Four Soldiers Who T*rtured Civilian To Death Bag Jail Terms

*Soldier Sentenced To Death For Killing Superior In
Borno

Four soldiers have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from one
to four years for torturing a civilian to death.

The erring soldiers are Sani Ishaya, Bidemi Fabiyi, Abdulrasheed
Adamu, and Bala Musa.

They were sentenced on Tuesday following their arraignment for
manslaughter by the Nigerian Army before the 7 Division General
Court Marshal, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maimalari Cantonment in
Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

Ishaya, who was arraigned along with the others for torturing
Peter Apogu to death over suspected theft, was sentenced to four
years imprisonment.

His accomplice Fabiyi was slammed with two years imprisonment
while Adamu and Musa got one year each for their involvement in the
crime.

Similarly, another soldier was sentenced to three years
imprisonment for unprofessional conduct and use of a firearm for
unauthorised public display at a wedding, leading to the death of a
12-year-old boy.

In his reaction, the father of the minor thanked the military
authorities for dispensing justice, three years after the crime was
committed.

Counsel to the defendants, Adetutu Oriyomi, thanked the court
for a fair judgement and blame the soldiers’ conducts on
ignorance.

On the other hand, Aja Emmanuel, a lance corporal, was deranked
for assaulting a civilian suspected of theft in his Area of
Responsibility.

The highpoint of the court martial’s proceedings was the
sentencing of a soldier arraigned for murder to death by
hanging.

The court tried the erring soldier, Trooper Azunna Maduabuchi,
and established that he opened fire at close range, emptying nine
rounds of his magazine at the adjutant of his unit, Lieutenant
Babakaka Ngorgi, killing him instantly.

Maduabuchi was serving at the 212 Battalion Bama when he
committed the offence in July 2020.

He was angry that his application for travel leave to enable him
to rectify some problems with his bank was turned down by the
ill-fated adjutant.

In his ruling, the President of the Court Martial, Brigadier
General Arikpo Ekubi, said the trooper betrayed the trust bestowed
on him by the Nigerian Army.

According to Ekubi, the offence has a mandatory sentence for the
murderer who is to suffer death by firing squad in accordance with
Section 106 of the Armed Forces Act.

Seven soldiers were sentenced on Tuesday by the court.

*Soldier Sentenced To Death For Killing Superior In
Borno

Four soldiers have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from one
to four years for torturing a civilian to death.

The erring soldiers are Sani Ishaya, Bidemi Fabiyi, Abdulrasheed
Adamu, and Bala Musa.

They were sentenced on Tuesday following their arraignment for
manslaughter by the Nigerian Army before the 7 Division General
Court Marshal, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maimalari Cantonment in
Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

Ishaya, who was arraigned along with the others for torturing
Peter Apogu to death over suspected theft, was sentenced to four
years imprisonment.

His accomplice Fabiyi was slammed with two years imprisonment
while Adamu and Musa got one year each for their involvement in the
crime.

Similarly, another soldier was sentenced to three years
imprisonment for unprofessional conduct and use of a firearm for
unauthorised public display at a wedding, leading to the death of a
12-year-old boy.

In his reaction, the father of the minor thanked the military
authorities for dispensing justice, three years after the crime was
committed.

Counsel to the defendants, Adetutu Oriyomi, thanked the court
for a fair judgement and blame the soldiers’ conducts on
ignorance.

On the other hand, Aja Emmanuel, a lance corporal, was deranked
for assaulting a civilian suspected of theft in his Area of
Responsibility.

The highpoint of the court martial’s proceedings was the
sentencing of a soldier arraigned for murder to death by
hanging.

The court tried the erring soldier, Trooper Azunna Maduabuchi,
and established that he opened fire at close range, emptying nine
rounds of his magazine at the adjutant of his unit, Lieutenant
Babakaka Ngorgi, killing him instantly.

Maduabuchi was serving at the 212 Battalion Bama when he
committed the offence in July 2020.

He was angry that his application for travel leave to enable him
to rectify some problems with his bank was turned down by the
ill-fated adjutant.

In his ruling, the President of the Court Martial, Brigadier
General Arikpo Ekubi, said the trooper betrayed the trust bestowed
on him by the Nigerian Army.

According to Ekubi, the offence has a mandatory sentence for the
murderer who is to suffer death by firing squad in accordance with
Section 106 of the Armed Forces Act.

Seven soldiers were sentenced on Tuesday by the court.