The Nigeria Army Council has recommended the release and
reinstatement of Brigadier General Enitan Ransome-Kuti who has been under house
arrest at an army barrack in Abuja.
This is contained in a confidential memo obtained by
Sahara Reporters which also shows that the council ordered a reduction in his
rank from Brigadier General to Colonel.
Brigadier General Kuti, the son of human rights activist,
Beko Ransome-Kuti and nephew of Fela Kuti was arrested in January 2015 and
tried for cowardly behavior and accused of abandoning his duty post in Baga
where he was commander of a joint multinational task force which resulted in
Boko Haram militants' attack and capture of Baga.
The court martial also accused him of failure to account
for the weapons and ammunitions under his supervision which includes three
multipurpose light-armoured towing vehicles (MTLB in Russian), three
rocket-propelled grenade launchers, two pan herd and three Sagie.
The Brigadier General was
represented at the court-martial by human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of
Nigeria, Femi Falana.
1 comment:
At least he is alive to account for the missing artillery; we cannot afford to loose another Anikulapo to war
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