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| Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika |
The COAS however did not give the number of soldiers that were arrested.
Ihejirika said that the affected troops
were caught while posting comments he described as “negative” and
conversing with terror suspects on the Internet.
He stated, “There are some soldiers that
have been found to be posting negative comments on the Internet and
some conversing with insurgents.
“I want to state that any officer or
soldier caught linked one way or the other will be disciplined severely,
there are no two ways about it.
“So the Directorate of Military
Intelligence is encouraged to continue to monitor the activities along
with military police and other commanders in the field because military
service is service of patriotism as I said earlier.”
Nigerian troops are currently
confronting militants in the three northern states of Yobe, Borno and
Adamawa, where President Goodluck Jonathan last week declared a state of
emergency in the efforts to rout members of the violent Islamic sect,
Boko Haram.
The Army chief spoke at the opening
ceremony of the Nigerian Army transformation and Innovation Centre on
Personnel Management and Development at the Command Officers Mess,
Asokoro, Abuja.
The seminar was held under the
leadership of the Chief of Army Transformation and Innovation, Maj. Gen
Ibrahim Sani, with the title, “Building Capacity of the Nigerian Army to
meet Contemporary Challenges.”
He warned that any officers found to be involved in such unacceptable conduct would be made to face the law.
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