Abduction, Dehumanization of Female Soldier: Army Denies Rescue Report, Releases Fresh Update
- The report that Lieutenant PP Johnson, a female soldier who was abducted by unknown gunmen, had been released has been debunked
- Johnson was a new lieutenant designated by the Nigerian Army, she was kidnapped in Imo state when she visited her grandmother in the Aku-Okigwe area of the state
- General Onyema Nwachukwu, the spokesperson of the army said a rescue operation is still ongoing and that the video in circulation is an old video
FCT, Abuja - The Nigerian Army has denied the report that Lieutenant PP Johnson, a female soldier who was reportedly kidnapped by gunmen on Monday, has been released.
According to Channels Television, Johnson is a newly designated lieutenant of the Nigerian Army, who was kidnapped when she visited her grandmother in Aku-Okigwe in Imo state.
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One of the gunmen who carried out the heinous crime was heard in a viral video vowing that they are coming for all serving personnel of the armed forces.
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But in a statement on Friday, December 31, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, denied the news that the soldier had been rescued by security operatives.
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The statement reads in part:
“The NA wishes to state that the information making the rounds is unsubstantiated as the officer is yet to be released or rescued from her abductors. Likewise, the video footage being circulated and associated with the rescue claim is an old video of the arrest of a suspect earlier effected by troops.”
The Nigerian army stated that the abductors of the officer dehumanized her even fact though she is from the southeast part of the country.
Nwachukwu also chided the gunmen who have claimed to be freedom fighters, he alleged that the members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are terrorists.
Soludo makes strong demands from gunmen terrorizing Anambra, commends security agencies
Legit.ng earlier reported that Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state has rained praises on the Nigerian Army, police, DSS and other security forces securing the state.
Soludo said about 8 local governments were under siege by the unknown gunmen when he took over in March but they have all been liberated now.
The governor also challenged the youths of the state to take their destinies into their hands while calling on the gunmen to surrender and embrace peace.
Source: Legit.ng
