Army begins trial of 59 soldiers for mutiny

A General Military Court Martial set up by the authorities of the Nigerian Army have arraigned 59 soldiers on a two-count of criminal conspiracy to commit mutiny and murder in Abuja on WednesdayThe offence of mutiny carries the death penalty.The Lead Counsel for the accused soldiers,
Mr. Femi Falana, said that the arraignment of the 59 soldiers was the largest number of sThe 59 soldiers are being accused of refusing to join the 111 Special Forces Battalion troops at Mulai Primary School, Maiduguri, for an advance operation to recapture Delwa, and to prepare the ground for further operations to recapture Bulabulin and Damboa from Boko Haram insurgents on August 4, 2014.