Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has urged the
Nigerian Military authorities to re-consider the death sentence passed on the
54 soldiers as disciplinary measure for misconduct in the ongoing fight against
insurgency in the country.
Fashola made the appeal at the Interdenominational Service
to mark year 2015 Armed Force Remembrance Day, held at The Chapel of Christ The
Light, Alausa, Ikeja.The Governor who was represented by the Commissioner for
Home Affairs and Culture, Mr. Oyinlomo Danmole, stated that the military
authorities and the Federal Government should reconsider the death
sentence and commute it to jail terms.
While recognizing the need for the Military to sustain its
paramount code of ethics as it relates to discipline and strict adherence to
rule of engagement, the governor, however, st He noted that the call for
leniency is not to justify their actions but to plead with the government to
reduce the gravity of the punishment and not make it greater than their
offence.Fashola also urged Nigerians to continue to support the
families of soldiers who have made the supreme sacrifice and those with
life-time injuries in the service of our country by donating towards their
upkeep.
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