Troops of the Nigerian Military deployed to Gubio Local Government in Borno State have accused the government and the chief of Army staff, Tukur Buratai, of abandoning them in the state.
The troops, who were recently attacked by Boko Haram, bitterly complained that the Chief of Army Staff sent them to Borno with inadequate ammunition despite the refusal of many soldiers to embark on the trip.
They said they had not been eating feeding well since their deployment to Gubio, particularly because they hadn’t been paid their allowances since May.
The attack, according to one of the survivors, began at night and the soldiers were completely overpowered.
“The Boko Haram people came with nine gun trucks and military motors. We were surprised because the trucks were painted in the same colour of the army,” the soldier, who asked not to be named for fear of losing his job, told…
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