The General Court Martial (GCM) sitting in Maiduguri,
Borno State has sentenced a soldier serving in
Operation LAFIYA DOLE to death for murder.
Other soldiers also bagged jail sentences for various
offences ranging from manslaughter to illegal possession
of firearms and ammunition.
The soldier, Lance Corporal John Godwin, was charged
with murder, which is punishable under Section 106 (a)
of Armed Forces Acts (Cap A20), Laws of the Federation
of Nigeria (LFN) 2004, for killing five rescued civilians
in Yamteke town of Borno State.
The civilians were earlier rescued by troops of the
soldier’s battalion and were taken for investigation at
the time the soldier shot and killed 5 of them. Another
soldier, Sergeant Innocent Ohoneypot, was sentenced
to life imprisonment for manslaughter after torturing
and killing a 13-year-old boy who he said stole his
phone.
The incident happened at Zamanbari area of Maiduguri
metropolis in Borno State. While Lance Corporal
Benjamin Osage and Private Sunday Onwe were also
sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each for offences
bordering on manslaughter and illegal possession of
firearms and ammunition.
Borno State has sentenced a soldier serving in
Operation LAFIYA DOLE to death for murder.
Other soldiers also bagged jail sentences for various
offences ranging from manslaughter to illegal possession
of firearms and ammunition.
The soldier, Lance Corporal John Godwin, was charged
with murder, which is punishable under Section 106 (a)
of Armed Forces Acts (Cap A20), Laws of the Federation
of Nigeria (LFN) 2004, for killing five rescued civilians
in Yamteke town of Borno State.
The civilians were earlier rescued by troops of the
soldier’s battalion and were taken for investigation at
the time the soldier shot and killed 5 of them. Another
soldier, Sergeant Innocent Ohoneypot, was sentenced
to life imprisonment for manslaughter after torturing
and killing a 13-year-old boy who he said stole his
phone.
The incident happened at Zamanbari area of Maiduguri
metropolis in Borno State. While Lance Corporal
Benjamin Osage and Private Sunday Onwe were also
sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each for offences
bordering on manslaughter and illegal possession of
firearms and ammunition.