A military court martial convened by the authorities of the Nigerian Army to try no fewer than 22 officers of the force over their involvement in the dismal outing of the force in the fight against insurgents has started in Lagos.
The trial Daily Sun learnt was convened in closed door and amid tight security, but a top military source said that the trial is routine in the force.
Although the source failed to disclosed the categories of officers involve, it was gathered that highest ranking officers among those being put on trial is a Brigadier General ( One star general).
However, when journalists contacted one of the counsel for the trial, Mr Femi Falana, he said that the army should take the honourable way out of the matter and free those being court-martialed.
Reasons he said , was that the military had now come out to tell the whole world that it has acquired new weapons to curb the insurgents, hence the successes it has recorded in its recent engagement with the insurgents.
Details soon..
Source: Sun News Online
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