Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Monday made public the names of the 16 military officers arrested over acts of indiscipline and breaches of service regulations, with some of them set to face trial before military judicial panels.
A statement by the Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba named them to include: Brigadier General Musa Abubakar Sadiq (Nasarawa, 44th Regular Course), Colonel M. A. Ma’aji (Niger, 47th Regular Course), Lieutenant Colonel S. Bappah (Bauchi, 56th Regular Course),
Lieutenant Colonel A. A. Hayatu (Kaduna, 56th Regular Course), and
Lieutenant Colonel Dangnan (Plateau, 56th Regular Course).
Others are: Lieutenant Colonel M. Almakura (Nasarawa, 56th Regular Course), Major A. J. Ibrahim (Gombe, 56th Regular Course), Major M. M. Jiddah (Katsina, 56th Regular Course),
Major M. A. Usman (Federal Capital Territory, 60th Regular Course),
Major D. Yusuf (Gombe, 59th Regular Course), Major I. Dauda (Jigawa, DSSC 38), and Captain I. Bello (DSSC 43).
The rest are: Captain A. A. Yusuf, Lieutenant S. S. Felix (DSSC),
Lieutenant Commander D. B. Abdullahi (Nigerian Navy), and Squadron Leader S. B. Adamu (Nigerian Air Force).
The release disclosed that the panel had concluded its investigation and found that several of the officers had cases to answer.
According to the statement, the affected personnel would now face a military court-martial in line with established procedures and extant regulations.
It further pointed out that the actions of the affected officers were “inconsistent with the ethics, values and professional standards expected of members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.”
The officers would soon face trial for the alleged offences, including an alleged plot to overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu.
Investigations reveal that most of the officers are drawn from the Infantry, Signals and Ordnance Corps of the Armed Forces.
