By Tony Abu Momoh A former Nigerian soldier has alleged that he was shot by his fellow soldiers on the battlefield for killing too...
By Tony Abu Momoh
A former Nigerian soldier has alleged that he was shot by
his fellow soldiers on the battlefield for killing too much Boko Haram
fighters.
The soldier made the claim via an anonymous call on a radio
show hosted by Sandra Ezekwesili on Nigeria Info FM.
During the radio show, the presenter received an anonymous
call from Ilupeju with the caller identifying himself as an ex sniper in the
Nigerian Army actively involved in the fight against Boko Haram Terrorists.
He described that he was very good at his job of sniping for
the Army, being a left handed person. He described the situation on the
battlefield against the terrorists, saying he went long nights cut off from the
rest of the world. He also accused the military authorities of not paying his
allowances as his family was not taken care of while he was fighting.
Describing the events that led to his exit from the Army, he
said he was shot on the wrist by a colleague during an operation against the
insurgents.
He said the colleague who shot him, said he killed people
too much in Hausa. He said he was shot while trying to save a child whose
mother and sibling were killed by insurgents.
The shocked presenter, asked the caller to clarify his story
because she found it hard to believe.
He thereafter reiterated his accusation that he was shot by
fellow soldiers for being too good at killing Boko Haram fighters. He stated
that he resigned from the Army due to the evil going on within the institution.
He urged the Nigerian Government to carry out a forensic
investigation of the Nigeria Army. He stated that patriotic soldiers are being
systematically killed off on the battlefield so that Boko Haram can have a
clear field to carry out its terrorist operations.
Nigerians on social media corroborated the story by giving
examples of other soldiers being maimed and killed for taking the fight to Boko
Haram. Many of them said they refused to join the army because of the perceived
ethnicity and sabotage of the Army leaving them exposed to endless attacks from
Boko Haram Terrorists resulting in high casualty among promising officers.
Some others also linked the story to the sudden death of
Nigeria’s first and youngest female combat pilot, Tolulope Arole who died in a
freak accident.
Many Nigerians expressed the view that she was killed by
rogue elements within the Army for being too good at her job.
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