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Nigeria: Inside the Secret Military Trial Leading to Death Sentence for 54 Soldiers
Premium Times, 19 December 2014
On Wednesday, the Nigerian Army's 7 division General Court Martial convicted 54 soldiers for conspiracy to commit mutiny and mutiny and sentenced them to death by firing squad. Read more »
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Nigeria: Mutiny - Killing 54 Soldiers Will Amount to Genocide - Falana
Vanguard, 18 December 2014
Barely 24 hours after the General Court Martial headed by Brigadier General Mohammed Yusuf delivered judgment on the trial of 59 soldiers and found 54 of them guilty of mutiny and… Read more »
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Nigeria: Alleged Mutiny - Hon Flays Secret Trial, Conviction of Soldiers
Vanguard, 22 December 2014
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and constitutional lawyer, Mr. Sebastian Hon, SAN, has described the recent secret trial and eventual death sentence that was passed on 54 soldiers by… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigerian Army's Death Sentence On 54 Soldiers 'Genocidal' - Falana
Premium Times, 19 December 2014
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has condemned the death sentence passed on 54 soldiers by an army court-martial. Read more »
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Nigeria: Death Sentence on 54 Soldiers, Miscarriage of Justice - Falana
Vanguard, 19 December 2014
FIFTY-FOUR soldiers, who were sentenced to death on Wednesday by the General Court-Martial following their conviction on a two-count charge of conspiracy to mutiny and mutiny, have… Read more »
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Nigeria: Ali, Lawyers Urge Restraint on Soldiers' Death Sentence
Daily Trust, 19 December 2014
A former military administrator of Kaduna State and a cross section of lawyers in the country yesterday urged military authorities and the federal government to exercise restraint… Read more »
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Nigeria: Mutiny - Military Sentences 54 Soldiers to Death, Five Discharged and Acquitted
This Day, 18 December 2014
In another solemn end to a General Court Martial, the Nigeria military has sentenced 54 soldiers of the Nigerian Army to death, having found them guilty of mutiny and refusal to… Read more »
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Nigeria: Soldiers Sentenced to Death for Mutiny
Vanguard, 18 December 2014
The General Court Martial sitting at the Army Headquarters Garrison in Abuja yesterday sentenced 54 soldiers to death after finding them guilty of mutiny. 59 soldiers were on trial… Read more »
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Nigeria: Court Martial - 59 Soldiers to Know Fate Tonight
Vanguard, 17 December 2014
There were indications Wednesday night, that the General Court Martial sitting at the Army Headquarters Garrison trying 59 soldiers for conspiracy to mutiny will deliver judgment… Read more »
Inside the Trial That Sentenced Nigerian Soldiers to Death
The soldiers were on trial for refusing to take part in an operation to capture Boko Haram leaders.
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At least 97 soldiers have been charged with offences ranging from mutiny, conduct prejudicial to good orders, assault and Absence Without Leave, AWOL, to house breaking, contrary ... Read more »
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Twelve soldiers sentenced to death for mutiny have appealed the judgment at the Court of Appeal, Abuja. Read more »
