Bokoharam War!!

Army Reinstates 2,500 soldiers & 102 officers Sacked
Because of Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army has recalled over 2,500 soldiers
who were asked to withdraw from service for alleged
offences committed under the counter-insurgency
operations code named Operation Zaman Lafiya.
The panel set up by the Army, which began sitting in
Kaduna on August 17, has also screened and
reinstated 102 officers, who were sentenced or facing
prosecution in relation to the operations in the
North-East.
Already, the reinstated soldiers and senior officers, it
was learnt, had commenced retraining at the
Nigerian Army Training Centre, Kontangora, Niger
State.
The 2,500 soldiers were among the over 4,000 who
responded to a memo from the Army authorities
inviting soldiers for a review of recent disciplinary
cases, which emanated from the counter terrorism
operations.
The NA had said on August 1, 2015 that the service
would constitute a panel to review all recent
disciplinary cases in the service.
But the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col.
Sani Usman, cautioned that the directive to review
disciplinary cases should not be mistaken for a "total
reinstatement of dismissed and deserter soldiers."
Source learnt that more dismissed personnel of the
Army might be brought back to the service as the
screening panel would continue with the review of
cases on Monday (today).
A source in the Nigerian Army, who confided, said,
"The panel has cleared 2,500 soldiers who were
dismissed from their units for minor offences alleged
to have been committed under Operation Zaman
Lafiya.
"The review panel also cleared 102 officers who were
either asked to withdraw, dismissed or facing
prosecution for various offences under the
operation."
Sani Usman said, "This is an ongoing exercise; they
want to ensure that justice is done. I cannot give you
any figure, the authorities are waiting for the
committee's report; they will conclude sitting very
soon."
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