Angry soldiers from the newly formed 7th Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri YESTERDAY May 14th revolted against their GOC, Major General Abubakar Mohammed, shooting sporadically in the Maimalari Barracks, which is also home to the Artillery Corps, the Ordinance, as well as army signals in Maiduguri, Sahara Reporters reports
According to two soldiers who spoke with SR, Emotions ran high when they saw the bodies of their colleagues ambushed and killed by Boko Haram men in Chibok, Borno state.
The angry soldiers immediately started shooting into the air, complaining that their superior have failed to provide them with adequate weaponry with which to fight the war against the better-armed Boko Haram militants.
“We the soldiers don’t have the kind of arms and ammunition that [Boko Haram] fighters have. So everyday, they kill our men anyhow, but it is never published in the media,” said one source.
The other source also complained that the commanding officers “are too busy ‘EATING’ MONEY and DRIVING EXOTIC CARS. And they do not even pay our allowances on time. Besides, once [a soldier dies], nobody knows what happens to his allowances again.”
General Mohammed was immediately whisked out of the barracks to an unknown destination.
Niger-area people, The Nigerian government needs to borrow a leaf from the United State so that every time a soldier is killed, we can know that a Hero has fallen for our sake. and pls pay the deceased family full benefit so that we suffer no joint Curse. avoid Carma
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