Those calling for ex-service chiefs to be invited to ICC are unpatriotic – Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described Nigerians calling for the probe of the immediate past service chiefs as unpatriotic.

Speaking during a Radio Nigeria programme, Politics Nationwide, on Tuesday morning February 2, Lai Mohammed noted that to the best of his knowledge, the service Chiefs obey the rules of engagement and because civilians do not know the structure of the Military nobody is competent to talk about its structure.

“To the best of my knowledge, our service chiefs obey the rules of engagement and where there are infractions, there are internal regulations and internal mechanisms to address them. Those who are calling for the ex-service chiefs to be invited to ICC are unpatriotic people. Those who talk about the structure, what do they know about the structure of the military? I don’t think any of us is competent to talk about the structure of the military, he said

Last week, the President had appointed four new service chiefs and relieved his former Service chiefs, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin (Chief of Defence Staff); Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (Chief of Army Staff); Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas (Chief of Naval Staff); and Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (Chief of Air Staff). Shortly after the military officers were relieved of their jobs, the Peoples Democratic Party and some other Nigerians called for their probe.