Some Military Officers Sending Arms To Boko Haram
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Despite government efforts to halt graft and fight Boko Haram insurgency in the country, the military says some officers are selling arms and ammunition to the insurgents.
The admission comes three weeks after the Nigerian army said a military tribunal is trying 16 officers and troops accused of offenses related to the fight against Boko Haram, including the theft and sale of ammunition.
Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor, the theater commander in northeastern Nigeria, said military authorities have confirmed that some soldiers were selling arms and ammunition to Boko Haram. He described it as a betrayal of the Nigerian people.
President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed corruption for the deaths of thousands in the seven-year Islamic uprising that has killed more than 20,000.
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