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Cleared but Cast Aside: Army Defies Apex Court, Keeps Acquitted Officer Out
Although the Supreme Court unequivocally dismissed the Nigerian Army’s appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision that quashed Major Oseni’s conviction and sentence, military authorities have continued to defy the order to reinstate him and settle his outstanding entitlements.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
The Nigerian Army has refused to comply with a Supreme Court ruling mandating the reinstatement of Major Akeem Aderogba Oseni, a military officer previously convicted of manslaughter but later cleared by both the Court of Appeal and the apex court.
Despite the Supreme Court’s clear dismissal of the Army’s appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision overturning Oseni’s conviction, SaharaReporters has learned that the military has yet to reinstate him or settle his accrued entitlements.
According to ”NIVONEWS” a letter signed by Lieutenant Colonel C.W. Okonkwo, on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff, previously signaled the Army’s reluctance to comply. Dated shortly after the Court of Appeal ruling, the correspondence asserted that the case remained unresolved at the Supreme Court, and thus the verdict could not yet be enforced.
The letter read:
“I am directed to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 12 July 2023 regarding the above subject written on behalf of your client, Major Akeem Aderogba Oseni (N/12127). You stated that the Court of Appeal overruled the General Court Martial’s conviction and acquitted your client. Consequently, you appealed to the Chief of Army Staff for his reinstatement and payment of all due entitlements.
“It is pertinent to state that the Court of Appeal judgment has been appealed by the Nigerian Army to the Supreme Court. This implies that the status quo on the General Court Martial conviction must be maintained pending the outcome of the appeal, which operates as a stay of execution. Accordingly, your request is discountenanced until the Supreme Court determines the matter.”
However, the legal battle came to a definitive end on February 12, 2025, when the Supreme Court dismissed the Army’s appeal for failure to compile and transmit the record of proceedings. This action affirmed the appellate court’s judgment clearing Oseni.
The certified ruling, delivered by Justice Uwani Musa Abba Aji, stated:
“Application filed on 9/10/2023 for an order dismissing this appeal for failure to compile and transmit record of appeal is hereby granted as prayed. The said appeal No. SC/CR/948/2023 is hereby dismissed.”
Despite this conclusive ruling, the Nigerian Army has continued to ignore the order to reinstate Major Oseni—an act viewed as blatant contempt of court and a dangerous affront to the rule of law.
The Court of Appeal had earlier, on October 31, 2023, nullified the 10-year sentence imposed on Oseni by a General Court Martial sitting in Abuja. Led by Justice Biobele Abraham Georgewill, the appellate court found that the prosecution failed to establish a credible case of manslaughter against Oseni.
“From the evidence available to the lower court which was not properly evaluated, Major Aderogba did not intend to cause grievous bodily harm to the deceased as erroneously held by the trial court,” the ruling stated.
The court questioned why Oseni was singularly convicted out of four officers initially charged with the same offence, despite there being no distinctive conduct attributed to him.
His co-accused—Captain Amosu, Major Osawe, and Lieutenant Dogary—had all been discharged and acquitted at different stages of the military judicial process.
The appellate court concluded:
“Having resolved the most crucial issue in favour of the appellant, this appeal has merit and is hereby allowed.
“The judgment of the General Court Martial (GCM) delivered on 7/2/2020, which sentenced the appellant to 10 years’ imprisonment for manslaughter under Section 105(a) of the Armed Forces Act, is hereby set aside. In its place, the appellant is discharged and acquitted.”
Background details reveal that in 2017, Major Oseni and others were instructed by then Chief of Staff of Army Headquarters Garrison, Major General I.N. Obot (rtd), to discipline a detainee—Lance Corporal Benjamin Collins—over an attempted jailbreak.
Records show that Oseni administered only a brief corrective drill and later noticed that Collins appeared to be in medical distress. He arranged for the detainee’s transfer to the Defence Headquarters Medical Centre, where Collins was pronounced dead.
Nonetheless, Oseni was court-martialed and sentenced on February 7, 2020. The Army Council later confirmed the sentence.
Unsatisfied with the proceedings, Oseni sought legal redress through renowned human rights lawyer Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), who successfully secured his exoneration on appeal.
Further compounding the injustice, a Federal High Court in Abuja ruled in 2024 that both the Nigerian Army and First City Monument Bank (FCMB) violated Oseni’s fundamental rights by freezing his bank account without legal basis, despite the absence of any financial element in the manslaughter charge.
In a judgment delivered on October 28, 2024, Justice G.K. Olotu stated:
“The 1st Respondent usurped the power of the Court to order a freezing of the account… They probably thought that they are above the law. But the principle of exemplary damages will now tell them and show them that they are not above the law.”
