The Nigerian Army has begun the quizzing of its former General
Officer Commanding of the 8 Division, Sokoto State, Maj. Gen.
Hakeem Otiki, following the N400m said to have been stolen by
escort soldiers in the division.
Apart from the quizzing, the former GOC was said to be under
close watch and would be brought to Abuja after he had handed over
and cross-examined by the Directorate of Military Intelligence, the
Special Intelligence Bureau and the Nigerian Army Corps of Military
Police.
Five soldiers had been confirmed to have stolen the money while
on an escort duty from Sokoto to Kaduna states in the first week of
July.
The former GOC had reportedly asked the soldiers to escort the
money and deliver it to a Very Important Personality in Kaduna.
The army’s spokesman in 8 Division, Lieutenant Audu Arigu, had
confirmed the incident, saying investigation had commenced, and had
identified the runaway soldiers as Corporal Gabriel Oluwaniyi,
Corporal Mohammed Aminu, one Corporal Haruna, Oluji Joshua and
Hayatudeen.
Army sources said on Sunday that the runaway soldiers turned in
their rifles and abandoned their mobile phones at the Infantry
Corps in Jaji, Kaduna State, before they escaped.
One of them said, “Investigations so far show that this is not
the first time the escort soldiers have transported such a huge
amount of money for the officer. The soldiers all left their mobile
phones in the vehicle, which has made their tracking difficult.
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“The former GOC is being quizzed. He will be in Sokoto State for
now where he is expected to properly hand over to the new GOC and
then he will be brought to Abuja for further investigation.”
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