IPOB PROPAGANDA USING PICTURES OF FAKE SOLDIERS ARRESTED IN LAGOS, A PRODUCT OF DESPERATE DISINFORMATION TO PROMOTE INSECURITY

The Nigerian Army(NA) has been notified of a malicious disinformation and falsehood peddled by one Solomon Okafor of Radio Biafra London, making the rounds in the social media. The meme alleged complicity by troops in a fictitious case of kidnapping of a family of 10 in Kaduna State, Nigeria. He also maliciously alleged that about 87 percent of NA soldiers are kidnappers and bandits.

While the NA would have ignored this merchant of falsehood, considering his lack of credibility, it is however instructive to put the records in proper perspective for the interest of unsuspecting members of the public, whom such misrepresentation could mislead.

It must therefore be clarified that the said report is a creation of IPOB/ESN social media foot soldiers, with intent to malign the NA. The picture bandied around on the social media is a picture of fake soldiers (impostors) who were arrested in Lagos - Ondo states axis by troops of Operation CHECKMATE under 81 Division NA, sometime in April 2022. The operation was widely publicized in both the new and traditional media before handing over the suspects to the Nigeria Police.

It is also crucial to emphasize that following troops' successful exploits in unravelling and unmasking IPOB elements who have been masquerading as unknown gunmen and wreaking carnage against Ndigbo in South East Nigeria, IPOB/ ESN have severally attempted to use doctored graphic images, video footages and spurious narratives in online and social media campaigns to disparage the NA and bring her to disrepute.

The author and his sponsors should note that no matter the campaign of calumny by IPOB and other fifth columnists, the NA will be undeterred and remains a cherished national institution that will continue to execute its constitutional mandate of defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Nigeria, towards building a united nation.

Members of the public are therefore urged to disregard this mindless and irresponsible propaganda clearly emanating from IPOB, aimed at promoting insecurity in the country.

ONYEMA NWACHUKWU
Brigadier General
Director Army Public Relations
30 April 2022

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Stevenson20:
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slimfit1:
They tell Fulani criminals not to show their faces, face the wall. We don't see them face prosecution one awareness, not one Nigeria.

oshozondii:

It must therefore be clarified that the said report is a creation of IPOB/ESN social media foot soldiers, with intent to malign the NA.

Are these ones soldiers bayi

Their drones or equipments no dey work for North!

We have not heard any arrest or the rescue of the kidnapped passengers on board the train bomb in Kaduna where people lost their lives, people still nursing their wound, others counting their loses and your priority is fake news formulated by you guys

this is not the Nigerian army I use to know! We know say na Hausa full am that time but those ones still get small shame!

But now, these one have now become a nuisance in the society!

This was how you lied to the whole world that you were not at Lekki

Till date no apology, none so ever!

Continue to deceive yourselves! Nigerians know who is who!