The Nigerian army has inaugurated two courts-martial in the North-Eastern part of the country to prosecute offences committed at the theatre of operations.

The Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force of the North-East’s Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Christopher Musa performed the ceremony on Saturday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital of Nigeria

The two courts-martial are to be cited in the operational headquarters in Maiduguri and Damaturu.

While the Military High Command empathised with personnel who would be punished for their offences, as the war is being prosecuted, Major General Musa said it has become necessary to enforce internal discipline in accordance with extant laws.

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