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Insecurity Compels Military to Keep Battle-Fatigued Soldiers in North-east
The Nigerian military authorities have been forced to keep as well as recycle battle weary and disoriented soldiers in the ongoing counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations against Boko Haram in the North-east, THISDAY findings have revealed.
THISDAY investigation has uncovered how soldiers, who have been battling the terrorists since 2015, have not had time to rest because the military authorities have kept them on the frontline without relieving them.
According to knowledgeable military sources, soldiers in battle fields are supposed to be relieved, at least, every year or at most two years to prevent them from becoming fatigued and battle weary. Many of the soldiers are said to have served on the battle field for three years or more.
THISDAY spoke to some officers and men in the operations in the North-east, who complained that they had been kept at the battle field for longer than necessary, complaining that they were fatigued and battle weary.
THISDAY, June 3, 2018
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