Nigerian Army Reacts to Arrest of Dismissed Soldiers in
Bullion Van Robbery
The attention of Headquarters 82 Division Nigerian Army has been
drawn to on line publication on the unfortunate Bullion Van Robbery
incident at Abakaliki Ebonyi State on the 29 July 2020 which led to
the arrest of two suspected dismissed soldiers and other gangsters
involved in the act.It is necessary to inform the public that the
so called soldiers in the report are not personnel of the Nigerian
Army since 2015 and 2018; when both Corporal Ayeni Samuel and
Corporal Emeka Harrison were dismissed. Available record shows that
Dismissed 03NA/53/088 Corporal Ayeni Samuel was dismissed in 2018
for desertion and pipeline vandalism at 174 Battalion.
The dismmised soldier was attached to 174 Battalion from Command
Day Secondary School Ikeja for United Nations mission in the year
2013.
Dismissed Corporal Ayeni deserted the Unit and was later
arrested for pipeline vandalism at Ikorodu in 2018. In line with
Nigerian Army extant rules and regulations, Ayeni was officially
tried and awarded dismissed regiment as a Corporal and not
Sergeant; as claimed in the story.
Also dismissed Corporal Emeka Harrison was tried and dismissed
regiment from 7 Division Garrison Maiduguri since 2015.
Colonel Aliyu Yusuf
Deputy Director Army Public Relations 82 Division