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We'll Challenge Illegal Arrest Of Lance Corporal Martins, Says Rights Lawyer | Sahara Reporters

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We'll Challenge Illegal Arrest Of Lance Corporal Martins, Says Rights Lawyer | Sahara Reporters The soldier made a video condemning security chiefs in Nigeria especially Buratai and Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin... READ MORE:

Human rights lawyer, Tope Akinyode, has said he would institute a legal process to challenge the arrest of Lance Corporal Martins, a soldier in the Nigerian Army, who was arrested on the orders of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai.Irked by the video, Buratai ordered that the soldier be arrested and moved to Abuja from Sokoto.

He stated that Section 122 of the Armed Forces forbids the military to perpetually detain an officer unless his release would pose a threat to national security. WATCH FULL VIDEO: Lance Corporal Blasts Chief Of Army Staff, Buratai, Over Incessant Killings In Nigeria "For the records, the arrest of millitary officers is governed by the Armed Forces Act, Chapter A20, LFN 2004.

 

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