This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, by Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations.
He noted that the misleading report was being circulated to cause disharmony within the army and by extension the Armed Forces of Nigeria. “In espousing the position of the Nigerian Army in the cases mentioned in the report, taking that of Pte. Usman Shonva for instance, wherein evidence revealed that there were other soldiers at the scene of the incident, who also fired their weapons.
“We urge the public to note the true picture and discountenance the false report published by the online media platform. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Ebonyi has arrested three minors for alleged attempt to rape another minor and assault.
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