The Nigerian Army has demoted a captain, Mathew Aroye, to 2nd lieutenant after finding him guilty of gross indiscipline.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that the General Court Martial (GCM) of the Army, on Friday, March 24, passed the verdict during its sitting in Maiduguri.
Aroye was sentenced at a general court martial of the Nigerian Army like this one
The sentence was handed down by Brigadier-General Olusegun Adeniyi, the president of the GCM.
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Aroye, a combatant with the 118 Task Force Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Gubio, was accused of taking sides with some disgruntled soldiers after he announced that he had quit the Army in November 2015 following a huge setback his unit suffered in the fight against Boko Haram.
Adeniyi ruled: “Captain Aroye, having found you guilty of the charge against you and having listened to the presentation of your service record and your touching plea in mitigation, this court hereby sentences you to a reduction in rank to 2nd lieutenant with four-year seniority on
“The sentence is, however, subject to confirmation by the confirming authority as provided by Section 141 sub-section 2 and Section 152 sub- section 1A of the Armed Forces Act Cap 20 Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2004.”
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