Nigeria, Dec. 1 -- Audu Achigili, a colonel in the Nigerian Army, has reportedly been arrested after he accused his superiors of frustrating his promotion to the rank of brigadier general.

Sahara Reporters reported that Mr Achigili was arrested on Monday at his residence, in the presence of his family.

"In 2023, the Army Council approved my promotion to the rank of Brigadier General but till date it has not been given to me," the newspaper quoted Mr Achigili in a report published on Sunday.

The officer, who said he had served on many frontlines, including the insurgency-ravaged North-east and international deployments, expressed anger over the stalled promotion.

Noting that he narrowly escaped the 2001 Ikeja bombing during President T...