A General Court Martial on Wednesday sentenced a soldier, Lance Corporal Babangida Ibrahim, to 55 years imprisonment for killing a World Health Organisation (WHO) worker, Bello Abdullahi, in Zamfara State.
The court martial, which sat at the Command Officers Mess 1, Asokoro, Abuja, and presided over by Maj. Gen. P. Fekrogha found the soldier guilty on all four-count charge.
Other members of the panel were: Brigs. Gen. J. Ochai, P. Pearse, E. Ikomi, A. Okpodu, S. Makulo; Cols. M. Ibrahim, L. Abubakar, M. Yusuf, and the Judge Advocate, Capt. K. Ogili.
The prosecution counsel was led by Maj. Dipreye Biambo while Felix Jimba led the defence team.
The court’s president, however, disclosed that the sentence was subject to confirmation by the Nigerian Army.
Ibrahim was sentenced to 40 years imprisonment on count one and was given an additional five years on count two, three, and four.
The terms are to run concurrently.
The prosecution told the court that Ibrahim, while on deployment on Operation Mesa to fight banditry in Zamfara State shot and killed Abdullahi with his AK-47 rifle without justification at about 10:00 p.m. on August 11, 2014.
He also broke into the deceased apartment at Gidan-Dari, Anka local government area of Zamfara State and stole his Gionee E3 phone and a Nokia handset.
