Detained Brigadier-General Enitan Ransome-Kuti has been released from custody by the Nigeria Army Council after renowned lawyer, Femi Falana called for his freedom few days ago. A confidential memo obtained by SaharaReporters shows that the council also approved his demotion from the rank of Brigadier-General to Colonel. He was subsequently recommended for re-absorption into the…
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Ransome-Kuti Sent To Prison For 6 Months
A court martial has found Brigadier General Enitan Ransome-Kuti guilty of offences committed during a war against Boko Haram insurgents in the north east of Nigeria. The army officer, who is the son of late human rights activist and former Minister of Health, Beko Ransome Kuti, was sentenced to six months in prison for failing…