Army court martials three soldiers to 10, 23-year jail terms

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By Jutha Gupah, Maiduguri Nigeria

 

 

The Nigerian Army Court Martial (NACM) sitting in Maiduguri, has
sentenced two soldiers to 23 years of imprisonment on five count
charge for “unlawful possession” of over 2, 000 rounds of 7.62mm
special ammunition, belonging to the Army.
One other soldier was similarly jailed for ten years, for unlawful
possession of 2,800 rounds of the same 7.62mm ammunition.
The jailed soldiers are among troops fighting Boko Haram terrorism,
under Operation Lafiya Dole, in North-East sub-region of the country.
The two convicted soldiers who will be in jail for 23 years are
Privates Eric Nwokoye, and Fortune Macaulay.
They were also accused to have conspired to steal five empty AK47
rifle magazines, 2,136 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, 50 rounds
of 7.62mm NATO ammunition, and 2 rounds of Browning machine gun
ammunition.
The twin soldiers were said to have been arrested wearing civil
clothes, when some of the ammunition fell off their private baggage,
as they prepared to board a commercial vehicle, at Jambutu Motor Park,
in Jimeta Yola.
President of NACM, Lt-Col. Adamu Jahun, who found the two soldiers
guilty of five-count charge, sentenced them accordingly.
The other soldier, Corporal Garba Saidu, who will remain in prison for
10 years, was found guilty on two-count charge, of being in possession
of 1,400 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, buried within 7 Division
Garrison premises, and possession of another 1,400 rounds, which he
hid at a poultry farm belonging to a policeman, at the trailer park,
Maiduguri.
The jail terms, according to Jahun; are however subject to
confirmation, as provided by the Armed Forces Act.

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