Sahara Reporters has raised alarm revealing that top sources within
the army had informed the media platform that army chief Tukur Buratai
had vowed to deal ruthlessly with the detained soldier for his action
and also treat the order of Justice Chikere with disdain.
The media platform further revealed that there are now fears that
Lance Corporal Martins Idakpini, the detained soldier arrested for
criticising Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, may have been killed by
the army as punishment for his action.
SaharaReporters had earlier reported how the army twice denied
Idakpini's lawyer and family from seeing him in total disregard to an
order of the Federal High Court.
Justice AI Chikere of the Abuja Federal High Court held that it was
unlawful for the army to continuously deny Idakpini from seeing his
lawyer and family.
Top sources within the army had informed SaharaReporters that
Buratai had vowed to deal ruthlessly with the detained soldier for his
action and also treat the order of Justice Chikere with disdain.
However, there are now fears that the army may have killed
Idakpini, who has not been seen or heard from since he was arrested over
a month ago.
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Human rights activist and National President of Revolutionary
Lawyers' Forum, Mr Tope Akinyode, who is representing Idakpini, said
that "Buratai's action is a coup d'etat on the Nigerian constitution".
He added, “Buratai is tearing the constitution apart and
rendering useless the concept of the rule of law. He is about to become a
dictator before our very eyes.”.
Idakpini was arrested shortly after he made a video castigating
Buratai over the army’s failure to combat and destroy Boko Haram.
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