Nearly a year after the horrific happening, it is ultimately Malami’s responsibility to ensure justice in this matter because even the military is subject to constitutional government, which implies the rule of law.
, Abuja, on June 8? There was no clarification of the curious exclusion, which made Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami open to criticism for alleged double standards. The failure to explain why the soldiers were excluded from the trial only fuelled public speculation in a matter that required transparency.
As a result, the number of defendants reduced from 20 to eight and the counts dropped from 16 to 13. The excluded soldiers are: Captain Tijjani Balarabe; Staff Sgt. David Isaiah; Sgt. Ibrahim Mohammed; Corporal Bartholomew Obanye; Private Mohammed Nura; Lance Corporal Okorozie Gideon; Corporal Markus Michael; L/Corporal Nvenaweimoeimi Akpagra; Staff Sgt. Abdullahi Adamu; and Private Ebele Emmanuel. A policeman, ASP Aondona Iorbee, and one Ahmad Suleiman , were also excluded.
The police had described the trio of Inspector Mark Ediale, Sergeant Usman Danzumi and Sergeant Dahiru Musa, as one of the “best and most highly trained IRT teams” in the country. The panel’s report was expected to clarify what happened, given the exchange of accusations and blame between the police and the army, after the horrendous incident. The arraignment, which excludes the implicated soldiers, does not clarify the incident.
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