Stolen N400m: Nigerian Army detains fleeing soldier’s wife, children

The family of Ayo Oluwaniyi, the wife of one of the soldiers, who allegedly stole N400m they were escorting, has lamented the arrest and detention of the woman and her three children by the Nigerian Army in Ondo State.

It was gathered that 37-year-old Ayo and her children were arrested after her husband, Gabriel, was identified as one of the five soldiers alleged to have stolen the money they were escorting from Sokoto to Kaduna.

A family member, who spoke to Punch correspondent on condition of anonymity, said Ayo and her children were being detained at the 32 Artillery Brigade, Owena Barracks, Akure.

She stated that they had been denied access to family members, adding that the family was worried about Ayo and her children’s state of health.

Punch had reported that five soldiers were confirmed to have stolen the money while on escort duty from Sokoto to Kaduna in the first week of July.

The former General Officer Commanding, 8 Division, Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Maj. Gen. Hakeem Otiki, had reportedly asked the soldiers to escort the money and deliver it to a Very Important Person in Kaduna.

– Punch