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Major Hamza Al- Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer, CSO, to late the Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, , has written the Army High Command, requesting for concessions on his position in the Army.
According to Osun Defenders, Al- Mustapha is seeking his accelerated promotion to the rank of a Major-General and his consequent retirement with his full benefits paid.
The argument had been that due to his “age on rank”, he should be retired as a Major from the Army but the former CSO is seeking a waiver on the grounds that he was unjustly incarcerated.
For the over 14 years that Al-Mustapha spent in prison, the Army high command had paid half of his monthly salary to his family.
While Al-Mustapha’s case has been presented to the Army council, the Legal Department is said to be studying the issue with a view to coming up with mutually acceptable recommendations.
Director, Army Public Relations, Brig- Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, said that as a professional force, the Army had already looked into Al-Mustapha’s case and had forwarded his petition to the Army Council.
He also confirmed that the Legal Department was already handling the issue.
The former CSO wrote the Army requesting that his case be treated fairly and that he should be granted certain concessions.
Attahiru was, however, silent on the concessions being sought by Al-Mustapha.
“The Army, as an organisation looked into this matter and it has been presented to the Army Council – the highest body.
“But the specific departments handling the issue now are the Legal Department and another, which are looking into it and will come up with their submissions soon.
“Al-Mustapha wrote to the Army requesting for certain concessions but the Army is still looking at it and very soon, we shall take a position on the matter and it would be made public,” he said.