Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika,the Chief of Army
Staff on Wednesday said some soldiers and officers of the Nigerian Army had
been arrested for conspiring with insurgents in the ongoing face-off between
the military and militants.
The COAS however did not give the
number of soldiers that were arrested.
Ihejirika said that the affected
troops were caught while posting comments he described as “negative” and
conversing with terror suspects on the Internet.
He stated, “There are some soldiers
that have been found to be posting negative comments on the Internet and some
conversing with insurgents.
“I want to state that any officer or
soldier caught linked one way or the other will be disciplined severely, there
are no two ways about it.
“So the Directorate of Military
Intelligence is encouraged to continue to monitor the activities along with
military police and other commanders in the field because military service is
service of patriotism as I said earlier.”
Nigerian troops are currently
confronting militants in the three northern states of Yobe, Borno and Adamawa,
where President Goodluck Jonathan last week declared a state of emergency in
the efforts to rout members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram.
The Army chief spoke at the opening
ceremony of the Nigerian Army transformation and Innovation Centre on Personnel
Management and Development at the Command Officers Mess, Asokoro, Abuja.
The seminar was held under the
leadership of the Chief of Army Transformation and Innovation, Maj. Gen Ibrahim
Sani, with the title, “Building Capacity of the Nigerian Army to meet
Contemporary Challenges.”
He warned that any officers found to
be involved in such unacceptable conduct would be made to face the law.
Ihejirika urged the DMI, the
investigative arm of the Armed Forces, and the Military Police to put
commanders and soldiers in the field of operations under watch.
The Army chief explained that a
soldier who gave out information on troops’ movement to the insurgents that
attacked Mali -bound soldiers at Okene, Kogi State, had been arrested and would
be made to face military court-martial.
Two soldiers, a warrant Officer and
Corporal were killed in the Okene attack claimed by an Islamic sect.
He said, “Again let me warn; let me
also use this opportunity to warn officers and soldiers who indulge in giving
out information both from the Army headquarters and other formations; certain
vital information that has in one way or the other worked negatively in our
operations.
“As you are aware, a soldier gave out
information on the movement of our troops to Mali, movement of troops bound for
Mali.
“The troops were attacked at
somewhere close to Okene; the guy has been apprehended and is going to be
court-martialled.”
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