Nigeria - The Nation reports that the Nigerian Army has confirmed that a soldier who allegedly brutalised a female passenger who was travelling from Port Harcourt to Onitsha, is under interrogation.
The incident allegedly occurred at a military checkpoint in Port Harcourt on Monday. The Army authority also pleaded with the public to have faith and confidence in it to handle all such cases.
According to a post on the victim’s social media account, the lady simply identified as Jewel Infinity said she was on her way to Onitsha aboard a Toyota Sienna bus when her car was pulled over at a checkpoint “immediately after the airport.”
Jewel recounted that she was molested by a young soldier named Sulaiman Olamilekan who accused her of “discussing him,” and ordered her to disembark from the vehicle, kneel down and apologise to him.
“To my greatest dismay, this dude went in search of any object at his disposal ( a huge stick) and started hitting it all over my body, he shoved me out of the vehicle and when he pieced (sic) the stick on me, he went in search of another thing and he came back with a big rod…” Jewel recounted.
She claimed the incident was later reported at the Army Barracks and sympathetic officers laterapologisedd and took her to the hospital for treatment. But in a swift reaction, the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sanni Usman said the issue is currently under investigation.
Usman said: “As regards to the lady, I have communicated the matter to the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division and they are taking necessary action. I know that the soldier and his guard commander have been invited and effort is on to locate the lady.”
The Army spokesman also appealed to the general public to immediately report to the Army authorities any act of misdemeanour committed by any army personnel against the civil population. “ Please help us enlighten the public to have faith, confidence and trust in us by reporting such issues properly and if nothing is done, then they can go public with it,” Usman said.
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