The Coalition of Civil Societies which alleged that six soldiers of the South-East extraction in Abuja were tried and executed by the Nigerian Army has challenged them to produce the six soldiers alive and healthy rather than labelling it as ‘fake news’.
On Wednesday, a statement was released by the coalition daring the army for its conspiracy while standing by their allegations that the soldiers whose identities were publicized were executed.
The release was signed by International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, World Igbo Congress United States, Ala-Igbo Development Foundation, Concerned Elites for Better Society Initiative, and Igbo Board of Deputies, United Kingdom.
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Recall that the army labelled the reports of the coalition as ‘fake news’. But then, Brig Sagir Musa, Director of Army Public Relations refused to disclose the whereabouts of Prince Ukwuoma, son of a traditional ruler; Ebube Isaiah, Amos Azubuike, Ekene Ebere, Moses Anyim and Godwin Uchendu who were linked to the Armoury Department of the Mogadishu Cantonment, Asokoro.
According to the coalition, the six soldiers were refused to present themselves legally before their execution after a quick coded trail.
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On Wednesday, the coalition in a fresh release dared the Nigerian army to come out as clean while standing firmly by its allegation and posing 13 strong questions to the army leadership.
The release partly reads,
“The Nigerian Army’s anonymous denial of its involvement with its immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Retired Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, in the secret and most horrendous execution of six soldiers inside the Abacha Barracks in Abuja our purposive admission of criminal responsibility. If it is in criminal court trial, it becomes ‘mens rea proven’. “Barr E.R. Okoroafor, a member of the coalition, challenges the army to not only produce them alive, hale and hearty, but also tell Nigerians and the world what actually happened, including where the army kept them and why they were kept as well as whether they were tried in secret and condemned for secret execution.
“The coalition makes bold to say that uploading montage pictures of the slain soldiers with ‘Fake News’ written over same is in no way a credible and concrete reply and ordinarily should not be taken seriously.
“The Nigerian Army has not provided concrete answers to the following; (1) whether the six slain Igbo Christian soldiers and their names, religion and ethnicity exist in the Army or on its records, (2) whether the four pictures as produced belong to the ascribed serving personnel of the Nigerian Army, (3) whether they were made to undergo any form of trial within the Army, (4) whether they were tried in any manner with the stated allegations.
“(5) whether their trial, if true, was conducted in the presence of their family, legal and medical representatives including allowing them access to lawyers of their choice, (6) whether the six Igbo soldiers were defended by lawyers of their choice, (7) whether they were allowed to exercise their right of appeal to Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and (
whether the Nigerian Army issued any public statement concerning their trial or notified their beloved ones and the public.”
Source: Ghgossip.com
