By Our Reporter
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has released the full list of 16 officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces who were indicted by a Special Investigative Panel over allegations of serious misconduct, including an alleged plot to overthrow the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu government.
The Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, made this known on Monday, saying that the panel had concluded its investigation and found that several of the affected officers, most of whom were drawn from the Infantry, Signals and Ordnance Corps of the Armed Forces, had cases to answer.
Major General Uba said the affected personnel, including 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) and Lieutenant Colonel A. A. Hayatu (Kaduna, 56th Regular Course) would now face a military Court Martial in line with established procedures and extant regulations.
Uba said the investigation examined the circumstances surrounding the conduct of the officers and identified actions that were "inconsistent with the ethics, values and professional standards expected of members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria."
According to him, the process was purely disciplinary and aimed at preserving internal discipline, cohesion and operational effectiveness.
Other affected personnel are: Lieutenant Colonel Dangnan (Plateau, 56th Regular Course), 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) and Major I. Dauda (Jigawa, DSSC 38).
The rest are: Captain I. Bello (DSSC 43),
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).
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