The Nigerian Army has responded to allegations that it killed a Nigerian pastor and labelled him a militant to cover the crime.
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Mr. Andrew Anthony was allegedly killed by the Nigerian Army
In an investigative report, online news platform, Premium Times had
alleged that the Nigerian Army killed a kidnapped pastor and labelled
him a militant to cover its crime.
However, in a statement signed by the Acting Director Army Public
Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the army has now responded
stating its own side of the story.
The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to a
publication on Premium Times website titled “INVESTIGATION: How Nigerian
Army ‘killed’ kidnapped pastor and labelled him militant”.
Ordinarily one would not have bothered to respond to that
obvious mischief, but for the erroneous impression being created by the
so-called “investigative” report in the minds of well meaning Nigerians.
This report just like several others by the medium, were part
of systematic and sustained efforts aimed at denigrating the Nigerian
Army and tarnish its image.
The Nigerian Army did not kill the pastor as alleged, rather,
he was killed by his captors who realized that troops were closing on
them during precursor to Exercise CROCODILE SMILE.
It is therefore very mischievous for anyone to ascribe his death to the troops.
The Nigerian Army is a thorough professional organization with
clearly stipulated rules of engagement which is being followed to the
letter in any given operation or exercise.
For the avoidance of doubt, based on information received, a
raid was carried out on a suspected militant camp in Mbelekuru Creek,
Ogbogoro Community of Obiakpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on
26th August 2016. During the raid, 5 suspected militants were killed, 23
of them were arrested and 11 Pump Action Rifles, 2 AK-47 Rifles, 1
Locally Made Revolver Pistol, 292 Cartridges, 99 Rounds of 7.62mm
ammunition, 1 AK-47 magazine loaded with 28 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition,
3 Power generating sets, 1 camp Gas cooker, 2 shovels, 3 Cutlasses, 1
rain boat, 1 hand bag containing 2 mobile telephone handsets, 1
wristwatch, a photograph, 11 mobile telephone handsets, 3 INEC voters
cards, 2 SIM cards and 1 memory card were recovered.
It is therefore unimaginable for the troops to kill an innocent person.
A day after, press release was issued to this effect. Days
later, a female serving Nigerian Air Force officer reported that her
relative whom she identified as Mr. Andrew Anthony, a pastor of a church
was killed during the raid and that he was not a militant.
Contrary to insinuations by the medium, other family members
confirmed that they never reported the kidnapping of Mr. Andrew to the
police. Rather, they were negotiating with the kidnappers on their own
without recourse to any security agency before the raid on the militants
camp.
The Nigerian Army did not release the photograph of the victim nor referred to him as a militant.
The Headquarters 2 Brigade Nigerian Army also supported the
family by linking them up with youth leaders that assisted in
identifying and retrieving the corpse of the late pastor.
The attempt to portray the Nigerian Army in bad light by
labelling it killer of a pastor and manipulation of information by the
Premium Times is totally unacceptable.
The public is therefore enjoined to disregard the publication
in its entirety as it is an attempt to blackmail the Nigerian Army and
destroy its hard earned reputation, more so as further investigation has
been directed by the Chief of Army Staff on the issue.
You are please requested to disseminate this information to the public through your medium.
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