The Nigerian Army denies claims that the bodies of the slain soldiers in Borno state have not been evacuated days after the attack

- The Army says it constituted a team led by a senior officer to carry out the evacuation of the killed soldiers

- The security body says the team searched everywhere around the scene of the incident and ensured that every dead soldier was evacuated

The Nigerian Army, late Tuesday, November 27, accused online news medium, Sahara Reporters, of carrying out a smear campaign against it in the heat of the attack on at least 100 soldiers by the Boko Haram insurgents.

The Nigerian Army urged the members of the public to discredit the news from the medium that the bodies of the murdered soldiers had not been evacuated days after the incident at Melete in Borno state.

In the statement, the Nigerian Army said it carried out a reinforcement to the location immediately after the attack and that a special search and rescue team led by a senior officer was constituted.

The team, the statement said, searched the entire location and evacuated all those who were killed in the attack

Read the full statement:

1. The attention of the Nigerian Army (NA) has once again been drawn to another false publication by an online newspaper (Sahara Reporters), alleging that the bodies of our gallant soldiers and members of Civilian Joint Task Force who lost their lives in the unfortunate Metele Attack are yet to be evacuated.

2. The general public is to please note that the information is despicably false and a calculated attempt to spread fake news aimed at discrediting and undermining the NA in the discharge of its constitutional roles. For the avoidance of doubt, immediately after the attack, reinforcement was sent to the location. Thereafter, a special search and rescue team led by a senior military officer was constituted and equally dispatched. The team worked tirelessly, searching all the nooks and crannies of the general area and have evacuated all the gallant troops that paid the supreme price in defence of their fatherland.

3. It is sad to note that in a bid to be seen as first to break news, some media houses have discarded the ethics of their noble profession through the hasty publication of unverified information. The NA would once again reiterate the need for correct and balanced reportage especially when reporting issues regarding military operations. Furthermore, all print and electronic (online) newspapers as well as social media forums and blogs are advised to double check their information before publishing. This is because publishing false, sensational news is inimical to national security and could also cause panic, bitterness and disunity among the citizenry.

Newsprex earlier reported that President Muhammadu Buhari cancelled his planned five-day “casual leave’’ as a mark of respect for victims of Boko Haram attacks across the battlefields in the northeast zone of the country.

Read from source: https://newsprex.com/discussion/3017/dead-nigerian-soldiers-bodies-have-not-been-evacuated-nigerian-army

Who believes the Nigerian Army these days na

The lifeless are truly ruled by the lifeless.
Even the LIFELESS cannot bury the lifeless!

Not a word from JUBRIL.

If na Trump, e for don reach dia since.
JUBRIL dey plan “ annual leave “ to replace rotten livers and kidneys’

SolutionMee:


Why should they be evacuated? We all know that the federal government are spending so much on those guys but instead of defeating their major enemy, they ended up being overpowered.

Their corpse should be left there untouched. That place is now good for tourism. Wonderful sight to behold for tourists.

You're trying be funny, but your attempt at it reeks of childishness. May you not heap burning coals on your head because you want people on this faceless forum to like your comment.