{"id":28460,"date":"2024-04-22T19:40:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T19:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=28460"},"modified":"2024-04-22T19:40:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T19:40:59","slug":"nigerian-army-dismisses-two-soldiers-for-theft-at-dangote-refinery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/04\/22\/nigerian-army-dismisses-two-soldiers-for-theft-at-dangote-refinery\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Army Dismisses Two Soldiers for Theft at Dangote Refinery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-ejvtv-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-ejvtv-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-9\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-35\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 juice:gap-4 juice:md:gap-6 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"856ba9d7-bec2-42c8-b13f-5004bed0f9a5\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>The Nigerian Army has taken disciplinary action against two soldiers found guilty of stealing armoured cables at the Dangote Refinery. Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations, confirmed this decision in a press release on Monday, accompanied by images of the implicated officers.<\/p>\n<p>The dismissal of Corporal Innocent Joseph and Lance Corporal Jacob Gani from the Nigerian Army aligns with the military&#8217;s steadfast commitment to upholding professionalism, integrity, and discipline. Major General Nwachukwu emphasized that such decisive actions underscore the army&#8217;s zero-tolerance policy towards misconduct and criminal behavior within its ranks.<\/p>\n<p>The incident, which occurred on April 14, 2024, prompted a swift and thorough investigation by the Nigerian Army. Subsequently, Corporal Joseph and Lance Corporal Gani were promptly dismissed from service and handed over to relevant authorities for further legal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Major General Nwachukwu reiterated the army&#8217;s unwavering dedication to its mandate of safeguarding national security and promoting peace and stability across the nation. He called upon the public to continue supporting the army&#8217;s efforts in fulfilling its duties with honor and dignity.<\/p>\n<p>The dismissal of the two soldiers underscores the Nigerian Army&#8217;s commitment to maintaining high standards of conduct and accountability among its personnel, while also serving as a deterrent against future acts of misconduct within the military ranks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Army has taken disciplinary action against two soldiers found guilty of stealing armoured cables at the Dangote Refinery. Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations, confirmed this decision in a press release on Monday, accompanied by images of the implicated officers. The dismissal of Corporal Innocent Joseph and Lance Corporal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":28461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[181],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-28460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28460"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28464,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28460\/revisions\/28464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}