Military Court Jails 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

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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

The post Military Court Jails 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.