According to Punch the Nigerian army is set to arraign 16
soldiers over the abduction of the over 200 Chibok girls who were taken
by insurgents from Government Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State in
April.
After the Sallah holidays, the soldiers
are expected to be present at the General Court Martial at the Maxwell
Khobe Military Cantonment, Rukuba, Jos in Plateau State.
Three of the 16 soldiers are officers. They are Lieutenant Col. A. O. Ojo, 2nd Lieutenant V.I. Godknows, and Captain O. O. Ogunrinde.
According to reports, the officers are
being charged for “failure to perform military duty, an offense that
attracts a maximum of two years’ imprisonment.”
A source told Punch that:
“Only Lieutenant God knows and 13 soldiers were on duty in Chibok. They were not stationed within the school. No soldier was stationed in the school and they didn’t know that the school was in session.
Nobody notified these people that the girls were having an examination in the school. Even the principal admitted in her statement that the soldiers were not notified.
They were told that their camp was about to be attacked so they went out to lay in ambush for insurgents. One of the soldiers died.
But I can confirm to you that the Army has concluded preparations to arraign them.”
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