Nigerian Navy
Ahigh-ranking officer of the Nigerian Navy (NN), (name withheld) is being court-martialed for ‘indiscipline and gross misconduct’, THISDAY investigation has revealed. The senior officer, who used to head one of the naval units in Lagos, was accused of assigning some naval personnel as security details offshore without the ‘full’ certification of the naval authorities, a claim he has since denied.
Although the accused person was also affected by the massive transfer in the navy, it was gathered that he is yet to report to his new duty post because of his current travails.
It was also gathered that the reason for the delay in assuming his new post was because the senior officer has been mandated to report to the command on a daily basis pending the outcome of the court martial.
Though sources say the outcome of the investigation is uncertain at this stage, it was gathered that the accused person has already been handed over to the current commander of the unit so as not to stall productivity in the chain of command.
THISDAY checks reveal that the said Naval Commodore was fingered in the messy deal after the two ratings he allegedly sent to guide the vessel were arrested by the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice-Admiral Dele Ezeoba.
The said vessel was one of the 17 interrogated or arrested by the CNS during the just-concluded sea exercise tagged operation Farauta (an Hausa word for hunting) held last November on the Gulf of Guinea.
On sighting the said vessel from the NNS Thunder, some men were sent over following the failure of the ship’s personnel to explain their presence at sea. It was then, investigation reveal that the two ratings were discovered on board. They told their captors that they were merely following orders from their boss.
Meanwhile, attempts by THISDAY to ascertain whether the panel has ended its sitting or not proved abortive.
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