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Civic Groups Demand Immediate Release Of Nigerian Female Soldier Detained For Exposing Sexual Harassment By Senior Officers

Two civil society organisations - Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Center (RULAAC) and Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN) - have called for the immediate release of detained Corporal Ruth Ogunleye who accused some senior army officers of sexual harassment. The groups in a joint statement signed by RULAAC Executive Director, Okechuwu Nwanguma and CRRAN President, Olu Omotayo Esq, faulted the claim by the Nigerian Army that the female soldier had not officially exhausted the available institutionalised channels before going on the social media. ....

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Service chiefs' appointment: Buhari goes against judgment, bypasses National Assembly – Punch Newspapers


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Buhari (middle) flanked by the newly appointed service chiefs in Aso Villa on Wednesday. Photo: @NigeriaGov/Twitter
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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd.) appointment of service chiefs on Tuesday violated a 2013 judgment of a Federal High Court, Abuja, checks by
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The judgment, which was delivered by Justice Adamu Bello on July 2, 2013, stated that it was mandatory for the President to obtain the confirmation of the National Assembly for the appointment of the service chiefs.
But the President, who on Tuesday appointed service chiefs including the Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Lucky Irabor; the Chief of Army Staff,  Major General Ibrahim Attahiru; the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, and the Chief of Air Staff,  Air-Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao, did not seek the National Assembly’s approval. ....

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