Supreme Court rescues army sergeant after 12 years on death row Story from Uji A ILIYASU  On Friday, Nigeria's Supreme Court discharged and acquitted Sgt. Akawu Bala of Nigerian Army from death sentence imposed on him by the General Court Martial of the Nigerian Army. Justice Helen Ogunwumiju while delivering judgment in an appeal filed at the Supreme Court on 16 March 2017 by Bala, discharged him from the death penalty. Respite came the way of the embattled army sergeant when the five-man panel of justices unanimously discharged him after spending 12 years...