Nigeria: Unconstitutional Decision of Court Martial in Relation to Mutinous Soldiers

23 September 2014
opinion

I WRITE to draw attention to the unconstitutional decision of the Court Martial in which 12 soldiers were sentenced to death. This is without prejudice to the offence alleged to have been committed.

We fully understand that Military discipline is based on Obedience to Superior Orders and that mutiny is a serious offence, yet the Nigerian Constitution guarantees a right to fair hearing to every Nigerian.

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