Military court jails Nigerian soldier for stealing bullets

A military general court martial in Maiduguri, Borno State, on
Tuesday sentenced a soldier to 18 months in prison for unauthorised
possession of live ammunitions outside his assigned duty post.
The court also ruled that three officers would not be promoted for
periods ranging from 18 months to two years. The officers were
found guilty of professional misconduct in the frontline.
The court martial, headed by Olusegun Adeniyi, a Brigadier General,
tried Private Mcdonald Chukwu on a two-count charge after he was
caught at a bus station with 89 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunitions
inside his travelling bag.
He was arrested by a female police sergeant, Sarah Peters, who
frisked his bag as he was about to board a commercial bus in
Maiduguri.
Mr. Chukwu, in an earlier statement, admitted being in possession
of the ammunitions, but said he forgot them in his bag when he
returned from his duty post, as he hurried to get money from an ATM
machine to travel.
He later disowned the statement, saying the ammunitions were not
found in his bag.
An Army Major, Usman Inyam, was made to forfeit 18 months of his
seniority status, for professional misconduct that involved his
abandoning duty post in such a manner that may have endangered the
lives of troops in the frontline.
His lone charge indicated that as a commanding officer in charge of
infantry troops in Takumbare area of Gwoza local government, Mr.
Inyam abandoned a post usually frequently used by Boko Haram
insurgents when under attack by soldiers.

Mr. Inyam’s records saved him from a harsher punishment.
Another Major, Mr. Bello, a commander of tank battalion, was also
punished for the same offence.
He will forfeit his seniority by 20 months, while a captain,
Christopher Leche, was stripped for two years.
Forfeiting their seniority status means the three officers will not
be promoted within the stated periods.
The court martial would continue its sitting on Wednesday when it
is expected to deliver judgment on more cases before it.

Source: Premium Times

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A military general court martial in Maiduguri, Borno State, on
Tuesday sentenced a soldier to 18 months in prison for unauthorised
possession of live ammunitions outside his assigned duty post.
The court also ruled that three officers would not be promoted for
periods ranging from 18 months to two years. The officers were
found guilty of professional misconduct in the frontline.
The court martial, headed by Olusegun Adeniyi, a Brigadier General,
tried Private Mcdonald Chukwu on a two-count charge after he was
caught at a bus station with 89 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunitions
inside his travelling bag.
He was arrested by a female police sergeant, Sarah Peters, who
frisked his bag as he was about to board a commercial bus in
Maiduguri.
Mr. Chukwu, in an earlier statement, admitted being in possession
of the ammunitions, but said he forgot them in his bag when he
returned from his duty post, as he hurried to get money from an ATM
machine to travel.
He later disowned the statement, saying the ammunitions were not
found in his bag.
An Army Major, Usman Inyam, was made to forfeit 18 months of his
seniority status, for professional misconduct that involved his
abandoning duty post in such a manner that may have endangered the
lives of troops in the frontline.
His lone charge indicated that as a commanding officer in charge of
infantry troops in Takumbare area of Gwoza local government, Mr.
Inyam abandoned a post usually frequently used by Boko Haram
insurgents when under attack by soldiers.

Mr. Inyam’s records saved him from a harsher punishment.
Another Major, Mr. Bello, a commander of tank battalion, was also
punished for the same offence.
He will forfeit his seniority by 20 months, while a captain,
Christopher Leche, was stripped for two years.
Forfeiting their seniority status means the three officers will not
be promoted within the stated periods.
The court martial would continue its sitting on Wednesday when it
is expected to deliver judgment on more cases before it.

Source: Premium Times

The post Military court jails Nigerian soldier for stealing
bullets appeared first from online sources and was reposted by the community on Welcome to 9jalegal –
Nigeria’s Leading Legal Information and Services Portal.