A Lance Corporal serving with the Nigerian Army has been dismissed for allegedly getting intimate with the wife of one of his colleagues.
According to a report by Sahara Reporters on Sunday, the soldier, Abdullahi Ismail was sacked from the army after being found “guilty” of having sex with his colleague’s wife.
Before his dismissal, Mr Ismail was serving at 231 Battalion in Biu Local government area of restive Borno state.
“The soldier was fired from the Nigerian Army for sleeping with his colleague’s housewife. We’re happy as this will serve as an example to others involved in this act now common in our barracks,” a source told the online newspaper.
“Our colleague, Abdullahi has been dismissed at 231 BN Biu. He slept with his regular’s wife. So sad,” another source said.
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He added that “the dismissed soldier had a notorious history of sexual indiscipline before he was reported to the army authorities”.
The report explained that Mr Ismail’s offence was “indecent professional misconduct and having sex with a fellow soldier’s wife which contravenes Sections 79 and 93 of the Armed Forces Act CAP A20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.”
“The law prescribes jail term and dismissal from service with dishonour,” the report explained.
