Tag: Military court sentences

Military court convicts, demotes Major-General Adeniyi over leaked video 1
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Military court convicts, demotes Major-General Adeniyi over leaked video

Former Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Olusegun Adeniyi, was Monday convicted by a military court martial sitting in Abuja. The tribunal on Monday found Adeniyi guilty of violating military social media guidelines and ordered his demotion by at least three years. Adeniyi’s aide, Private Tokunbo Obanla, who was prosecuted alongside the general,

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Military court sentences soldier to five years imprisonment for defiling teenager in Borno 2
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Military court sentences soldier to five years imprisonment for defiling teenager in Borno

A Special Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Wednesday sentenced a soldier, Cpl. Aliyu Yakubu, to five years imprisonment for defiling a 13-year-old girl in the state. The President of the court, Brig. Gen. Arikpo Ekubi, who delivered the judgment, also ordered the dismissal of the soldier from service for the offence. The

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