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(Nan)The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has warned that flogging and physically assaulting disarmed suspected bandits were totally unacceptable.

Such action meted on disarmed bandits it said was not in consonance with the Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs) guiding the conduct of the operation.

NAF’s spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, described as “totally unacceptable’’, the reported flogging and physical assault of suspected bandits by some Military personnel in Zamfara.

Daramola said in a statement in Abuja that, “the attention of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been drawn to a video and some pictures circulating on some social media and online platforms showing some military personnel flogging suspected armed bandits at Shinkafi Local Government Area (LGA) in Zamfara State’’.

” The NAF has discovered that some of its personnel were part of the joint team stationed at the Galadi Sub-Sector at the time.

” Our personnel have always been directed to respect the rights of innocent civilians as well as captured combatants, no matter the provocation.

” The joint team had, sequel to intelligence reports, intercepted a group of suspected armed bandits, including some fighters from across the border, at their Sububu Forest hideout whilst they were on the verge of executing an attack against innocent civilians in Shinkafi.

” In the process, the team recovered one AK-47 rifle along with 3 loaded magazines and 3 dane guns from the bandits.

” In an effort to obtain further information on the criminals’ plans and the location of their armoury, the troops employed unauthorized, crude corporal methods,” he said
Daramola said the NAF has zero tolerance for such human rights violations, adding it has since initiated appropriate action to address the anomaly.

” The public is to please note that the NAF has zero tolerance for such human rights violations and has since initiated appropriate action to address the anomaly.

” In this regard, a Board of Inquiry (BOI) has been set up by the Headquarters Special Operations Command (HQ SOC) to determine the remote and immediate causes of the incident with a view to ensuring that appropriate disciplinary action is taken against all NAF personnel found culpable.”

The spokesman said the public would be kept informed on the outcome of the investigations.

He said: “The NAF, as an organisation, remains a professional fighting force that would continue to operate within the ambit of all relevant laws and procedures.’’

Daramola said the NAF would also continue to operate in line with international best practices, whilst remaining fully accountable to the Nigerian people. (NAN)


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Dem try, me for don empty four magazines for their body

Sitting on the throne up here

OK

Hmmm
But armed bandits can assault unarmed civilians, right?
Nonsense!

Okay sir

waoh for real

It is totally acceptable by me, they shouldn't be taken to court only to be freed and go back to take up arms again...

They should be shot dead at the spot...

Next level foools

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.. I just booked space for such a useless topic

Simply put, no one is authorized to assault a Fulani herdsman (bandit) when caught.

Even if he had slaughtered an entire village, he cannot be assaulted

But assault on innocent citizen on traffic is accepted?

Interesting

But if those aboki army deal with southerners here no one will talk Mr daramola

Trust me, in-house, the guy must have commended his boys....infact popped some larger for them. But just to sound professional or whatever.....he is coming out with this.
Well done lads!

For this single reason I HATE Nigerian soldiers and they earn no respect in my place

Order from above. They are doing the biddings of the oga at the top. Why flog them? Arrest them and show them to show the government is doing something about them then release them

It's wrong, except in self defence


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What about unarmed civilians?

Mafialeader:
Dem try, me for don empty four magazines for their body

Sitting on the throne up here

Tell us the truth how old are you?

Hmm


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Mafialeader:
Dem try, me for don empty four magazines for their body

Sitting on the throne up here

4 magazines,ahhh you wan kill person?

Useless, unprofessional Nigerian military are just a bunch of poorly trained thugs in uniform. Nigeria is lucky that we don't have hostile neighbours.

I am surprised the NAF did not claim that the Air force personnel are impersonators. Disgusting country.

When 75% of their training is beating.
What do you expect when they come out.
They train/treat them like animals so they come out behaving like animals