Our Reporter
The 241 RECCE Battalion of the Nigerian Army on Saturday dismissed Lance Cpl John Gabriel and Lance Cpl Adamu Gideon who allegedly killed an Islamic scholar, Sheikh Goni Aisami, in Yobe.
The dismissed soldiers had their ranks reduced from Lance Corporal to private soldiers before they were dismissed.
The Acting Commanding Officer of the Battalion, Lt. Col. Ibrahim Osabo, made this known on Saturday while briefing newsmen shortly after the suspects were de-kited in Nguru Yobe.
“As you are all aware of what happened a week ago where the two service personnel of this unit went out and committed atrocity and the Nigerian Police personnel arrested them.
“Thanks to Almighty Allah we are able to do the needful. We initiated military police investigation together with the Nigerian Police.
“The outcome of the investigation gave us the latitude to sanction the suspects accordingly and they are now officially dismissed regiment from the Nigerian Army,” he said.
Asabo added that the dismissed men would be handed officially to the Nigeria Police to face civil prosecution in Damaturu by the Sector Commander of Operation Hadin Kai.
He condemned their actions of the dismissed personnel which he said was not a true reflection of the Nigerian Army.
“I want to assure you that we are law abiding citizens and we are ready to dispense justice on anybody who is found wanting, irrespective of position or rank,” he also said.
It could be recalled that the Yobe Police Command had on Tuesday announced that police operatives apprehended the suspects in connection with the Sheik’s murder on Aug 16.