NSCN (IM) orders imprisonment of Sgt Major; FGN discharges ‘killer’ cadre
Morung Express News
Dimapur | August 21
In the wake of errant underground cadres causing harm to public peace as has been reported in the recent past, efforts are now being made to rein in such indiscipline within the ranks. In this regard both the NSCN (IM) and the FGN have decided to crack down on such errant cadres.
The NSCN (I-M) has ordered the imprisonment of ‘Sgt. Major’ Athong for an indefinite duration, after a court martial found him guilty of “misconduct unbecoming of Naga Army.” Athong was involved in attempting to take the life of K Yamakum, an MLA.
“NSCN having done its job to enforce strict disciplinary conduct and sparing none in the eye of the law, would like to request the concerned organizations to respect the verdict of the Naga Army court martial on Sgt. Major Athong and his subsequent imprisonment,” a written communication from the MIP of the Naga group stated.
“There is no denying the fact that black sheep in the NSCN is doing great harm to the good name of the NSCN and its Naga Army. This is a regrettable reality that has discomforted the NSCN. But at the same time this social phenomenon has not been overlooked and NSCN is leaving no stone unturned to initiate investigation into the criminal-like behaviour of NSCN cadres.
“What happened to MLA K Yamakum at the hand of Naga Army Sgt. Major Athong is very unfortunate, and has prompted the Naga Army to fall in line with the people’s wish that Sgt. Major Athong should not be allowed to go scot-free.”
In a separate order, the Federal Government of Nagaland today announced the discharge of ‘Major’ Obed Sumi, the cadre implicated with the murder of a person named Nishena and the torture of another named Vikha Kiba at Yorüba Village on May 21 last.
Obed Sumi has been disrobed of his rank with immediate effect and an implementation report is to be furnished to the ‘government’ within a period of 15 days.
The actions of the cadre “cannot be justified under any law,” ‘Keya Kilonser’ of the FGN, P Puthai, said in a press statement. “It is a total violation of the Naga Army Rules and Regulations and the Supplementary Ordinance of Code of Conduct for Naga Army. These types of characters are not an asset to the Nation but a threat to the solidarity and integrity of our people which only disrupts social harmony, peaceful co-existence and the normal life.”
Further, the FGN observed that not only Sumis but other Nagas must also make it a primary requisite at all times not to recommend unreliable sons and daughters for enrolment in “our National Army”, for the sole reason that “parents also have to reap what they had sown.”
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