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Army, IPOB bicker over “fake soldier propaganda”

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May 1, 2022
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The Nigerian Army, has said that members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are using pictures of fake soldiers arrested by the Nigerian Army troops recently to malign the institution.

The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that “one Solomon Okafor of Radio Biafra, London, had been peddling a malicious disinformation and falsehood on the social media, alleging complicity by troops in a fictitious case of kidnapping of a family of 10 in Kaduna State”.

He said the said Okafor also alleged that about 87 per cent of Nigerian soldiers were kidnappers and bandits.

Specifically, the IPOB post had alleged that a family of 10 were abducted in Kaduna State and a ransom of N6 million paid and it turned out that the kidnappers were personnel of the Nigerian Army.

“One of them confess (sic) that they are many and that 87 per cent of Nigerian Army are kidnappers bandits,” the post said.

Gen. Nwachukwu said the said report was a creation of IPOB/ESN social media foot soldiers with intent to malign the Nigerian army.

He said the pictures being circulated on the social media was a picture of fake soldiers (impostors) who were arrested recently in Lagos-Ondo States axis by troops of Operation Checkmate under 81 Division.

According to him, the operation was widely publicised in both the new and traditional media before handing over the suspects to the Nigeria Police.

“It is also crucial to emphasise that following troops’ successful exploits in unravelling and unmasking IPOB elements who have been masquerading as unknown gunmen and wreaking carnage against Ndigbo in South East Nigeria, IPOB/ ESN have severally attempted to use doctored graphic images, video footages and spurious narratives in online and social media campaigns to disparage the Nigerian army and bring her to disrepute.

“The author and his sponsors should note that no matter the campaign of calumny by IPOB and other fifth columnists, the Nigerian army will be undeterred and remains a cherished national institution that will continue to execute its constitutional mandate of defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Nigeria, toward building a united nation.

“Members of the public are therefore urged to disregard this mindless and irresponsible propaganda clearly emanating from IPOB, aimed at promoting insecurity in the country,” he said.

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