When Boko Haram heard us shouting amor they knew we were out of armor and they flanked us—Ex-soldier

Ayodele Olawale, one of the 70 soldiers sentenced to death by firing squad in 2014 for mutiny, has shared details about his experience during the Boko Haram conflict.

In a video recently shared by Arise TV, Olawale alleged that the charges against him and the other soldiers were a result of their refusal to advance against the insurgents due to a lack of adequate weapons and ammunition.

Olawale said that during one of their operations in Kafia Forest, the soldiers ran out of ammunition. He said the insurgents gained an advantage when they overheard the soldiers shouting for armor and ammunition. He added that the moment Boko Haram realized the soldiers lacked ammunition, they quickly flanked them from all sides

In Olawale’s words: “The last operation we went to at Kafia forest, why [Boko Haram] had an upper hand on us was that when they began to hear soldiers shouting armor, ammunition this told them that we were out of ammunition and before you know they flanked us right and left”

You can watch the video from 29:27