Military authorities yesterday in Abuja
arraigned 59 soldiers, who are taking part in the ongoing war to flush out Boko
Haram terrorists in the North east, on a two-count charge of criminal
conspiracy to commit mutiny and mutiny.
The 59 soldiers, who are part of 97 officers and soldiers brought from the 7
division of the Nigeria army Maiduguri Borno State, all pleaded not guilty to
the charges.
Both charges are punishable under section 52
(1) A of the armed forces act Cap A2 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and
if they are found guilty, they will be killed by firing squad.
The soldiers from the 111 Special Forces
battalion, who were camped in Mulai Primary School, Opposite AIT in Maiduguri are alleged to have refused on August
4th 2014 to join troops commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Opurum for an
advance operation to recapture Delwa from the terrorists.
According to the charge sheet, the soldiers were alleged to
have refused the orders of their Commanding Officer to advance on an operation
to recapture Delwa and prepare the way for other battalions to proceed to
recapture Bulabulin and Damboa in Borno State from Boko Haram terrorists. At
the trial of the soldiers yesterday at the Mogadishu Cantonment Abuja, the
President of the General Military Court Martial, Brigadier-General Musa Yusuf
restated the commitment of the Nigerian Army to fair hearing, justice and
fairness in the trial of the 59 soldiers accused of breaching the law…
- Vanguard
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