The military authorities are set to commence the trial of a Brigadier General, four colonels, seven Lt. Cols, and 10 other officers of the Nigerian Army in Lagos.
The soldiers are being tried for alleged negligence and complicity in the invasion of the 21 Artillery Brigade, Bama, by Boko Haram insurgents on September 2, 2014.
The Lagos trial promises to be the biggest of the recent military court martial in the country.
This is the first time since Boko Haram insurgency, that 23 very senior officers of the service would be arraigned for offences bordering on the counter-insurgency operations in the North-East zone.
According to Punch newspaper, the 23 Army officers would be prosecuted for various military offences under the 81 Division, GCM, Lagos, scheduled for inauguration at the Ikeja Cantonment on Monday, March 9.
Reports say that the GCM will be presided over by Maj. Gen. S.D Aliyu.
Above Photo shows similar Military Tribunal. (Photo credit: Getty Images|AFP).