Nigeria Army Fires Commander Of Battalion That Mutinied

The Nigerian Army has removed an army commander whose unit rebelled yesterday in Maiduguri. Major General Ahmadu Mohammed was shot at by angry soldiers of the 7th Division yesterday in Maiduguri’s Maimalari Barracks.

The soldiers 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.

Nigeria's president Jonathan Fires All Military Commanders.

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has sacked almost all his military chiefs and appointed new officers to replace them.


Dr. Reuben Abati, presidential adviser on media and publicity announced this in a statement today, saying the president was exercising his constitutional powers.

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PRESIDENT JONATHAN APPROVES CHANGES IN MILITARY HIGH COMMAND

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria approved the following changes in the nation’s Military High Command: