Soldiers protecting the camp and members of the Joint Task Force(JTF) have been accused by women in the camp of demanding sex in return for favours.
In
a petition addressed to federal lawmakers in the national assembly, the
victims said the harassment campaign has been going on as far back as
2015 when the Boko Haram insurgency uprooted them from their homes.
Buratai, in his campaign against indiscipline, has vowed that anyone found guilty will be duly punished.
In a statement by Sani Usman, spokesman of the army, he said, “The
Nigerian army has noted with great concern growing allegations of
misconduct against some persons on security duties at internally
displaced persons’ camp in Bama, Borno state.
“We
would like to state that Nigerian Army personnel have been doing their
best in bringing peace and security in various parts of the country
especially in the north-east, any act of misconduct could negatively
impact on these good works.
“Although
these allegations are unsubstantiated, the chief of army staff,
Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai has today directed that the
matter be thoroughly investigated by both the director military
intelligence and provost marshal (army).
“We
would like to reiterate that the Nigerian army has zero tolerance for
any misconduct among its officers and soldiers especially those that are
trusted with onerous responsibility of guarding and securing those
internally displaced persons’ camps. Anyone found culpable, would be
severely dealt with.
“We would
like to enjoin the public to please take advantage of the newly
established Nigerian Army information and call Centre to report any such
issue and other security concern by calling the short code 193 using
any of the telecommunication service providers in Nigeria or through
email atna.callcentre@army.mil.ng.”
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