Court- martial of Nigerian army Generals, Colonels begins Monday

Today Monday the court-martial of some top Nigerian officers begins in Ikeja Military Cantonment in Lagos. This military officers are totaling up to 22 including a Brigadier General. The lawyer representing some of them Femi Falana said that the military authorities have not told the changes preferred against the accused officers of the Nigerian military.

The officers  include Brigadier-General J. O komolafe; 14 Colonels  A Laguda, V. Ebhaleme, V.O Ita and I.B Maina, I. A Aboi, I. M Kabir, M. H Abubakar, A.A Egbejule, N. N Orok, C. A Magaji, A. O Agwu, A. J. S Gulani, O.O Obolo, and A.M Adetuyi; one major M.M idris, five Captains  M Adamu, O.A Adenaike, M. Gidado, M.M  clarks and S. Raymond and one  second lieutenants S. O Olowa.

This is the first time in the Nigerian military that officers have being put to trial for crimes committed in the North Eastern part of the country in the fight against Boko Haram. while in December 54  soldiers were sentenced to death for conspiracy to commit mutiny and mutiny