Ghen Ghen! Army Officers Ordered To Declare Their Assets

Nigeria is now entering into a totally open era where one man can no longer have 10 different houses in all the big cities around, while his legitimate earnings can barely afford more than just one house.

Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has asked all officers of the Nigerian Army who have not declared their assets to do so immediately.

General Buratai "gave the directive during a conference with Principal Staff Officers and Directors serving at the Army Headquarters."

Nigerian Armed Forces have been in the spotlight after an audit ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari found that numerous retired and serving military officers may have colluded in billions of dollars worth of weapons procurement deals.

According to a statement released by military spokesman, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Buhari asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to commence investigation of the officers. 

Colonel Usman's statement disclosed that the Chief of Army Staff had declared his own assets shortly after his "appointment as Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force in May 2015 and also on his appointment as Chief of Army Staff in July 2015." 

He revealed that copies of both declarations were with the Code of Conduct Bureau.

According to the press statement, the directive to officers to declare their assets was justified owing to the fact all military officers "are public servants, as well as subject to both civil and military laws."