Wadume: Court orders Buratai to produce indicted soldiers for arraignment

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Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, to release 10 army officers for an ongoing criminal prosecution.

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Chief of Army Staff,The 10 officers have been charged alongside the suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, popularly called Wadume.

Justice Nyako made the order for the soldiers to be produced, after the prosecuting lawyer, Simon Lough, told the court that the army authorities ‘snubbed’ the letter by the police requesting the 10 defendants to be produced for arraignment.He had told the court that the police authorities had written the Chief of Army Staff asking for the soldiers since January 2020 but that they failed to comply.

“On the basis of the provisions, we, therefore, urge my lord to issue an order to the Chief of Army Staff to produce the defendants for arraignment.” Apart from the 10 soldiers, the other 10 defendants, including Mr Wadume, two police officers and others, were produced in court by the police on Monday.Operation Positive Identification: Court orders Nigerian army to suspend nationwide military exercise

 

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