Of the over 50 senior officers of the Nigerian Army whose redeployments were released last Tuesday, that of Major General Olusegun Adeniyi, the “Viral General,” drew the most attention. Why not? He had been in the social media space in an unintended way. As Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, General Adeniyi appeared in the video revealing Nigeria’s best kept open secret – that his troops had been overwhelmed by the superior fighting equipment and powers of the Boko Haram terrorists.
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