The Nigerian Army has apologized to the family of a commercial motorcyclist, Mr Abubakar Alhaji, who was allegedly beaten to death by Sgt. Taiwo Owoeye in Lagos.

The apology was tendered by the Nigerian Army's counsel, Bola Oyebanji, at the Presidential Panel investigating alleged human rights abuses by the Armed Forces.

Oyebanji said the culprit has been arrested and detained for murder.

He said, “The Nigerian Army has detained Sgt. Owoeye for murder, we find the matter reprehensible and condemnable.

“However, this is a single act which showed that the sergeant was on his own.

“We apologise and sympathise with the family of the deceased.”

Head of the panel, Justice Biobel Goodwill, of the Court of Appeal, also condoled with the brother of the deceased who was present at the hearing.

Goodwill after tendering the apology, told Mr Lucas Koyejo, a counsel for the National Human Rights Commission to follow up with the military trial of Owoeye to ensure that justice was done and to liaise with the victim’s family.

Alhaji’s brother, Mr Salihu Mojahid, in his testimony before the panel, shed light on the series of events leading to his brother’s death.

Mojahid said, “On Feb. 27, my brother called Abubakar Alhaji, a commercial motorcyclist, took a passenger to Maroko Roundabout beside Myhoung Barracks, Yaba, Lagos.

“He parked at the back of a vehicle and unknown to him someone was in the vehicle, the person in the vehicle reversed and bystanders shouted that a commercial motorcyclist is behind him.

“My brother knocked on the car to alert the owner that he parked behind him, the owner of the car came out and he was Sgt. Taiwo Owoeye.

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Apologies accepted,

after all crocodiles don't smile for nothing.

can you imagine , what impression did the army man create on the mind of those school children ?, that in naija, human life is worthless so long as you are in arm uniforms?. The idiot should be hanged, even the arm should be sued as well for recruiting a mad man.

can the apology bring back the dead? let him be electrocuted to death too

Nigerian army is a terrorist organization. Welcome to the zoo.

OK Nigerian army una weldone ooooo....now that u have apologised to d late man family.....kill that sergeant too and let Nigerians sympathize with the sergeant family.....Nonsense....awon oloriburuku.....

Afonja killing Afonja...


quote me and watch white garment afonjas fall on you....