Brigadier General Enitan Ransome-Kuti, the
son of the late human rights activist, Beko Ransome Kuti, has been sentenced to
six months in prison for offences committed during the war against Boko Haram.
He was accused of failing to perform his
military duties during the fight against Boko Haram which may have resulted in
the militants’ capture of Baga, the center of a multinational force.
Included in the charges against him is that
Brigadier General Kuti failed to account for the weapons and ammunitions under
his supervision, rendering the army useless in the fight against Boko Haram.
The officer denied all the charges. During a
long trial, his lawyer, Femi Falana, presented evidence to the court that the
Nigerian army had simply failed to provide necessary equipment for the
Brigadier General to perform his lawful duties.Falana also presented several statements from
officers and soldiers who repeatedly stated that the army was ill-equipped to
fight Boko Haram, an assertion that was later affirmed by a former Chief of
Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, shortly after he was fired from that position earlier
this year.
Source:Sahara Reporters
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