The Nigerian Army has dismissed two soldiers attached to 241 Recce Battalion, Nguru, Yobe State, after finding them guilty on two-count charge.
According to the Acting Commanding Officer
of the Battalion, Lt. Col. Ibrahim Abdullahi Osabo, the suspects were found
guilty on two-count charge; namely: failure to perform military duties; and
conduct to prejudice of service discipline.
The suspects had their ranks reduced from
lance corporal to private before their complete dismissal.
FACTUAL NAIJA NEWS recalls that police in
Yobe State apprehended Lance Corporal John Gabriel with service number
N/A13/69/1522 and Lance Corporal Adamu Gideon N/A13/70/6552, both attached to
241 Recce Battalion, Nguru, Yobe State after allegedly killing a renowned
Islamic cleric, Sheikh Goni Aisami in cold blood.