https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYsQv7xR7tM


Video of a former Nigerian soldier who was sentenced to death for asking question after 17 years of service has surfaced online.

Narrating how he was sentenced to death in 8-minutes footage released by PunchNG on Youtube, the former Nigerian soldier identified as Dele Olawale disclosed that he was enlisted into the army in January 2003, was later posted to 82 Demonstration Battalion, Kaduna Jaji after training and alongside others participated in different military operations.

The ex-soldier, Olawale while recounting how the whole scenario began on 12th September, 2013 said they (soldiers) were called by their commander that they should prepare for military operation because they want to go and fight at a place called Kafia forest.

Olawale stated that they were briefed that the people they are planning to fight have been in the place since 2003 and have become a strong force in the area. The commander told us that an Alpha jet will firstly soften the ground for us before we launch our attack in mobbing the rest.

Olawale added they (soldiers) were so confident that the end of Boko Haram terrorists is near and they were so happy about it.

We took our leave but at a point we could not see the Alpha jet again yet our commander said we still have to go unknowingly that they (insurgents) have laid ambush on us which led to serious battle but God saved my life. We lost 38 soldiers on that day, Olawale stressed.

According to Olawale, the commander addressed the soldiers the following day and ordered that they (soldiers) should go and prepare to recover the bodies of fallen soldiers which prompted him to asked a question.

You told us pointblantly that the people (insurgents) are of strong force and we (soldiers) can not go there without the Alpha Jet softening the ground for us, Olawale queried.

The commander told Olawale and other soldiers that it was not his fault and the problem he had was the Air Force because they failed him.

Owing to lack of trust and soldiers’ belief that the statement uttered by the commander was a lie, the soldiers from the rear started murmuring, later began shooting into the air to protest the statement which forced the man to leave.

Olawale further revealed that he was redeployed to Magunmeri Local Government in Borno state where I met some military police who told me to follow them because my attention is needed.

The military police requested me to write a statement on what I knew about the incident that happened on the parade ground on that particular day. I narrated the incident, went back to my location and later redeployed to another area called Damasak, a rather sad Nigerian soldier said.

‘Following month, I was called and told that the question I asked from my commander was a mutinous question and I was charged for mutiny. They started transporting me from one detention to another for a year.

On a fateful day in Abuja, popular lawyer and activist, Femi Falana came and requested to see soldiers that were charged for mutiny. He listed to our stories and stood in for us as our legal practitioner. The court marshal started and we were sentenced to death. We were moved from Abuja to military intelligence underground in Lagos. We were there for a year and denied the chances to see our families before they took us to prison, Olawale narrated.

According to Olawale, Femi Falana appealed the death verdict and pushed the case with a lot of energies and strong determination. I was writing 200 level of National Open University (NOUN) examination inside the prison when I was called and Femi Falana told us that we (the four of us) have been discharged and acquitted. The prison officials told us that we have been discharged.

The wife of the ex-soldier who is also a mother of four narrated the ugly and worry side of life they went through following the ordeal of their breadwinner.

She disclosed that she had the pregnancy of her lastborn during the trial and the whole family went through hell.

Appealing to the Nigerian Army to pay her husband’s entitlements, the mother of four who was in tears said things have become worse for the family and survival is very hard.

SOURCE: https://clic.ly/soldier-sentenced-to-death-for-asking-question-after-losing-38-colleagues

This country?

kolisokoloko



When you join a shithole banana republic army u partake from their shithole punishnent whether it favors you or not because that's how we roll in this shithole called Nigeria everyday



Ooops RIP in advance oooooooh!!!!! u survived thank God on your behalf
kolisokoloko
I rest my case.

This is what you get for living in a zoo.

I am not surprised, Zoo things.

This senior army officers just dey use the juniors as a scapegoat for money.

They hardly see junior officers as human beings.

Enenche will soon come out to release a statement claiming the man deserves to die.

It's not about the Nigeria army; it's happening all over the world; humanity is gone.

If what happened in Mali should happen in Nigeria, this country go hot.

This is sad

Boko Haram and the Bandits are one and the same thing. They have a sophisticated network. During this lockdown their Planes were moving up and down as though there was no lock down. Moving ammunition, money, logistics and distributing them to different parts of the country.

One of the northern governors is the commander of Boko Haram in Nigeria.

Don't joke with what I am saying. I have a PHD from Oxford university. I am a central banker, we don't talk nonsense. So don't joke with what I am telling you.--- Obadiah Mailafia

Militarised democracy

Just see how they try to destroy the youngman life upon say he is fighting for is country..even if they dash me a mansion in banana island n ask me to join d army.i will tell them oha kolewerk.

My generation will never join that evil organization.

A soldier who died for Nigeria Army died for nothing.. That mission was a set up, a soldier told me similiar case like this.. He and his friend escaped, while others were ambushed and killed like innocent broilers..

BOKOHARAM FOUNDING FOUNDERS AND SPONSORERS CONTROLS NIGERIA ARMY SINCE 1966 COUP BEGAN. IT STARTED THROUGH COUP PLOTS WAY BACK. BOKOHARAM WAS PART OF THE MILITARY THEN. That's what Buhari used to fight the current Chad's president during his military era in 1985. Chad's president had to retaliate by leading his country's soldiers to bomb and kill those BH men and Buhari had to send Buratai and his men to Borno under the guise of capturing Shekau (same period Buratai claimed Shekau is likely to surrender). Who told him? Was he Shekau's spokesperson? How could he speak emotionally for a wanted terrorist?.. For what reason? A secret...

Because of democracy era, bokoharam were carved out of Armed force into the forests and continued as Nigeria Army extention. So, they are same

Graxie:
This senior army officers just dey use the juniors as scale goat for money.

They hardly see junior officers as human beings.

Enenche will soon come out to release a statement claiming the man deserves to die.

It's not about the Nigeria army; it's happening all over the world; humanity is gone.

Do you know what it meant to be a soldier? I wonder how he escaped with his life. In a thick of battle especially to retrieve the bodies of fallen comrades, a combatant still has the effrontery to question his\her commanding officer. He should have been shot on the marshal ground. He triggered a mutiny with a dumb question. Military is not meant for cowards.

Dedetwo:


Do you know what it meant to be a soldier? I wonder how he escaped with his life. In a thick of battle especially to retrieve the bodies of fallen comrades, a combatant still has the effrontery to question his\her commanding officer. He should have been shot on the marshal ground. He triggered a mutiny with a dumb question. Military is not meant for cowards.

M.U.M.U talk.

Noted

This corntree is heading to its loom
I smell Mali