The Nigerian Army has confirmed that it is reviewing the cases of some officers of the Army who were sentenced to death over various offences.
The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, in a statement, stated that only genuine cases are being entertained in the review programme and not those of the officers who deserted their duty posts or were found guilty of collaborations.
The statement reads, "The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to a correspondence making the rounds in some media regarding an administrative procedure to review some recent disciplinary cases in the Nigerian Army."For the avoidance of doubt it should be noted that the Nigerian Army is reviewing all recent disciplinary cases due to the wave of litigation and petitions by some aggrieved personnel.
"The public should not misconstrue the recent directive to mean total recall of dismissed and deserter soldiers."
Over 70 officers of the Army were sentenced to death over what the force called mutiny last year, while several others have also been court marshaled for various offence.
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