The general court-martial found Hakeem Oladapo Otiki, a major general due to retire this year, guilty of five charges and ordered that he should be sacked with “disgrace and dishonour”, PR Nigeria, which distributes statements for security agencies, reported Tuesday.
The court, headed by the army’s chief of policy and plans, Lamidi Adeosun, found Mr Otiki guilty of disobedience to service orders, theft of public property, diverting operational money and engaging in private businesses.The court also ordered that all monies totalling N135.8 million, $6,600 recovered be returned to the coffers of the Nigerian Army. It also ordered that another N150 million which could not be accounted for, be returned to the coffers of the Nigerian Army.
After the sentencing, the lawyer said the defence will make a representation to the appropriate convening authority to note that Mr Otiki did not steal the transported money, and that he was the one who reported the incident.“Aside from this, he still sourced for the money and returned it to the authorities. So, there is really a need to take another look at the judgement,” he said.
Mr Otiki was appointed GOC of 8 Division in March 2019. Before the appointment, he was the Commander Infantry Corps in Jaji, Kaduna.
If he was a Muslim man from the Northern part of Nigeria, I would be shocked to hear the news
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