SAN FRANCISCO, February 01, (THEWILL) – A General Court Martial (GCM) of the Nigerian Army, has sentenced Hassan Adamu, a lance corporal, to seven years imprisonment, after finding him guilty of manslaughter.
Adamu, a driver, was said to have shot one Umar Alka to death, on December 23, 2015, following a disagreement between the duo at the Monday market in Maiduguri.
Witnesses, who testified in the proceedings, told the tribunal that the deceased died on the spot after Adamu shot him.
Abubakar Abacha, father of the Alka, told the tribunal that he received a distress call that a soldier killed his son on the said date adding that he arrived the scene and found the corpse of his son with deep hole passing through his chest.
In the ruling of the GCM, announced by Brigadier General Olusegun Adeniyi at a sitting in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, on Wednesday, Adamu was found guilty.
“Having found you guilty of the offence of manslaughter and having listened to the plea by the defence counsel, looking at the punishment provided by sections 105 and 119 of the armed forces Act cap A20, laws of the federation, the court, hereby, sentences you to seven years imprisonment,” Adeniyi held.
“The sentence is, however, subject to confirmation by the confirmation authority as provided by Section 152 sub-paragraph 1A of the Armed Forces Act.”
