Army Sanctions Female Officer For Dehumanizing Corps Member In Calabar

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*says its highly unprofessional, unacceptable

By; ISAAC ODEH, Kaduna

The Nigerian Army (NA) has said that it will not condone any act of indiscipline, unprofessional, dehumanising and human rights abuses of any sort from its personnel.

Director, Army Public Relations, Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu expressed this in a statement on Thursday.

He said the NA remains undoubtedly the pride of the nation, a symbol of national unity and would reman a professional force that has zero tolerance for indiscipline amongst its personnel.

The Director was reacting to a trending video of a female officer dehumanising a female corps member in Calabar, Cross River State.

He said, the action has caused a monumental embarrassment to the service and it was highly regrettable and condemnable in its entirety.

The statement noted that the said officer was arrested and would ‘undergo regimental orders’.

The statement read in part…

“The NA has taken cognizance of a video clip currently making the rounds on the social media, where a female officer was seen dehumanising a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Calabar, Cross River State.

“This act is not only condemnable, but unprofessional and against established precepts of discipline in the NA.

“The NA has remained undoubtedly the pride of the nation, a symbol of national unity that has consistently being in the vanguard of respect for the fundamental human rights of the citizenry.

“It is against this premise that the NA condemns this unimaginable level of infraction by a personnel in its ranks. The NA therefore, condemns in strong terms, this act of gross misconduct.

“Undoubtedly, the officer’s actions has caused the NA monumental embarrassment and is highly regrettable.

“The unfortunate act of indiscipline did not in anyway represent the NA and would not be condoned in its entirety.
For the records, the ugly incident happened in 13 Brigade, Calabar.

“The Brigade Commander immediately instituted an investigation and the officer involved has been identified and sanctioned on the interim and would be made to undergo regimental orders (trial) in line with the extant provisions of the Armed Forces Act.”

The statement refuted the claims that the Brigade attempted to cover up the action, assuring that the NA remained a professional force that has zero tolerance for indiscipline amongst its personnel.

He reiterated that any act infractions from the ranks and files of the NA would not be tolerated and reassured that the rights of the citizenry is sacrosanct and must be respected by its personnel, as any form of infraction would be severely dealt with.

The statement further apologized to the victim, her family members, friends, NYSC and all Nigerians for the unwholesome treatment meted out to the Corps member and called on the public to report any infractions, as Human Rights Desks in all formations of the NA are emplaced to deal decisively with such erring personnel

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