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Court Marshall: 3032 Soldiers Pardoned Reject. Redeployment To North East by slyzy(m): 8:07am On Jan 08, 2016 |
The 3032 soldiers, who were pardoned last
August for various offences during campaigns against the
Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram, in the North East of
Nigeria, have rejected posting to the fronts.
The soldiers explained that they were never really pardoned
and re-integrated into the Army, but rather, re-sentenced to
the war front.
Vanguard learned this created anxiety at the Command and
Staff College, Nigerian Army School of Infantry, NASI, Jaji,
Kaduna state, when over 3,000 soldiers – who claimed to
have been subjected to unimaginable ill treatment after
their pardon – were gathered by the Commandant of NASI,
Major General Kassim Aldulkareem, to inform them that
they have been assigned new riffles and should be ready for
deployment to the fronts on the 11 January, 2016.
No reinstatement letters
According to sources, the soldiers complained that they have
not been fully re-instated into the Nigerian Army, because
attempts by them to report to their units were rejected at
their bases since they have no re-instatement letters.
The soldiers also said that since they have been kicked out
of the barracks they have not been paid for seven months
making their families who live off-barracks begging for food.
It was gathered that, they cried, “We are not going! Give us
re-instatement letters! You are sentencing us back to war,”
among others. According to sources, the Commandant
hurriedly left when the soldiers were becoming
uncontrollable.
One of the soldiers who spoke to some newsmen on
grounds that his name not be mentioned said: “Look at me; I
have put in about 28 years of my life serving this country. I
have seen action in Liberia; I have been to Rwanda, Sudan
and even served overseas and we the Nigerian troops did
very well and were decorated in some occasions.
“But, our experience in fighting to save our motherland is
too sad a story for the outside world to know. We are not
cowards. We held on for over four months facing Boko
Haram.
“I just want to say that after the Army dismissed about 5,000
of us, 3032 of us were pardoned last August. Since that time,
the Army Authority has treated us like prisoners of wars.
Asked to assemble in Jaji
“We were told to assemble in Jaji on August 17, which we
did. Then on August 19, the General Officer Commander,
GOC, of 1st Infantry Division, Maj. Gen Adeniyi Oyebade
gathered us and without prior noticed moved us to Nigerian
Army training Centre, NATRAC, Kontogora. Some of us found
ourselves there in bathroom slippers. We were just taken
straight to the place. Then, without any additional clothes or
uniform, we were subjected to what was clear punishment,
not training for another three weeks.
“Still in the clothes we came, we were again relocated to 333
artillery Barracks, Njetilo, Maiduguri. We got nothing but
constant insults as cowards. We were there without uniforms
no arms. They just left us there and we were abused and
told to assemble at every two hours through these days for
another three weeks.
“In Jaji, we went through another round of punishment, not
training. Yet, we were not given any letter to show that we
are still serving soldiers.
“So when the Commandant came and said we were going
back to the North East, without clearing our status, we felt
we have been punished enough.” he said.
The Public Relations Officer, PRO, of the Nigerian Infantry
Corps, Major C.K Abaide, told our correspondent on phone
that he was not aware of the development.
“I shall reach you back immediately I have our side of the
story”, he said, but never did at the time of sending this
report.
Vanguard |
Re: Court Marshall: 3032 Soldiers Pardoned Reject. Redeployment To North East by Mynd44: 8:10am On Jan 08, 2016 |
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