A soldier identified as 17NA/76/4847 Lcpl. Ogunkayode Adegoke who was recently shot after he and his colleagues broke out of "overcrowded cells" to protest against poor feeding, others in Sokoto State, has been put back in cell.

Ogunkayode who is now on crutches was returned to a ‘guardroom’ (cell) after spending weeks in the Medical Registry System (MRS).

SaharaReporters had exclusively reported how Adegoke was shot following complaints by some detained soldiers who broke out of their cells in Sokoto State.

The incident occurred at the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army in Sokoto amid the soldiers’ clamour for better food and improved living conditions.

It was learnt that the soldiers had demanded to speak to Major General Mutkut Godwin, the GOC 8 Division, Nigerian Army.

A source who spoke with SaharaReporters had said about 100 soldiers were detained at the 8 Division with about 10 soldiers in each cell.

The source said some of the soldiers had been in detention for four to five years.

The source said, "There are 10 rooms in the facility and each room is supposed to take maybe two persons, it's very small. But the rooms are now congested because there are almost 10 persons in a room and over 40 people are sleeping in the corridor.

"The incident happened as the detained soldiers complained about their standard of living, broke the guardroom gate and demanded to speak with the GOC.

"Some officers later told them that the GOC was on the ground to speak with them but surprisingly the GOC was not there. But they opened fire on the soldiers, Military police officer in person of N/18258 Lt Ms Lemu gave the order to 23NA/84/3907 Lcpl Sada Abubakar to fire the wounded soldier, with several others soldiers.

"Many soldiers are there who have not been receiving salaries for 2 to 3 years.

"While some of the soldiers in the detention have been there for 4 to 5 years now. Injustice has been taking place.”

"Some of the soldiers have now been moved from the 8 Division provost guardroom where the incident happened to garrison guardroom, while some were moved to Air force guardroom. Seven others were granted open arrest," the source said.

Lcpl Ogunkayode who was serving in Zamfara before his detention over a year ago, hails from Ikogosi in Ekiti West Local Government of Ekiti State.

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