Cute Abiola, aka OSCOMP Abdulgafar Ahmad, has been placed on one-month ‘extra duty’ for wearing a police uniform in one of his skits and mocking the Nigeria Police Force.
Ahmad, 25, was arrested on November 15 but has been released from detention to serve his ‘light corrective punishment’ in a cantonment. He is expected to complete his punishment by December 15, 2021, when he can return home to his family.
A naval spokesperson confirmed the development on Friday. Commodore Suleman Dahun said Ahmad was given a ‘one-month extra duty’ punishment after a military trial.
Dahun said, “Cute Abiola has been placed on one-month extra duty after he was tried. He will be in charge of cleanship; supervising painting, electricians, carpentry, cutting of grasses, and others. He will be supervising civilians.
“He is no longer under detention. He has been released to move around to serve his punishment.
“Because he was detained on November 15, that one month will start counting from then, which means he is going to be engaged till December 15. By then, he will be off the extra duty.”
A military source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, explained that an extra duty means that the comedian is the “Minister of Works in the Barracks” for the period of the punishment.
The source also added that Cute Abiola should have known better as a military man and should not have appeared in a police uniform in one of his skits, let alone ridiculing the sister agency in the process.
According to Fatai Adebanjo, the lawyer for Cute Abiola expressed happiness that Cute Abiola’s wife and mother, who had been distressed since the ordeal began, would be relieved.
“We appreciate the Nigerian Navy for the consideration and we know that we are counting days for him to rejoin his family,” Adebanjo said.
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