One of the 54 soldiers sentenced to
death by a Nigerian Army court martial for mutiny and conspiracy to
commit mutiny has taken to the social media to express his frustration.
The soldier, who bears the name Fahat
Fahat, posted on his Facebook page on Friday that all the soldiers asked
for were better weapons.
“Hello ladies and gentlemen. I am
soldier and I am sentence to death by the Nigeria army (sic) (be)cause
we did not go to fight Boko Haram without equipment. We ask for weapon
instead dem gave death sentence (sic),” he posted in a chilling message
that gives a firsthand insight into the likely
The Defence Headquarters reports over 10 soldiers lost their lives during
the Boko Haram attack at Ashaka town in Gombe state on Thursday December
4th.
