Boko Haram: Trouble For Nigeria As 380 Soldiers Resign

Three hundred and eighty (380) soldiers are formally exiting the Nigerian Army, a development that can spell trouble for Nigeria, in the war against Boko Haram.

The army is currently engaged in various combat operations as insecurity worsens across the country. 

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A lot of the soldiers are among the troops engaged in the over 10-year-old war against Boko Haram in the Northeast, while a few others are from various other formations across the country. 

It was revealed by an insiders with direct knowledge of the development, that about 356 are leaving because they said they lost interest in the army. Apart from the 356 who are leaving for losing interest, 24 others are exiting because they want “to take traditional title,” making a total of 380 soldiers, including two Master Warrant Officers and 28 Warrant Officers, voluntarily discharging from the army. 

Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff had, in this July, already approved the voluntary discharge of all the 380 soldiers who are to proceed on terminal leave on December 20 and disengage on January 3 next year in accordance with Nigerian Army Administrative Policy and Procedure 27 Paragraphs 3 and 4, Premium Times reports. 

One army insider said; 

“That the reason given by most of them is ‘loss of interest’ is an indication of low morale in the army due to poor leadership.” He claimed that the army had been “broken, demoralised and polarised more than ever before under Buratai.” 

“It is an indication of the rot in the system,” said another officer who knew about the mass disengagement.

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More than those enduring the long official process to exit the army, many soldiers have deserted the army especially from among the troops combating Boko Haram in the Northeast, sources in the frontline said.

It is a known fact that at various times, commanders and soldiers have appeared in videos complaining about logistical support and lack of equipments to combat the terrorists in a war that has in ten years precipitated a humongous humanitarian disaster in the Lake Chad region, displacing millions of people and killing thousands.

In one such video, a troop commander, combating terrorists at the warfront, complained of lack of water and food, and was subsequently relieved of his duties for complaining.