130 soldiers accused of various offences in the course of their duty have been placed on court martial by the Nigeria army, a trial said to have the largest number of soldiers in the history of Nigerian Army court martial.
The soldiers who are standing trial for dereliction of duty, indiscipline, desertion, cowardice and lackadaisical attitude to the fight against insurgency, are reportedly attached to the theatre command of Operation Lafiya Dole in the Northeast.
Most of the affected soldiers reportedly in their early 20s and late 20s, will be facing trial in two military court martial which has been inaugurated by the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole and the Acting General Officer Commander (GOC) 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri Maj.-Gen. Olusegun Gabriel Adeniyi, based on the provisions of Section 131(2)(d) of the Armed Forces Act, CAP A20 LFN.
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