Delivering the judgment at the Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, President of the Court, Brigadier-General Arikpo Ekubi, said: “For the offence of murder, is death; as provided under section 106 of the Armed Forces Act. This sentence is to be carried by firing squad. May God have mercy on your soul”
Adams explained that the Southwest spent an enormous amount on food daily, adding that the protest was a clarion call to the Southwest leaders to supply the required security for farmers to supply enough agricultural produce.
"We have all continued to appreciate the support, breadth of experiences and knowledge that working together brings, and I hope we shall maintain this renewed sense of closeness and community," she said in a televised message.
According to his deputy chairman, pictures from the military hospital where he died showed he had a wound on the back of the head and bruises on his back.