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EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Army declares 22 soldiers wanted for ‘running’ from Boko Haram (FULL LIST)

The Nigerian Army has accused one major and 21 soldiers of fleeing from the scene of a Boko Haram attack and subsequently declared them wanted, military sources said.

The Nigerian Army has accused one major and 21 soldiers of fleeing from the scene of a Boko Haram attack and subsequently declared them wanted, military sources said.

The soldiers were declared as deserters bound to face dire consequences if found, TIMES learnt from military commanders who demanded anonymity because the disclosure was not authorised.

The soldiers were said to have fled from the scene of a Boko Haram attack in Gubio, a community in Borno State now partly controlled by insurgents, on September 29. Reports said 18 soldiers were killed during the attack on a military outpost in the community.

The Nigerian Army did not confirm the attack or acknowledge own casualties, but senior officers began immediately working to establish the level of resistance or damage from troops during the attack. In the aftermath, 22 soldiers were unavailable without immediate indication that they were missing in action or seized by Boko Haram.

It was unclear whether the alleged desertion of the major and his men was informed by previous threats from Tukur Buratai, the head of the Nigerian Army, that soldiers would be severely punished if they abandon positions during a Boko Haram attack. Mr Buratai repeated the warning in June, accusing some soldiers of exhibiting an alarming level of cowardice that had made it difficult to win the 10-year war against insurgency.

Mr Buratai’s caution followed a string of successful Boko Haram attacks on military bases that left hundreds of soldiers killed and communities devastated since July 2018.


It was unclear how many soldiers were manning the outpost in Gubio at the time insurgents struck at about 4:30 p.m. on September 29, but military sources said the soldiers so far believed to have deserted were 22.

A list of the those declared wanted and obtained by TIMES includes: U.A. Nagogo, a major; Mallam Turaki, a staff sergeant; Benjamin Afolabi, sergeant, Christian Nwachukwu, sergeant; Patrick Kosin, sergeant; Awuwa Orin, sergeant; Ibrahim Amodu, sergeant; Nasiru Umar, sergeant; Bello Suleiman, sergeant; Josiah Seth, sergeant and Muazu Nura, sergeant.


Ayodeji Ogunsuji, corporal; Michael Friday, corporal; Wakili Saul, corporal; Akyen Zamani, corporal; Yahaya Abubakar-Doia, lance corporal; Isikuru Venture, lance corporal; Aminu Isiaku, lance corporal; Usman Suleiman, lance corporal; Maigari Markus, lance corporal; Edward Ofem, lance corporal and Adams Shehu, lance corporal, were also declared wanted.

They were all accused of absconding from duty to an unknown destination and should be arrested if found and returned in military escort to face disciplinary action.

Allegations of desertion remained a recurring feature in the Nigerian Army since Boko Haram counter efforts became the single most challenging task for the Nigerian Army at the start of the decade. In September 2014, about 400 soldiers sought refuge in Cameroon after fleeing a Boko Haram attack on Nigerian soil.

More than a dozen allegations of desertion involving hundreds of soldiers had been formally raised by the military within the same period. Five soldiers were declared wanted in July after making away with what military sources said was over N1 billion in cash.

A spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, Sagir Musa, declined comments to TIMES about the latest situation involving 22 soldiers.

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.timesng.com/news/headlines/355713-exclusive-nigerian-army-declares-22-soldiers-wanted-for-running-from-boko-haram-full-list.html/amp/

There is some reasonable liers behind this news

Why dem no go run

Imagine..

This life is sweet.


Nobody want to die for a Shiit hole country who doesn't give a phuck about you when you gone

Dem don Japa enter Cameroon

9ja my country... its well ooo

They are very smart soldiers who know that Nigeria isn’t worth dying for.
The only thing that annoys me is that these soldiers would form hardmen if it were shiites and IPOB or other unarmed civilians.

Japa! Japa!! Ja wo Cameroon.

Bunch of cowards wey no fit fight their mate. Only to dey bully civilians

Nigeria is not worth dying for. Not me or my generation will lay down our lives for such a country. A nation that decapitates history can never embrace the present. The story of the Civil War, its lesson, the lives lost, the injustice on the East and the courage of those who defended our union is no longer taught to our children. How do you expect them to grow to and defend what to them was never broken?

Richdad

Lol


Dem no wan die

Most of them are currently chilling in Cameroun with nice babe and beer...











I thought Abok!s are strong and patriotic abok! sef JAPA!

Who won die

Nigeria is not worth dying for

Na only 1 Igbo soldier dey there and 2 Yoruba names, dont be surprised to see all those plenty aboki soldiers that fled appear in Niger Delta and South East as guards manning Army checkpoints and collecting roger while others will simply Hisbah in Kano and be destroying the same beer they drink in secret with their prayer kettles

Make them deploy All this sars chasing yahoo boys to sambisa haba

Why shouldn't they run

Why?

Life is sweet!

I sense Boko Haram is now gaining the upper hand and it is time the military tried something new.

Some soldiers were suggesting the return of Executive Outcomes, the South African mercenaries that Jonathan used in combating Boko Haram towards the dying days of his presidency.

It is a pity that they insurgents are now regrouping and recapturing territory.

"Our army are still using guns bought by Shehu Shagari"... Now you know if it's true or not.

Why won't they run away

They will keep running under a ragtag army commandant who want to employ Bishop Wale Oke (Prayer warrior ) and Fall down and die Olukoya instead of buying modern artillery and weapons to deal with Boko Haram

What do you expect when they have little or no resources to fight back.

They are busy beating civilians on the streets and chasing Bobrisky.

Run to fight another day.

Nobody wan die but they wan go heaven

Japa time ����

Better than dying for nothing

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for these called deserters, how well are they armed with modern amunintions to fight these insurgents toting sophicated weapons.

It's basically like going to a gun fight with a pen knife

This is where you will see Afonja soldier at their best. I haven't look at the list but I know there must be an afonja there that instigated this. If not call me a bastard.