The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has flayed the Nigerian Army over the demotion of General Olusegun Adeniyi, by a rank.
Adeniyi had in March, in a viral
video, revealed that troops fighting Boko Haram terrorists lacked weapons and
credible intelligence need for their mission.
The video sparked outrage in the
country and piled renewed pressure on the government to end insurgency in the country.
The court-martial, however,
found Major General guilty of 'producing
and publicizing a video on the counter-insurgency operation in the North-East
in a manner that embarrassed and ridiculed the armed forces of Nigeria'.
But SMBLF in a statement signed
by Chief Guy Ikokwu (South East), Senator Bassey Henshaw (South-South), Isuwa
Dogo (Middle Belt), and Yinka Odumakin (South West) wondered why the rule used
to punish Adeniyi was relaxed against some Northern Muslim officers, who were
accused of giving out the routes of soldiers, who were brutally murdered over
two years ago, to Boko Haram.
The group said it was unfortunate
that the senior military officer's ordeal started with his complaints about
those who sent him to lead troops to fight Boko Haram insurgencies with bare
knuckles.
The statement read, "The
troops, under the gallant General, who had won so many awards and commendations
for his command of Lafiya Dole, have now lost so many soldiers in combat,
recently, raising questions on what happened to the last $1 billion released to
the Armed Forces to buy weapons.
"Gen. Adeniyi was leading a
large troop of soldiers on a particular operation when they came under heavy
attacks by Boko Haram. The Commander was seen in two of four video clips giving
a recorded situation report to the Chief of Army.
"He blamed the deadly attack
his troops suffered on very wrong intelligence assessment earlier conducted
before they were deployed. While it may be said that the Army is only enforcing
its rule, why was the rule muted against northern -Muslim officers who were
accused of giving out the routes of our soldiers who were brutally murdered
over two years ago to Boko Haram?
"And what has the Air Force
done till date over the controversial killing of Tolulope Arotile in Kaduna
last year, an officer renowned for deadly exploits against Boko Haram? It is an
officer it commended for conducting a good fight against Boko Haram, who is
being promptly court-martialled because he says he lacks weapons."
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