The General Court Martial sitting at the Army Headquarters Garrison in Abuja Wednesday sentenced 54 soldiers to death after finding them guilty of mutiny. 59 soldiers were on trial on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy to commit mutiny and mutiny.

Four of them were however acquitted.

While the judgment was going on, stern looking soldiers posted at the entry gate into the Mogadishu Barracks, turned back journalists saying they had instructions not to allow the media into the barracks.

An officer who was at the Court Martial however confirmed that 54 of the 59 soldiers were sentenced to death. The 59 soldiers who were serving in the epicentre of the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno state, allegedly refused lawful orders by their commander to proceed on a mission to clear out terrorists and secure a town for subsequent military deployments.

All the soldiers had pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against them at the commencement of the trial last October. The soldiers are the second batch of Nigerian soldiers condemned to death by Nigerian Military courts for mutiny.

http://www.rum704.com/2014/12/17/54-soldiers-sentenced-to-death-for-mutiny/

not again!

eunisam:
not again!

So sad

This is not good enough.The judgement should be appealed because they didn't kill anyone.Y dem no go run for their lives.Nobody wan die nao

the military doesn't play with mutiny. .....if u don't wanna take orders from your commanders. .just resign from d force..they just used them as examples. ...smh

This is democracy












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What a country