The Nigerian army has inaugurated
a committee to investigate allegations leveled against its personnel by former
Defence Minister, General Theophilus Y. Danjuma.
The former Minister of Defence
had accused the military of colluding with herdsmen and creating routes for
them to carry out the attacks.
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen TY
Buratai disclosed this on Monday while inaugurating the committee at the Army
Headquarters in Abuja.
The statement reads, “The
Nigerian Army has set up a high powered committee to investigate allegations
made by former Chief Of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Theophilus Danjuma, that
soldiers are colliding with armed militants to kill innocent citizens across
the country.
“The eight-member committee has
Major-General John Nimyel as chairman, while Colonel Gambo Mohammed is to serve
as secretary.
“Other members of the committee
are Brigadier-Generals Saka Abubakar, Sani Mohammed, Kayode Olajide, Alexander
Ridley and Stanly Eze.
“Also on the committee are Abudu
Aladoja from the Nigerian Bar Association, and Mrs. Comfort David from the
Civil Society Organization.
Buratai, speaking with the team
said the committee members were selected based on their track record.
He charged them to thoroughly
investigate and unravel the allegations made by the former army chief.
Buratai, describing the
allegation as a burning national issue, urged the team to visit Taraba State
and other states where allegations over misconduct of soldiers have been
reported.
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