Ekiti & Osun election, military submit report.

The board set up by the Nigerian Army to
probe involvement of officers and soldiers in
election malpractices during the
governorship elections in Osun and Ekiti
State, on Monday, submitted its report.
It will be recalled that based on petitions and
allegations of unprofessional and
partisan
conducts of some officers and soldiers in the
states last year, the Nigerian Army set up a
board of inquiry.
The board submitted its report, on Monday,
to the Chief of Army Staff at the Army
Headquarters, Abuja.
Submitting the report, Chairman of the board,
Major General Adeniyi Oyebade, the General
Officer Commanding 1 Division, Nigerian
Army, stated that the board placed
advertorials in the media requesting for
memoranda from the public before they
commenced sitting.
In all, he stated that 23 officers and over 100
soldiers appeared before it as well as 62
civilians.
According to him, the board made far-
reaching recommendations that would assist
the Nigerian Army and the nation in the
future.
He further added that two officers were
recommended for compulsory retirement
from the Nigerian Army, three were to lose
their command and one was recommended
for prosecution for collecting financial
gratification.
Other recommendations included placing 15
officers on watch list,