Fifty-four of the 59 soldiers standing trial for
mutiny and conspiracy to commit mutiny have
bagged the death sentence. They are to face the
firing squad having been found guilty of the
offences.
The General Court Martial, which has been sitting
since October, however, discharged and acquitted
five of the soldiers.
Delivering the judgment at the Mogadishu
Cantonment, Abuja Wednesday night, chairman o
the GCM, Major General Musa Yusuf, said the
soldiers reserved the right to appeal the verdict at
a higher authority.
The 59 soldiers were among the troops engaged
in counter insurgency operations in Borno, Yobe
and Adamawa states, where the Boko Haram
insurgents have taken over a number of Nigerian
towns and villages in Northeastern Nigeria.
The soldiers were accused of refusing lawful
orders to fight, an offence the military authorities
described as conspiracy and mutiny.
The first batch of soldiers that were tried for
mutiny also bagged the death sentence for
shooting at their commanding officer. The verdict
is being appealed by their lawyers.
All the 59 soldiers had pleaded not guilty to the
charges preferred against them by the General
Court Martial during the trial.
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