Nigerian Army Removes GOC 7th Infantry Division

Spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Major General Chris Olukolade today, announced the removal of The GOC 7th Infantry Division Major General Ahmadu Mohammed whose men revolted yesterday.

The soldiers who shot sporadically at the barracks yesterday got infuriated yesterday after seeing the bodies of their fellow soldiers who were killed in an ambush by the Boko Haram insurgents.

They complained of poor conditions and lack of ammunition to face the insurgents who were heavily armed.

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NEWS: Soldiers Revolt In Maiduguri Over Lack Of Ammunition And Poor Condition

Angry soldiers from the newly formed 7th Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri today May 14th revolted against their General Officer Commanding, 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 they do not pay our allowances on time. And 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.


Source: LIB

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