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Court martial convicts, demotes Major-General Adeniyi over leaked video



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=typht2znIWA

A Court Martial in Abuja has convicted the former Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj. Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi.

The tribunal on Monday found Adeniyi guilty of violating military social media guidelines and ordered his demotion by at least three years.

Adeniyi’s aide, Private Tokunbo Obanla, who was prosecuted alongside the general, was also found guilty and sentenced to 28 days in jail with hard labour.

Both convictions are subject to confirmation by the military authorities.

Sources said Adeniyi pleaded guilty to three-count of unlawful use of social media, and damage to service property amongst other issues.

The verdict came eight months after a video of Adeniyi complaining about a lack of military equipment to combat Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East went viral.

He also complained that insurgents were outgunning troops, noting that intelligence failure was responsible for an attack by insurgents that claimed dozens of soldiers.

Embarrassed by the revelations, the major-general was removed from the front and also suspended by the military authorities.

The Nigerian Army subsequently filed charges of military social media guideline violations against him.

Adeniyi had denied any wrongdoing, stating that he did not leak the video, adding that his phone was in Obanla’s custody at the time of the incident.

Obanla had in his statement allegedly admitted to posting the video on social media in error.

Adeniyi’s lawyers have vowed to appeal the judgment.

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Well Major General Adeniyi should have known better. He should have written a strongly worded letter to the Chain of command instead.

A military officer has a duty bound code, he can not choose not to like it after attaining a prestigious rank of Major General - the highest rank of career army officer (equivalent of Director in Civil Service).

That been said I still support his actions

So ordinary privates too know how to use android phone to the point of knowing how to post videos on social media.

It means Nigeria is working

meanwhile...

Nigeria never worth dieing for

The Spiritual Side Of Aso Rock.....

nonoski:
Well Major General Adeniyi should have known better. He should have written a strongly worded letter to the Chain of command instead.

A military officer has a duty bound code, he can not choose not to like it after attaining a prestigious rank of Major General - the highest rank of career army officer (equivalent of Director in Civil Service).

That been said I still support his actions

That's true.

Army will always say "but you should have known better".
It's a regimented organization where you one the last order.

If he resigned before doing what he did, it won't carry much wait.

He's lucky to get a demotion, he should resign thereafter

When will they demote Burutai? Or is he not demotable?

This is indeed very wrong.
No matter how much we aport wrong finger to general Adeniyi, let's remember he is also a human. The truth there (may be) is a huge conspiracy about the boko menance n someone somewhere is tired of leading his fellow human to being slaughter. Any which way, major general Adeniyi won my heart by speaking why the gallant men r not anywhere near defeating boko boys

DasaintHope:
A Court Martial in Abuja has convicted the
former Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya
Dole, Maj. Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi.
The tribunal on Monday found Adeniyi guilty of
violating military social media guidelines and
ordered his demotion by at least three years.
Adeniyi’s aide, Private Tokunbo Obanla, who was
prosecuted alongside the general, was also found
guilty and sentenced to 28 days in jail with hard
labour.
Both convictions are subject to confirmation by
the military authorities.
Sources said Adeniyi pleaded guilty to three-
count of unlawful use of social media, and
damage to service property amongst other
issues.
The verdict came eight months after a video of
Adeniyi complaining about a lack of military
equipment to combat Boko Haram insurgents in
the North-East went viral.
He also complained that insurgents were
outgunning troops, noting that intelligence failure
was responsible for an attack by insurgents that
claimed dozens of soldiers.
Embarrassed by the revelations, the major-
general was removed from the front and also
suspended by the military authorities.
The Nigerian Army subsequently filed charges of
military social media guideline violations against
him.
Adeniyi had denied any wrongdoing, stating that
he did not leak the video, adding that his phone
was in Obanla’s custody at the time of the
incident.
Obanla had in his statement allegedly admitted
to posting the video on social media in error.
Adeniyi’s lawyers have vowed to appeal the
judgment.

Add ur sources pls

princemillla:
Add ur sources pls

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Noted

Na naija we dey.
Dem go persecute you for speaking the truth

But we all know boko is stronger than the Nigerian army. They should call for help instead of running pillar to post to always conceal truth.
As long as they can harass innocent citizens, they are good to go.





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Obanla had in his statement allegedly admitted to posting the video on social media in error.

Nawa, he should have maintained his stand.
All die na die!

chinedu234:
I remember reading some accounts of the Nigeria Biafra war when Ojukwu resorted to judicial trials of some 'erring officers'. That seemed to mark the beginning of the end for the mighty Republic of Biafra. Today Nigeria seems to be on this very familiar route in this war against a group was described as rag tag. Nigeria!!! Hai!!!

Historians dey for here o.
May Amadioha punish Nnamdiot Kanu for scamming dome gullible followers and castigating violence all over Nigeria.

nonoski:
Well Major General Adeniyi should have known better. He should have written a strongly worded letter to the Chain of command instead.

A military officer has a duty bound code, he can not choose not to like it after attaining a prestigious rank of Major General - the highest rank of career army officer (equivalent of Director in Civil Service).

That been said I still support his actions

If he wrote a letter,it wouldn’t get to the chain of command

.

Because he's from the south. Southerners wise up!

So hard on people who tell the truth

Only foolish people will die for Nigeria

The end is near

Okay... he definitely knew the consequence of his action and he damned it anyway. Better to be demoted than to be gruesomely murdered. But how has the military responded to his complaints in the said video?

Goldencheese:
When will they demote Burutai? Or is he not demotable?

He is doing a good job

Supervising the killing of innocent people

Hehehe

The truth he said is better than the demotion.