Nigerian Soldier Sentenced To 3 Years In Jail For Mutilating 10 Year Old Boy

A Nigerian soldier has been sentenced to three years in a jail by a court-martial sitting for mutilating a ten-year-old boy in Maiduguri.

Staff Sergeant Umar Sule tied ten-year-old Sale Mohammed to a pole and then bound his hands after the boy stole N2,000 from him. He went on to flog the boy for over seven hours.

Sale Mohammed lost the use of one hand while the other was amputated by doctors. Staff Sergeant Umar Sule has also been stripped of all rank.

The court-martial was petitioned by the National Human Rights Commission, which is also pursuing monetary compensation for the family.

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