Nigeria Army at Rukuba Baracks in Jos has dismissed about 200 soldiers for act of cowardice,failing to fight and capture Sambisa forest where the insurgent group have their stronghold.
Sunday Oguloye,one of the affected soldiers confirmed the dismissal to journalist,he said they were arraign on two count charge for “failure to perform military duty and disobedience to standing order.” but he claim the charges were “untrue, false and malicious.”
Mr Sunday said the army claim were false that they were not given sufficient weapons,and the one provided were obsolete
"The bombs given to us were made in 1964; they were expired, so we could not use them. “Each of us was given five bullets, not five rounds, to fire. While in the forest, our biggest weapon was to cover just a distance of 400 meters, but our enemy had aircraft weapons that could cover a distance of more than 1,000 metres, aside other dangerous weapons.“We only retreated to our base and waited in vain for ammunition for three days.” he said.
Concerning the dismiss, Col S:K Usman acting Director Army Public Relation in a statement said“On disciplinary action being taken against some soldiers for cowardice and desertion in the face of enemies, especially as regards the fight against Boko Haram terrorists, most of the stories and figure being peddled are far from accurate.
“Disciplinary processes or trials are never done with prior intention to dismiss anyone in the Nigerian Army. The only intention is to dispense justice and even at that, due process is normally followed.”
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