Court Sentences Soldier To 28 Years Imprisonment For Stealing Ammunition

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While convicting the warrant officer, the president of the court said the officer was convicted for stealing 3,870 rounds of 7.26 mm ammunition and one AK-47 rifle.

He was therefore sentenced to 363 months imprisonment, which is equivalent to 28 years.

According to him, Shaggy was equally demoted from the rank of warrant officer to private and dismissed from service.

He will also pay N5.035 million for the ammunition he sold.

The seven others found guilty are Lance Corporal Suleiman Hassan, Private Oluwaseyi Williams, Lance Corporal Abraham Samson, Sergeant Ibrahim Salihu, Sergeant Musa Ibrahim, Sergeant Nicholas Josephat, and Corporal Isa Ibrahim.

They were  dismissed, demoted, and reprimanded accordingly.

Bello said the Court was convened under the provisions of the 1999 Constitution as amended, the Armed Forces Act (Rules and Procedures) 1972, and other existing laws.

He pointed out that the Court found the convicted soldiers guilty of the offences, having diligently considered all the allegations brought before it against the accused.

The Court Martial was convened early this year by the General Officer Commanding the 3rd Armoured Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar.

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