Get Guardian on GoogleThe Nigerian Army has dismissed an online publication alleging that soldiers are threatening mutiny over salaries and allowances.
The Army described the report as false, misleading and deliberately sensational, saying it was designed to undermine public confidence and national security.
In a statement yesterday, the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Appolonia Anele, said there had been no threat of mutiny within the Nigerian Army at any time.
According to her, mutiny is a grave offence under military law and is alien to the ethos, discipline and professionalism of Nigerian Army personnel, who remain loyal to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
“The report relied solely on anonymous, unverifiable claims circulated through non-official channels. Such narratives do not represent the views, conduct or disposition of officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army.
