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               Nigerian Military Sentences 12 Mutineers to Death

   by VOA News

   Nigerian military authorities say they have sentenced 12 soldiers to
   death by firing squad for attempting to kill their commanding officer
   during a mutiny in the country's northeastern region earlier this year.

   Authorities say the men shot at Major-General Ahmed Mohammed's official
   car at a barracks in Maiduguri, an area where Boko Haram militants
   remain very active.

   The court martial also found the soldiers guilty of insubordination and
   the use of abusive language, as well as obstructing the evacuation of
   dead colleagues who died in an ambush.

   Nigeria's military, backed by warplanes, has been fighting to push back
   advances by Boko Haram. But troops have complained about what they say
   is a lack of equipment and support - an issue that reportedly angered
   the 12 soldiers.





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