The Nigerian high-ranking officers, who have been accused of corruption and laundry of billions of dollars that should have been used for the purchase of weapons against Boko Haram militants, are fired, reports the Associated Press referring to the militaries. The spokesman of the Armed Forces, the Colonel Sani Usman Kukesheka, stated that there were fired a considerable number  of officers on Friday , including major generals , brigadier generals , and colonels

The Nigerian government has launched an active anti-corruption policy adopted by the President Muhammadu Buhari . In addition, there have been hold an audit of military contracts from 2011 to 2015. By the end of March, the Nigerian government accused approximately 300 companies and individuals of corruption, who had been involved in embezzlement in the defense industry.

Boko Haram is a radical Islamist group that functions mainly in Nigeria. The militants of the group are against the Western model of education and aim to establish Sharia across the country . The group stands behind a number of terrorist attacks.