The Nigerian Army has found Private
Suleiman Olamilekan, of 6 Division Garrison,
Port Harcourt, guilty of maltreating
Nollywood actress Ebere Ohakwe and he has
been sentenced to 28 days Imprisonment
with Hard Labour (IHL) and salary forfeiture
for the said number of days.
This was disclosed in a statement by Colonel
Aminu Iliyasu, the Deputy Director, Army
Public Relations on Wednesday.
The statement read:
In accordance with the Nigerian
Army’s policy of zero tolerance to
unprofessional conduct as well
as its uncompromising stance on
discipline and commitment to the
rule of law, 6 Division Nigerian
Army has charged, tried and
found Private Suleiman
Olamilekan of 6 Division Garrison,
Port Harcourt guilty of the
maltreatment of Miss Ebere
Ohakwe. He was accordingly
sentenced to 28 days
Imprisonment with Hard Labour
(IHL) and the forfeiture of his
salary for same number of days
to the Federal Government of
Nigeria.
Recall that there was a report in
the social media that the soldier
maltreated one Miss Ebere
Ohakwe at Omagwa Checkpoint
along Port Harcourt – Onitsha
Road on 30th January 2017. This
prompted the decision of the
authorities of the Headquarters 6
Division to thoroughly investigate
the matter with the view to
serving justice adequately as
required by the laws of the
Nigerian Army. Consequently, the
General Officer Commanding 6
Division Nigerian Army, Major
General Enobong Okon Udoh
ordered the immediate arrest of
the soldier and his Guard
Commander for investigation and
disciplinary action. He also
invited the victim to his office and
assured her that the matter
would not be treated lightly.
We wish to assure the general
public that proactive measures
have been put in place to
forestall a reoccurrence of such
misconduct in the future. We will
equally welcome prompt and
accurate reports of any such
misconduct within Rivers,
Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Delta
States to appropriate superior
authority via the following
numbers: 09072509436,
09072509437 and 09072509438.
We also wish to reassure the
general public of our commitment
to their safety and security as
required by the laws of our great
nation while soliciting the
support and cooperation of all
towards eradicating all forms of
criminality within our society.
