Following the attack of Mubi, the hometown of the Nigerian chief of defence staff, Alex Badeh, last week, the question is: Should Badeh be court martialed and possibly indicted?
And no, this is not because his hometown has been taken over by terrorists, even though it is a source of worry that he allegedly evacuated his family from Mubi few days before the attack. The real reason why prosecuting the chief of defence staff is being mentioned is because he was the one who announced that a cease fire has been reached with Boko Haram terrorists. The video below is proof.
Badeh said at meeting with defence chiefs from the West African sub-region that: “I wish to inform this audience that a cease fire agrement has been concluded between the federal government of Nigeria and Boko Haram.”
Badeh directed service chiefs to ensure “full compliance” of the cease fire.
Since then, despite continuous attacks by the terrorists, Badeh has been silent. The federal government has also been silent, giving no updates on the talk it allegedly had with the terrorists, why they are still on a killing and capturing spree and why the girls have still not been released.
Yet, we have been reading reports that some military commanders have been detained and will face prosecution for fleeing in the face of the invading terrorists. Why are they being arrested then? Has Badeh given a different directive to soldiers? Because if a soldier is supposed to obey his superiors, and the public directive given by the number one officer in the country is that all military formations should stand down, why then are they being prosecuted for doing just that?
So perhaps, is it Badeh who should now be prosecuted for false information? For conflicting directives?
Above is the video of the CDS giving directives to the military to stand down and respect the “cease fire” with Boko Haram.
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