Afrigather Nigerian Military has mentioned it can examine allegation of sexual harassment and victimisation levelled towards Col. IB Abdulkareem, Col. GS Ogor and Brig. Gen. IB Solebo by a feminine soldier.
In a put up by way of its X deal with @HQNigerianArmy on Saturday, the military mentioned, “We guarantee most of the people that the Nigerian Military as an establishment is dedicated to upholding the integrity and morals of its personnel and as such acceptable actions can be taken based mostly on the findings of the investigation.
“We urge the general public to permit the investigative course of to take its course and chorus from making hasty judgments. The NA stays devoted to serving our nation with honor and integrity.”
The feminine soldier serving in Lagos State, who didn’t disclose her title, had been seen in a video elevating the alarm over some senior military officers oppressing and posing threats to her life for rejecting their sexual advances.
The feminine soldier within the video lamented how the senior Military officers she recognized as Col. IB Abdulkareem, Col. GS Ogor and Brig. Gen. IB Solebo had been oppressing her since she was posted to Cantonment Medical Centre, Ojo, Lagos in 2022, for refusing their sexual advances.
She mentioned she has been locked up a number of occasions for no purpose, ejected from her residence, locked up in a psychiatric hospital for a month with none remedy with a declare that she has psychological sickness and her account frozen since February 2023 with out wage for no purpose.
She additional alleged that Col. Abdulkareem had made some makes an attempt to rape her however when he was came upon, he claimed that she had psychological sickness, including that she had made a number of efforts together with writing a petition and getting some senior and junior officers to intervene however to no avail.
She additionally mentioned that Col. Abdulkareem had denied her entry to each military course, passes to see her dad and mom and that when her father contacted Col. Abdulkareem over her points, he (Abdulkareem) informed her father to ask her to obey the final order.
“I do know positively they may come for me. They may lock me up and they’ll dismiss me however I don’t care. I can’t endure once more. Earlier than popping out to make this video, I can’t endure once more. I don’t wish to die younger,” she mentioned.
“If something ought to occur to me, please maintain Col. IB Abdulkareem, Col. GS Ogor and Brig. Gen. IB Solebo accountable, as a result of they don’t need me to develop. They don’t need my progress.
“In 2022, I used to be posted to Cantonment Medical Heart, Ojor the place I met Col. IB Abdulkareem, who requested for me and I refused. Ever since then, this man has been my nightmare within the military – threatening to dismiss me every time he sees me.
“He ejected me from my room, despatched some boys to my home. I’ve all of the proof and I’ve witness. He got here to my home to eject me.
“Every time I attempt to expose him or every time any senior officer tries to intervene, he additionally stigmatizes me, that I’ve psychological sickness. He would at all times inform them that I’ve psychological sickness.
“He wrote to DOA thrice to board me out of the military. He froze my account for one yr. He froze my account since February final yr (2023) until date, no wage.
“I’ve cried to some senior officers. I wrote a petition utilizing Part 179 of the Armed Forces Act. I’ve seen so many officers, senior officers, junior officers to intervene however none of them is giving me a listening ear. Any time anybody tries to intervene, he’ll inform them that I’ve psychological sickness.
“There was a day he locked me, he virtually raped me and once they caught him, he mentioned I’ve psychological sickness and he took me to a psychiatric hospital and locked me up there for one month with none remedy.
“He has denied me entry to army programs, in the meantime, they know very effectively that my development within the military is decided by my course attendance. Now course, I’ve been given admission in a medical college however he refused to launch me.
“There was a day I referred to as my dad and my dad intervened however he informed my dad to inform me to obey the final order. What’s the final order? For him to sleep with me?
“He has denied me the whole lot. I can’t even go on passes to see my dad and mom. No go, no depart for me. However please and please, if something ought to occur to me, maintain them accountable, particularly Col. IB Abdulkareem, Col. GS Ogor and Brig. Gen. IB Solebo. They’re my nightmare within the Military.
“They’ve finished the whole lot to tarnish my picture as a result of they’re all course mates. I don’t know what I’ve finished to them. Until as we speak I haven’t collected wage. I can’t endure this once more. Let the worst occur.”
Earlier on Friday, the military in a launch by Main-Basic Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director Military Public Relations, on Friday mentioned the feminine soldier had but to tell related our bodies and establishments about her predicament earlier than releasing a video.
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