Detained soldiers’ wives in Maiduguri plead for pardon

By Ndahi Marama

Maiduguri —Wives of soldiers, who were detained for offences successful the combat against Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists successful Maiduguri, Borno State, person successful the tone of 65th independency anniversary, pleaded with President Bola Tinubu and subject authorities to temper justness with mercy by granting them pardon.

The women numbering implicit 30 with immoderate carrying children beneath the ages of two, including relatives and friends, stormed Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Press Centre, Maiduguri, yesterday.

Spokesperson, Mrs. Rose Emmanuel David, portion briefing newsmen said, immoderate of their husbands were detained for committing assorted insignificant offences for implicit a twelvemonth now, stressing that they recovered it precise hard to header with the household burdens, arsenic they were forced to prosecute successful menial jobs to carter for their children’s schoolhouse fees and feeding.

They argued that, the Federal Government and subject authorities person been implicit the years granting pardon to members of Boko Haram, bandits and different criminals.

According to them, it was besides imperative for them to dependable out, by pleading connected behalf of their husbands, who are being detained successful Military Police (MP) installation successful Maiduguri to besides person their state and reunite with their families.

They said: “We are present connected behalf of our husbands, who are detained soldiers of the Nigerian Army astatine the 7 Division Military Police Facility, Maiduguri.

“We humbly entreaty for mercy and forgiveness. Many person been held for months and years implicit assorted offences. They person since acknowledged their mistakes, person profoundly reflected and present question a 2nd accidental to service their state with renewed loyalty.

“We respectfully telephone connected President Tinubu to assistance them a statesmanlike pardon. We besides entreaty to the National Assembly, Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State and each Nigerians of goodwill to enactment this plea.

“It is important to retrieve that amnesty has been extended to repentant insurgents and bandits, who erstwhile raised arms against the state.

“These soldiers are Nigerians too, men who erstwhile risked their lives to support our radical and sphere our nation. They merit the aforesaid mercy, truthful that they tin erstwhile again combat for peace, unity, and security.”

“This is not a telephone for sympathy, but for justness with compassion. Their work and sacrifices should not beryllium forgotten. Granting them pardon volition not lone reconstruct their dignity but besides fortify the enslaved of spot betwixt the federation and those who support it.”

Recall that, past week, Special Court Martial, SCM, convened by the acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Nigerian Army and Sector 1 Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Brigadier General Ugochukwu Unachukwu slammed 2 Senior Non-commissioned Officers and 2 Non-Commission Officers with the complaint for arms/ammunition racketeering arsenic good arsenic aiding and abetting the enemy.

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