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Nigerian Soldiers Who Collected Bribe During Ekiti & Osun Governorship Elections Under Probe
January 11, 2016 – Nigerian Soldiers Who Collected Bribe During Ekiti & Osun Governorship Elections Under Probe
An inquiry board has been set up by the Nigerian Army to investigate petitions and allegations of unprofessional and partisan conducts of some officers and soldiers during the 2015 general elections as well as the 2014 Ekiti and Osun state gubernatorial elections has recommended that an officer and nine others should face trial for allegedly receiving bribes.
While submitting its report to General Yakubu Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff on Monday at the Army Headquarters, Abuja, Chairman of the Board, Major General Adeniyi Oyebade, the General Officer Commanding 1 Division Nigerian Army, stated that the Board placed advertorials in the media requesting for memoranda from the public before they commenced sitting. In all, he stated that 23 officers and over 100 soldiers appeared before it as well as 62 civilians.
According to him, the Board had made far reaching recommendations that would assist the Nigerian Army and the nation in the future.
He further added that two officers were recommended for compulsory retirement from the Nigerian Army, three were to lose their command and one was recommended for prosecution for collecting financial gratification.
Other recommendations include placing 15 officers on watch list, nine officers were to be further investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over allegations leveled against them.
In addition, the Board recommended that six officers were to face an audit committee and 62 officers (mostly of the rank of Majors-below) were to be given Letters of Displeasure and to appear before their respective General Officers Commanding for counselling.
He however failed to reveal the identity or the rank of the officers.
Jacob Flow
January 11, 2016 at 8:11 PM
FAYOSE…WHERE ARE YOU…PLS TAKE ENOUGH BLOOD PRESSURE PILLS. COS I CAN HEAR YOUR HEART BEAT RATES GOING OFF THE ROOF…
Tee
January 12, 2016 at 9:26 AM
Thank you Jesus, finally! Fayose! I want to see how many federal judges you will slap and throw out of court this time like you did in your state. Criminal that became good citizen overnight. Your likes and Igbo’s are the enemies of progress in this country. The Igbos like you cos you’re just like them. They will worship devil as long as he hates Buhari too.Ekitigate! Keep the camera rolling.
sola olaniyi
January 12, 2016 at 10:54 AM
This is a very good development
Jilo
January 12, 2016 at 3:21 PM
Fayose what next? you should be warming up for court trial because you are the next. When the Nigeria Army inquiry board has finally wrap up with their investigations, the verdict alone can be used to litigate and strip you off your position. What is not yours is never going to be yours. After using all juju in this world couple with bribery the uniform men, all those actions was brought to an abruptly end.
Nics
January 12, 2016 at 7:04 PM
This is APC hand work, they want to rule in all state by fire by force. Any way shai is not my business