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The Nigerian military has reacted to a photo published on the front page of Daily Trust newspaper today which showed a soldier torturing a man in Mararaba, Nassarawa state over the weekend. According to a statement by the army, the soldiers have been identified and will face disciplinary actions. The army press statement below...

The attention of Nigerian Army has been drawn to a front page photograph of some soldiers maltreating a suspected robber at Mararraba, Nasarawa State, on the front page of today’s edition of Daily Trust newspaper. Sadly, it is also trending on the Social Media. There is no doubt the photograph has done incalculable damage to the image of the service. The act was unfortunate and at variance with military ethics and professionalism.
The Nigerian Army wishes to inform the public that the perpetrators of the offence have been identified, summoned and would face disciplinary action.he Army has also reached out to the management of the newspaper over this poor and worrisome editorial judgement by giving this misdemeanour prominence in their paper. Alerting appropriate Nigerian Army authorities would have been a better option that will be met with prompt response. We wish to assure the public that the Nigerian Army would continue to protect and respect human rights and that this regrettable incidence should not be used as a yardstick to judge the entire Army.

Thank you. Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman Acting Director Army Public Relations

http://www.metronaija.com/2015/08/army-reacts-to-photo-of-soldiers.html

cc: lalasticlala ishilove

If them see boko haram
them go run hide say them no give them better
weapon. as if the weapons boko haram are using
are from transformer age of extinction..
the names of those soldiers should be published
and they should be striped of all their rankings and sentenced \to death.
a disgrace.. this is the reason why the USA and other advance countries
cant help Nigeria with weapons.. it would result to more ABUSE.

Haaa

Its [size=20pt]LadyF[/size] again

ok

Gushhh

More of this and soon all nigerian forces would be sanitised with respect, discipline and dignity restored.....the only problem is how to take a picture without bulletproof vests on.... I get mind o,but I'm my Mama's firstborn

Kudos to the paper that brought this depressing sight to the public. The Army keeps denying what's clearly the norm within its institution.

There's no denying the fact the Nigerian Army is a largely indisciplined institution, whose forces have an unquenchable appetite for civilian brutality and denigration.

I believe as we keep displaying their gross Indiscipline and utter disrespect for fundamental human rights, they will be forced to be more serious with this issue rather than keep replaying the same mundane rhetorics every time it's forces are found wanting.

Just look at the retard yanning dust about how the paper erred by publishing the said pictures as opposed to sending the info to them. Who knows if they would have acted on the info given to them without a little pixel push

A picture is worth a thousand words as they say Mr. Soldier, so don't hate, appreciate. Don't condemn them, but applaud them for bringing the situation into the fore front for public debate and consumption, mtcheew

Good! Where r the IDIO.Ts who defended d Army? civil case is for d police, d Army should keep off from civil case, and d use of koboko should b ban, Nigerians r not animals.

These foolish Animals shaa, na civilian you go de ride. God punish you personally. Idiots, boko haram de there de kill you anyhow, u no do anything. Awon werey oshi.

Just send them to Sambisa thats all

From drunk Police officer arrest, to this.

Which Nigeria force is next? Watch out!

Never underestimate the power of Social Media.

When they are even confirm rubbers themselves, imagine kettle calling pot black mtcheeeeeeeeeeeeew

These people were once civilians oo. Normal caring and loving humans. Immediately they get into that academy/ the military, they become something else.
Immediately you tell me you are joining the armed forces as a friend (no matter how close,) I prepare my mind for your transformation!

The power of social media.

Very good. The credit should go to the smart person who snapped the picture unnoticed. That does not mean we should attempt to take photographs in the presence of soldiers.
He was very lucky not to have been caught, else...

All they do is to react. Why not take steps to put an end to this.

The other day it was NDA cadets, have they caught those ones too?

These ones are maltreating with koboko, who says they can't use guns too. After you will say US no wan give una arms. To do what??


Mtcheeeeeew...

media dealing with people this days.... yesterday was police, next is this army

It's pathetic what this country has turn into, Even if the victim murdered someone, he is suppose to be judged instead of lashing him unclad.

Dos maraba soldiers, am sure dey sip burukutu evry day.. Can't forget wen I frog jump because I didn't come don't frm my bike.. I was pinging wit my girl friend helen tryin 2 locate her.. I neva kw we had gotten 2 d check point.. I was submerge in d chat dat I did nt kw wen d driver of d bike came.. Down helen I frog jump 4 u, nw u have left me 4 another..tears*****

As long as i see this image as appalling, IF THIS GUY IS A ROBBER, I FEEL NOTHING FOR HIM

The rate these men of the underworld terrorize citizens, its alarming.

He is even lucky. Some place would have burn him alive

God help Nigeria

The Army has also reached out to the management of the newspaper over this poor and worrisome editorial judgement by giving this misdemeanour prominence in their paper. Alerting appropriate Nigeahe Army has also reached out to the management of the newspaper over this poor and worrisome editorial judgement by giving this misdemeanour prominence in their paper. Alerting appropriate Nigerian Army authorities would have been a better option that will be met with prompt response.

If I hear
There wouldn't have been any response

You can't torture a man like this naa. Even if he is guilt. arrest and charge him to court. This is how they keep degrading the image of our country.

Patrick Leahy, an American Senator who
sponsored the Leahy Law says that President
Muhammadu Buhari should not blame the United
States for not choosing to support the Nigerian
Army.
The Leahy amendment prohibits the US
Department of State and Department of Defence
from providing military assistance to foreign
military units that violate human rights with
impunity.
Owing to the fact that the Nigerian military has
been accused of alleged human rights crimes in
its war against Boko Haram, the United States
had refused to give the country the required
assistance.
Weeks ago some of you here on nairaland castigate, bashing Leahy for his comments on why USA will not Nigeria on terrorism acts. You see reasons now
Our Army are animals they treat civilian as criminals. I wish the army involved meet there waterloo .

That's inhuman.... the soldier shld be sent to sambisa forest ASAP!!!!"

Positive reaction by the military