12 Army officers sent to EFCC, Air Force places Commodores, AVMs under house arrest

The Nigerian Army has handed over 12 Army officers to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), for investigation.

This was disclosed on Thursday, by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, who failed to state what the 12 officers are being investigated for.

The 12 officers sent to the EFCC, comprise of 3 serving Major Generals, and one retired, 3 Brigadier Generals, 4 Colonels and 1 Lieutenant Colonel.

Colonel Usman further stated that any officer found guilty would be tried by a ‘military Court Martial’ at the end of the anti-graft commission’s investigations.

The army’s prosecution of some of its officers, is coming on the heels of the termination of Brigadier-General Abubakar Sa’ad, the former Director of Military Intelligence under the current Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai.

Sa’ad, who had been interrogated by the EFCC over his involvement in the $2.1 billion arms deal scandal, was discreetly removed from the military, to afford him the opportunity to face a possible prosecution from the EFCC.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian Air Force High Command has terminated several officers, including Air Officers Commanding, who are believed to be involved in the $2.1billion arms scandal.

The Air Force High Command has also appointed new officers to replace them. As a result the four senior officers, Air Vice Marshals, AVMs, and Commodores, (names with-held) are now under house arrest at Niger Barracks, Abuja.

The Air Force Officers are waiting for the completion of interrogation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, before they would know what is to befall them.

The redeployment of 66 senior officers, comprising 22 Air Vice Marshals; 34 Air Commodores, seven Group Captains and three Wing Commanders- have also been announced.

Those affected by the new deployment include two branch chiefs, two Air Officers Commanding, AOCs, and one commandant.

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