The Nigerian Army 7 Division Court Martial, Operation Lafiya Dole, had
sentenced a soldier for five years imprisonment for rape and assault
in Maiduguri.
Corporal Aliyu Yakubu, had been serving with 202 Tank Battalion in the
ongoing counter-insurgency operations, before committing alleged
offence of ‘rape and assault’ of 15-year old Inna Ameh Modu in Bama,
Borno state.
Inna was allegedly raped on July 1, 2018 in an uncompleted building
behind Bama prison yard.
While passing judgment Wednesday at the Maimalari Cantonment,
Maiduguri, President of General Court Martial, Brig-Gen. Ekubi Arikpo
said the five-year jail term and dismissal are for count one and two
charges against Yakubu.
“The sentencing and dismissal of Corporal. Yukubu from service, are
according to Armed Forces Act (AFA), 2004, section 78 and section 10,
subsection 2A,” he said; noting that five witnesses testified before
the court with 10 exhibits.
He said that the offence of rape and assault, however; contradicted
military professional operations of fighting Boko Haram insurgency in
Borno state.
According to him, the exhibits presented before the court, include a
medical report of raping Inna in an uncompleted building in Bama.
