NIGERIAN ARMY SPECIAL COURT-MARTIAL SENTENCES SOLDIERS FOR ARMS TRAFFICKING
A Special Court-Martial convened by the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Borno State, has sentenced three soldiers to life imprisonment and one to 15 years for their involvement in the illegal sale of arms in collaboration with police officers and terrorist groups.
The trial took place at the Officers’ Mess of the Theatre Command Headquarters in Maiduguri, presided over by Brigadier General Ugochukwu Unachukwu, the Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division and Commander of Sector 1, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK).
Brigadier General Mohammed Abdullahi, President of the Court-Martial, delivered the judgment, finding Sergeant Raphael Ameh, Sergeant Ejiga Musa, and Lance Corporal Patrick Ocheje guilty, sentencing them to life imprisonment. Corporal Omitoye Rufus received a 15-year prison sentence.
