The Nigerian Army is concluding arrangements to move its soldiers, who may be indicted by the Defence Headquarters’ Joint Investigative Panel’s report, to the 3 Division headquarters, Jos, Plateau State, for a possible General Court Martial.

The DHQ joint panel, headed by Rear Admiral Ibikunle Olaiya, which investigated the killing of three policemen and one civilian by some soldiers in Ibi, Taraba State, is expected to submit its report to the Chief of the Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin, on Monday (today).


Our correspondent had reported on Saturday that the seven-man panel’s report could indict some army personnel who would then be court-martialled and likely face dismissal, “going by their level of culpability.”

The DHQ panel concluded its work on Friday after sitting for three days at the Defence Intelligence Agency, Abuja, during which it grilled soldiers, policemen, civilians and the suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Wadume.

Our correspondent learnt on Sunday that the army was “anxiously awaiting the outcome and recommendations” of the panel’s report and the 3 Division in Jos would receive any indicted personnel for the military court trial.


The police had last Monday re-arrested the Taraba kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Wadume, at a hideout in the Layin Mai Allo Hotoro area of Kano State, who made confessions implicating the officer and soldiers in Ibi.

A top military source confirmed to our correspondent on Sunday that soldiers at the Ibi Unit, who are suspected to be indicted by the panel report, would be moved to the 3 Division in Jos.

Other sources noted that the 3 Division, Jos, being the headquarters of the 23 Brigade in Yola, Adamawa State, was expected to conduct a GCM for the personnel once the outcome of the DHQ panel had been made public.


A competent DHQ source said, “The captain, Balarabe Tijjani, is back in detention in one of the military facilities after he was cross-examined by the panel. Depending on the outcome of the panel’s report, he and other soldiers will be moved to the 3 Division in Jos, Plateau State, which is the mother of the 23 Brigade and Ibi Unit.

“We don’t know the recommendations of the panel yet, but the army is expected to make further inquiries on the matter and prepare the personnel for a General Court Martial. In fact, that is ongoing already.”

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Good

I wish..

If they are culpable dismissing them will not be enough they should be killed the same way they wasted the life of those policemen making their children become fatherless and their wives widows and potential area meat from randy men.Imagine how they gruesomely opened fire on them even the alleged kidnapper confessed that the policemen had identified themselves before they were shot at now somebody will come here and say they should forgive them abi?

Serves the soldiers good.

Great development

Hmmmm, I thought the soldiers were only following orders It's only the captain that should face court martial

Our Army behave like makeshift military unit. Too reactive and lack a defined order.

Nice move

Dead sentence once be that

Nice move

Just court martial them and send them to Sambisa as human shield for other soldiers

Court marshalling na small punishment nah... Some of them go find another thing to do but if you can gv me their two balls each make I run am rise money then you can bury the lest

Good morning

The first step in military process is court martial- then the civil court will move on trial- outcome of the trial decide their fate. Be rest assured they will not escape.
This should service as a warning to all those abiding and aiding criminals including irresponsible politicians.
author=Riversides2003 post=81612022]If they are culpable dismissing them will not be enough they should be killed the same way they wasted the life of those policemen making their children become fatherless and their wives widows and potential area meat from randy men.[/quote]

And the moral of the story is...

Ok

Next is what?

Riversides2003:
If they are culpable dismissing them will not be enough they should be killed the same way they wasted the life of those policemen making their children become fatherless and their wives widows and potential area meat from randy men.

They will dismiss and handover for police for further prosecution in the competent law court.

Good development

You cannot try a military personnel in a normal civil court, you must sack him from the military first so he can become a civilian and then he will face the civil court.

So court martialing them is in order to sack them as military officers so they can become civilians and face the civil court for culpable murder, kidnapping and conspiracy to murder charges which they will also be found guilty since Police IG is interested in the case.


After court martialing, sack, then hand over to Police then charged to court by Police, then court proceedings will start, then sentence or capital punishment by firing squad and they will be remanded in prison waiting for the execution day or jailed for life (25yrs above but to me it should be 50yrs above so they won't be out soon to form a dangerous kidnapping gang that will waste more innocent souls).


Moral lesson 1: whatever crime you are into, don't ever kill a Police officer because if you do, you must be caught and dealt with!


Moral lesson 2: flee from crime, no matter your connection, once you are into crime, luck will definitely run out of you one day, especially if you are into crime that involves killing of people, human blood is very powerful to spill. So long as you are spilling other people's blood, be rest assured that your days are numbered!

Riversides2003:
If they are culpable dismissing them will not be enough they should be killed the same way they wasted the life of those policemen making their children become fatherless and their wives widows and potential area meat from randy men.

Civil law will decide that after the military court martial.

Team death penalty and not just dismissal

[quote author=Riversides2003 post=81612022]If they are culpable dismissing them will not be enough they should be killed the same way they wasted the life of those policemen making their children become fatherless and their wives widows and potential area meat from randy men.[/quote
Dismissal only is making more kidnapping kingpin.
They are military, kill them

Honestly, I don't trust buratai himself not to talk of pple working under him. They are all corrupt