The Nigerian Army has reacted to an online video showing armed state of war machine officers humiliating civilians believed to live on supporters of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu at a depository fiscal establishment agree indicate inwards Abia State.
In a disceptation yesteryear the Deputy Director Army Public Relations 82 Division Nigerian Army, Sagir Musa, on Thursday, the regular army said it was investigating the incident together with if indeed its officials were involved inwards the act, they volition live on punished.
“The result is existence investigated amongst the sentiment to ascertaining the source together with the actors inwards the clip. Our Code of Conduct together with Rules of Engagement are quite clear together with whatsoever officeholder or soldier that infringed on whatsoever of such directive if flora guilty, volition aspect upward the sum wrath of the state of war machine judge system,” said the statement.
The 82 Division, however, added that is aware of the planned misinformation together with propaganda scheme yesteryear the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which allegedly intends free pre-recorded video clips to discredit the Nigerian Army together with effort disaffection inwards the country.
“We would similar to inform Earth that 82 Division is besides aware of the planned misinformation together with propaganda organisation yesteryear the secessionists, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). They intend to churn out pre-recorded video clips aimed at discrediting the Nigerian Army, causing disaffection amid the citizens of this country. They volition live on using bogus, manipulated together with photo-shopped photographs equally good equally video clips. The world should live on wary of such mischief, scrutinize together with study same to the Nigerian Army or whatsoever of safety agencies,” the Army sectionalization warned.
It assured members of Earth of adequate safety inwards its surface area of operational responsibility, especially the entire South East, proverb it volition non condone whatsoever deed of indiscipline inwards the bear of our operations together with preparation exercises.
“We create non condone whatsoever deed of indiscipline inwards the bear of our operations together with preparation exercises. Any claim of rights violation would live on investigated together with when confirmed, appropriate disciplinary activity would live on taken against the erring personnel,” the 82 Division farther warned.