A Nigerian soldier who developed cold feet and ran away from Boko Haram insurgency for one year has been sent to jail.
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The Nigeria Army general court martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno
State, on Wednesday jailed a private soldier, Egbechi Oze, for 14 months
for absconding from his duty post for about 270 days, while taking
refuge somewhere in southeast Nigeria.
The soldier went missing after the military base he was posted to
was attacked by Boko Haram members. He was said to have fled to the
southern part of Nigeria while enjoying his emoluments for nearly one
year.
He was also charged for not accounting for his rifle and cache of
ammunitions he signed to be in his possession during the attack on
Gwoza.
He was however acquitted for the missing rifle and ammunition on
the grounds that he lost possession of them when he was abducted by Boko
Haram insurgents before soldiers attacked the place.
The court explained that a soldier that is jailed by the court
marshal, stands dismissed as such soldier cannot be reabsorbed into the
Nigeria Army.
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