Boko Haram: 19 Army Officers Investigated For Conduct In North-East

The Nigerian army has announced that it is launching a probe into the conduct of 19 officers currently based in Lagos.

The senior officers, whose specific ranks have not been disclosed but will start from the rank of Major upwards, face prosecution for alleged offences they committed in the ongoing operation against the Boko Haram terrorist group in the north-east of the country.

The offences the officers are accused of committing have not been made public.

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One of the lawyers representing the accused officers said that the military authorities resumed the trial against his client at the Ikeja Cantonment, Ikeja, on Monday after a long wait.

The 81st Division of the Nigerian army convened the General Court Martial to try 23 senior offences who have been charged with various offences under the directive of former Chief of Army Staff,  Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, (retd) in October, 2014.

The lawyer said that the military court martial had only been able to try and conclude the cases against four of the officers since the court launched its proceedings in 2014.

The accused officers became agitated and reacted furiously when they learnt that the trial against them had stalled because of the supposed assignment of some of the court officers to other military duties.

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The Nigerian military continues to face disciplinary problems effecting every rank in the armed forces.

Soldiers and the officers leading them have sometimes refused to go into battle with Boko Haram insurgents, in some cases deciding to mutiny instead, like the 54 condemned to the firing squad in December 2014.

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