The Nigerian Army has debunked reports alleging that two army officers detained a civilian over dealings with a soldier’s girlfriend in Minna.
A media report (not blueprint.ng) had alleged that some officers of TRADOC NA connived to arrest and detain a civilian on the ‘Orders of the Commander’ over suspicions that he wanted to defraud a food vendor, who was also a girlfriend and business partner to the man.
However, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba,in a statement, denied the report and described it as “misinformation.”
” Attention of the Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command Nigerian Army (TRADOC NA) has been drawn to an unsubstantiated allegation published against the image of the command by an online media outlet (INDEPENDENT NIGERIA) on Wednesday, 16 October 2024,” the statement said.
According to the statement, it is essential to set the record straight regarding what transpired between Miss Lynda Moses (one of the food vendors in TRADOC Officers’ Mess) and Mr. Deekae Sunday Kiaka (a dismissed NAF personnel) of the Nigerian Airforce Base in Minna.
“Investigation revealed that Miss Lynda Moses had reported a case to the Military Police (MP) in Minna Military Cantonment sometime in September 2024, alleging theft against one fake Sgt. Deekae Sunday of the NAF Base in Minna.
“She alleged that the sum of N1.1 million was withdrawn from her First Bank account.
“Upon receipt of the case, the MP was able to arrest the suspect on 6 October 2024 since the offence was committed in Minna Cantonment when the suspect visited the victim at her business place. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the accused was a dismissed personnel of the NAF Minna. Investigation further revealed that the accused had been impersonating as a serving ‘Sgt’ in the NAF, whereas he had been dismissed from the NAF over a similar fraudulent crime in the past.”