The Nigerian Army is
holding two officers – a major and a captain – in connection with alleged
sabotage of the ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the North-East.
A military source said on Wednesday that the
Army authorities were intensifying efforts to rid the service of saboteurs in
the ongoing counter-terrorism operations.
It was gathered that the Army commenced a
painstaking but discreet investigations into the activities of some of its
personnel following the Boko Haram attack on troops’ location in Gashigar, on
October 22, 2016.
The Acting Director,
Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, had said in a statement on Saturday
that 13 soldiers were wounded during a surprise Boko Haram attack on troops at
Gashigar in the north of Borno State.
Usman had stated that some soldiers were
missing after the attack.
The statement did not give the exact number of
those missing during the Gashigar attack.
-Punch
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