Army declares `Brimah’ wanted over fraudulent fund raising to feed troops

The Nigerian Army says it is working with Interpol to declare
Dr. Perry Brimah, a Nigerian in Diaspora wanted over a fraudulent
global fund raising to provide food for troops in the North
East.

It said its attention was drawn to the “fraudulent and
criminal’’ venture by Brimah, tagged “Global campaign to provide
food for Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram.’’

Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, the spokesman of the army in a statement
on Wednesday, urged the general public to provide any information
on the whereabouts of “this fraudster.’’

Usman further alleged that Brimah embarked on the venture
“ostensibly to defraud unsuspecting members of the public,
especially the international community to fund subversive
activities and personal life style.’’

“The criminal is using the following contact points for the fund
raising, https://www.gofundme.com/feed-nigerian-soldiers/^[1]
info @ ENDS.ng Tel: +1-929-427-5305; Whatsapp:
+234-903-420-3031.

“We wish to state that the Nigerian soldiers deployed to the
North East or elsewhere, neither lack logistics nor food as the
fraudster wants unsuspecting members of the public to believe.

“The Nigerian army never faltered in providing necessary
logistics to troops to the extent of providing extras, especially
during festive periods,’’ Usman said.

He said the move by Brimah was nothing but a scam as there was
nowhere in the world where troops were fed through donations by
members of the public.

According to him, there has never been complaints of lack of
food by soldiers talk less of starvation.

The army spokesman stressed that neither Brimah nor his agents
represent the Nigerian army or its soldiers.

“Whoever believes and fall victim to this criminal act does so
at his or her own risk,’’ he said. (NAN)