The court awarded N400 million in damages—N100 million in general damages and N300 million in exemplary damages—jointly against the Nigerian Army and FCMB.
”NIVONEWS REPORTS’
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Breaking: IGP Reassigns Top Police Officers In Major Nationwide Shake-Up.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has approved a major reshuffle involving more than 100 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) across various commands, formations and specialised units of the Nigeria Police Force.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
The redeployment affects officers serving in operational, administrative, investigative and intelligence departments nationwide.
According to a report by SaharaReporters, which obtained an internal police wireless message dated November 13, 2026, the directive was issued from the Force Headquarters in Abuja and marked “MOST/IMMEDIATE.”
The communication, referenced DTO: 131635/11/2026, instructed affected commands, departments and formations to update their records to reflect the new postings.
The reshuffle covers several police formations, including the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), zonal and state commands, Police Mobile Force (PMF), Intelligence Response Team, Special Tactical Squad and INTERPOL section.
Under the new arrangement, ACP Rex Abiodun Enwelike has been posted as Area Commander in Ozoro, Delta State, while ACP Raji Ganiyu has been assigned to Area Command J in Ajah, Lagos State.
ACP Samuel Ijachi is now the Commandant of the 70 Police Mobile Force in Kabba, Kogi State, while ACP Ogunrin Mohammed Temitope has been posted to head the 16 PMF in Abeokuta, Ogun State. ACP Idris Bunu will serve as Commandant of the 75 PMF in Obudu, Cross River State.
Similarly, ACP Olajike Samuel Olusola has been deployed to the Department of Operations in Rivers State, while ACP Eluha Clever has been appointed Area Commander in Ahoada, Rivers State.
Other appointments include ACP Oluwale Fabelurin Joseph as Commandant of the 29 PMF in Awka, Anambra State, and ACP Yusuf J. Abdullahi, who has been assigned to the Department of Administration in Kebbi State.
The new postings also saw ACP Victor Olanrewaju Kalajaiye deployed as Area Commander in Iwo, Osun State, while ACP Sanusi Adamu takes charge of the Yauri Area Command in Kebbi State.
ACP Esther Nnaiwu and ACP Aremu Sikiru Adeniran have both been posted to the Department of Operations in Anambra State, while ACP Patrick Chukwuma Agbazue will head the 55 PMF in Aba, Abia State. ACP Aremu Olusola has also been assigned to the State Intelligence Department in Kebbi State.
In Kaduna State, ACP Yahaya Mainasara Maru has been appointed Area Commander of Metro, while ACP Bashir Sani will serve in the Intelligence and Investigation Unit of the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) in Lagos.
ACP Temibra Taikumo Temikumo has been posted to the PSFU’s Administration Unit, while ACP Onanah Ari Umar will serve in the Special Fraud Unit. ACP Gilbert Ode Ogah has been deployed to the Force Monitoring and Intelligence Unit in Lagos, and ACP Mohammed Tanko Yakub to the PSFU Legal Unit.
Other officers affected include ACP Murtala Saidu, who has been posted to the Administration Unit of the Police Mobile Force at Force Headquarters, Abuja, and ACP Ibrahim Tijjani Umara, who will serve at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Benue State.
ACP Mustapha Mohammed Lawal has been assigned to the Administration Unit of the FCID Annex in Kaduna, while ACP Hadiza Ado has been posted to the Department of Operations, Zone 3, Yola.
ACP Yusuf Mapindi will serve in the Operations Unit of the PSFU in Lagos, while ACP Danjuma Ribah Garba has been deployed to the Department of Operations, Zone 5, Benin.
The reshuffle further affected ACP Babandi Ajiya, who has been posted to the Administration Unit of the Police College of Management and Strategic Studies, and ACP Garga Ibrahim Audu, who will serve in the Department of Finance and Administration, Zone 6, Calabar.
ACP Effiom Okon has been assigned to the Administration Unit of the Force Intelligence Department at Force Headquarters, Abuja, while ACP Mohammed Abubakar has been appointed Area Commander in Irua, Edo State. ACP Shehu Usman has also been posted to the State Intelligence Department in Ebonyi State.
Additionally, ACP Peter Ajah Oluohu has been deployed to the Anti-Fraud Section of the FCID in Abuja, while ACP Abdulaziz Madawaki has been appointed Deputy Commandant in Oyin-Akoko, Ondo State.
ACP Kayode Kehinde Oyetunji will serve in the Department of Operations in Oyo State, while ACP Emmanuel Kayode has been posted to the Seme border formation. ACP Kolawole O. Aremu will serve in the Department of Finance and Administration in Ebonyi State, and ACP Olakunle Fabul uje has been assigned to the Zonal Intelligence Department, Zone 10, Sokoto State.
