Army dismisses Lance Cpl. Ajayi Johnson who allegedly killed Abia motorcycle rider
The 82 Division of the Nigerian Army has dismissed Lance Cpl. Ajayi Johnson, who allegedly killed a commercial motorcyclist, Mr. Chimaobi Nwaogu, at Umoukereke Ngwa in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State.
The Deputy Director, Public Relations of the Division, Col. Aliyu Yusuf, announced this in a statement issued in Enugu on Wednesday.
Yusuf stated that Johnson has been handed over to the Police Command in Abia for prosecution.
It would be recalled that the suspect had, on August 7, allegedly shot Nwaogu for reportedly failing to pay N100 bribe at a military checkpoint, killing him on the spot.
The Army later arrested him and, according to Yusuf, tried him in accordance with extant rules and regulations of the Nigerian Army.
Yusuf said that Johnson hs been duly charged, tried and reduced to the rank of a private and subsequently, dismissed from the military.
“He is, hereby, formally handed over to the Nigerian Police Force, Abia State Command, today, Wednesday, August 21, 2019, for further necessary action.
“The 82 Division will not condone any act of lawlessness and unprofessional conduct from any of its personnel, and wherever that happens, decisive action will surely be taken against erring personnel,” he further stated.
He stated that the Nigerian Army would continue to discharge its core mandate in protecting lives and property of all Nigerians, as provided in the Constitution.
(NAN)
