According to Sahara
Reporters, a spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Major General Chris Olukolade, announced the removal of the General
Officer commanding the 7th Division in Bornu, Major
General Ahmadu Mohammed.
Major General Ahmadu Mohammed, yesterday, narrowly escaped
death, when his soldiers opened fire on his vehicle, when he came to address
them at Maimalari Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno.
The soldiers are a part of the newly formed 7th Division of the Nigerian Army set up specifically to
combat Boko Haram in the region.
They reportedly attacked their commander because they were
infuriated when they saw the bodies of their colleagues ambushed by Boko Haram
terrorists in Chibok, according to Sahara Reporters.
The soldiers were unhappy because their commander allegedly
has not provided them with adequate weapons to fight the war against Boko Haram
militants.
“We the soldiers don’t
have the kind of arms and ammunition that [Boko Haram] fighters have. So every
day, they kill our men anyhow, but it is never published in the media,”
said a source.
Another source reportedly complained that commanding
officers are too busy “eating money,”
and as a result, soldiers’ allowances weren’t being paid on time.
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