The Nigeria Army Council has recommended the release and reinstatement
of Brigadier General Enitan Ransome-Kuti who has been under house arrest at an
army barrack in Abuja.
This is contained in a confidential memo obtained by Sahara Reporters
which also shows that the council ordered a reduction in his rank from
Brigadier General to Colonel.
Brigadier General Kuti, the son of human rights activist, Beko
Ransome-Kuti and nephew of Fela Kuti was arrested in January 2015 and tried for
cowardly behaviour and accused of abandoning his duty post in Baga where he was
commander of a joint multinational task force which resulted in Boko Haram
militants' attack and capture of Baga.
The court martial also accused him of failure to account for the weapons
and ammunitions under his supervision which includes three multipurpose
light-armoured towing vehicles (MTLB in Russian), three rocket-propelled
grenade launchers, two pan herd and three Sagie.
The Brigadier General
was represented at the court-martial by human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate
of Nigeria, Femi Falana.
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