Earlier inthe day, the shocking photos of over 30 men lined up in a field and allegedly shot to death went viral(HERE).However in a new press release by the Defence headquarters,the Nigerian military says claims by the Cleric who posted the photos are malicious as they have nothing to do with it..
CHRIS OLUKOLADE
Major General
Director Defence Information
"The DHQ wishes to unequivocally dissociate the Nigerian military from any involvement in the alleged genocide as depicted in the graphic pictures which appeared in the front page of Blueprint newspapers of 22 May 2014 edition entitled, “Alleged Killing field in Borno”.
While the military will continue to respect freedom of expression of Nigerians, it will not submit to desperate blackmail and propaganda aimed at diverting attention and pitching public opinion against the armed forces. Although the real motive of the report and presentation with the apparent intention to impute military complicity in the event depicted in the pictures is yet to unfold, the DHQ sees this allegation as the manifestation of yet another grand design to tarnish and denigrate the image of Nigerian Armed Forces.
The Nigerian military remains a professional force whose operations is guided by high standard of professional ethics and will not be party to such dastardly act. At no time or event in the course of the counter-insurgency operation have the troops embarked on the extra-judicial killing of civilians as exhibited in the gory pictures.
The location and occasion where the events captured in the pictures were taken is unknown and has no bearing whatsoever as insinuated in the report by the Blueprint newspaper. The individual holding stick which the paper mischievously described as “a soldier stand(ing) guard…” is certainly not a Nigerian soldier neither is any of those captured in the pictures.
The media are once again advised not to make themselves available to those who are desperate to tarnish the good name of the Nigerian Armed Forces
CHRIS OLUKOLADE
Major General
Director Defence Information
Will they agree before?
ReplyDeleteThose pics are fake. Nothing happened
ReplyDeleteI will be convinced that the Nigerian army is not involved after a proper investigation. I live in the north east one of the emergency states and I can tell you many of the soldiers are not professional. drinking alcohol on duty,harassing innocent citizens,the list of atrocities is endless!
ReplyDeleteNigerian soldiers are very crude. I have no confidence in their honesty
ReplyDeleteThough I can't verify the authenticity of this, it is a sure fact that they are killing innocent citizens in that Borno on the other hand, the frustration and the rate at which boko haram guys kill make them just transfer aggression. I just pray for this country
ReplyDeleteabeg na dem small work be that den fit do am . soldiers wey dey shack dey high before sun comot
ReplyDeleteJust imagin the write up like we don't knw our nigerian army..if an army man can beat up a lady for not selling him fish to drink his ogogoro den dey can do worse than this..oloriburuku personalities
ReplyDeleteRazz Nigerian army,the average checkpoint soldier is soooooo ratchet.the guns they carry make them delusuonal.they have no respect for the rule of law.so in essence it's something they can do,
ReplyDeleteNigerian lie lie army! I hail una
ReplyDeletemama peace na your boys them dey share blood oh! oya call another conference hala them!
ReplyDeleteI never believe any news that comes from islamic clerics.They can package lie for allah sake.
ReplyDeleteOnly God knows if its fake or not...
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