Army Commander, Author Of Scandalous Letter, Threatened

The army commander, who wrote the infamous “Why

We Couldn’t Defeat Boko Haram” letter, is under

threat.

It would be recalled that in the letter, published last

week, the military representative addressed President

Goodluck Jonathan explaining that corruption,

maladministration and some other problems hindered

the counter-terrorism campaign in the country.

According to Sahara Reporters’ freshest

update, Lieutenant Colonel A. Wende of the 103

Battalion, who wrote the piece, received threats from

the army authorities that he would face court martial

unless openly denounced the letter.

He however refused to do that, because such

move would be contrary to his principles.

The damning letter contained the allegations against

Wende’s superiors. In particular, he narrated how  the

General Officer commanding the 7th Battalion in

Maiduguri was diverting over 600 bags of rice meant

for the troops.

Interestingly, it has been recently learned that the

army’s Defence headquarters however started secret

investigation of the “600 bags of rice” allegation

following the letter release.

Wende also disclosed that military tops, including the

Chief of Army Staff, Major General Minimah, do not go

anywhere near the battlefronts.

Reacting to the scandalous document, Minimah

claimed yesterday that the letter was fake and had

been written by Boko Haram associates.