A Nigerian Military court sitting in Abuja has 54 soldiers to death after being found guilty of mutiny.
The soldiers were convicted on Wednesday on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy to commit mutiny.
The convicted soldiers who were mostly officers involved in the fight against Boko Haram terrorists in Northeast Nigeria are to die on stakes by firing squad.
The soldiers whose trial began October 15 are the second batch of Nigerian soldiers condemned to death by Nigerian Military Courts for mutiny.
The prosecutor, J.E. Nwosu, an army Captain, alleged that the accused soldiers had on August 4, in Maiduguri, refused to join the 111 Special Forces Battalion troops, commanded by Timothy Opurum, a Lieutenant Colonel for an operation. He said the operation was meant to recapture Delwa, Bulabulin and Damboa in Borno state.
He said he took off for the operation with only four officers and 29 soldiers as “tasked” after majority of the 174 soldiers in the unit refused to join the operation.
The President of the Court, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yusuf, said the application had been noted “for action’’.
The General Court Martial was inaugurated on October 2 to try 97 soldiers, including 15 senior officers for mutiny.
...culled from dailytimes
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