A General Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Tuesday sentenced a soldier, Azunna Mmaduabuchi, to death by firing squad for killing an officer.
Maduabuchi, a private soldier, had in July 2020 been accused of having opened fire on one Lieutenant Babankaka Ngorgi which killed him instantly.
The trial that led to his conviction Maduabuchi ‘s conviction did not reveal if the soldier had any personal grudges with the officer he killed.
Mr Maduabuchi pleaded guilty but argued that his action was accidental.
