General Court Martial (GCM), of the Nigerian Army on Friday passed a verdict demoting Captain Mathew Aroye to 2 Lieutenant after finding him guilty of gross indiscipline.
Brig.-Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, the President of the GCM, gave the verdict during its sitting in Maiduguri.
Adeniyi said: “Captain
Aroye, having found you guilty of the charge against you and having
listened to the presentation of your service record and your touching
plea in mitigation, this court hereby sentences you to a reduction in
rank to 2 lieutenant with four-year seniority on the rank.”
“The
sentence is, however, subject to confirmation by the confirming
authority as provided by Section 141 sub-section 2 and Section 152 sub-
section 1A of the Armed Forces Act Cap 20 Laws of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria 2004.”
The News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN), reports that Aroye, a combatant with the 118 Task Force
Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Gubio, was said to have taken sides
with some disgruntled soldiers by unruly announcing that he had quit the
army in November 2015 after his unit suffered a huge setback in the
fight against Boko Haram.
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