Buratai Orders Military Trial of Major-Generals

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Buratai Orders Military Trial of Major-Generals

By Correspondent

 The trial of two Major-Generals of the Nigerian Army for alleged offences contrary to service discipline has been ordered by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Tukur Buratai. The affected officers are Major-General Ibrahim Sani, former Chief of Army Transformation and Innovation Centre and Major-General Patrick Falola, former Commandant, 68 Military Hospital, Yaba, Lagos. He was also the Commander, Armed Forces Hospital, Kano. At the inauguration of the Special Military Court Martial at the Mogadishu Cantonment, President of the court, Air Vice Marshal James Gbum, who is the Chief of Policy and Plans (COPP) at NAF Headquarters, explained that the senior officers would be tried pursuant to a convening order emanating from the office of the Chief of Army Staff. AVM Gbum further noted that the powers of the court were derived from the Armed Forces Act. He announced other members of the Special Court Martial to include Air Vice Marshal Iya Abdullahi, who is the Chief of Training and Operations at NAF Headquarters; Rear Admiral Peter Agba, a former Chief of Naval Transformation, Surgeon Rear Admiral Edwin Elechukwu and the Judge Advocate, Colonel Saeed Musa.

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