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Trial Of Major General Hakeem Otiki Over N400M, 5 Runaway Soldiers In Pictures - Edoman - 09-20-2019
Quote:The trial of soldiers that stole N400 million from a dignitary they were escorting to Sokoto begins.
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday began the trial of the former General Officer Commanding, 8 Division, Sokoto State, Maj Gen Hakeem Otiki, over the alleged diversion of the sum of N400 million by some soldiers in the division.
Here are photos and video from the trial.
Recall that the Nigerian Army had on July 21 begun the quizzing of the former GOC, the missing N400 million said to have been stolen by escort soldiers in the division.
5 soldiers had been confirmed to have carted away a consignment containing the money, while on an escort duty from Sokoto to Kaduna states in the first week of July 2019.
The money was allegedly to be delivered to a Very-Important Personality in Kaduna.
The army’s spokesman in 8 Division, Lieutenant Audu Arigu, had confirmed the incident, adding that investigation had commenced into the incident.
He identified the runaway soldiers as Corporal Gabriel Oluwaniyi, Corporal Mohammed Aminu, one Corporal Haruna, Oluji Joshua and Hayatudeen.
See more photos and watch videos from the trial.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2nNjtJpTqZ/
http://www.thefamousnaija.com/2019/09/video-from-trial-of-hakeem-otiki-as-5.html?m=1