Soldiers revolt in Maiduguri over lack of ammunitions and poor condition

Angry soldiers from the newly formed 7th Division of the Nigerian Army
in Maiduguri today May 14th revolted against their General Officer
Commanding, Major General Abubakar Mohammed, shooting sporadically in
the Maimalari barracks, which is also home to the Artillery Corps, the
Ordinance, as well as army signals in Maiduguri, Sahara Reporters
reports

According to two soldiers who spoke with SR, emotions ran high when
they saw the bodies of their colleagues ambushed and killed by Boko
Haram men in Chibok, Borno state. The angry soldiers immediately
started shooting into the air, complaining that their superior have
failed to provide them with adequate weaponry with which to fight the
war against the better-armed Boko Haram militants.

"We the soldiers don't have the kind of arms and ammunition that [Boko
Haram] fighters have. So everyday, they kill our men anyhow, but it is
never published in the media," said one source. The other source also
complained that the commanding officers "are too busy 'eating' money.
And they do not pay our allowances on time. And once [a soldier dies],
nobody knows what happens to his allowances again."General Mohammed
was immediately whisked out of the barracks to an unknown destination.