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Jenams:
Instead of NA to deploy officers wit 5years military experience and above, they r sendin 21 years old to fight boko haram! I weep for dis nations!

Can you imagine! I just pray that the blood of those young men will not be shed.

This is nothing but travesty of justice. What a country!

Convicted soldiers were sent on suicidal mission – Falana

DECEMBER 18, 2014 BY ADE ADESOMOJU, ABUJA
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), on Thursday described as dubious, the judgment of a General Martial Court in Abuja which on Wednesday sentenced 54 soldiers to death for conspiracy to commit mutiny and mutiny.

Falana said in a statement that the soldiers should never have been convicted for mutiny for refusing to embark on a mission to fight the well armed Boko Haram sect without being provided with the necessary motivation and weapons.

Falana, who was the defence lawyer for the batch of 59 soldiers tried by the GMC, said the soldiers’ disobedience to the said order was a refusal to commit suicide.

The Brig.-Gen. Musa Yusuf-led court martial in its judgment convicted the soldiers for disobeying an order of their commanding officer on August 4, 2014.

Five of the 59 soldiers that were prosecuted were discharged and acquitted by the GMC.

The soldiers, most of whom joined the army in 2012 with ages ranging between 21 and 25 belonged to the Special 111 Battalion in Maiduguri.

Their commanding officer, Lt.-Col. Timothy Opurum, was said to have asked the soldiers to proceed on a mission to recapture Delwa, Balubulin and Damboa in Borno State from the Boko Haram terrorists, an order which the soldiers allegedly disobeyed.

Falana said the judgment was characterised by “gross miscarriage of justice” and the acquittal of five of the 59 accused soldiers was “to give the false impression that the dubious verdict was fair and just.”

He said the judgment would not stand, adding that he would explore all legal measures to stop the army authorities from giving effect to ‘the genocidal verdict’.

He said, “Convinced that soldiers who made a legitimate demand for equipment to fight the insurgents cannot, by any stretch of imagination, be properly convicted for mutiny we shall take all necessary legal measures to prevent the army authorities from giving effect to the genocidal verdict of the court-martial.”

Falana explained in his statement entitled, ‘Halt the genocidal elimination of Nigerian soldiers’, that allegiance taken by the soldiers was not a license to commit suicide.

He said, “We submit that the oath of allegiance taken by the accused soldiers is not a license to commit suicide.

“It is a solemn undertaking to defend the nation based on the expectation that the Federal Government would have complied with Section 217 of the Constitution on the mandatory requirement to equip the armed forces adequately.

“It is important to state that when equipment was made available on 18 August 2014, the accused soldiers fought gallantly.”

According to the lawyer, the Battalion only comprised 170 instead of 750 soldiers.

He explained, “The soldiers were in the SF 111 Battallion which has 174 instead of 750 soldiers.

“The soldiers in the Battalion were neither equipped nor motivated. They are young men whose ages range between 21 and 25. Most of them joined the army in 2012.

“With little or no training whatsoever they were deployed to fight the dreaded Boko Haram sect.

“The funds allocated for payment of the salaries and allowances of the soldiers and for purchase of arms and ammunition are usually diverted and cornered by corrupt military officers.

“Instead of bringing such unpatriotic officers to book the military authorities have engaged in the diversionary tactics of wasting the lives of innocent soldiers by sentencing them to death without any legal justification.”

agarawu23:
tenx

You're welcome bro.

agarawu23:
so TRUE

I did laborer jobs in lagos to get to the top

I am now at the top

Oluwa seun.

work harder dudes.

modified : I saw strange n silly comments, "you cant use ur result to sell pure water " I have been selling pure water since 19 kokoro.

I started hawking pure water for my mum at d age of 11/ 12, at times I will b ashamed when ever I see my class mates but if I dnt sell who will? how is my poor mum going to feed my juniors?

lagos is a rugged area n u can find any kind of jobs be it legal or illegal. legal jobs is advicable if u wanna live long. pls o for those of u waiting for office jobs simply because u saw ur mates in office but u frgt say head wey taye carry come no be d same with kehinde. God have plan for everyone and ur future work along with ur destiny.
one advice : dont select job simply because u r forming graduate or u have swags n cant do some kinds of jobs, anyway ur swagger will put food in ur stomach sha and dats if its only u.




TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY NL.
17 DECEMBER born.

