It Is War We Are Fighting And We Make Mistakes As Humans -Christopher Musa

The bombing in Kaduna by the army was not deliberate; the army followed up after receiving threat information.
General Christopher Musa, Chief of Defence Staff
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[@ubahtracoubah2948]

first time in history for a military officer to say wl are sorry....your words alone portrays a good soul

[@user-ep4kr3ql5v]

A mistake is a mistake but repeating a mistake is not a mistake

[@rfonojasamson3480]

It has never happened before and it wont happen again

[@rfonojasamson3480]

By God Grace Its not by strength man prevail

[@ifeanyipaschal2614]

​​@@rfonojasamson3480You probably started listening to the news recently 😂 It has happened several times in the recent past.

[@rfonojasamson3480]

@@ifeanyipaschal2614 as long as u have insecurities problem there re chances the innocent ones suffer it the most

[@iyke333]

U talk too much .

[@user-lz3yo4cu7s]

This man is a very good man I know him as a Brigadier General in 2015,then he was a Depot NA Commander,I don't just know why people just make baseless accusations.

[@solomonnaanfhwang9015]

this kind of incompetence is phenomenal

[@elisharoberts-eljoe]

He said they deployed the strike because the innocent citizens moved and congregated "just the way terrorists use to move". The right question to ask him is how do terrorists move and congregate? so the rest of us can ensure we do move in that manner to avoid further misidentity.

[@mediatoroga4846]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@obihieleuchendu8243]

LOL

[@Otasoie23]

Why not aso rock????? Parlor of the president??????

[@OLADIPUPOWALIYU-xl4gv]

😢u ur Heard

[@daddysamuelmcright.7364]

may God continue to bless you sir..very smart and intelligent General...❤

[@kingsleyebigbo155]

Very smart General, I pray that God Almighty strengthen the Arm forces for better operation.

[@akojiharuna5024]

Brilliant general, terrorismnin Nigeria would not end by military operations alone. The root causes like poverty, mis-information, radicalisation for political gain, high youth unemployment need to be tackled alongside the military operations

[@lapensialumennollytv]

I love this man. First time listening to him. Very smart and highly educated.

[@israelmishaku4611]

This CDS is really a brilliant Senior General. More grace for good job. Nigeria is not as easy as it looks.

[@chukwumaokeke2539]

Especially when recruitment isnt done on the basis of merit but religious bias, traditional connection.

[@plvtoiii1227]

lol. Man said ‘professional soldiers’ . NDA is in Kaduna. That’s where all the soldiers in the country are trained. And they can’t even secure Abuja to Kaduna highway which is a 2 hour drive. Kaduna south is still suffering insurgences from bandits. I won’t even go into other states as it makes matters worse. If the state where all soldiers come from is not safe. You can imagine how ‘professional’ they will be elsewhere . I’ve always said it. Nigeria needs rights to arms especially in the North. Let the people defend themselves. Give them a 50/50 chance since the leaders won’t do it because of self interest m. Let the people defend themselves. RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS ☝🏿

[@chukwumaokeke2539]

Are they waiting for their death before they take arms?

[@princennn397]

Firstly NDA only trains 2/10 of the total military population. NDA is only responsible for commissioned officers.

[@Lilgbengs]

Before your complaint, have you yourself enrolled, they are trying barring the excesses, do I know how many lives are lost, they do a lot and all u can do is simply just rant about issues, u yourself enroll and encourage your kids to also enroll into the military.

[@FofXequalsYnot]

Musa: Pilots are well trained The dead: how ?

[@lademis_tv]

This man is well articulated, at least we have leaders who re ready to take accountability

[@ytimi5231]

May God console them.This was an unfortunate event.

[@TabsT-vy5jy]

Incompetence

[@redsniper327]

May almighty Allah continue bless you na now we know say we have a commander may almighty Allah protect and guide you bozz

[@Wargee4978]

This General is smart. When they asked him of terrorism ending in Nigeria, i thought he will give a year. When terrorism starts in a country, it is only God that can end it.

[@TabsT-vy5jy]

Silly comment. It is me. Who start and end wars, it's not a natural occurrence. Stop using god every angle.

[@ibizugbebenson5586]

You're still asking God to come and help Nigerians for the Military deliberate act. You people are Christianity drunk.

