AS the battle to rout out Boko Haram terrorists from communities seized
in Adamawa State continues, military source have disclosed that some
soldiers and officers are inventing pranks to avoid deployment to the
battlefield.
At the weekend, seven soldiers allegedly opened fire
on different parts of their bodies and later claimed that Boko Haram
terrorists shot them, but when medical examination was carried out on
them, it was discovered that the shots were self-inflicted.
The
army high command has also discovered that information about its
strategies and operational road map in the North East were being passed
on to Boko Haram terrorists by orderlies and close aides of commanders
on the field.
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It was gathered that some of the
perpetrators of the crime had been arrested, while a board of inquiry
had been set up to carry out further investigation, after which a court
martial to try them would be set up.
The source revealed that
many of the soldiers had devised means, so as not to be set for
battlefield, while others faked strange ailments.
It was reliably
gathered that the alleged attack on seven soldiers at the weekend were
carefully masterminded by the troops, so as to look as if the Boko
Haram, terrorists actually attacked them.
The source disclosed
that when the soldiers were brought to the hospital in Adamawa, the
injuries were fresh, while the bullets just pierced through the flesh to
the other side, with no bone affected.
Nigerian Tribune also
gathered that the troops had started pushing out the insurgents from the
zone, with the arrival of the new equipment.
Source: NaijaPals
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