Military Court A General Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State , has sentenced a soldier serving in Operation Lafiya Dole , Lance Corporal John Godwin, to death . The court sentenced Godwin to death for killing five rescued civilians in the Yamteke area of Borno State during investigation . This is just as some other soldiers were jailed by the court for various offences ranging from manslaughter to illegal possession of fire arms and ammunition . The soldier was charged with murder , which is punishable under Section 106 (a ) of Armed Forces Acts ( Cap A20 ) , Laws of the Federation of Nigeria ( LFN) 2004 . According to Lt Colonel Kingsley Samuel , 7 Division ’s spokesperson, who confirmed the sentence, “ The civilians were earlier rescued by troops of Godwin’ s battalion and were taken for investigation at the time he shot and killed five of them. “ Another soldier , Sergeant Innocent Ototo, was sentenced to life imprisonment for manslaughter after torturing and killing a 13 -year -old boy who he said stole his phone . The incident happened at Zamanbari area of Maiduguri in Borno State . ” Army Sentence Soldier To Death For Killing Rescued Civilians By Unknown Friday, December 15, 2017 Share Tweet Share Share Email Military Court A General Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State , has sentenced a soldier serving in Operation Lafiya Dole , Lance Corporal John Godwin, to death . The court sentenced Godwin to death for killing five rescued civilians in the Yamteke area of Borno State during investigation . This is just as some other soldiers were jailed by the court for various offences ranging from manslaughter to illegal possession of fire arms and ammunition . The soldier was charged with murder , which is punishable under Section 106 (a ) of Armed Forces Acts ( Cap A20 ) , Laws of the Federation of Nigeria ( LFN) 2004 . According to Lt Colonel Kingsley Samuel , 7 Division ’s spokesperson, who confirmed the sentence, “ The civilians were earlier rescued by troops of Godwin’ s battalion and were taken for investigation at the time he shot and killed five of them. “ Another soldier , Sergeant Innocent Ototo, was sentenced to life imprisonment for manslaughter after torturing and killing a 13 -year -old boy who he said stole his phone . The incident happened at Zamanbari area of Maiduguri in Borno State . ” No comments Comment Here
