The Nigerian Army has admitted its soldiers evicted Colonel Ugwoke (Rtd) at House 7 on Abakaliki Lane in Enugu but denied brutalising his wife and children.
“In 2020, when it was observed that the retired senior officer was attempting to wrongly appropriate to himself, the official quarters which was still the property of 82 Division Nigerian Army through the State Government, a committee was instituted by then General Officer Commanding to ascertain the status of the said property and the committee made the following findings;
“c. That the said property was not among 26 residential quarters officially handed over to the Enugu State Government in 2015. “However, the retired senior officer failed to comply knowing fully of the rippling effects on accommodation status of other posted in and serving officers.
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