The military authorities Tuesday morning sentenced 12 soldiers to death for mutiny.
The soldiers were charged with six count of criminal conspiracy to
commit mutiny, disobeying lawful orders and various acts said to be
inimical to the military service.
The nine-member all military Court Martial, also found the soldiers
guilty of insubordinate behavior, use of abusive language, leveling
false accusation against their superior officers, among others.
They were similarly found guilty of attempting to kill their
erstwhile General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Major General Ahmed
Mohammed by shooting at his official car, between May 13 and 14, 2014.
The car was bullet proof.
The incident took place at the Maimalari Barracks, Maiduguri in the course of the ongoing counter insurgency campaign.
The court also found them guilty of preventing the movement of some
of their injured colleagues to hospital and obstructing evacuation of
their dead ones who were killed in ambush on their way from an operation
in Chibok, Borno State.
Those to die are: Cpl. Jasper Braidolor, David Musa, Friday
Onu, Yusuf Shuaibu, Emmanuel Igomu, Andrew Ngbede, Nurudeen Ahmed,
Ifeanyi Alukhagbe, Alao Samuel, Amadi Chukwudi, Alan Linus and Stephen
Clement.
Jeremiah Ichocho, who was found guilty of Absence Without Official Leave (AWOL) was sentenced to two years without labour.
Five were discharged and acquitted, having been found not guilty by the court.
The court said the sentences were subject to confirmation by higher
authorities and acknowledged the right of the soldiers, who pleaded not
guilty to most of the charges, to appeal the judgment.
The court was presided over by Brig. Gen. CC Okwonkwo.
Other members of the court are: Col. TS Nurseman, Col. TO
Olowomeye, Col. IG Lassa, Lt.Col. JK Feboke, Lt. Col. CR Nnebeife, Major
I Yusuf, Major TA Yakubu and Major AE Martins.
Lt. Col. AA Audu and Lt. Col. U Ukpe served as prosecutors.
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