Senior Millitary Officer Arrested For Running into the Bush on Sighting Boko Haram

A Brigadier-General attached to the 3rd Division of the Nigerian Army according to recent report, is likely to be arrested over allegations of negligence that gave Boko Haram terrorists an opportunity to overrun some communities in Borno State recently.

The Brigadier, who is from South West, was the officer coordinating the military onslaught to dislodge several Boko Haram terrorists from Bama, Gwoza, Madagali, Michika and other communities in Borno and Adamawa states that later fell into the hands of the terrorists, Vanguard reports.
It was learnt from sources that, when Boko Haram insurgents came in full force to attack Bama, some top officers of the unit offered no resistance by running into the bush, which gave the insurgence a free access into the Brigade Headquarters and Armoury freely and carted away vehicles and Tanks.
The Military high command was said to be furious that the insurgents after taking over Bama and killing hundreds of civilians ransacked the armoury with no soldier offering resistance, leaving the insurgents to have a free day.
Therefore, a board of inquiry is investigating the conduct of the officers for acts of negligence among other offences. According to a source which spoke to Vanguard:

“Commanders of troops are supposed to lead soldiers from the frontline but what we discovered is that most of the commanders operate and give orders from the rear.
“If not that our soldiers are rugged and know that the Boko Haram terrorists could not match them professionally, what we are seeing today would have been the opposite. Actually, when terrorists see soldiers coming, they run for their lives, but due to poor leadership, the back-up arrangements are not activated. When soldiers therefore run out of ammunition and the terrorists regroup, soldiers will have no other choice than to retreat”.