Punishment or atonement for their sins? Lol!
The Nigerian Army has sent back the over 3,032
pardoned soldiers in the North-East to fight Boko
Haram insurgents.
The soldiers were earlier relived of their job from the
military in 2014 over offences allegedly committed as
part of the troops involved in counter insurgency
operations in the North-East.
The soldiers were dismissed by their unit commanders
at the peak of the Boko Haram attacks in the North-
East in 2014.
However, latest report by Punch has it that the soldiers
had been sent to the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army,
Maiduguri, following the completion of a two-week re-
orientation training programme organised for them at
the Nigerian Army Training Centre, Kontagora, Niger
State.
It was learnt that the soldiers were deployed last week
to strengthen the ongoing fight against the Boko Haram
insurgents.
A military source said that the soldiers were moved to
the headquarters of the 7 Division, Maiduguri, for
deployment in the North East.
The source said, “The Army authorities have re-
launched the 3032 soldiers who were granted pardon
by the review panel into the mission area.
“The soldiers were moved to the 7 Division
Headquarters where they are expected to be deployed
in various locations in the conflict area.
“You know that they were moved to the Nigerian Army
Training Centre, Kontagora, for a two week training
programme for their readmission into the service.
“They completed the course and have been deployed in
the North-East last week to add more value to the
operation.”
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