Acting COAS Orders Investigation Of Viral Audio-Visual Report On Allegation Of Brutality By Nigerian Army Personnel

By Daniel Dafe

The Nigerian Army (NA) has begun investigation of a viral audio-visual recording circulating on social media platforms, purportedly showing a senior Army officer and 2 other soldiers in an altercation with a man and woman within the Abuja metropolis.

Major General ONYEMA NWACHUKWU, Director Army Public Relations, said this in a statement on Tuesday.

Adding: “The circumstances leading to this incident are not clear at the moment,” saying that the Acting Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, “has ordered an immediate investigation to unravel the true circumstances surrounding this altercation.”

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“The NA remains committed to serving and protecting all law-abiding Nigerians as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Therefore, we urge the public to be rest assured that due diligence will be applied to reach a logical conclusion on this matter,” the statement concluded.