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A man has been handed a death sentence, after being found guilty of murder.
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The man, a soldier was said to have allegedly stabbed his girlfriend to death.
A court in Enugu State has sentenced a soldier to death for murder.
According to reports, the convict, Adamu Mohammed, a soldier was sentenced to death by hanging by the General Court Martial (GCM) in Enugu.
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Private Mohammed was said to have committed the crime on Thursday, April 11, 2024 in a barracks in Enugu.
The body of the deceased was discovered around the division’s officers’ quarters on Friday, April 12, 2024.
Confirming the latest developments, the Acting Deputy Director, 82 Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Jonah Unuakhalu, in a statement released on Monday, April 28, said;
The GCM, composed of 11 members, you’d recall was inaugurated by the General Officer Commanding, 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Oluyemi Olatoye, on February 18, 2025, to try erring personnel within the Division for various offences, which could not be disposed of summarily,”
“The President of the GCM, Brigadier General Sadisu Buhari, while delivering the judgment on the first accused, Private Adamu Mohammed, stated that he was found guilty of the offence of the murder of his girlfriend, miss Hauwa Ali, an offence punishable under Section 106 (a) of the Armed Forces Act, Cap A20 LFN 2004.
“The judgement, which was unanimous, he explained, was arrived at after careful review of the facts before the GCM, the career and service record of the soldier, and the compassionate plea for mitigation presented by the accused and his counsel. However, the President of the GCM noted, that in the interest of societal decorum and justice for the deceased, the law had to be applied to its fullest.
“Given this, the GCM has determined that the accused soldier, 21NA/80/6365 Private Adamu Mohammed, is hereby sentenced to d3ath by hanging for the charge of murder,” Brigadier General Sadisu said.
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