General Alkali to get befitting burial, says Army
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the nigerian army on september 20 2018 began a search and rescue operation and troops from the 3 division were deployed to dura du village1 the nigerian army said retired major general idris alkali whose body was found today would be given a befitting burial1 the body of alkali who was declared missing since september was found in a well in guchwet village in shen district of jos south1 the retired army general was travelling to his home in bauchi through plateau state1 following his reported disappearance the plateau state police command on october 25 declared the district head of dura du village in jos south local government area of plateau state and seven others wanted1 the suspects were declared wanted after preliminary investigations indicating that they masterminded the abduction assault and caused the disappearance of the retired army officer1 the leader of the operation search and rescue brigadier general umar mohammed said a parade and befitting burial would be held for the retired former chief of administration in the nigerian army1 commander of the division and leader of the search mission brigadier-general umar mohammed said that preliminary investigation showed that the missing officers vehicle was seen close to a pond in the area1 nine days later the army found the vehicle in the pond. when it was pulled out some items belonging to the major general were found but he wasnt in the vehicle1 the 58-year-old major general enlisted as officer cadet at the nigerian defence academy in 1980 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 19831 he was posted to the infantry corps on commission but was redeployed to the intelligence corps1 idris holds two masters degrees from the us national defense university ndu in washington dc the first is master of science in national security strategy obtained from the national war college while the second is master of arts in strategic security studies obtained from the college of international security affairs1 he also holds a graduate certificate in international counterterrorism from ndu a bachelors degree in war studies from university of baluchistan quetta pakistan and a postgraduate diploma in diplomatic studies from the university of westminster london uk1