The report that 25 soldiers relinquished their services in consequence of purported pervading corruption and mistreatment of officers by the authorities has prompted reaction from the accused.
The Nigerian Army on Thursday in a statement its Spokesman Onyema Nwachukwu released denied the charges.
It however, threw light on the circumstances surrounding the officers’ retirements.
“The Nigerian Army is compelled to respond to insinuations in a publication attributing the resignation of 25 soldiers to allegations of corruption against the Nigerian Army.
“While it is true that approval was given for the voluntary discharge of the soldiers, the insinuation that the soldiers are proceeding on voluntary discharge due to alleged corruption is an implausible effort to frantically dampen the morale and fighting will of the loyal, dedicated, and patriotic troops of the NA, engender disaffection in the ranks and ultimately put the nascent Nigerian Government and nation in a panic mode.
“It is not an aberration for the COAS to approve the voluntary discharge of soldiers, who willingly applied and met the terms for discharge from the NA, contrary to the mischievous manipulation of the occurrence by the media in question,” Nwachukwu wrote.
