Emmanuel Onwubiko: Gen. Buratai and his Chinua Achebe’s card
tely distracted Nigerians from the all-important story of the height of professional misconduct involving a serving Army captain who allegedly masterminded the killing of three police operatives to save a kidnapper in Taraba state.
That hasty and erroneous attempt by the Army spokesman to put up a defence for this atrocious act of unwarranted assassination of police detectives by soldiers to frustrate the charging of a kidnapper seriously dented the institutional image of the Nigerian Army. The Army chief of staff played the Chinua Achebe’s card by calling a spade by its name and stating the obvious that the Army needs to carry out systematic re-orientation of the operatives and officer corps of the Nigerian Army so as to achieve service discipline and rid the institution of professional misconduct.
One of those measures is so concrete that even the blind has seen the impacts that a smooth and an efficient running of that platform can bring into being in the area of cementing civil and military relations. If truth be told, Lieutenant General Buratai has however set the ball rolling. He needs to get the players to keep playing the game by the rules so Nigerians can feel the impacts.
Others are that; The on-scene commander shall ensure that measures are taken to preserve evidence of incidents pending transfer to ASA. e. At all appropriate levels of command and during all stages of operational planning and execution of operations, NA Legal Advisers provide advice concerning domestic and international law as it relates to operations. And f.
Buratai ordered the commanders at all levels to educate soldiers on the need to adhere to the rules of engagement at all times, so as to avoid a repeat of the Taraba incident.
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