The board of inquiry set up by the Nigerian Army to look into allegations of professional misconduct by some officers in the 2015 elections, has recommended the compulsory retirement of two senior officers of the Nigerian Army and the investigation of 9 officers.
The army set up the inquiry committee in response tp the petitions and allegations of unprofessional and partisan conducts of some officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army during the 2015 General elections, case in point, the Ekiti and Osun States governorship elections held in 2014.
The panel also called for the placement of 15 officers on watch list while 6 officers were recommended to face an audit committee.
General Officer Commanding 1 Division, Kaduna, Major General Adeniyi Oyebade, who chaired the board of inquiry, submitted the report to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, in Abuja, on Monday.
The board of inquiry also recommended that three officers should lose their command while one officer was recommended for prosecution for receiving financial inducement.
A statement was signed to this effect by Col. Sani Usman, Acting Director, Army Public Relations.
“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 levelled against them.”
“Six officers are to face an audit committee and 62 officers (mostly of the rank of majors and below) were to be given Letters of Displeasure and to appear before their respective General Officers Commanding for counselling.”
“The board, after a thorough job, had today, Monday, January 11, 2016, submitted its report to the Chief of Army Staff at the Army Headquarters, Abuja. Submitting the report, 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.”
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