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January 15, 2017
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B’Haram attack military base, kill 3 soldiers

An attack on a military base by Boko Haram insurgents has left three soldiers died. The insurgents attacked the Nigerian Army troops of the 119 Battalion and 133 Special Forces Battalion in the Operation Lafiya Dole on Saturday in the Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno. According to The Punch troops also shot dead 10 Boko Haram... Read More
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December 5, 2016
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Shiites/Army clash: Kaduna govt recommends court martial for soldiers

The Kaduna State government has recommended that members of the Nigerian Army who were involved in the killing of 347 Shi’ites members in Zaria be brought to trial before a Court of competent jurisdiction. In a White Paper released by the state’s Judicial Commission of Inquiry, the commission said the those involved will be subjected... Read More
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August 10, 2016
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20 soldiers arraigned for human rights abuse, murder

Twenty personnel of the Nigerian Army have been arraigned before a court martial over charges of gun-running, human rights abuses and murder. According to The Daily Trust, the affected personnel include four officers and sixteen soldiers. The commander in charge of 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Victor Ezudwu, while inaugurating the court martial at... Read More
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August 2, 2015
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Army dissolves court martial against mutiny soldiers, others

Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has reportedly dissolved all the ongoing General Military Courts Martial in Nigeria. The Army chief is said to have begun the process of reviewing cases of soldiers dismissed from service over alleged acts of cowardice, insubordination, mutiny and other allegations. Punch Newspapers reports that the Army will be revisiting all... Read More
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January 5, 2015
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UN to intervene in death sentence of 54 soldiers

by Kolapo Olapoju   Following the death sentence given to 54 Nigerian soldiers, the United Nations has expressed its intention to take appropriate action over the execution of the soldiers sentenced to death by the Nigerian Army on December 17. In a letter to The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial... Read More
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December 24, 2014
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Boko Haram: Nigerian army to court-martial 100 more soldiers

by James Sambo   A week after 54 soldiers were sentenced to death for refusing to fight Boko Haram, 100 more soldiers are to be court-martialled by the Nigerian military for a number of offences relating to the on-going fight against Boko Haram terrorists. According to reports, 118 soldiers have been transported from Maiduguri, the... Read More
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December 18, 2014
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Mutiny verdict: It is a gross miscarriage of justice – Femi Falana

by Kolapo Olapoju   Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has stated that the 54 soldiers sentenced to death for mutiny and conspiracy to commit mutiny, were sent on a suicide mission by their superiors. According to Falana, who was the defence lawyer for the batch of 59 soldiers tried by the GMC, the soldiers’... Read More
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September 26, 2014
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The Army means business: 13 soldiers to face trial for cowardice and insurbodination

by Kolapo Olapoju Authorities of the Nigerian Army are reportedly planning to arraign 13 soldiers for cowardice and (insubordination) failure to obey orders from their superiors to advance at the war-front. Reports have it that the soldiers failed to comply with the directive to join their counterparts at the 7 Division, on the counter-terrorism operation... Read More
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September 21, 2014
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“They have to die” – Retired military bosses say mutiny soldiers should be killed

by Azubuike Azikiwe The twelve soldiers convicted of mutiny might be doomed to die, as several retired senior military officers, have said the Nigerian Army has followed due process in sentencing the officers to death. Following the court-martial of the soldiers, 12 out of them were found guilty of mutiny and sentenced to death, five... Read More
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September 18, 2014
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15 Soldiers get 4-years jail sentence for refusing to fight Boko Haram

by James Sambo No fewer than fifteen soldiers who refused orders to report at the war front in Adamawa State have faced a court-martial and have been sentenced to four year jail terms. The sentencing of the officers, who had been in detention for over three weeks, was done on Wednesday, 18 September, at the 23rd Armoured Brigade,... Read More
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September 18, 2014
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Opinion: Stop killing soldiers, this is what we should kill

by Imoh David The story goes like this: The Nigerian government wanted some cache of weapons in South Africa and so they borrowed Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor’s private jet. Probably because the self-acclaimed giant of Africa could not find a befitting aircraft amongst her fleets of military planes to transport the intended weapons for them, not... Read More
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July 2, 2013
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18 soldiers charged for aiding Boko Haram terrorists

by Rachel Ogbu 18 soldiers, including a lieutenant have been named and shamed for aiding members of the fundamentalist Islamic sect, Boko Haram, and other insurgent groups in their  activities. On Monday, the military officials who appeared before a General Court Martial in Jos, Plateau State were tried under charges termed, “communication with the enemies, cowardly behaviour, murder and manslaughter.” The soldiers are... Read More
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