B’Haram: Army begins review of disciplinary cases today
AUGUST 17, 2015 : FIDELIS SORIWEI
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Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Tukur Buratai
The Committee of the Nigerian Army entrusted with the
responsibility of reviewing the disciplinary cases of over 2,000
soldiers will begin sitting at the Nigerian Defence Academy,
Kaduna, on Monday (today).
The committee is expected to sit for about three weeks to review
all disciplinary cases emanating from the ongoing counter -
insurgency operation in the North-East.
It was learnt that the committee would commence sitting on
August 17 and would submit its recommendations for the
approval of the ‘Army Council or any other relevant authority.’
The Army authorities had said on August 2, 2015 that the
service would constitute a panel to review all recent disciplinary
cases in the Army.
The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman,
said in a statement then that all disciplinary cases were to be
reviewed because of litigations and petitions from aggrieved
personnel.
Usman noted that the directive to review the disciplinary cases
should not be misconstrued to mean ‘total recall of dismissed
and deserter soldiers.’
A security officer, who confided in our correspondent, said that
the officers and soldiers who had been assembled at the
Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, were those whose cases
originated from the military operation in the North-East.
It was stated that each of the cases would be reviewed on its
merit and the appropriate action recommended.
It was further gathered that the committee would not only dwell
on those being investigated but would take a step further to
probe the investigations to ensure that the appropriate actions
were taken.
The security officer, who confided in our correspondent, said,
“The authorities decided to set up the panel to revisit the cases
in the first place because of the flood of petitions and litigations
demanding a review.”
However, Usman told our correspondent on the telephone on
Sunday that the committee had commenced sitting.
He said that the committee would review disciplinary cases in
consonance with the Army authorities’ directive as contained in
the August 1, 2015, statement.
He said, “A review committee has been set up. The committee
has commenced work to review disciplinary cases as earlier
stated in the press statement.”
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Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Tukur Buratai
The Committee of the Nigerian Army entrusted with the
responsibility of reviewing the disciplinary cases of over 2,000
soldiers will begin sitting at the Nigerian Defence Academy,
Kaduna, on Monday (today).
The committee is expected to sit for about three weeks to review
all disciplinary cases emanating from the ongoing counter -
insurgency operation in the North-East.
It was learnt that the committee would commence sitting on
August 17 and would submit its recommendations for the
approval of the ‘Army Council or any other relevant authority.’
The Army authorities had said on August 2, 2015 that the
service would constitute a panel to review all recent disciplinary
cases in the Army.
The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman,
said in a statement then that all disciplinary cases were to be
reviewed because of litigations and petitions from aggrieved
personnel.
Usman noted that the directive to review the disciplinary cases
should not be misconstrued to mean ‘total recall of dismissed
and deserter soldiers.’
A security officer, who confided in our correspondent, said that
the officers and soldiers who had been assembled at the
Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, were those whose cases
originated from the military operation in the North-East.
It was stated that each of the cases would be reviewed on its
merit and the appropriate action recommended.
It was further gathered that the committee would not only dwell
on those being investigated but would take a step further to
probe the investigations to ensure that the appropriate actions
were taken.
The security officer, who confided in our correspondent, said,
“The authorities decided to set up the panel to revisit the cases
in the first place because of the flood of petitions and litigations
demanding a review.”
However, Usman told our correspondent on the telephone on
Sunday that the committee had commenced sitting.
He said that the committee would review disciplinary cases in
consonance with the Army authorities’ directive as contained in
the August 1, 2015, statement.
He said, “A review committee has been set up. The committee
has commenced work to review disciplinary cases as earlier
stated in the press statement.”
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content on this website, may not be reproduced, published,
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