Soldiers in Nigeria’s military may be working as moles for Boko Haram,
giving the terrorist group vital information about the military’s
strategies and tactics.
News
site, AllAfrica.com, reports that the nation’s military has arrested
those soldiers it suspected were working as double agents for Boko
Haram.
“It was gathered that the alleged moles among the soldiers
leaked the information on the deployment of soldiers from Maimalari
Barracks in April this year to the terrorists, which led to an ambush
and killing of so many soldiers of the 101 Battalion”, the news site
explained.
Military commanders are putting the pieces together
and revisiting all the incidents in which Boko Haram succeeded because
it might have had intelligence about secret operations.
For instance, a Nigerian fighter jet was downed in early September and Boko Haram said it shot it down.
Military officials suspect that a spy told Boko Haram about the plane’s departure plans.
A
source, who preferred to speak on condition of anonymity, explained to
AllAfrica.com that the initial suspicion that there might be spies
lurking in Nigeria’s military caused a lot of confusion and mistrust
among those in the higher ranks.
“The situation became so bad
that there was mutual suspicion among fellow commanders, the brigade
headquarters and even the division headquarters. But at last, the moles
were found out to be some of the orderlies and aides of commanders”, the
source said.
“What they do is that after operational briefings
and troops take off, these moles immediately pass on the information
through calls”, the source continued.
The suspected soldiers will be charged with criminal conspiracy and possibly other crimes.
The Nigerian military is still conducting investigations to flush out more spies.
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