The Nigerian Army has dismissed two soldiers over the murder of an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Goni Aisami Gashua, in Yobe State.
The two officers dismissed are Lance Corporal John Gabriel and Lance Corporal Adamu Gideon who will be handed over to the police for further purnisment.
The acting commander officer in charge of 241 Reece battalion, Nguru, Yobe State, Lt Col. Ibrahim Osabo, told journalists that, a joint board of inquiry set up in collaboration with the police had found them guilty.
He said the two soldiers were dismissed on a two-count charge of failure to perform duties and conduct prejudice to service discipline
Lt Col Osabo added that the dismissed soldiers will be handed over to the police in Damaturu for prosecution in court of law.
PlatinumPost had earlier reported the killing of Sheikh Goni Aisami-Gashua earlier this month.
Some Gashua residents said that the incident happened around 10am at Jajimaji, a distance of less than 30 kilometers away from Gashua, the hometown of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.
These suspects, paraded by the police on August 23, 2022, were said to have been involved in the murder of a cleric in Yobe state.
Police spokesman in the state, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, in a telephone conversation said the suspects wielding AK-47 rifles had been arrested and were in police custody.
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the murder.”