– Professor wole Soyinka says full justice needs to be served in the case concerning Brigadier General Enitan Ransome Kuti who was demoted
– Soyinka said he has been acquired but his demotion is an embarrassment
– He applauded Femi Falana for handling the case
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| Ransome-Kuti has been demoted by the army |
Professor Wole Soyinka has reacted to the demotion of Brigadier-General Eniitan Ransome-Kuti to the rank of colonel by the Nigerian army council, describing it as unwarranted humiliation.
Ransome-Kuti was sentenced to six months imprisonment for cowardice and other offences in October 2015 but his sentence was quashed and he was demoted. This came after his judgment was reviewed by the army council.
PM News reports that Soyinka said on Sunday, February 6 during a press conference titled ‘Justice At Bay: The Long, Twisted Road to Ese’, which he jointly hosted with Femi Falana that since Ransome-Kuti has been acquitted of all charges, he deserves full justice.
Soyinka said: “I think full justice should be done. He has been acquitted eventually on all the counts for which he was charged in the first place. So, why the stain at the end of supposed conveyance of justice? Why the stain of reduction in his rank and the humiliation?”
“There is nothing worse for a serving soldier, than for him to be demoted. It amounts to an unwarranted humiliation. So we are appealing to the military command and to the president to restore this man to his rank.”
“This is about the saying that half a loaf is better than none. What the Nigerian Army has done here was the offer half a loaf to the demand of justice.”
The Nobel Laureate thanked Falana for his doggedness in the case
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