Two soldiers (names withheld), are now being detained in connection with a case of burglary in the home of the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division of Nigerian Army Enugu, Major General Muhammad D. Isah.
Saturday Independent gathered that the burglars removed $250,000 belonging to the GOC.
Isah, who was said to be out of town when the burglary was carried out, returned to discover that the money was no longer where he kept it.
Upset by the discovery, the infuriated GOC was said to have vowed in ‘Allah’s name’ to fish out those behind the nefarious act and deal with them mercilessly.
Our sources disclosed that the Army chief immediately set up an investigation team comprising of military police officers and ordered the interrogation of some soldiers known as “his boys” in the barracks.
It was learnt that under serious interrogation, two of the soldiers confessed to the crime.
The two GOC boys told the investigators that they removed the money in installments in order to beat the security network in the home of their boss who was away when they struck.
Saturday Independent gathered that the two thieving soldiers would face a court martial soon.
Efforts by this reporter to speak with the Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, 82 Division of Nigerian Army, Enugu, Lt. Colonel Sagir Musa, yielded no fruits as at the time of going to the press on Friday.
At several occasions, the reporter called his two GSM lines and the response was “not available.”..
However, the news of the burglary in the GOC’s home has created anxiety in the barracks.
A soldier, who pleaded anonymity, told Saturday Independent that he has never heard such a despicable story in his 25 years of service in the Nigerian Army, saying people could conclude that the Army was harbouring criminals.
