Nigerian Soldiers Arrested For Beating Robbery Suspect In Nasarawa

August 10, 2015 – Nigerian Army Identifies Soldiers Beating Robbery Suspect In Nasarawa, Vows To Punish Them

Nigerian Soldiers Caught Beating Robbery Suspect In Nasarawa Arrested

The Military has identified some soldiers caught battering a civilian in Nasarawa over the weekend.

According to a statement released by the military today, the soldiers claimed that the civilian was a robbery suspect.

See the official statement released by the military today:

The attention of Nigerian Army has been drawn to a front page photograph of some soldiers maltreating a suspected robber at Mararraba, Nasarawa State, on the front page of today’s edition of Daily Trust newspaper. Sadly, it is also trending on the Social Media. There is no doubt the photograph has done incalculable damage to the image of the service. The act was unfortunate and at variance with military ethics and professionalism.

The Nigerian Army wishes to inform the public that the perpetrators of the offence have been identified, summoned and would face disciplinary action.he Army has also reached out to the management of the newspaper over this poor and worrisome editorial judgement by giving this misdemeanour prominence in their paper. Alerting appropriate Nigerian Army authorities would have been a better option that will be met with prompt response. We wish to assure the public that the Nigerian Army would continue to protect and respect human rights and that this regrettable incidence should not be used as a yardstick to judge the entire Army.

Thank you. Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman Acting Director Army Public Relations

Good one!!!