Army dismisses personnel for assaulting 14yrs old girl

A Special Court Martial of the Operation Lafiya Dole has dismissed one of its personnel in the operation for raping and assaulting a 14-year-old girl at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Maiduguri.
President of the Court, Maj Gen Yakubu Aura while pronouncing the dismissal of Flight Lt Martin’s Eweren said the personnel erred by assaulting 14 years old Zara at an IDPs camp in Maiduguri.

“Ths honourable court has found flight Lt. Martins Ewerem with NAF No 97701 as follows, the accused has been dismissed for been found guilty of count charge one, the court has discharged and acquitted the accused of count charge two, also the accused has been sentenced to reduced in rank and lost of seniority for three years for found guilty of count three charged,” Gen Auta declared.
He said the judgement of the court is subject to the confirmation of the higher military authority in line the Constitution if the Federal Republic if Nigeria.

“Having listened to the testimonies of the witnesses, testimony and evidence of the medical worker, Mulikat Kareem. the court has found the accused guilty of count 1 charge, while because of the lack of substantial evidence the, court discharged and acquitted the accused was of count 2 charged of disobedience to the standing order, however, the accused has been found guilty of count 3 charged of assault, as testified by the accused in his personal testimony that he flogged the victim and inserted his hand into her vigina and medical record brought to the court,.,” the president said.

Reading the brief of the defence and prosecuting witnesses, Judge Advocate of the court, Captain Aminu, Mairuwa said the accused of defiling a 14-year-old IDP on 29, September 2018 and was facing three count charges of defiling, assault and disobedience of standing order.
Fight Lt. Martins Ewerem was slammed with three count charges of defiling and assault of a 14-year-old girl at Bakassi IDPs camp in Maiduguri and disobedience to the army standing order. if Nigeria.

“Having listened to the testimonies of the witnesses, testimony and evidence of the medical worker , Mulikat Kareem. the court has found the accused guilty of count 1 charge, while because of the lack of substantial evidece the, court discharged abd aqiuted the accused was of count 2 charged of dusobefiance to the standing order, however the accused has been found guilty of count 3 charged of assault , as testifiied by the accused in his personal testimony that he flogged the victim and inserted his hand into her vigina and medical record brought to the court,.,” the president said.
Rading the brief of the defence and prosecuting witnesses, Judge Advocate of the court, Captain Aminu, Mairuwa said the accused of defiling a 14 year old IDP on 29, September, 2018 and was facing three count charges of defiling, assault and disibidience of standing order.
Fight Lt. Martins Ewerem was slammed with three count charges of defiling and assault of a 14 year old girl at Bakassi IDPs camp in Maiduguri and disobedience to the army standing order.