Death Row Soldiers Still In Underground Cells

About a week after the 12 soldiers condemned to death by a military court-martial were moved to military facilities in Kainji in Niger State and Lagos, LEADERSHIP has again gathered that the soldiers are still being kept in an underground cell.A source said last night that they were still in the cell waiting for their appeals to be fixed for hearing and determination.The source further said that the soldiers are no longer being fed well compared to the way they were fed before they moved them to the cell.
“They no longer eat well since they were moved to the underground cell. They fed them better than now that they have been moved. We are waiting for the court to hear and determine their appeals,” the source said.Last week, LEADERSHP exclusively reported that the soldiers had been moved to the military intelligence headquarters in Apapa, Lagos State and that they were facing inhuman treatment where they were kept.The source, however, revealed last night that the inhuman treatment meted out to them initially had stopped.The soldiers were tried and convicted for mutiny by a military court-martial about two weeks ago.Since the verdict was passed on the soldiers, many Nigerians have been appealing to the military authorities to reduce their sentence, with some even appealing to President Goodluck Jonathan to temper justice with mercy.