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The Nigerian Army has continued to hold a 25-year-old female soldier, Amina Sani Maidoki, in secret detention over a claim by Salamatu Faruk Yahaya, the wife of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya (retd.), that $50,000 went missing from her residence in Abuja.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Days after first exposed the unlawful detention and alleged torture of Maidoki, the army has remained silent, even as family members now say they are being harassed and threatened to stop visiting the young soldier or speaking out about the case.
“She is still under illegal detention,” a family source told SaharaReporters on Friday.
“Last week, her brother was there because he was invited by them. They asked him to bring his bank statements and they saw nothing implicating there.”
According to the source, the military’s move suggests an attempt to pin the alleged missing funds on Amina’s relatives despite no evidence linking them to any wrongdoing.
“Now the family has stopped visiting her entirely because of threats from the Nigerian Army,” the source revealed.
This is coming more than six weeks after Amina was arrested and detained without charge on April 3, 2025, allegedly under orders from Salamatu Yahaya, who accused her of stealing the missing $50,000.
Amina, a sergeant, serving as the former army chief’s wife’s ADC (Aide-de-Camp), was reportedly detained in her residence before being transferred to a military barracks.
She is currently detained and tortured daily at a military guard room in General Yakubu Gowon Barrack in Abuja.
“She was taken from their house straight into detention, and later moved to a military facility where they torture her every day to force a confession,” another family member said.
“They’ve seized her belongings and insisted she must repay the money before she’s released.”
Sources said no formal complaint has been filed with any police authority or court, and Amina has not been granted access to legal representation.
The military has also not disclosed any official charges against her.
“Even if they think she stole the money, why not charge her to court? Why torture her and hold her like a criminal without any proof?” a relative asked.
“We are now being forced to sell our property to raise money for her release.”
Efforts to get a reaction from the Nigerian Army have been futile. When SaharaReporters contacted Army spokesperson Lt Colonel Onyinyechi Anele earlier this month, she said she was unaware of the case but would investigate and revert.
She has since ignored follow-up inquiries, including questions about the fresh threats issued to Amina’s family.
“She told the soldiers she doesn’t want this to get to social media,” one of the sources said, referring to Salamatu Yahaya.
“But now we have no choice. Our daughter is being abused, her rights violated, and no one is saying anything.”
The military’s continued silence and alleged intimidation of Maidoki’s family raise serious concerns about the abuse of power within the ranks and the lack of accountability for human rights violations.
