Military authorities in Nigeria have dismissed six soldiers for allegedly absconding from their duty post during a Boko Haram attack.
The soldiers who were drafted under Operation Lafiya Dole, a counterinsurgency squad in the North-East, reportedly retreated from an attack near Damboa, Borno State, earlier this month.
The incident according to Sahara Reporters resulted in the deaths of over 10 soldiers.
Though, the Defense Headquarters is yet to officially confirm the attack or acknowledge any casualties.
A source said that the soldiers were summarily dismissed for retreating from the frontline.
Those allegedly discharged are identified as 19NA/78/0690 PTE Olaniyi Emmanuel, 20NA/79/3745 PTE Masa’udu Adamu, 22NA/82/5192 PTE Abdul Azee Saleh, 22NA/82/1721 PTE Mohammed Mohammed, 22NA/82/1191 PTE Adah Toye, and 22NA/82/1909 PTE Hassan Abubakar.
Also, the source berated the decision, adding that the soldiers fled after running out of ammunition during the battle.
It stressed that the soldiers were not adequately supplied with arms and ammunition to effectively engage the terrorists.