In the wake of the compulsory retirement of some Army officials due to partisanship, it seems the airforce might be doing a purging of their own.
In an unconfirmed report on the New Telegraph, the NAF is preparing to retire some top officials due to their indictment in the $2.1 billion arms procurement scandal and other corruption related offences.
According to the New Telegraph, the names of those to be retired has already been compiled and all that’s left is an official announcement.
A source close to the NAF had this to say,
”The process on their exit from the Nigerian Air Force has been concluded. What is left is formal announcement of their disengagement.
”There is no way the indicted officers can stay in the force when they are being tried for corruption cases in court.
”Some of them have been arrested by the EFCC and kept in custody. Some of them have been detained at a military formation. So, there is no way they can be in the service.
”There are other officers whose names were not in the list of indicted officers made public by the audit panel, but they have been found culpable in corruption related offences.
”From feelers, there are about 40 officers to be retired including eight AVMs. I’m sure they will all be retired this month.”
Some of the officers affected are:
Air Vice Marshals
A.M. Mamu
O.T. Oguntoyinbo
T. Omenyi, J.B. Adigun
R.A. Ojuawo
J.A. Kayode-Beckley
Air Commodores
A.O. Ogunjobi
G.M.D. Gwani
S.O. Makinde
It has also been reported that if any of the officers indicted is convicted, they will go to jail and lose their rank.