Falana begs Buhari to pardon soldiers jailed for mutiny

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Published on December 20, 2016 by pmnews   ·   No Comments

Court Martial Falana begs Buhari to pardon soldiers jailed for mutiny

FILE PHOTO: Nigerian soldiers accused of mutiny during a court martial session

Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Mr Femi Falana SAN, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to pardon 70 convicted Nigerian soldiers jailed for mutiny.

The soldiers who were earlier sentenced to death by court martials in 2014 had their sentence commuted to 10 years imprisonment when the Muhammadu Buhari administration came on board.

The 70 soldiers are currently held in custody at the Ikoyi and Kirikiri Prisons in Lagos State.

Falana, in his letter dated 19 December and addressed to President Buhari, urged him to release the soldiers from jail since the Arms Procurement Panel he set up confirmed the soldiers’ claim that they were poorly equipped to face the insurgents in the Northeast.

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