The Defence Headquarters has denied allegations that its senior command and Boko Haram insurgents were collaborating to cause unrest in the Northeast. The allegations were broadcast by Voice of America’s Hausa service and were reportedly made by a soldier who remained anonymous for obvious reasons.
Director of Defence Information, Maj-Gen. Chris Olukolade has denied the allegations, stating that the soldier could infact be an impersonator.
Gen. Olukolade said: “Ordinarily, the Nigerian soldier is too disciplined to be involved in that kind of utterances on radio.
“Let no terrorist propagandists hide under the guise of not wanting to disclose their source to present impostors as representing Nigerian soldiers.
“We do not agree that he is our soldier; we believe very strongly that he is not our soldier. We are still studying the interview to confirm the motive.
“At the moment, we suspect that the intention is to create wrong impressions and cause disaffection.
“A case of impersonation cannot also be ruled out. We are taking the information seriously despite the fallacies contained in it. We do not believe he is one of our soldiers.”
Read the soldier’s allegations in this earlier report.