‘NCoS not detaining Army General illegally’

Omeiza Bilal

The FCT Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has said that it is not detaining the former Group Managing Director and Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Army Properties Limited, Maj. Gen. Umaru Muazu Mohammed illegally.

Reacting to reports making the rounds that it is detaining the Army General illegally; the Correctional Service said that those engaged in the call for the release of Gen. Mohammed were ignorant people that did not understand the law.

In a statement signed by Public Relations Officer FCT Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service, DSC AS Duza, the Service can only detain according to the dictates of the law.  

“The attention of the Nigerian Correctional Service, FCT Command, has been drawn to a report by a whistle blowing group demanding for the release of the former Group Managing Director and Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Army Properties Limited, Maj. Gen. Umaru Muazu Mohammed, purporting that he was detained without a warrant.

“The Command wishes to state equivocally that the Service is a responsible security agency set up by the laws of the federation, with the mandate of keeping the legally interned.

“The Nigerian Correctional Service only admits persons legally interned by a competent court of law or a military court martial. In the case of the said General, he was legally detained by a military court martial, with a valid warrant.

“It is rather unfortunate for the said group, acting without knowledge of how the system works, to feed the public with false information borne out of crass ignorance.

“Asking the Nigerian Correctional Service to release the Major General who was legally interned by a military court martial, is a aberration to the criminal justice process,” the statement read.

The FCT command of the Service enjoins the public to disregard the call by the said group as it is committed to safe and humane custody of all persons committed in its care.