[@stevenwilliams3015]

Foooooooool. Brainless goat. Keep waiting for God O. God is also coming to spoon feed you. Agbaya

[@charlesb2050]

Using God for their failures

[@mystiqueexto4739]

Why is the crime rate low in the United Arab Emirates? I guess God loves them and their religion more than us that pray to him everyday

[@odushuperezimo852]

Very smart response from the general. We love our military but such mistakes are disheartening

[@armstrongokoro6238]

If its the civilians that mistakenly do little thing on the soldiers, will it be called mistake as its been claimed here?

[@Mickysungproaudiong]

Thank you sir.....

[@godsson4683]

Highly intelligent CDS Good job sir❤

[@livieze3628]

It's nothing but incompetence .

[@MrLocomotive1]

Wow, this general is sound!!!

[@SilasOjigbeUgbedeojo-cz3xh]

Intelligent combatant general, Army language na war, fight... Na them be indabosky

[@olaoluolatunji1404]

Good. You submitted

[@davidonyido4769]

PLEASE WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE ARABIC INSCRIPTION ON THE NIGERIA ARMY LOGO???

[@emmanuelskilful2489]

Highly intelligent brilliant CDS Weldone sir🙌❤❤

[@BAFFAH_FX]

But in terms of recruitment into the arm force we have lack behind

[@chrismog286]

I'm a US Army veteran, the army should not perform any flight operations no matter what! Only if they are special ops, which this was not. Nigeria always does half Hazzard things and are a disgrace to Nigerians and Africans as a whole!😡

[@user-hf5rg8xr9c]

Look at you who did not have the nerve to serve your country's Army and bring your knowledge and skill to use. Yet you sit down in your comfort zone and call Nigeria a disgrace because of this incident. Tell me the US Army you slavishly served never struck civilian targets and let me prove you wrong. People like you are part of Nigeria's problems.

[@chrismog286]

@@user-hf5rg8xr9c 😅😅😅keep hating! Nigeria is a disgrace of a nation in Africa. You are waiting for me to come help your pathetic/drug dealer leaders??? 🤡

[@Worldwide989]

​@@user-hf5rg8xr9c As a Nigerian it's in ur Gin to hate the truth, deal with your illiteracy, military 🪖 has nothing to do with airstrikes, where is airforce and what are their work? Hater of truth

[@sulaak]

The USA record in Iraq is worst than Nigerian army

[@Goldpips499]

@@user-hf5rg8xr9c they are foolish, don't worry ipob will deal with them, just de play

[@onwukastanleyugonwachineme4987]

General sir we empartise with u I can feel ur pains , i can see ur brilliantcy. To prevent further similar occurrences nigerian soldirs needs to be briliant aswel No body deserves to die more expecilly through this tragic way

[@atikuaticulated5757]

This is unacceptable .You have this tactics why do u allow boko haram to reign for many decades ? This is not a mistake but incompetent .Are you blind to fire bomb on women and children?

[@ogbukaprince2647]

Which war Is this rag tag army fighting, civic war or world war?????

[@user-qq8wg7yk9l]

MISTAKES HAPPEN. THE MILITARY ARE ALSO HUMAN. COLLATERAL DAMAGES DOES HAPPEN AS WELL. LETS NOT DEMORALISED OUR GALLANT SOLDIERS. MAY GOD BLESS THE SOULS OF DEPERTEDS.

[@SaBata802]

I know you very well... yes, mistake happens but not this egregious one... the number of victims are scary... it shows ineptitude that flows from Army leadership

[@enod9746]

That's how one Sarki on Twitter was talking and making all sorts of incendiary comments against the Igbo until his own brother was kidnapped and spent months in captivity. Then he realised that danger always looks far away until it hits home.

[@TabsT-vy5jy]

It's incompetence not mistake

[@chetamchim5485]

Is why people like to hide truth 😢, evil is evil, why every time Nigeria arms will be tested in the area innocent people hide their hands. Sambisa forest where terrorist government agent is enjoying with what belongs to you alone, how many countries in the world 🌎 Nigeria is better than today, in fact In Africa 🌍😢😢😢

[@emmanuelochieke1645]

Trash comment.

[@joshuabakutson239]

Some questions about security are not to be answered, as it provides information for the terrorists to. Change their on strategies. Please we don't want update we want results General CJ Musa. We are with you in prayers

[@MuhammadIbrahim-em4yp]

Pay our soldiers there salary and increase it. Grant our soldiers more education, train them to be more friendly to civilians, give them enough food cox those soldiers sent to NE are suffering from hunger no enough food SIR. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT AND REVERENCE AS A CITIZEN OF NIGERIA I HOPE MY MASSAGE WILL BE PUT ON Consideration NOT JUST BY WORDS PLS. COX THERE R PART OF OUR FAMILY AS YOU SAID. . GOD BLESS NIGERIA ONCE MORE.

