A General Court Martial (GCM) of the Nigerian Army has sentenced a soldier to 55 years in prison for culpable homicide, house breaking and theft.
Lance Corporal Babangida Ibrahim, with the identity No: 08NA/61/ 2672, was found guilty of killing one Bello Abdullahi Aliu, in Gidan Darib, Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara, on August 11, 2014.
Aliu was then a staff of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Babangida was also accused of taking away Aliu’s car, stealing a mobile phone and laptop.
He was also alleged to have stolen N600,000 from various people, on separate occasions.
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President General of the Court and Senior Researcher of the Nigeria Army Resource Centre, Priye Fakrougha, who delivered the judgement in Abuja, on Wednesday, said the culprit would serve 40 years in the first count, five years in the second, third and fourth counts which will run concurrently.
Fakrougha advised members of the Armed Force of Nigeria to adhere strictly to the rules and regulations guiding the conduct of Military personnel in and out of uniform.
He maintained that the determination of the Nigerian Army under the Command of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai to discharge its constitutional duty in a professional manner will not be compromised and warned that defaulters will be severely dealt with.
He said: “As a responsible Army, we carry out our constitutional mandate in line with the provision of extant laws. Any personnel that goes against these laws will be sanctioned to serve as lessons to others.”
