LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal nullifying the conviction and sentence imposed on former General Officer Commanding, 8 Division, Sokoto, Hakeem Otiki, by a General Court Martial. In a unanimous judgment delivered by a five-member panel, the apex court dismissed the Nigerian Army’s appeal and…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Army 8 Division, in Sokoto State on Friday inaugurated a General Court Martial (GCM) and a Special Court Martial (SCM) for the trail of 68 accused officers and soldiers from the division. Inaugurating the Court, Maj.-Gen. Godwin Mutkut, the General Officer Commanding 8 Division, said the action was to sustain…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The court-martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State capital has sentenced Trooper Azunna Maduabuchi to death by firing squad for killing the adjutant of his unit, one Lieutenant Babakaka Ngorgi. Trooper Maduabuchi was arraigned for murder after shooting Lieutenant Ngorgi in July 2020 at close range in Bama Local Government of Borno State…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A General Court Martial sitting in Abuja has jailed six Nigerian Air Force personnel, who were aides to the former Chief of Defence Staff, Late Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh. The PUNCH reports that Badeh was shot dead in December 2018 by gunmen while on his way back from his farm. The…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A General Court-Martial (GCM) set up by the Nigerian Army has sentenced 13 soldiers to death and life imprisonment for offences ranging from manslaughter, murder, torture to assault and arson. This is even as the army has reiterated its commitment in the fight against terrorism in the North East, and other internal…