Other senior officers affected include ACP Abdulkadir Wada, posted as Area Commander in Umuoma, Imo State, and ACP George Friday Clement, deployed to the South-West office of the Nigeria Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), under the Office of the National Security Adviser.
ACP Michael Kayode Fadipe has been assigned to the Department of Operations, Zone 6, Calabar, while ACP Gboya Abraham Gana will head the Egbeda Area Command in Oyo State. ACP Yakubu Olufemi Kazeem has been posted to Afikpo, Ebonyi State, while ACP Frank Azubuike Amobi will serve as Area Commander in Owo, Ondo State.
The postings also assigned ACP Kenneth Iyayi as Area Commander in Lokoja, Kogi State, and ACP Emmanuel Abuh to the X-Squad in Kebbi State.
ACP Yahaya Ibrahim has been deployed to the Administration Unit of the Force Provost Marshal at Force Headquarters, Abuja, while ACP Titus Kehinde Adewale will head the Lantang Area Command in Plateau State.
ACP Wesleys Obed has been posted to the State Intelligence Department in Ekiti State, while ACP Ekundayo Olutekunbi will serve as Area Commander in Shagamu, Ogun State.
Further deployments include ACP Francis Obigwa as Area Commander in Agbara, Ogun State, and ACP Ishaq A. Ibrahim as Commandant of the 57 PMF in Ukana.
ACP Nasiru Adamu Kaila has been posted to the State Intelligence Department in Bayelsa State, while ACP Doris U. England will serve in the Department of Operations in Kogi State.
ACP Umar Ibrahim Wurno has been assigned to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Bayelsa State, ACP Reuben Onah to the X-Squad in the state, and ACP Emilia Mami as Area Commander in Ezinithitte, Imo State.
The reshuffle also saw ACP Kenneth C. Anuebunwa appointed Area Commander in Igbeti, Oyo State, while ACP Adejokun Ademola will head the Ringim Area Command in Jigawa State.
ACP Hadi Musa has been deployed to the X-Squad in Niger State, while ACP Ibrahim Usman will serve in the Department of Operations, Zone 7, Abuja.
ACP Aborode O. Tope has been posted to the State Intelligence Department in Kwara State, while ACP Abdullahi Usman will oversee the Eastern Port Area Command in Port Harcourt.
ACP Efanga Offiong has been assigned to the Department of Operations, Zone 9, Umuahia, while ACP Godwin Oko Onah will serve in the Department of Finance and Administration of the Railway Police in Lagos.
Other postings include ACP Kalu Uche Nnanna as Assistant Director at the NCCSALW under the Office of the National Security Adviser in Kaduna, and ACP Bello Oro to the Department of Operations in Ebonyi State.
ACP Lewi Suleiman has been appointed Area Commander in Orifite, Anambra State, while ACP Kumzi Naniwat will serve in the Zonal Criminal Investigation Department, Zone 6, Calabar.
ACP Chukwu Chimeze has been posted to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Railway Police, while ACP Anthony Omogbemi Alabi will head the Geidam Area Command in Yobe State.
The list further includes ACP Mohammed Hadi Nguru, posted to the X-Squad, Zone 15, Maiduguri, and ACP Ismaila Adamu Damagun, appointed Area Commander in Ifo, Ogun State.
ACP Odunayo Moruf Liasu will head the Munguno Area Command in Borno State, while ACP Bukar Ali Abba has been deployed to the X-Squad in Anambra State.
ACP Musa Mohammed Saleh has been assigned to the Department of Operations of the Airport Police in Lagos, while ACP Adeniyi Olurunwa Ogundele and ACP Ibrahim Akinniyi have been appointed Area Commanders in Ilesha and Ile-Ife, respectively, in Osun State.
ACP Seyi Williams Olubuyi will serve as Area Commander in Akwanga, Nasarawa State.
The redeployment also affected ACP Gaiya Ahmed, who has been posted to the X-Squad in Kaduna State, and ACP Suleiman A. Yandaki, who will serve in the Intelligence Unit of the Force Intelligence Department at the FCID Annex in Lagos.
ACP Sani Ahmed has been deployed to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Ekiti State, while ACP Yusuf Ali will serve in the Zonal Intelligence Department, Zone 16, Yenagoa.
ACP Ezenware N. Kenneth has been assigned to the Administration and Operations Department at Force Headquarters, Abuja, while ACP Babayo Adamu Sambo will head the Agodi Area Command in Oyo State.
