Human Rights lawyer Femi Falana has reacted to the Nigerian Army declaring eight suspects wanted in connection with the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama community, Delta State.
According to him, it is illegal for them to declare murder
suspects wanted.
Falana has warned the military not to bungle the case of the
slain soldiers.
He said on Thursday: “The decision of the defence
headquarters to declare the murder suspects wanted is completely illegal.
“Let the federal government direct the defence headquarters
to hand over the investigation of the suspects involved in the gruesome murder
of the 17 officers and soldiers.
“It ought to be pointed out that murder is not a military
offence to warrant investigation by the defence headquarters.
“If the federal government fails to call the defence
headquarters to order, the case concerning the tragic murder of the soldiers
will be completely bungled.”
Speaking during the burial ceremony on Wednesday, President
Bola Tinubu vowed to punish the culprits.
Tinubu urged the Okuama elders and chiefs, to help the
military in fishing out the gunmen who committed the heinous crime.
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I'm not supporting killings soldiers in any way.
ReplyDeleteSoldiers in Nigeria is dominated by one tribe, so they never do what they are ask to do in many places they been sent.
Besides, many young military officers were killed in the northern communities, yet nothing happened
Why do we even use the military in internal issues, what happened to mobile police, civil defense etc try them, they may good results than the corrupt soldiers.