Two
children of T.J Abdallah, an infantry officer who called Nigerian service
chiefs, “Nollywood actors” in a private WhatsApp group have died in a car
accident as the family travelled to visit him in detention in Maiduguri, Borno
State, after he became incommunicado for several weeks, according to Premium
Times.
The
Abdallah family driver also perished in the auto crash while his wife, who
suffered serious injury in the crash was left battling for her life, sources
familiar with the matter told this newspaper.
Mr Abdallah, a
lieutenant Colonel and commanding officer (CO) of 151 battalion stationed at
Banki Junction, Borno, criticised the military hierarchy for what he described
as poor management of the war against terror in the Nigerian north east
region. He made the remarks in a WhatsApp group operated by the 49
regular cadet class of the National Defence Academy (NDA).
An army investigation
into the activities of the WhatsApp group indicted Mr.
Abdallah, describing his comments as “seditious and derogatory” against the
nation’s political and military leadership, slurring him as a fifth columnist
in the Nigerian Army.
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