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.
--ChannelsTV
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