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Nigerian soldiers given death penalty for mutiny | |
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A Nigerian court martial has sentenced 54 soldiers to death for refusing to fight Boko Haram Islamist militants. | |
The soldiers, who were found guilty of mutiny, were accused of refusing to help recapture three towns that had been seized by Boko Haram in August. | |
A lawyer for the soldiers said the 54 would face a firing squad while five others were acquitted. | |
Troops have complained that they are not being given enough weapons and ammunition to fight Boko Haram. | |
Boko Haram is seeking to create an Islamist state in north-eastern Nigeria. |