The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has ordered the immediate release of a detained female soldier, Hannah Sofiat.
According to Punch, the COAS ordered the release of the female soldier in the spirit of Christmas.
The newspaper quoted as Army source as saying that the female soldier was warned and reprimanded for breaching the extant rule guiding the conduct of military personnel.
Recall a video clip that surfaced online, with Sofiat accepting a marriage proposal from a male corps member at the National Youth Service Corps Orientation Camp in Yikpata, Kwara.
Sofiat was subsequently detained for ‘violating military rules and regulations’ by getting involved in a public display of an amorous relationship with a paramilitary trainee – a corps member.
Her detention led to different reactions from Nigerians who believed she should not be denied the right to love.
Some NGOs and individuals had been urged the Nigerian Army authority to release the female soldier.
The newspaper further quoted the source as saying that the soldier had been forgiven and freed from detention to join her family and friends to celebrate Christmas.
According to the quoted source, “The Chief of Army staff has intervened in the matter. He asked that she should be pardoned. The military authorities have considered the plea of the COAS and said she be released forthwith. Before the end of the day, she should have reunited with her family. ”
Punch also quotes, the Army Spokesperson, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, as confirming the development, saying, “What you are being told is correct.”
Be the first to comment