Boko Haram: 579 officers, soldiers facing court-martial –Army

A total of 579 officers and soldiers are currently facing courtmartials at the Army Headquarters (AHQ) Garrison, Abuja, as well as 81 Division in Lagos. 
While 473 of the accused officers and soldiers are being tried in Abuja, 106 others are being courtmartialled in Lagos. 

The acting Director of Army Public Relations (DAPR), Colonel Sani Usman, who gave the figures at a press briefing yesterday in Abuja, said the primary objective of setting up the court-martials was to ensure quick dispensation of justice as well as the restoration of discipline and professionalism in the military.
He said: “There are currently two separate courtmartials going on in Army Headquarters Garrison and 81 Division Nigerian Army, with a view to ensuring quick dispensation of justice, discipline and professionalism.”
He attributed the recent string of successes recorded in the counterinsurgency war in the North-East to capacity building of troops which, he said, was demonstrated in the successful training of 481 personnel of the Armed Forces and the police, who constitute the “elite force” turning the tide against Boko Haram.
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