Allegiance Nigeria Relations Ransome-Kuti family Service/branch Nigerian Army | Rank Brigadier general Parents Beko Ransome-Kuti | |
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Commands held Multinational Joint Task Force | ||
Enitan Ransome-Kuti is a Nigerian Army personnel and son of the late human rights activist Beko Ransome-Kuti. Prior to his dismissal from the Nigerian Army on October 15, 2015, he served as the Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force.
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Early life and education
Enitan was born in Lagos. He is an alumnus of the Nigerian Military School, Zaria and the Nigeria Defence Academy where he had his formal education before receiving his commission into the Nigerian Army.
Career
After rising through the ranks of the army to a Brigadier general, Enitan was appointed Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force. On October 15, 2015, he was dismissed from the Nigerian Army by a court martial and sentenced to six-months imprisonment after he was found guilty for "cowardice" and "mutiny" following the Baga attacks by the Boko Haram sect in 2015. His sentence and dismissal was however commuted on 3 March 2016 and he was demoted to the rank of Colonel.