https://www.nairaland.com/6989250/24-properties-seized-top-military

Brig-Gen Maude Aminu-Kano, who was eased out of the Army as the commander of the Nigerian Army School of Finance and Administration (NASFA). In September 2005, a court martial was set up to try him for charges on circulation of false information on Col. N.E. Ekwale and Col. P.A. Toun.

Eight witnesses were called by the Army but Brig-Gen. Aminu-Kano pleaded not guilty to the charges and objected to the sitting of the court martial on the ground that the offence for which he was being tried in Abuja was committed under 81 Division in Lagos. He also argued that he had been pardoned for the offences he was being tried for.

The court martial saw no sense in his arguments and went ahead to sit on the matter. He was subsequently found guilty of all charges, convicted and sentenced to imprisonment. He was also sentenced to a reduction in rank for each count of the seven charges against him.

A displeased Brig-Gen. Aminu-Kano approached the Court of Appeal, which set aside the decisions of the court martial. The Army was dissatisfied and went to the Supreme Court. It was defeated. Justices George Oguntade, Francis Tabai, Ibrahim Muhammad, John Fabiyi and Olufunlola Adekeye, on February 29, 2010, relied on Section 171 of the Armed Forces Act. Cap. A20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990 to defeat the Army.

The section states: “Where a person subject to service law under this Act (a) has been tried for an offence by a competent civil or court martial under service law; or (b) has been charged with an offence under service law and has had the charges dismissed, or has been found guilty on the charge on summary trial under this Act; or (c) has had an offence condoned by his commanding officer, he shall not be liable in respect of that offence to be tried by a court martial or to have the case dealt with summarily under this Act.”


The justices ruled that what the Army did to Brig-Gen. Aminu-Kano amounted to double jeopardy. He was reinstated and thereafter retired from the Army with his entitlements.

It's a huge lie that the siezed properties belong to General Muade

Why is efcc hiding the identity of the seize properties?It is not the late general that owns the properties.

Revolution2022:
Why is efcc hiding the identity of the seize properties?It is not the late general that owns the properties.

Exactly