121 of the 190 police officers who absconded from a counterterrorism training facility in Buni Yadi, Yobe State, to avoid deployment against Boko Haram terrorists, have been sacked.

According to Premiumtimes, the officers were accused of committing mutiny and desertion, prompting Inspector-General Ibrahim Idris to order their dismissal with immediate effect.

A directive has gone out for several police units where the dismissed officers were attached to immediately retrieve all police equipment in their possession and remove them from payrolls.