14/02/2017

Ebonyi governor wants soldiers sacked, prosecuted for attacking physically-challenged man

Chijioke Oratu
The punishment meted by the Nigerian Army on two errant soldiers is inadequate and should have been more stringent, a state governor has said.
The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has demanded the immediate sack and prosecution of the two soldiers who assaulted a physically-challenged man, Chijioke Oratu.

The governor donated N500,000 to the victim to aid his recovery and rehabilitation and promised to empower him by setting up a business for him.
Chijioke Oratu, crippled in both legs, was viciously beaten and kicked by two armed soldiers after being dragged off his wheel chair, as shocked onlookers stood by helplessly.
The video of the attack, apparently captured by a bystander, went viral on social media, sparking outrage.
The Nigerian Army announced on Friday that the assailants had been identified and arrested.
Spokesperson Sani Usman, a Brigadier General, said in a statement the culprits, Bature Samuel and Abdulazeez Usman, who were both corporals, had been demoted to privates and imprisoned for 21 days with hard labour.
They are to also forfeit their pay for the 21 days.

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