Nigeria, July 15 -- A former commander of Nigerian Army's Operation Lafiya Dole, the counter-terrorism command in the northeast, Olusegun Adeniyi, is to face "jurisdiction", which those familiar with the military say means a court-martial.

Mr Adeniyi had late March appeared in a video complaining about poor equipment after an attack by Boko Haram terrorists left dozens of soldiers dead. This is the reason he is being court-martialled, army insiders told PREMIUM TIMES.

Mr Adeniyi is among 886 officers the army listed for new postings on Tuesday. Mr Adeniyi whose name appears on serial 42 on the list is being moved from Nigerian Army Resource Centre to Army Headquarters, both in Abuja, for "for jurisdiction," that is, to face a court-mart...