Soldier Reveals Military Chiefs Work With Boko Haram

 

A soldier, who pleaded anonymity, has claimed that he witnessed incidents that suggested some military chiefs work with Boko Haram insurgents in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria.
Speaking with the Voice of America Hausa Service, the soldier revealed how his military
unit in Borno State was ambushed by Boko Haram members.

He said that the commander of a nearby military unit in Bama recently sought assistance from his unit in carrying out a raid. When the two military units joined up, they were given different uniforms. The Bama unit
commander, gave his own troops green uniforms while his unit received tan "desert camouflage” uniforms.

When they got to the battle area, the soldier said the commander of the Bama unit suddenly withdrew his forces leaving the remaining troops to fend for themselves against Boko Haram fighters.

The soldier added that he recognised some of the Boko Haram fighters as his former military trainers in Kontagora, a town near Abuja and that there was a deliberate attempt to further impoverish the North preparatory to the 2015  general elections.

Unlike what Nigerians believe, the soldier falsified the claims that there were up to 10,000 troops stationed in Maiduguri.

“They (Army) keep saying they are sending soldiers, it’s a lie.They claim that there are 10,000 soldiers in Maiduguri but it is a lie. If we have 10,000 soldiers, Boko Haram would have ended. How many members does Boko Haram have?”

However, when the Director of Defence Information, Maj.Gen Chris Olukolade was contacted, he said he did not believe that the person who granted the interview to VOA was a soldier of the Nigerian Army but he could be an insurgent trying to create a false impression to promote the activities of Boko Haram.

Source: Punch Nigeria