Mutiny: Soldiers Death Sentence Suspended

This recent order was passed on by Justice Gabriel Kolawole on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 after one Olisa Agbakoba filed a fundamental rights case against the Chief of Army Staff, the Commander, Army Headquarters Garrison, Mogadishu Cantonment, Asokoro Abuja, and the Attorney General of the Federation.Due to the outcome of the sentencing, Agbakoba approached the Abuja High court and requested the death sentence be set aside due to the violation of fundamental rights of the soldiers and inconsistency with the Constitution. The Case is No. FHC/ABJ/Cs/708/14

The Army’s chief of staff and commander, Army Headquarters Garrison, Mogadishu Cantonment were represented by a counsel. The case was called in court on October 28, 2014.The Court have however adjourned the case till December 8th of this year and requested the death sentence be suspended until the final ruling of the ongoing trial

Thank God for little mercy.