Army Debunks Viral Video Of Men In Camouflage Destroying Farmlands In South-East

The Nigerian Army has urged members of the public to disregard
`doctored video’ meant to denigrate the professional conduct of
troops in the South eastern part of the country.

A statement by Army Spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on
Saturday said the attention of the Nigerian Army had been drawn to
a video footage released by some individuals on Youtube to
denigrate troops.

He said that the video featured blurred images of some persons
dressed in green camouflage destroying a farmland in an undisclosed
location.

According to him, in an attempt to denigrate the reputation and
image of the Nigerian Army, authors of the video mischievously
attributed the action of the persons to the military.

The army spokesman said this was done “by falsely claiming they
are soldiers and invariably personnel of the Nigerian Army.’’

“However, following a fact finding investigation on the video by
subjecting it to credible reverse image, it was discovered that the
video was first published on YouTube channel “BIAFRA BOY” .

“The investigation also revealed that the image of the men in
green camouflage was deliberately blurred to conceal their identity
from viewers.

“Similarly, the authors failed to identify the location,
community, or Local Government Area the incident occurred.

“Given these facts, it is apparent that the video footage is a
deliberate propaganda by Eastern Security Network (ESN).

“To bring the reputation and image of the Nigerian Army to
disrepute by portraying personnel of the Nigerian Army as enemies
of the people.

“Members of the general public are please urged to be wary of
such negative propaganda materials and subject them to thorough
scrutiny.

“We therefore urge the public to please discountenance the
propaganda video as it is the machination of mischief makers
targeting the Nigerian military,’’ he said.

Nwachukwu reassured the general public that the Nigerian Army
would continue to operate professionally regardless of all divisive
propaganda.

He assured all peace loving Nigerians of the Nigerian Army
commitment to aid civil authorities in the containment of security
challenges in line with constitutional provisions

The Nigerian Army has urged members of the public to disregard
`doctored video’ meant to denigrate the professional conduct of
troops in the South eastern part of the country.

A statement by Army Spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on
Saturday said the attention of the Nigerian Army had been drawn to
a video footage released by some individuals on Youtube to
denigrate troops.

He said that the video featured blurred images of some persons
dressed in green camouflage destroying a farmland in an undisclosed
location.

According to him, in an attempt to denigrate the reputation and
image of the Nigerian Army, authors of the video mischievously
attributed the action of the persons to the military.

The army spokesman said this was done “by falsely claiming they
are soldiers and invariably personnel of the Nigerian Army.’’

“However, following a fact finding investigation on the video by
subjecting it to credible reverse image, it was discovered that the
video was first published on YouTube channel “BIAFRA BOY” .

“The investigation also revealed that the image of the men in
green camouflage was deliberately blurred to conceal their identity
from viewers.

“Similarly, the authors failed to identify the location,
community, or Local Government Area the incident occurred.

“Given these facts, it is apparent that the video footage is a
deliberate propaganda by Eastern Security Network (ESN).

“To bring the reputation and image of the Nigerian Army to
disrepute by portraying personnel of the Nigerian Army as enemies
of the people.

“Members of the general public are please urged to be wary of
such negative propaganda materials and subject them to thorough
scrutiny.

“We therefore urge the public to please discountenance the
propaganda video as it is the machination of mischief makers
targeting the Nigerian military,’’ he said.

Nwachukwu reassured the general public that the Nigerian Army
would continue to operate professionally regardless of all divisive
propaganda.

He assured all peace loving Nigerians of the Nigerian Army
commitment to aid civil authorities in the containment of security
challenges in line with constitutional provisions