residence and a rifle allocated to him, belonging to the Nigerian Army was stolen. 6. He then lodged a complaint with his after which he was led to the Barkin Ladi Police Station where was detained. He was later moved to the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army in Jos, which had jurisdiction over the matter. On 9 December 2013, he was arraigned before a Military Court Martial and sentenced to a term of two years imprisonment. 7. The Applicant alleges that he was first detained at the Provost Group Guardroom in Jos and thereafter transferred to Jos Main Prison where he served the remaining part of his sentence. He states that on 8 December 2015, he was released from prison after having served the two-year prison term. 8. The Applicant alleges that the Confirming Authority of the Nigerian Army till date has not confirmed the sentence of a term of two years passed on him by the Military Court Martial, as provided for under Section 148 of the Armed Forces Act. 9. The Applicant further states that since his release from prison, he has not been reinstated into the Nigerian Army, despite concerted efforts and letters through his Counsel to the Nigerian Army requesting his reinstatement. The Applicant alleges that the GOC only responded to one of the letters, dated 27 August 2012, via a letter dated 4 September 2014, wherein he declined to accede to the Applicant’s formal request for a release on the grounds that the sentence of the Applicant was still running. The last letter by his Counsel, dated 24 March 2016, was written to the Chief of Army Staff, wherein the Counsel requested the Nigerian Army to review the case of the Applicant with a view to readmitting 3

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