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December 20, 2016
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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. Mutiny: Falana writes Buhari, requests pardon for 70 soldiers Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to pardon 70 soldiers convicted of mutiny. The soldiers were sentenced to life imprisonment, but their jail sentence was commuted to 10 years under the... Read More
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December 20, 2016
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Mutiny: Falana writes Buhari, requests pardon for 70 soldiers

Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to pardon 70 soldiers convicted of mutiny. The soldiers were sentenced to life imprisonment, but their jail sentence was commuted to 10 years under the current administration. “We are counsel to the 70 soldiers who are currently held in custody at the Ikoyi and... Read More
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December 16, 2016
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BREAKING: Soldiers go on rampage in Borno, threaten to shoot officers

The 21 Brigade of the Nigerian Army is in disarray as  soldiers deployed to rout Boko Haram from the dreaded Sambisa Forest in Borno have turned against their officers, firing gunshots in all directions, Premium Times reports. According to a source the soldiers claim the have been maltreated and lied to as they threatened to... Read More
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December 28, 2015
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How Jonathan’s government caused soldiers’ mutiny – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says the actions and inaction of the administration of his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan led soldiers of the Nigerian Army to mutiny. He said Jonathan’s government chose to divert funds earmarked for arms procurement, while soldiers were sent to the theatre of war without arms and ammunition. In an interview he granted the... 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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May 23, 2015
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Buhari may pardon soldiers on death row – Femi Falana

by Kolapo Olapoju Leading lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, says that President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, may commute the sentences of soldiers on death row. In a telephone interview with Punch Newspapers, he expressed optimism that the incoming President may not sign the death warrants on the 66 soldiers convicted for mutiny. He said, “No democratically elected... Read More
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March 13, 2015
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‘Don’t kill them yet’! Appeal court halts execution of 2 mutiny soldiers

by James Sambo Two soldiers who are on death-row will for the time being, be free from the hovering cloud of execution. The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has ordered the Nigerian Army to halt the plan to execute the soldiers who are among the 12 convicted by the General Court Martial in Abuja on... Read More
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January 13, 2015
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‘Please reconsider!’: Fashola wants death-bound mutiny soldiers spared

by Chidi Okoye Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, has implored the Nigerian military top brass to re-consider the death sentence passed on the 54 soldiers for misconduct in the ongoing fight against insurgency in the country. Fashola made the appeal at the Interdenominational Service to mark year 2015 Armed Force Remembrance Day, held at The Chapel... 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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October 22, 2014
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Five more soldiers face death sentence for mutiny

by Kolapo Olapoju As the Nigerian Army intensifies its effort to bring erring soldiers to book, five more soldiers have been arraigned before a General Court Martial for mutiny. The five soldiers, who belong to the 81 Battalion of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, are Lance Corporals Bankole Taiwo, Ayodele Olawale, Sule Ochehepo, Isaiah... Read More
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September 30, 2014
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Another set of death-bound soldiers? Nigerian Army to try 60 more soldiers for mutiny

by James Sambo Barely two weeks after the sentencing of 12 soldiers to death for mutiny, another set of 60 soldiers will be arraigned before a General Court Martial by military authorities in Abuja on Tuesday, 30 September. The soldiers are accused of committing mutiny, after refusing to join fellow troops in Maiduguri for an operation.... 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 24, 2014
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Mutiny: Senate says no mercy for condemned soldiers…but NLC pleads

by Laila Ibrahim The Senate has said that it will not plead for the lives of the 12 soldiers who violated rules of the army. 12 soldiers were on the 16th of September sentenced to death for mutiny, after firing gunshots at their General Officer Commanding (GOC), Abubakar Mohammed, in Maiduguri on May 14. The... Read More
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September 23, 2014
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@Mcjarus: What if a Muslim owned that jet? | And other issues (Y! FrontPage)

by Suraj Oyewale Yes, I’m aware that the  military is one institution where sentiments and public opinions do not count. But the Nigerian Military should please do this for us: don’t send those soldiers to their graves. The news goes that the soldiers, who were irked by the manner their colleagues were butchered by Boko... 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 17, 2014
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Femi Falana weighs in and appeals for the pardon of the Maimalari 12

by Mayowa Aboah Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has called on military authorities to reconsider the decision taken against the twelve soldiers who have been sentenced to death for mutiny, as the soldiers had only reacted based on in-house unfavourable conditions around them. The 12 soldiers are among 18 soldiers arraigned for mutiny for... Read More
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September 17, 2014
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Mutiny: Military fires GOC attacked by convicted soldiers

by Akan Ido Major General Ahmed Mohammed, the former General Officer Commanding the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri has been retired. Mohammed was at the receiving end of the mutiny which took place months ago at the Maimalari Barracks in Borno following a violent protest by soldiers. The military men were said to... Read More
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September 16, 2014
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Mutiny is death: Why the 12 military officers are condemned to die

by Emma Chidiogo Twelve soldiers were on Monday sentenced to death by a nine-member military tribunal in Abuja for attacking their commanding officer while on duty. The soldiers, accused of mutiny, – a situation in which a group of people (soldiers) refuse to obey orders from their commander and try to take control of themselves... Read More
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August 23, 2014
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Oh what a SHAME! Flood in a State Government House (LOOK)

by Kolapo Olapoju Just like the tarmac of Enugu International airport was flooded two days ago, Kebbi state Government house follows suit! From the photo, the entrance and even the inside of the Government house in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi, was comprehensively flooded. However, the soldiers on guard are die-hard as they seem to be staying put.... Read More
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August 19, 2014
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Army Mutiny: Soldiers refuse to fight Boko Haram in Borno [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju Some soldiers stationed in Maiduguri have reportedly refused to take up arms against Islamist Boko Haram militants until they get better equipment. A soldier, who craved anonymity said that himself and no less than 40 of his colleagues would refuse orders to deploy because they were not being given enough weapons and... Read More
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August 14, 2014
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Abimbola Adelakun: Why the wives of Nigerian soldiers are ANGRY

by Abimbola Adelakun What’s new is that the soldiers’ wives are adding that their husbands will not be sent into battle to suffer the handicaps of jamming guns, misfiring mortars and preventable deaths.   November and December of 1929 saw thousands of women stampeding the Native Administration outposts in Calabar and Owerri to protest both... Read More
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