The Nigerian army captain has been reabsorbed into army

Sagir Koli, the Nigerian army captain who put

his career and life on the line when he exposed
the 2014 rigging of the gubernatorial election in
Ekiti State, has been reabsorbed into the
Nigerian army, SaharaReporters has
authoritatively learned.
Army sources speaking with SaharaReporters
also said Captain Koli, who is being praised by
both peers and superiors, will receive a letter of
commendation for his outstanding conduct and
non-partisanship in the course of duty.
The captain, it will be recalled, fled the country
after he exposed the rigging of the Ekiti State
election, successfully making an electronic
recording of a meeting where top politicians of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the
Nigerian army strategized on how to place in
office Ayo Fayose, who eventually “won” the
contest.
Brigadier General Aliyu Momoh, in collusion
with then Minister of Defense Musiliu
Obanikoro, former Osun State Senator Iyiola
Omisore, former Minister for Police Affairs Jelili
Adesiyan, Anambra politician Chris Uba,
gubernatorial candidate Fayose, and others
were caught on Captain Koli’s secret audio
recording plotting to intimidate members of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) in order to
successfully rig the gubernatorial race.
In the audio recording, which was subsequently
published by SaharaReporters, Mr. Obanikoro
was heard bribing General Momoh to use the
military to deny APC voters access to polling
stations and arrest leading opposition
politicians in Ekiti State. The politicians were
also recorded plotting with General Momoh
about how to use their tactics in Ekiti to rig
another election in Osun State.
News of Captain Koli’s reabsorption into the
army follows the release of the Nigerian Army
Board of Inquiry’s report where several high-
ranking military officers were recommended for
disciplinary proceedings.
It is unclear what other measures may be taken
by the government, including possible
prosecution of non-army personnel who were
involved in the rigging. It should also be
recalled that the army, in the course of
searching for Captain Koli, tortured his teenage
younger brother, a secondary school student.