A Nigerian soldier, whose name is being withheld, has been accused of stealing his colleagues’ ammunition and uniforms in Katsina.
The soldier is attached to 35 Battalion
in Katsina town.
A video obtained by
SaharaReporters shows the soldier’s hands were tied behind his back as he was
being beaten.
“Him steal my ammunition, that
one no do am, him steal my SF (Special Force) clothe, that one no do am, him
still steal my regimental jacket (he stole my ammunition; not satisfied with
that, he went ahead to steal my jacket),” one of the soldiers in the video is
heard speaking in Pidgin English.
Another one added, “See am, all
of us dey the same unit, 35 battalion. He don lose guard, he go sell am go give
bandit and he is our fellow soldier, we think say na our fellow soldier, not
knowing na our enemy him be (Look at him; we are all in the same unit – 35
battalion. He sold things to bandits. We thought he was our colleague not
knowing he is an enemy).”
WATCH: Nigerian Soldier Caught
Stealing, Selling Ammunition And Military Uniforms To Bandits pic.twitter.com/dkExqPFi7n
Army spokesman, Major General
Onyema Nwachukwu, could not be reached for comment as calls to his line were
not answered.
He had also yet to reply to a
message sent to him seeking his comment on the matter as of the time of filing
this report.
On multiple occasions, the
military has condemned cases of military personnel aiding and abetting
terrorists, bandits, killer herdsmen, and other criminals in the country.
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