Viral video: troops sobbing after losing comrades to terrorists and pleading with them to stop

Nigerian army men were shown sobbing in a now-viral video that was uploaded on X on Tuesday, possibly following the deaths of some of their comrades in terrorist strikes.

Thanks to X users’ empathy for the soldiers, the video that #X-Daily shared became viral.

Nigeria has seen terrorist assaults for more than 20 years, while it is unclear when the video was taken or the real reason the troops were crying.

The post read, “Nigerian Soldiers in tears after losing their colleagues in Terrorist attack in Northern Nigeria.”

As seen in the video, soldiers are seen weeping while someone, presumably the one holding the camera, is comforting the soldiers and is heard telling them to stop crying.

“Stop crying please, stop crying,” the voice said.

“I tell you guys since morning, my mind no dey here, I no tell you?” he questioned in pidgin English.

Reacting, #Game_Boss360 wrote, “Those soldiers are really suffering out there.”

Another user, #calebuncovered, said, “This is why whenever I see civilians bashing soldiers on social media, it pains me deeply. As someone who grew up in the barracks, you have no idea what these guys do to protect this country. You have no idea how far they go to protect this country. They’re literally living a life of uncertainty because death can come anytime, and they would leave their family behind. Yet, some of you still come here and spew rubbish about soldiers.”

Meanwhile, #chrisndarl said, “This video hurts in so many ways ….so many ways man.”

According to a 2024 PUNCH story, Nigeria is incredibly unstable. SBM Intelligence said that between 2015 and 2023, 63,111 Nigerians lost their lives in acts of violence under Muhammadu Buhari.

“Nigeria was ranked the eighth most terrorised country in the world by the 2023 Global Terrorism Index.

“This has contributed to the shortfall in food production and the upswing in food inflation as Nigeria’s food basket regions are plagued with gnawing terrorism and insecurity,” the report stated.