A Nigerian Army General has been detained over the alleged diversion of palliative rice meant for soldiers and the sale of military equipment to scrap yards.
The suspect, Brig.-Gen. M.A. Sadiq, who was Commander 3 Brigade, Kano, was said to have been invited to Abuja by the military police where he was currently being detained.
Military activist and whistleblower, @MiliAct posted the information on X, alleging that Sadiq sold off generator sets and operational vehicles to scrap yards.
He wrote: “The commander of 3 Brigade Kano, Brigadier General M.A. Sadiq, has been detained in a military police guardroom in Abuja over alleged diversion of rice palliatives, selling of military equipment, including generator sets and operational vehicles, to scrap yards.
“At the end, he will be retired voluntarily without any punishment.”
