Soldiers revolt in Maiduguri over lack of ammunitions and poor condition

Angry soldiers from the newly formed 7th
Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri
today May 14th revolted against their General
Officer Commanding, Major General Abubakar
Mohammed, shooting sporadically in the
Maimalari barracks, which is also home to
the Artillery Corps, the Ordinance, as well as
army signals in Maiduguri, Sahara Reporters
reports
According to two soldiers who spoke with
SR, emotions ran high when they saw the
bodies of their colleagues ambushed and
killed by Boko Haram men in Chibok, Borno
state. The angry soldiers immediately started
shooting into the air, complaining that their
superior have failed to provide them with
adequate weaponry with which to fight the
war against the better-armed Boko Haram
militants.
"We the soldiers don't have the kind of
arms and ammunition that [Boko
Haram] fighters have. So everyday, they
kill our men anyhow, but it is never
published in the media," said one
source. The other source also
complained that the commanding
officers "are too busy 'eating' money.
And they do not pay our allowances on
time. And once [a soldier dies], nobody
knows what happens to his allowances
again."
General Mohammed was immediately whisked
out of the barrack to an unknown destination