- Nigerian Army has reacted to a report of harassment of motorists by its officers in Ibadan
- The Army described the allegations as baseless, saying its officials can never in the manner described in the report
- It, however, explained that the fracas referred to in the report happened between officers of the Nigerian Airforce and members of the NURTW
- It added that the Nigerian Airforce is handling the situation in a professional manner
The Nigerian Army on Sunday, November 11, reacted to the report claiming that some of its officers shot at unarmed civilians in Iwo Road, Ibadan metropolis.
In a statement titled “Re: Soldiers harassing and shooting cars in Iwo Road Ibadan” signed by Colonel Hassan Mohammed, deputy director of Army public relations, 2 Division, the Army described dismissed the report as “false, misleading and an attempt to blackmail the Nigerian Army”.
The ‘misleading’ report, not published by Legit.ng, had claimed some “soldiers harassed and shot at motorists for about 4 hours on 9 November 2018 at Iwo Road general area, within Ibadan Metropolis.”
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Dismissing the report as fake, the Nigerian Army said its personnel “cannot, therefore, behave in the manner described” in the report.
The Army further educates the public to note “that the woodland camouflage uniform is not only used by the Nigerian Army but by other services of the armed forces.”
Legit.ng gathers from the statement that the reported clash was between the Nigerian Airforce and a member of the National Union Road Transport Workers.
The statement in part: “It should be noted that at about 1.40pm (1340hours) on 9 November 2018, a fracas ensued between personnel of the Nigerian Airforce dressed in woodland camouflage uniform and a member of the National Union Road Transport Workers ( Micra Taxi Driver ) at Iwo Road, Ibadan. It was alleged that a Micra Taxi Driver and unarmed Airman, who was an escort to an Airforce Bus conveying pupils of the Nigerian Airforce Primary School, Ibadan were engaged in an argument following a minor accident.
“Unfortunately, other Micra Taxi drivers supported their colleague and joined hands to molest the unarmed Airforce escort, the driver of the bus and the pupils. Consequently, the unarmed escort sent words to Headquarters Nigerian Airforce Detachment, Ibadan who mobilized her personnel to the scene to calm the situation.
“Four Micra Taxi drivers suspected to have taken part in fueling the crisis were arrested by the personnel of Nigerian Airforce Detachment, Ibadan. The arrested Micra Taxi drivers are presently in custody of the Nigerian Airforce Detachment, Ibadan for preliminary investigation.”
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the governor of Plateau state, Simon Lalong, on Monday, November 5, led a delegation to the headquarters of the Nigerian Army in Abuja to plead against avenge of the recent gruesome murder of Major General Idris Alkali, the retired chief of administration of the security body.
General Alkali was reportedly murdered by some indigenes of a community in the Dura-Du area of Plateau state and his car was hidden in a pond while his body, first buried in a shallow grave, was later exhumed and dumped inside a well.
The remains of the retired army general, who was declared missing on September 3, by the Nigerian Army a couple of days after his retirement, was found in an abandoned well in a village known as Guchwet in Shen district of Jos South local government area of Plateau state.
Lalong also pleaded with the Army not to expose the state to danger by abandoning its current security operations because of the murder of the senior officer.
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