Enitan Ransome-Kuti (born 1964) is a retired Nigerian Army one star general and son of the late human rights activist Beko Ransome-Kuti. In 2015, he served as the Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force.

Early life and education

Enitan was born in

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. He is an alumnus of the

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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 15 October 2015, he was dismissed from the

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by a court martial and sentenced to six-months imprisonment after he was found guilty for "

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" and "

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" 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

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