Crime

Army Investigates Harassment of US Returnees

By Web News 429

The Nigerian Army says it will investigate the alleged harassment of two returnees from the United States of America by a yet-to-be-identified man in military uniform.

There were reports that a video went viral over the weekend showing a man in military uniform holding the side mirror of a car in which a man and a woman were seated.

The incident was said to have happened at Oju-Ore, Ota, in Ogun State, last Tuesday.

The yet-to-be-identified occupants engaged in an altercation with the uniformed man who was seen brandishing a horsewhip and daring the man and woman to come out of the car.

Contacted over the weekend, the spokesperson for the NA, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the military was looking into the matter.

“Acknowledged, we’ll look into the matter,” Onyema simply told newsmen The National Publicity Secretary of the African Action Congress, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who shared the video on his Facebook and Twitter pages, demanded a probe into the incident, wondering why a military man “would be threatening civilians.”

Adeyeye wrote via his Twitter handle, @activistfemi, “Arriving from the US and heading to Ota, Ogun State, US returnees had a brawl on the road with a soldier. According to reports, even from witnesses, the said soldier was driving recklessly and this couple had to caution him to be careful, lest he causes an accident.

“The next thing was that he pursued them, overtook them, jumped out of his car in a Gestapo manner, and asked the woman to open the car that he needed to ‘discipline’ both of them.

“The @HQNigerianArmy must be compelled to look into this nonsense.”

He wondered why a uniformed man would put people’s lives in danger, damage their car and threaten to kill them just because he was cautioned.

“You come out now, are you not a man?” the man who was wearing an Army vest and trousers was heard telling the male occupant of the car in the video.

One of the occupants of the car was heard saying, “Because of the clothes you wear. It is the clothes you wear we give honour to. You are very stupid. Idiot.

“You want us to come so that you will be using horsewhip to embarrass people,” the female occupant was also heard saying.

In the video, the car said to be driven by the victims had the side mirror removed as people gathered around the vehicle to record the incident.

Culled / Titilayo Kupoliyi

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Crime

Corps Member Mistreatment: Nigerian Army Decries Officer’s Behavior, Promises Disciplinary Actions

By Web News 918

The Nigerian Army, NA, has taken cognizance of a video clip currently making the rounds on the social media, where a female officer was seen dehumanizing a member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in Calabar, Cross River State.

This act is not only condemnable, but unprofessional and against established precepts of discipline in the NA.

The NA has remained undoubtedly the pride of the nation, a symbol of national unity that has consistently being in the vanguard of respect for the fundamental human rights of the citizenry.

It is against this premise that the NA condemns this unimaginable level of infraction by a personnel in its ranks.

The NA therefore, condemns in strong terms, this act of gross misconduct.

Undoubtedly, the officer’s actions has caused the NA monumental embarrassment and is highly regrettable.

This unfortunate act of indiscipline does not in anyway represent the NA and will not be condoned in its entirety.

For the records, the ugly incident happened in 13 Brigade, Calabar.

The Brigade Commander immediately instituted an investigation and the officer involved has been identified and sanctioned on the interim and would be made to undergo regimental orders (trial) in line with the extant provisions of the Armed Forces Act.

The submission that the Brigade attempted covering up was therefore misleading, as the NA remains a professional force that has zero tolerance for indiscipline amongst its personnel.

The NA wishes to reiterate and assure the general public that such infractions would not be tolerated from its personnel.

The NA also reassures that the rights of the citizenry is sacrosanct and must be respected by all personnel of the NA, as any form of infraction will be severely dealt with.

Therefore, the general public is enjoined to continue to report such infractions, as the Human Rights Desks in all formations of the NA are emplaced to deal decisively with such erring personnel.

The NA further wishes to tender unreserved apology to the victim, her family members, friends, National Youth Service Corps and to Nigerians in general for the unwholesome treatment meted out to the Corps member.

Onyema Nwachukwu

Brigadier General

Director Army Public Relations

23 September 2021

Lifestyle

Military To Set Up Accident Investigation Board Over Death Of COAS

By Web News 529

The Chief of Defence Staff General Lucky Irabor has directed that an Accident Investigation Board be constituted to unravel the immediate and remote causes of the death of the Chief of Army staff, Lt. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru.

Attahiru died Friday evening in a air crash, along side 10 other.

He was on an official trip from Abuja to Kaduna.

A statement by the acting Director Defence Information, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the unfortunate incident occurred after landing at the Kaduna International Airport due to inclement weather.

General Irabor expressed sadness over the death of the Chief of Army Staff, in company of his entourage, and urges all military personnel and their families to take heart and be condoled.

FRCN, Abuja