Nigerian Soldiers Fire On Own Commander After Being Ordered Into Boko Haram Ambush As Government Rules Out Swapping Prisoners For Captive Schoolgirls -- Daily Mail
* Soldiers had asked to stay the night in a village because roads were not safe
* At least 12 were killed when they were ordered to move out and ambushed
* Survivors opened fire on officer as he came to pay respects to the dead
* British official in Africa says Nigerian government won't do prisoner swap
* Boko Haram had said it would free girls in exchange for captive members
Nigerian soldiers fired on their own commander yesterday after they were ordered into a Boko Haram ambush that killed a dozen of their comrades.
The soldiers had been conducting operations around Chibok, the town where Islamist militants snatched nearly 300 schoolgirls last month, when they came under attack.
Soldiers said the troops fired at a senior officer who came to pay respects to the killed soldiers, whose bodies were brought to a barracks in Maiduguri, the capital of north-eastern Borno state.
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Update: Nigeria soldiers 'fire at army commander in Maiduguri' -- BBC
My Comment: It appears that the Nigerian military has lost control of the situation.
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