News Diary
By Chimezie Godfrey
The Nigerian Army has denied report that troops tortured one Christian Ehima to death in Edo state.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Director Army Public Relations Brig-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu and made available to newsmen on Saturday.
Brig-Gen Nwachukwu stated, ”The Nigerian Army (NA) has been alerted to a misleading report making the rounds on social media, alleging that troops tortured one Christian Ehima to death. The NA being a professional force has utmost respect for the sanctity of human life and zero tolerance for infringement on the rights of the citizenry.
“While the NA sympathizes with the family of Late Christian over this unfortunate incident, it is instructive to put the records in proper perspective, contrary to the misgivings peddled on the social media.
“Incontrovertible evidence indicate that Christian Ehima wandered into a military check point at Wire – Ake in Edo state on the 10 December 2021, without his clothes on, and was halted by soldiers on duty. He was interrogated but could not say anything meaningful on where he was coming from or heading . His behaviour was rather weird and indicative of one who was obviously under some sort of influence.
