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‘Why Army detained Major General’

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  Major General UM Mohammed, a former Director, Nigerian Army Properties Limited, is facing a military court martial over allegations of collecting several billions of naira from serving and retired officers for post-retirement houses but which could not be found, Sunday, Vanguard understood yesterday. A senior officer who spoke to on the development said, “He is also being detained because he cannot account for the billions of Naira collected as proceeds from the sale of NA Properties and lands across the country. “To cover his evil machinations he is claiming the funds were spent based on directives. But he had worked with several other Chiefs of Army Staff had committed other infractions before this final fraud and I can tell you authoritatively that he triedly severally including recruiting many Emirs to beg the Army authorities to stop the court martial without success. Related News Seun Kuti: Police reply Peter P-Square’s com ments Official of petroleum regulatory commission abdu

Seun Kuti: Police reply Peter P-Square’s comment

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  The Lagos State Police Command on Sunday reacted to the comment by music star Peter Okoye (P-Square) on Seun Kuti’s conduct. The son of the legendary Fela Kuti slapped a police officer on Saturday after his vehicle was stopped on Third Mainland Bridge. The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, condemned the assault and ordered the arrest and prosecution of the Afrobeat star. On Twitter, Peter described the incident as unfortunate, saying reports suggest Seun’s family was in danger hence the altercation. “When you understand what happens when a man is put in a situation to protect his family from any form of danger, our emotions get the better of us. “I ask and plead that the #NigerianPoliceForce accept our unreserved apologies for the unfortunate outburst and tamper justice with mercy,” he tweeted. In response, Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin advised the artiste to do the same and face the consequence. “Whenever you feel an unarmed lone police officer put you