[@gaanihunwokorie5395]

It is a shame that some fools think that the people who were killed were targeted because of their religion. There have been times when the army attacked villages in the South East and South South and the Easterners never claimed that they were targeted. Unfortunately, this happened but we MUST make sure that we do not bring any ethnicity or religion in this. Starting any kind of tribal or religious war in Nigeria now will be disastrous for our country. May the souls of those killed rest in peace, Amen. We MUST continue to support and encourage our military.

[@user-cm8uq6ci4z]

Fulani man commenting,ur country?which country do u have?

[@Peethemayan4516]

Exactly what the original commenter is advising against! This is the worst time to think in ethnoreligious lines! Evil insurgents will fan that lil flame into a chaotic conflagration.

[@Adeniyi3884]

@@user-cm8uq6ci4zIgbo man we know you.

[@user-go4qs9bk1f]

Like it

[@hubnubbingwithuj]

We make mistakes so who is gonna pay for it? Someone has to pay seriously..

[@user-pb7cy6lt7n]

Point of correction If it's a one time yes is a mistake what about the second one

[@ndubuisiiwundu732]

Why is it in kaduna.

[@perfectmillionz1138]

Why don't you guys release criminals from jail based on the grounds that they made a mistake in choosing an unlawful Path? Why don't you guys release drug dealers from jail on the ground of making a mistake of selling drugs in Nigeria, This is very unprofessional, and This is Impunity from the government ... This is a failed country, This is an unconstitutional statement from this man... I HATE WE THE CIVILIANS TURNING A BLIND EYE TO THIS

[@zubairusanladan6474]

Imagine how useless our law enforcement is. How can you kill more than a hundred people and walk away by just saying sorry

[@rfonojasamson3480]

There are chances like this These perpetrators (bandits) always take advantage of civilians and this is war and in war it always affect the innocent ones

[@yusufdaudaishaq2860]

@@rfonojasamson3480 Is this a justification?

[@user-jc2ni1in8r]

People like you are the reason why this country will not move forward listen to the general he is open and plain,if you have never make mistake in your life zubairusanlan then count your self lucky.

[@olabodechristian2221]

​@@user-jc2ni1in8r What he means is that there should be repercussions and punishments for those involved

[@Peethemayan4516]

The worst culprits here are the military top brass and all these journalists questioning them so weakly!

[@animashaunmutiu253]

So weakly my brother...They are always asking questions to massage dere ego.

[@JeandeDieuAgbadi-pu6yn]

Why can't they send rufai or ayo or Ojy

[@hubnubbingwithuj]

We should even applaud Arise Tv for daring.. to dabble into such issues other TV stations are just mute like non-existent.. TVC will just be attacking their fellow Journalists that are doing what they cannot do..

[@michaelchristopheremmanuel8357]

This is the first time the army is admitting mistakes and I'm glad they did. Our Army is improving gradually and we'll get their. Even the US Army make mistakes, our Chief of Army Staff has apologize to Nigerians wow this is good.

[@oboraoyama6255]

Yes it is heartwarming to see this great man own up to the short coming of his organization. it's a true spirit of godliness and it is huge departure from the past military. Kudos to General Christopher

[@Nobodyleavesforever]

This can of a thing has happened so many times are they mistake, something cannot happened 3 times and you called it a mistake, in America if sure happen first time the team with go to prison for that so that it will not happened again but in Nigeria it happens everytime killed innocent people and you called it a mistake Evil country

[@jamesedeh6091]

May be because non members of ur family is affected

[@petermole6425]

No body is above mistake but Army, police e.t.c are special when the are carrying arm's mistake are not allowed.

[@Abusultan02]

That is absolute nonsense. If this incident happened in Lagos or port harcourt the whole Nation wouldn’t be this ease and calm. The entire personnel involved in this incident has to face some consequences for incompetency and the CAS should resign if he has integrity. These are innocent lives wasted by the same people that were tasked to protect them. Justice for the slain lives must be the primary responsibility of the president.

[@abdulsalamibrahim8581]

Exactly.you will be seeing protests every were end SARS now it could have been end NA (Nigeria Air Force)

[@olaoluolatunji1404]

Sensible response

[@marcx5221]

Nigerian Dying Is A Tragedy By its Armed Forces regretable My Condolences To All the Families Affected.

