Mutiny: Army Fires Commander Of Battalion

The Nigerian Army has sacked  an army commander whose unit  opened fire on the GOC, ,Major General Ahmadu Mohammed.

The GOC was shot at by angry soldiers of the 7th Division yesterday in Maiduguri's Maimalari Barracks.

Reason for the mutiny still not clear, but one  military source hinted that the soldiers went berserk over welfare issues

However, another source said the  became angry when they saw the bodies of 12 of their colleagues being brought back from Chibok. Boko Haram fighters had killed the soldiers after the militants ambushed a convoy of soldiers returning from duties in Chibok.

A spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Major General Chris Olukolade, announced the removal of the General Officer commanding the 7th Division today.