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Nigerian Army Probes Soldier Allegedly Abandoned Inside Bush After Terrorists’ Attack In Niger State
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The Nigerian Army has reacted to a viral video of a soldier identified as Musa M. who claimed he was abandoned in the bush by his colleagues in a forest in Niger State during an operation. A video which circulated the social media on Wednesday evening showed Musa solely running in a bush. But in a statement signed by Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director of Public Relations, the Nigerian Army described the soldier as a "coward." Nwachukwu noted that the soldier was part of troops that had carried out a clearance operation at the Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State. The soldier was said to have fled the operation and had sent out the video in a deliberate attempt to shield himself from being accused of cowardice. The army said, "The attention of the Nigerian Army(NA) has been drawn to a viral video making the rounds on the social media, where a soldier on Wednesday, 30 March 2022 claimed to have been abandoned by his colleagues during operations. "Contrary to the claims and impression created by the soldier in the video footage, preliminary investigations have revealed that the video footage was a deliberate attempt to shield himself from being accused of cowardice, having abandoned his colleagues during an ongoing clearance operation in Gurara, Niger State. Related: Niger State: 2022-03-29 Terrorists Kill Three Persons In Ongoing Attack On Niger State Community Niger State: 2022-03-22 Bandits Occupy 12 Of 25 Local Government Areas In Niger State, Governor Laments Niger State: 2022-03-20 Boko Haram Terrorists Plant Explosives In Communities For Attacks, Niger State Governor Laments Posted by: Fred 2022-04-01 |
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