A Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, has sentenced Trooper Azunna Maduabuchi to death by firing squad.
Maduabuchi was sentenced for killing the Adjutant of his unit, Lieutenant Babakaka Ngorgi.
Trooper Maduabuchi was arraigned for murder after shooting Lieutenant Ngorgi in July 2020 at close range in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State for refusing to grant him a welfare pass.
He was on Tuesday sentenced to death by firing squad after he was found guilty at the court session held at the Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri.
Four other soldiers arraigned for manslaughter were sentenced to various years of imprisonment.
Sergeant Sani Ishaya was sentenced to four years, Bidemi Fabiyi sentenced to two years, while Private Musa Bala and Private Abdulraheed Adamu were sentenced to one-year imprisonment each.
Another soldier, Mohammed Kudu, was sentenced to three years imprisonment for shooting a 12-year-old boy at a wedding.
Lance Corporal Aja Emmanuel arraigned for a lone charge of assault has been de-ranked and now a Private.
The arraignment and sentencing of the erring soldiers is in accordance with Section 106 of the Armed Forces Act.
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