Funmi Iyanda Reacts To Death Sentence Of 12 Soldiers
Award winning broadcaster, journalist, columnist and blogger, Olufunmilola Aduke Iyanda, popularly known as Funmi Iyanda has reacted to the recent death sentence passed on 12 Nigerian soldiers for mutiny.
The 43-year-old top TV Personality took to twitter to share her opinion.
See tweet below
Yesterday, it was reported 12 out of the 18 soldiers standing trial for attempted murder and mutiny in Maimalari cantonment, Maiduguri were on Monday found guilty and sentenced to death by a Military court sitting in Abuja.
The soldiers from 101 Battalion, who were arraigned before a Court Martial, had, on May 14, allegedly opened fire on a convoy conveying the 7 Division Commander, General Amadu Mohammed, at an army medical centre in Maiduguri.
Meanwhile, mixed reactions has trailed the death sentence of the 12 soldiers as Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) urged the Nigerian military authority to reduce the death sentence to imprisonment in the interest of Justice.
Falana, however advised the convicted soldiers that should the Army council confirm the death sentence, they should take the case to the Court of Appeal.
According to tribune, President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Augustine Alegeh, on Tuesday, appealed to the Federal Government to intervene saying:
"We are losing so many of our soldiers to violent activities of insurgents. So, why do we want to kill them? The country should consider these soldiers and rescind the capital punishment.”
Meanwhile there are reports that among the soldiers sentenced to death there is an only son of a surviving widow, some married with kids, with one of them who just welcomed a new baby some months ago.
Funmi was the producer and host of Nigeria’s most popular and authoritative talk show ‘New Dawn with Funmi’, which aired on the national network for over eight years.
She is the CEO of Ignite Media, a content-driven media organization operating out of Lagos.
In 2011, she was honored as a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum and was recently named one of Forbes 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa.
Source: Legit.ng
