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Former Minister of State for Defence, and Lagos state governorship aspirant Musiliu Obanikoro has insisted that soldiers that were convicted for mutiny by Nigeria military authorities must be punished for their actions.

Senator Obanikoro said this during StraightTalkWithKadira, a TV programme on Channels Television, hosted by Kadira Amhed.

The soldiers who perpetrated this act of mutiny, according to various accounts, were reacting in anger over the ambush attack they suffered in the hands of Boko Haram terrorists on their way back from an operation in Kalabalge during which about 12 of them got killed.
"They are reacting to the order that their commandant gave them, which led to some of their colleagues death in the process and if we allow this kind of indiscipline that was demonstrated by this young guys to go unpunished, the entire military will collapse and Nigeria as a whole will also collapse", he said.

Obanikoro further said that "If you don't let people suffer the consequence of their actions and inactions, then the society loses. We cannot allow the society continue to degenerate. Even their commandant has been dismissed from army.
The soldiers were arraigned before the court martial on a six-count charge of criminal conspiracy to commit mutiny, disobeying lawful orders and various acts inimical to military service.