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How army officer convicted of sodomy avoided jail, got pardon, landed top university jobs

By Qosim Suleiman

Twenty-nine years ago, a military court convicted this former army officer of sodomy. Eighteen years ago, the Supreme Court upheld the verdict. But he never served the sentence. Instead, he cleaned up his profile to become a prized academic recruit in Nigeria and abroad. The post How army officer convicted of sodomy avoided jail, got pardon, landed top university jobs appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.