The suspect. Photo credit: Army

The Headquarters Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps has declared one of its personnel, Private Mohammed Yusuf Amutu, wanted over “his alleged involvement in the illegal sale and supply of military uniforms to terrorists and other criminal elements.”

The suspect. Photo credit: Army

The Corps announced this in a statement on Thursday signed by the Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, Headquarters Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps, Maj. Oluwatope Aluko, saying preliminary investigations linked the soldier to the alleged illegal activities after he absconded from his unit.

According to the statement, Amutu, who was serving at the Nigerian Army Ordnance Kits Factory, “absconded from his unit on 3 June 2026.”