Army Dismisses Two Officers Over Murder Of Islamic Cleric

Lance Corporal Adamu Gideon and Lance Corporal John Gabriel were officially dismissed from the Nigerian Army on August 27, 2022.

Nigerian Army has dismissed two soldiers over the murder of an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Goni Aisami Gashua in Yobe State.

The dismissed soldiers are Lance Corporal John Gabriel and Lance Corporal Adamu Gideon.

Acting commanding officer in charge of 241 Reece battalion, Nguru, Yobe State, Lt Col. Ibrahim Osabo informed newsmen that a joint board of inquiry set up in partnership with the police found the culprits guilty.

He said that the two soldiers were dismissed on a two-count charge of failure to perform duties and conduct prejudice to service discipline.

Osabo stated that the dismissed soldiers would be handed over to the police in Damaturu for prosecution in a court of law.

According to reports, the cleric was travelling from Gashua to Kano when he was trailed in a bus by the attackers.

The incident occured around 10am at Jajimaji, a distance of less than 30 kilometers away from Gashua, the hometown of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.

Yobe Police spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim had stated that the suspects, caught with AK-47 rifles had been arrested and were in police custody.

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