Retirements: 'Obasanjo Instigated Buhari's Ethnic Cleansing in the Military', Northern Names Fake

It has emerged that the advise preferred by former President Olusegun

Obasanjo during his several meetings at the Presidential Villa with

President Mohammadu Buhari led to the retirement of senior military

officers announced yesterday by the Nigerian Army, 80 percent of whom are

from the South East and South South geo-political zones of the country,

Government and Military sources confirmed to Pointblanknews.com

Sources say some names of Northerners in the list are fake as only about

one can be verified. Among those retired were Major Gen LC ILO, (GOC 2 Division), Col. Ojogbane

Adegbe, ADC to former President Goodluck Jonathan and Col. Tonye F Minima,

younger brother to immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General

Keneth Minimah. Impeccable sources told Pointblanknews.com that President Buhari sought

the advice of former president Obasanjo, who had carried out a similar

purge of “political soldiers” when he assumed duties as president in 1999.

Obasanjo who installed the YarÁdua/Jonathan presidency but later fell out

with Jonathan, had backed President Buhari during the 2015 presidential

race and publicly tore his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) membership card,

advised Buhari to rid the military of  officers whose loyalty to his

government is in doubt in view of their roles in the 2015 general

elections. “The several meetings they had reviewed a number of issues including

ridding the military of corrupt officers, whose  tainted roles in the last

election could not be equated with their professional calling, dubious

arms procurement issues and doubtful loyalty to  Buhari’s government.

Obviously, whether you like it or not, most of them have deep seated

sympathy for the former president (Jonathan). “Former president Obasanjo as a former military head of state, and both

are former military heads of state, does not hide his feeling and gave him

(Buhari) his piece of mind. Really, you can’t work with people whose

loyalty are in doubt”, a source close to the government said.

Some of those retired were brigade commanders and GOCs.

Buoyed by Obasanjo’s advise, President Buhari descended on top military

officers from the South including those who had no business with either

the 2015 election or the arms contracts. Those from the South East include Major General LC Ilo, (GOC 2 Division),

Major General T.C Ude, Major General IN Ijoma, Brigadier General Okonkwo,

Col O. U. Nwankwo, Col Nicholas Achinze, ADC to former National Security

Adviser, Col Dasuki Sambo, Col C.k. Ukoha, Lt. Col C. Enechukwu, Lt. Col.

C Amadi and Lt. Col. Adimoha. Officers from the South South are Brigadier-General Koko Essien,

Brigadier-General P.E. Ekpeyong, Col Tonye F. Minimah, younger brother to

former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. Minimah, Brigadier-General IMD Lawson,

Brigadier-General Onoyiveta, Major Gen, Letam Wiwa, younger brother to

late Environmentalist, Late Ken Saro Wiwa and Major T.A Williams.

President Buhari had earlier sacked southern officers in the Department of

State Security (DSS) including former Spokesperson of the agency, Miss

Marylin Ogar and even went as far as sacking 100 trainee officers of the

agency in Lagos. Pointblanknews.com also gathered from military sources a manipulation of

the list of retired officers released which created the impression that

many core northern military officers were involved in the purge.

“Some of the names of northern officers being bandied are non-existent.

They are manipulated to give a false impression”, a dependable source

said. The List…. Major Gen, L.C. Iloh Major Gen IN Ijoma Maj Gen. T. C. Ude Brigadier-General Okonkwo Brigadier p. E. Ekpenyong Majo General Letam Wiwa Brigadier-General IMD Lawson Brigadier Gen Koko Essien Col Tonye F Minimah Brigadier Gen Bright Fiboinumama Brigadier-Gen Onoyiveta Col O U Okonkwo Col CK Ukoha Col OU Nwankwo Col GC Nyekwu Lt Col C. Enechukwu Lt Col CO Amadi, Lt Col Adimoha Maj Gen FO Ali. Maj Gen EG Atewe. Maj Gen Ejemai. Maj Gen MY Ibrahim Maj Gen Koleoso Maj Gen PAT Akem Brig Gen LM Bello. Brig Gen MG Ali. Brig Gen Oyefesobi. Brig Gen Ogidi. 21. Brig Gen Agachi Col Adegbe Col DR Hassan. Col FD Kayode Lt Col Oladuntoye Lt Col Baba Ochanpa Lt Col Dazang Lt Col TE Arigbe Lt Col Egemole Lt Col A Suleiman Lt Col A Mohammed Lt Col AS Mohammed Brig Gen Bashir Mormoni Brig Gen AH Sa'ad Brig Gen Ogidi Brig Gen LN Bello Brig. General PE The post Retirements: ‘Obasanjo Instigated Buhari’s Ethnic Cleansing in the Military’, Northern Names Fake appeared first on Pointblank News .