SOLDIER BAGS 7 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR MANSLAUGHTER

another 14 months for desertion

The General Court Marshal (GCM) of 7 Division sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State has sentenced a serving soldier to seven (7) years imprisonment for manslaughter for shooting and killing one Mr. Umar Alkali within the popular Monday Market in Maiduguri metropolis on 23 December 2015.

The soldier (name withheld) was found guilty of manslaughter punishable under Section (105) of the Armed Forces Act CAP A20 of the Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2004.

The soldier's plea that he acted in self defence, that the deceased assaulted and tried to wrestle his rifle from him before he shot and killed him to save his life and that of his compatriots was set aside on the ground of use of disproportionate force.

While dismissing the initial charge of murder leveled against the soldier the GCM upheld the charge of manslaughter.

The President of the Court, Brigadier General Olusegun Adeniyi while delivering the verdict gave a detailed account of all the proceedings and relevant laws that guided the court at arriving at its decision.

Another soldier (name withheld) was also found guilty of one count charge of desertion punishable under section 60 of the Act.

He was sentenced to 14 months imprisonment.

It will be recalled that the Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu in August 2016 inaugurated a General Court Marshal with the mandate of dealing with matters that may arise from activities of troops within the Division's area of responsibility and to ensure that troops work within the framework of their rules of engagement.

While reading the rulings of the court, the President of GCM, Brigadier General Adeniyi admonished officers and soldiers to always maintain high level of discipline, respect for human rights and strict adherence to rules of engagement and other laws guiding their conducts.

He maintained that Nigerian military is known for discipline.

Thank you for your kind cooperation.

Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman
Director Army Public Relations

Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2017/02/nigerian-soldier-bags-7-yrs.html

good for him, next time they will think before acting
but maybe he mistaked d man for BH, na their base him dey nah

May God help us

Only 7 years?

what happens after serving his terms? will he be absorbed back to the army?

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why are they with holding the names?

Not bad.

Just 7 years?
Na wa o. Abeg we need jungle justice asap

Just seven years??
pffffffffftttt!

The soldier that beat the motorcyclist to death in Lagos, should also face the law.

People who are meant to defend the citizens are the ones killing them.

What's the motive of the fellow wrestling his gun from him? I'd say let proper mental evaluation be carried out on the soldier first.

Self defence gone wrong cudos to the soldier

Another soldier again. When will appropriate measures be taken to prevent this wickedness by our force men?How long will the govt continue to wait for them to kill civilians before taking action?

Who don die, don die oooo!

Only 7 years for manslaughter??
Homosexuality is 14 years and manslaughter gets 7 years??

Justice is always delayed in Nigeria since December 23rd 2015.

If the victim was an Igbo man would he have gotten such justice?.

Pls wen will they start sentencing the soldiers that kill unarmed civilians in the SE to their own imprisonment? The life of a Mohammad is not worth more than that of Chinedu

thats bullshit

he should have gotten 100 years or more


these naija soldiers are very ruthless

btw what of the others that beat people on a daily bases

E concern meeh!

so they withheld the name abi? they sentence him because he killed a northerner if the deceased was from the south we won't hear anything.

Seun!we need Bet9ja group on nairaland Jor

7years and that's all? No wonder dey go about harassing civilians

what kind of journalism do we practice in this Nigeria u get a story yet withhold the culprits name... what for he has being sentenced already so why hid his identity.. Na only our news they get "does not wish to be mentioned"

Another show of shame on our govt. Just 7yrs? My sincere advice to fellow Nigerians is to always learn when to abort argument especially when the policeman or soldier corks his gun. I repeat abort mission! A dead man does not benefit from justices.

ritababe:
so they withheld the name abi? they sentence him because he killed a northerner if the deceased was from the south we won't hear anything.

bigotry kills

What a country 7 years for manslaughter? Should offence against a civilian be tried in a military court in the first place ?

O berra

Young03:

good for him, next time they will think before acting
but maybe he mistaked d man for BH, na their base him dey nah

mistaked? toh!

Na wah O. Just 3½ years