Happy birthday, Great Man.

shaboti:
Why dint the bus driver stop when he was asked to?
She probably thought she was going to be kidnapped. Avoidable death

RIP

Probably. What an end!

declaro:
Thank you very much my brother. I'm very happy for this.

You're welcome sir.

declaro:
Those that are talking about war have not witness one. They feel it is James Bone movie shows.

Happy Birthday, Great Man. God bless you.

Dymondgurl:
This one pass Morse code

I swear!

TheSonOfMark:
R.I.P English language! We will avenge your death though...

Most definitely.

Touche

PS: Do not jump into another relationship so quickly. Make room for your heart to heal.

pxjosh:
a complex mesh of cross-rhythms .....even davido no know wetin this one mean. e just dey sing e own dey go

Choi! You get mouth.

dridowu:
Olorun oba sa nu mi
olarenwaju ni ko se mi
si na ola fun mi oooo
ma je ki oro aye mi do ju ru ooo
fi mi lokanbale oluwa ooooooo
ma je kin toro je
ma je kin se eru egbe mi ooooo
fi alubarika si oro aye mi oooooo
ma do ju ti mii ooooo



I must murder poverty by force by fire

@DrIdowu: This is so deep. I say a big AMEN! to your prayer and also pray the same for myself too.

Got a childhood friend who has it. It does look good on her.

I really don't mind...as long as she looks good and she's comfy with it.

chelseabmw:
I'm so interested

Touche

It doesn't look cool to me. This ain't right.

Splashme:
I'm beginning to suspect this US oh . . .

Exactly!

Nihilist:
Now this news will definitely affect the price of Garri in the market.

The Igwe must hear this

www.nairaland.com/attachments/1594746_10352274_1533952146825886_2576240504666359700_n_jpeg_jpeg95a1a7273e673390a6667176793978d7

Nihilist, you're so right

Oh, what a loss! RIP

PS: OP abeg when next you're reporting (I pray there won't be a recurrence) avoid been too overtly explicit with the details cos some people may not have the heart to process such details without feeling sick.

emusmith:
Some of us have outgrown LIKES from people..
I LOVE what I do...

I'll keep posting whether or not I see a LIKE...

You don't understand?

Does LIKE reflect in your bank account? lol... haba!

I'm not saying YOU should not fight to get it, but don't break your rules to get it. Don't spew trash to get it. Bla bla bla...

Be You..!

OP, God bless the depth of your wisdom. Be unruffled man. *hugs*

[quote
author=adepiero post=28443700]OP do you mind quoting your
writeup to avoid fools from quoting you [/quote]seconded.

kennygee:
Lol, I speak a little.

Wow, that's cool. It's kinda romantic though

kennygee:
Yeah, I know. You speak Spanish?

Kennygee, I have a smattering of it.

kennygee:
She is pretty and looks Nerdy.

I am not surprised she is based abroad

A 13 year old writing a book with a Title like this shows she is receiving quality education.

She looks studious and happy, innocent, I'm sure she doesn't have ans Instagram or twitter account.

I just have a lot of admiration for her.

Her Dad must be so proud, he must have had her at a young age.


So many have aborted young stars like these on a quack's table.

That's so deep, you know.

Wow! So cute. She's a rare combination of beauty and brains.

holatin:
thank God
if this work, we suppose go church or mosque for Thanksgiving.
those message na hire killer

lwkmd you too get mouth

Ishilove:
Nollywood filmmaker and self-proclaimed culture critic Charles Novia says there should be no fuss about international stars who have big butts, because African women, especially Yoruba women are naturally endowed while theirs are usually artificial. He explains that Nicki Minaj, Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez should be should be jealous of Mercy Johnson, Yvonne Okoro and a lot of African women – especially Yoruba women.

Read his hilarious piece:



On his thoughts about today's fashion and the butt pad:



Source:http://www.kemifilani.com/2014/11/why-yoruba-ladies-have-biggest-butts-in.html?m=1

Charles Novia made these comments for real? This man is damn hilarious

How did we get here as a country?

Lordabas:



because people don't know what commitment is -- they have completely bought into the concept that
"nothing matters but my personal happiness", and when things get rocky -- and they ALWAYS DO -- they decide that it is more important for them to be "happy" than to work on their marriage

You spoke my mind.

WOW! These are thought-provoking questions. I really wonder why this hasn't made the front page.

MODS please do the needful.

And that's supposed to be an achievement?