of war. He deserves to be treated like a hero. And he’s our hero.
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