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The Nigeria Army has declared 13 officers and 89 soldiers wanted for deserting the war against Boko Haram during the insurgents attack on New Marte and Dikwa on February 14 and 19, 2021.
Although Nigerian troops successfully repelled multiple Boko Haram attacks on Marte as well as foiling the terrorists plan to reclaim the town, the insurgents gained a momentary upper hand after intense hours of fighting, prompting the troops to tactically retreat to Dikwa on February 14.
But the troops successfully reclaimed Marte and neutralised several insurgents following orders and morale boosts from the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru who visited the troops at the headquarters of Super Camp 9 Lafiya Dole in Dikwa.
Below is the full list of deserters who fled after the Boko Haram attack.
- Maj. GY Mohammed
- Maj. EP Nwangwu
- Maj. US Muhammad
- Capt. EG Utok
- Capt. A Ibrahim
- Lt. US Ibrahim
- Lt. ME Ochei
- Lt. EN Essien
- Lt. FC Maduako
- Lt. KO Adejare
- Lt. S Mammada
- Lt. YJ Ishaya
- Ssgt. Muazu Yusuf
- Musa Usman
- Idris Garba
- Chigbo John
- Aminu Mohammed
- Godfrey Samuel
- Christopher Silas
- Okoro Emeka
- Meze Hillary
- Zakka Peter
- Onyebuchi Kennedy
- Okunola Oluwasegun
- Suoyefe Abiola
- Mwankat Shalmak
- Ekekien Peter
- Daniel Emmanuel
- John Monday
- Yakubu Amos
- Aminu Saidu
- Pius Okoro
- Kenebra Shedrach
- Dominic Eworo
- Ojo Oluwasegun
- Nura Lawal
- Yakubu Suleiman
- Johnson Chorus
- Isah Shaibu
- Nasiru Hamisu
- Jibrin Sa’adu
- John Ukpenkune
- Umar Sani
- Mustapha Suleiman
- Isiaq Adam
- Muhammed Ahmed
- John Richard
- Kabiru Hashimu
- Awuna Monday
- Isah John
- Zamani Fidelis
- Abubakar Adam
- Philip Chia
- Ogundipe GBenga
- Samson Unite
- Francis Audu
- Abubakar Musa
- Ibrahim Adamu
- Sadiq Abubakar
- Lawal Abdullahi
- Ajala David
- Suleiman Jamilu
- Okoro Ama
- Sunday Sule
- Aimato Abdulsalam
- Abubakar Musa
- Suleiman Kabiru
- Onu Kingsley
- Buba Usman
- James John
- Hussaini Adamu
- Shamsudeen Ismail
- Saidu Sani
- Abdullahi Musa
- Abubakar Yahaya
- Edosa Aigboje
- Ibrahim Umar
- Chukwujekwu Okenwa
- Abdullahi Usman
- Ukali Emmanuel
- Joseph Benard
- Ewubare Gold
- Abimiku Sunday
- Ibrahim Mansur
- Joseph Ayuba
- Ayanyemi Tayo
- Remember Jeremiah
- Jimoh Adesina
- Ukwokori Precious
- Ayawei Ayibatemi
- Kalu Sunday
- Abdulkadir Ahmed
- Osakwe Festus N
- Badamashi Omokafe
- Levi Pwagureno
- Paul Pilate Saddam
- Bello Musa
- Moses Ayo
- Ademu Alih
- Ogobi Fredrick
This development is coming on the heels of House of Representatives revelation that 386 soldiers resigned from the Nigerian Army in the second quarter of 2020, “which is well over the 365 figures previously assumed”.
The House, however, stated that the resignations were not related to the ongoing war against insurgency in the North-East.
It was repoted that on July 12, 2020, that no fewer than 356 soldiers in the North-East and other theatres of operation, applied to the then Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, for voluntary retirement, citing “loss of interest” as their reason for disengagement.
It was gathered that the majority of the soldiers were from the North-East theatre of operation, a development which military sources attributed to the loss of morale, poor weapons, unimproved allowances and the continuous loss of soldiers to Boko Haram attacks.
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