ACP Ibrahim Oyetundscr has also been posted to the Operations Unit of the NCCSALW, South-South office, under the Office of the National Security Adviser.
In the final batch of postings, ACP Tobi Debakeme has been appointed Area Commander in Ilofa, Kwara State, while ACP Segun Adedayo Oluwaseyi will head the Pankshin Area Command in Plateau State.
ACP George Edore has been posted to the Department of Finance and Administration in Kwara State, while ACP Williams Oladiran Oladipo will serve in the Police Library and Studies Unit in Jos.
ACP Salawu Olayinka has been assigned to the Department of Finance and Administration in Sokoto State, while ACP Abraham Yisa will serve in the Department of Operations, Western Port, Lagos.
Other officers named in the communication include ACP Isaac Olumbambo Fabiyi, deployed to the Department of Operations, Zone 12, Bauchi; ACP Gowon Boka, appointed Area Commander in Southern Ijaw, Bayelsa State; and ACP James Nwosu, posted to Isuikwuato, Abia State.
ACP Sati Abari has been appointed Area Commander in Daudu, Benue State, while ACP Daniel Wetben has been deployed to the Litigation Unit of the Legal Department at Force Headquarters, Abuja.
ACP Stephen Onwochei will serve in the General Investigation Unit of the FCID Annex in Kaduna, while ACP Lateef Tunde Akanbi has been posted as Area Commander in Ang Damasak, Borno State.
The remaining deployments include ACP Musa Azi to the Administration Unit, Zone 12, Bauchi; ACP Ikechukwu Ogoegbunam to the X-Squad in Bauchi State; and ACP Usman Musa as Area Commander in Wukari, Taraba State.
ACP Awus Ofor Anje has been posted to the Birnin Gwari Area Command in Kaduna State, while ACP Isah Kabiru will serve in the Administration Unit of the Department of Training and Development at Force Headquarters, Abuja.
ACP Azogor Edu has also been deployed to the Department of Operations, Zone 2, Lagos, while ACP Casimir Ihiezu was listed among the officers affected by the reshuffle.
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‘Kwankwaso Is More Experienced Than Peter Obi’ – Buhari’s Ex-Aide Declares.
Ahmad made the assertion in a post on his X handle, maintaining that Kwankwaso’s decision to accept the position of running mate should be seen as an act of political modesty rather than an indication that he is less qualified than Obi.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
According to the former presidential aide, the relationship between the two politicians should be viewed as one of equals rather than that of a superior and a subordinate.
“To be entirely candid, the political dynamic between Rabiu Kwankwaso and Peter Obi ought to be characterised as one of collegiality between peers, rather than a hierarchy of principal and subordinate,” he wrote.
He added, “The choice to assume a deputy role beneath Obi ought to be interpreted as a testament to political modesty.”
Making a case for Kwankwaso’s political experience, Ahmad recalled that the former Kano State governor served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives before Obi became a prominent figure in national politics.
He also noted that Kwankwaso governed Kano State, which he described as Nigeria’s most populous and politically influential state, for two terms and served as a federal minister.
“If we are assessing political experience, Sen. Kwankwaso probably has a longer and more impressive political background than Peter Obi,” Ahmad stated.
In contrast, the former presidential aide argued that Obi’s major public office experience was limited to his tenure as governor of Anambra State.
“Unlike other candidates, Peter Obi was just a former governor of Anambra State,” he wrote.
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‘I Have Stopped Impregnating Women’ – 2Baba Makes Shocking Revelation.
Nigerian music star Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has declared that he no longer impregnates women.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
The singer made the statement on Saturday during a live performance at Rehab Lounge in Calgary, Canada.
While performing his hit song True Love, 2Baba paused to interact with the audience and playfully asked the women present to identify where his true love was.
He jokingly wondered whether she was standing at the back of the venue or somewhere in front of him before making a remark about his experiences with women.
The award-winning musician told the audience that he had stopped getting women pregnant, adding that he had been making the same confession wherever he performed recently.
He said, “For the purpose of this show, I will pretend like I’ve never seen anything before. Where’s my true love? Is she back there? Is she right here? Is she somewhere here? Where’s my true love? You people shouldn’t put out me for trouble.
“As I said, some ladies they fear to shout. See, everywhere I go these days, I make this confession. As I say, some ladies they fear to shout. I say, I don’t fear to shout. Because I don’t stop to dey give woman belle. Ask anyone, they’ll tell you, I don’t do such thing things again.”
The singer’s comment comes amid public interest in his personal life and relationships.
2Baba was previously married to Nollywood actress Annie Macaulay-Idibia. The couple announced their separation in January 2025 after having two children together.
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