12 Nigerian troops sentenced to death for mutiny
Source: The Guardian
Twelve soldiers fighting an Islamic insurgency in northeast Nigeria have been sentenced to death by firing squad for mutiny and attempted murder of their commanding officer.
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The revolt occurred after a convoy of soldiers was ordered to drive at night on a road frequently attacked by Boko Haram Islamic extremists. The soldiers initially refused, saying it was a suicide mission. But they eventually followed orders and were ambushed on May 13 by insurgents on the road from the northeast town of Chibok. An unknown number were killed.
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When the bodies of the ambushed soldiers were brought to the barracks in the northeastern city of Maiduguri on May 14, the soldiers revolted, throwing stones at their commanding officer, firing into the air and then shooting at him. Several bullets hit the armor-plated vehicle in which he sought refuge. The officer, Maj. Gen. A. Mohammed, was unharmed.
The judgment describes an embarrassing scene where the second in command, Lt. Col. E. Azanda "has to dash for his dear life but discovered from where he was taking cover that soldiers eventually directed their shots" at Mohammed. It adds that Mohammed in his testimony said, "Thank God for the staff officer who rushed him into his car and the fact that the staff car is an armor-plated vehicle."
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And you wonder why Boko Haram can get away with kidapping hundreds of school girls and continuing sewing mayhem?
Nigeria needs to get it together.
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