[@uverifiedtv9570]

They should release the photages before the incident

[@musadauda3952]

You’ve no excuse on this matter is an deliberate act

[@Mgshahad]

Security of our nation is everyone responsibilities CDS has spoken the reality

[@smallderick9099]

Only the navy is allowed to perform such aside the air force. That depends also. Meanwhile, I admire the general he is smart plus te fact that the military accepted mistake this is a plus.

[@realitywithdeb]

Stand

[@Mickysungproaudiong]

Why is proforce there....I thought they supply MRAPS to both military and police

[@ceet-upgblobal]

Is b/c is not a/Eastern part. U would hv term them Ipob or ESN and stand by that firm

[@Chydos]

Just Imagine! This presenter said '..That's quite reassuring.. how can you further reassure Nigerians that this will not happen again or at least will be minimized' That's human lives we are talking about btw. There is nothing Nigerians cannot normalize. sad.

[@michaelgeorge9892]

Sir is so unprofessional to attack without identifying your mean enemies. And the game of boko haram should be stopped it's so easy if government will agree. Very easy. Politics every where God will help Nigerian's.❤. Happy Christmas arise tv.

[@aminuisa6731]

God is watching you

[@lokiyih]

Incompetence is rampant in Nigeria especially with the military.

[@TabsT-vy5jy]

Remember sowore said military would be fired if he won and they were incompetent. Nobody believed him

[@yusuflawal4752]

You're a terrorist even united state army make mistake sometimes the heaven did not fall Nigeria army are doing well and they must be encourage

[@abdulbaisabdul9198]

That place?🤔.. "tudun biri" ma'am I think concerning the topic the name of the place is worth stating. With regards to the military concern.. this is regrettable Thank you ma'am

[@Mgshahad]

May Almighty Allah continued protecting it humans from mistakes of our military

[@EloOsiyen-fo7wl]

it not base on tribalism we would not mind Arewa grpup they should got and fight insulgence.

[@aliyuabubakardangata8718]

it is no longer a mistake, it is something else which the military need to explain in details. because it happens in some northern states.

[@adewaleoladayo9359]

Thank God the 12 times it happened it was under Buhari regime with both Buratai and Yahaya in charge of the Army. We need to be careful about our utterances

[@ugiagbewilfrediyore8171]

Is is not a shame before that the Nigerian army are not able to build their equipment, upon the money on budget every year, we should know that if the citizens are friendly security will be hard to conquer

[@SuperFadaka]

even the terrorists could give false information to the Armed Forces to strike in the wrong places

[@chukwumaokeke2539]

The most unfortunate incident after the civil war in 1967. These arent mistakes but intentional when we allow people get this sensitive job by clannishness,racism and religious bigotry. Allow qualified persons not those mainly endorsed or recommended by traditional rulers,lawmakers and ex-governors.

[@Biochemist1045]

Sentiment is rulling Nigeria

[@oseokojie8521]

Will you ever say you made mistake! All these are Buhari Gbokoharam recruited soldiers.

[@user-uf8un5tj7u]

Hmmmm I Will never believe that is a mistake b/c this happened saveral in northern part Nigeria.i just believed on most of the Nigerian army are Nigerian torrurist.

[@victorylapp]

This type of human mistake is unacceptable. This is how everything is shoved under the carpet in nigeria . They need proper training and intelligence

[@ajaiboy1414]

I don’t like the way Nigeria Army operates, but I kind of believe that there was some Terrorists with arms amongst those innocent civilians celebrating the festival, judging from the past similar video’s of such celebrations in public..I stand to be corrected!!

[@okpesunday4675]

I think he said they were professional?

[@stanleykalango5855]

War is a big business for some elites and Nigeria soldiers are use as ponds in a field of war, but it's pathetic that the soldiers are bombing the citizens they are supposed to have been protecting overtime, there is rules of engagement in different kinds of war! The BH (Guerilla) war requires a different rules of engagement, if the Nigerian army / officers involved used the wrong rules then they are unprofessional and needs to be disciplined/court marshal.

[@ibrahimmuazu2623]

Ya Allah protect the Muslim Uma

[@olabodechristian2221]

A pilot shouldn't be able to drop ordnance unless he has accurate ground confirmation of the target not to mention the go ahead from the watch officer

[@belloblessing6049]

Same mistakes that keeps happening over and over again this is a weak defense.

[@ahmadsuperlifestc3039]

Does this Drones or Fighter Jet Carrie's Cameras then You zoom it and make clarity of Terrorist or not or are they carrying weapons or not. And there is Sound there what are they saying. Well this Nigeria may the soul of departed rest in peace

[@TabsT-vy5jy]

Exactly. All drones have cameras to zoom in on your target. This is what happens when buhari put his kin in charge of the army and most don't have any military experience at all. They just herdsmen and donkey riders.

