Former Chief of Army Staff and Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Lt. Gen.Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has kicked against a publication he described as malicious, titled “How Buratai began stealing millions, converting properties 11 days after becoming Army Chief,” dated April 26, 2022, describing it as nothing but an attempt to smear his image.
Buratai, through his private counsel, Osuagwu Ugochukwu Esq., described the alleged publication by a man identified as Jackson Ude, as a rehash of a rested subject matter; Dubai properties, which he said had been put to rest over six years ago.
Osuagwu stated that “the subject matter which you hastily tried to repost to the public has since over six years been put to rest by the federal authorities. The Code of Conduct Bureau has investigated the matter, cleared Lt. Gen. T. Y Buratai, of any wrong and found him not guilty.”
He added that to recklessly bring forth the same matter to the public domain is an attempt to tarnish the image of the retired Army Chief and culprits would be made to account for their indiscretion within the ambit of the law, reiterating that any attempt to bring up the issue of the existence of Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL)and the CAC registration with Rtd Lt Gen.T.Y Buratai as one of the directors, to paint a picture of illegality is rather childish and mischievous.
According to him, the creation of Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL) was done by the Nigeria Army in 2006, preceding the...
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