On Tuesday August 19th, a Nigerian
soldier spoke with the BBC explaining why himself and some other soldiers
refused the order from their superiors to go fight Boko Haram insurgents. He
alleged that they were not supplied with good weapons and ammunition which gave Boko Haram the upper hand during any
battle because the militants are more well equipped.
Now the Defence Headquarters says the man who spoke with BBC is an impostor. Their statement below
Now the Defence Headquarters says the man who spoke with BBC is an impostor. Their statement below
That degree of cowardice is not in
the character of a real soldier of the Nigerian Army. The series of lies
contained in the alleged responses of the faceless person referred to as a
soldier confirms the whole arrangement as another step of the mischief makers
working for terrorists. No soldier has been sent on any mission without
being armed. Each soldiers answers for his action in terms of discipline.
Anyone who knows the military reward for mutiny will not
join another person to try it. The overwhelming majority of the Nigerian
soldiers remains as brave and disciplined as ever. They will certainly
not join any renegade, coward, deserter or those trying to incite mutiny in the
military to betray the nation at time like this, in a way that impostor told
his interviewers. His claims are false.
Certainly soldiers are not being sent to die. We may
not have everything now, but we are improving on weapons and equipment rapidly.
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