Elections: Buratai Inaugurates Panel to Probe Misconduct by Soldiers

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By Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja

The Nigerian Army yesterday in Abuja inaugurated a committee to investigate allegations of misconduct against its personnel during the 2019 general elections.
The nine-member committee headed by Major General TA Gagariga was also mandated to probe allegations of assassination attempt on Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and the circumstances surrounding the killing of military personnel during the just concluded elections.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Tukur Buratai, said last week that the army headquarters had received formal complaints from governors of Bayelsa, Oyo and Ogun States on alleged professional misconduct against soldiers, prompting the military high command to set up a high-powered panel to look into the allegations.
Buratai, who spoke through the Chief of Army Administration, Major General Kay Isiaku, said the committee, which had…



Source: Thisday Newspaper