More than 10 senior Nigerian Army officers, including a
Brigadier-General have been arrested and are telling the military
hierarchy what they know about the Baga attack by the insurgent group,
Boko Haram.
According to the Director of Defence Information, Major-General Chris
Olukolade, the senior army officers are being investigated for allegedly
shirking their responsibilities during the attack by the militants.
Those arrested are Brigadier-General Enitan Ransome-Kuti, his Chief of Staff Lt. Colonel G.A Suru.
Others are the Commanding Officer of 134 and 174 battalions, Lt. Colonel Haruna and a certain Major aliyu.