Nigerian general jailed over Boko Haram attack in Baga

Gen Enitan Ransome-Kuti was convicted of failing in his duties when Islamist 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.
A separate accusation of cowardice was dropped.
The general comes from a celebrated Nigerian family. His uncle was the late Afrobreat legend Fela Kuti.
The exact number of those killed in the Baga attack remains unknown, but claims vary from the government's official figure of 150 to up to 2,000 reported by local villagers..
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 out numbered 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.