Army Probes Alleged Murder of Lagos Driver
The Nigerian Army has commenced investigation into the alleged killing of a Lagos driver, Mr. Lawal by some soldiers
This was contained in a statement by the Acting Public Relations 81 Division, Lt. col Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni, a copy of which was made available to Echonews.
The statement reads in part ,”Headquarters 81 Division Nigerian Army (NA) wishes to inform the general public that it has commenced investigation into an alleged killing of one Mr Lawal who was said to have been killed by some persons in military uniform on 17 August 2023.
Lawal, according to finsings was killed on August 17.
The statement noted that in as much as information into the allegation is still scanty at the moment, the Nigerian Army, being a responsible institution,considers it appropriate to bring the occurrence to public notice and the steps taken to identify the alleged persons in military uniform, believed to be soldiers, and bring them to justice, if truly they are serving soldiers.
It said, ‘The Division is currently carrying out investigation in conjunction with the Nigerian Police Lagos State Command to unravel the identity of the alleged suspects and the circumstances surrounding the alleged unfortunate incident. At the end of the investigation, if the suspects are identified as serving soldiers, they will be made to face the full wrath of both military and civil laws.
While the matter is under investigation, Headquarters 81 Division requests the family of the deceased to exercise patience and wait for the outcome of the investigation as whosever is found wanting will be made to face disciplinary action. The Nigerian Army has zero tolerance for troops’ misconduct or involvement of its personnel in any form of criminality, hence, will not allow this allegation to go unravelled.”
It expressed the condolences of the army to the family of the deceased, adding, ‘consequently, the General Officer Commanding 81 Division NA, Maj Gen MT Usman, commiserates with the family of the victim while promising that justice would be served accordingly. He assures the family of the deceased that whosoever killed their loved one will not be allowed to go unpunished.’
