Mutiny: Trial of four Lt. Cols, 93 other soldiers begins

The authorities of the Nigerian Army have inaugurated a General Court Martial to try 97 officers and men for alleged offences in the ongoing counter-terrorism operation in the North-East.

Among the officers are four Lieutenant Colonels, a major, four captains, five Lieutenants and one 2nd Lieutenant.

The   Lieutenant Colonels are S.S. Tilawan,   D.B. Dazang, I.C. Ogunmanya, and S.U. Abubakar.

The Major is   I.I. Sakaba while the captains are Z. Alhaji,   M . Hamadikko,   M. B. Abdullahi, and   S. Y. Musa.

The Lieutenants are T. Garba, F. Ogunleke,   A . Abdullahi,   I. M. Okoro, and D. Wunuji. The 2nd Lieutenant is J. M. Uweh.

The other 82 who are   rank and file   are   to face the GCM alongside the 15 officers at the Nigeria Army Headquarters Garrison, Abuja.