The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has debunked the videos currently circulating in the social media of soldiers torturing civilians for violating the Presidential directive to stay at home over the Coronavirus pandemic as a calculated attempt to blackmail the Military.
This was contained in a press statement signed and made available to Newsmen in Abuja by Major General John Enenche, Coordinator Defence Media Operations who said that the videos are misleading and are not related to the present military engagement of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
The clips are being used by some mischievous elements to tarnish the image of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. It added that the Nigerian Armed Forces sees those clips as calculated attempts to tarnish its professional integrity by some mischief makers.
Members of the public are hereby advised to disregard those videos. It is the handwork of false news propagators. The Armed Forces of Nigeria remains undaunted and would not be distracted.
Furthermore, the Armed Forces of Nigeria is committed to performing its constitutional roles towards ensuring the protection of our territorial integrity and the lives and property of the general public.