The 7 division of Nigerian Army
in Maiduguri, Borno state, has inaugurated a general court martial to try 70
soldiers found wanting in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents.
Abdul Khalifa, acting general
officer commanding (GOC) of the division, said the court was inaugurated in
accordance with section 131(2) (d) of the armed forces act, CAP A20 LFN 2004.
He said the court would exercise
its duties within the confines of the law and military regimentation
principles.
“Acts of cowardice, desertion,
un-soldierly and other forms of indiscipline has no place in any army executing
war,” he said.
Khalifa said the aim is to
encourage compliance with ethical standard and promote discipline to ensure
successful implementation of military operations.
Enjoining the court members to be
fair in discharging their duties, Khalifa added that principles of justice,
equity and fairness would guide the proceeding of the court.
In June, Tukur Buratai, chief of
army staff, had attributed some attacks on military bases to insufficient
commitment of soldiers.
“It is unfortunate, but the truth
is that almost every setback the Nigerian Army has had in our operations in
recent times can be traced to insufficient willingness to perform assigned
tasks or simply insufficient commitment to a common national and military
course by those on the frontline,” he had said.
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