[@ahmadsuperlifestc3039]

@@TabsT-vy5jy Hate Speech and you know can be prosecuted for that

[@TabsT-vy5jy]

@@ahmadsuperlifestc3039 haha where's the hate speech? Maybe you suggesting that Nigeria military is incompetent? Then that's treason on your part. Think before you speak.

[@abdulqadirbabagana4834]

This kind of mistake happened many times, why is the military not learning anything from it

[@user-sy7jq9zw1u]

He should've spent this 16 mins apologizing only, never making any promises of preventing a future reoccurrence, assuring that army leadership should resign for this gross incompetence, and calling on Mr President to ensure adequate compensation for the community as a whole and specifically for the affected families. He should've dropped a tear. But he did all he shouldn't have done

[@muhammadyakubu1919]

You are here looking for a tear, jokes on you.

[@gabrielogieriakhi838]

Bring back history so that everyone should know where its came from. Some group are forcing themselves on Nigeria, this is your problem.

[@victoriaoloba7634]

This mistake will be made on families as well. Trust God

[@jeovanikelechi9345]

When i tell people that we are at war people think am joking about it. See what the chief of staff said.

[@Jj-jg6pw]

At war with their own people. Nigeria. A nation of illiterates. Like most Africa. Get rid of these leaders and invest in teachers from the diaspora and real scientists for universities. Also a school meals program for kids to get proper nutrition. If you disagree, your illiteracy is showing.

[@jethrogazama3122]

Demoralize the Army and go fight insurgency yourself. While is also condemn the act, i still maintain that we must encourage our boys to do better and not to act outside proper intelligence gathering.

[@AdemolaShittu-iu7Ct]

B4 we blame d former junior army that face thier boss by saying they lv enemy's an face themselves may Almighty Allah guide Nigerian an make thier soul rest n peace

[@ogbuonyeka8520]

Military investigating itselves,why not independent body to investigate the military.

[@babatee4504]

U go explain tire

[@MAHAMMEDDikko]

😭🇳🇬😭🇳🇬😭🇳🇬😭🇳🇬😭🇳🇬😭

[@emmanuel64042]

It’s not mistake please because this has happened before; there is more to this. Resign

[@lajes6743]

Is not a mistake is deliberately done.

[@Mgshahad]

That means the Nigeria military are not professionals in times of performed their duties

[@Joseph29007]

85 persons are gone like that😢😢😢 Oh my God! Nigerian army are so unprofessional

[@kongiogunmola2905]

We should please stop saying rubbish on what happenned also our people should also stop Aiding and Abetting because it was information miliary got they acted upon, stop keeping bad element in our MIST.

[@abubakarsani-dt3bs]

Southern kaduna

[@Goldpips499]

una shame de shame me

[@hussainiubali892]

This is totally irresponsible, the NA has shown incompetent and lack of intelligence needed to continue using drones for their operations.

[@LawanAdamu-qt2mu]

This is unbelievable which mistake be that mumu soja,s

[@tajudeenabubakaraneru5427]

You hear very little positive things coming out of nigeria for decades, tell me where in the world, that you have heard soldiers or security personnel kill this amount of their citizens just because they thought they were the enemies, it's sad for that country called Nigerian, because nothing is working in every government sector.

[@linusobi3289]

Question who are you fighting with lets tell our selfs the truth

[@emmyowo4217]

If biafra can produce @ Nigeria Army can't Na wa oooooo. We need from consumption to production.

[@EloOsiyen-fo7wl]

The military are doinvg fine

[@nomahgilbert7640]

When an incompetent leader woke up one morning and retired 100 experience generals and replaced with general loyal to him what do you expect.

[@Mindofgodtv.1769]

Shame on the Nigeria military, Lack quality, they cannot even defend the Nigeria citizens. SHAME ON YOU ALL.

[@Kason-cool]

Boko haram recruited into Nigeria military are working against Nigerians, we Igbos know, Simon Ekpa said it.

[@John-rp3rq]

Terrorismo Will never end in Nigeria.Its a business.If It ends they Will not be stealing.Just like French and América in Sahel región Who never had interest in ending terrorismo otherwise they wouldnt have reason to remain and be exploiting the resources of this región.If I May ask what Have they been doinging with 21,22 and 23 budget? Another 419 in uniform