More than 10 senior Nigerian Army officers, including a Brigadier-
General have been arrested and are telling the military hierarchy
what they know about the Baga attack by the insurgent group, Boko
Haram.
According to the Director of Defence Information, Major-General
Chris Olukolade, the senior army officers are being investigated for
allegedly shirking their responsibilities during the attack by the
militants.
Those arrested are Brigadier-General Enitan Ransome-Kuti, his
Chief of Staff Lt. Colonel G.A Suru. Others are the Commanding
Officer of 134 and 174 battalions, Lt. Colonel Haruna and a certain
Major aliyu.
The two Nigerian Army battalions are under the Multi-National Task
Joint Task Force in Baga, attacked by the insurgents. Speaking on
the arrest, General Olukolade said that the arrested officers were
being investigated because at the time of the attack on the
multinational headquarters in Baga, Brigadier-General Ransome-
Kuti and his men were fully in charge of the military formation.
He said it was disappointing that the attack on Baga was not
repelled by both battalions, despite having the necessary weapons
to carry out the necessary operations. On January 3, 2015,
suspected members of Boko Haram attacked the base of the
Multinational Task Force in Baga, Borno State, dislodging the
soldiers there. Reports say the troops were warned to be on alert
following intelligence reports that terrorists would strike between
January 22 and January 25.
Eyewitnesses said that the attack started around 5am when
residents started hearing gunshots as the insurgents tried to gain
entrance into the MNJTF premises. Many civilians living in the
barracks were said to have been killed during the attack.
Source: Channels TV
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