A military court in Nigeria has sentenced a general to six months in jail for his involvement in one of the army’s worst defeats by Boko Haram.
Gen Enitan Ransome-Kuti was convicted of failing in his duties when the Boko Haram militants attacked the north-eastern town of Baga in January.
Scores of civilians were killed when Boko Haram overran the town and seized large quantities of weapons.
The general’s lawyer has however said that the judgement will be appealed.
A separate accusation of cowardice was dropped.
Gen Ransome-Kuti was also dismissed from the Nigerian armed forces as part of the court martial.
He was found guilty for “loss of equipment” in the attack on the headquarters of Nigeria’s regional task force against Boko Haram.
“Boko Haram outnumbered his men. They had more superior weapons than the unserviceable equipment of the Nigerian Army,” his lawyer Femi Falana told AFP news agency.
According to Nigerian media, among the military hardware lost in the attack were several armoured personnel carriers, 12 Toyota pick-up trucks, three rocket-propelled grenade launchers, more than a dozen machine guns, and a large quantity of ammunition.
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