By Ovie Okpare
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) says it has sanctioned some officer cadets found culpable for indiscipline and general misconduct during its just concluded periodic Dossier Review for personnel of the Nigerian military.
NDA stated this on Friday in a press release issued by the Academy’s Public Relations Officer, Major Abdullahi Abubakar.
The statement said the exercise resulted in the relegation and withdrawal of some cadets found wanting in discipline and general misconduct.
It explained that the measure is NDA’s” continued demonstration of its commitment to produce quality officers for the Nigerian Armed Forces and to ensure discipline is preserved.”
“The mission of the Nigerian Defence Academy’s (NDA) is to provide each officer cadet with the requisite knowledge, skills and values necessary to meet the requirements of a military officer through military training, academic excellence and character development.
“Towards achieving this mandate, the NDA conducts periodic Dossier Review to address cadets’ disciplinary cases. The Exercise is in line with provisions of Cadets Hand Book on Discipline and General Administration 2018 (Revised) and Armed Forces Act CAP A20 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
“The recently concluded Dossier Review resulted in the relegation and withdrawal of some cadets found wanting in discipline and general misconduct”, the statement added.
