The Nigerian Army has dismissed video footage on Youtube, featuring blurred images of some persons dressed in green camouflage destroying a farmland in an undisclosed location.
According to a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the video footage is an attempt to denegrate the reputation and image of the Nigerian Army.
He said the authors of the video mischievously attributed the action of the persons to the military by falsely claiming they are soldiers and invariably personnel of the Nigerian Army.
Nwachukwu said 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” .
He said 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 occured.
The army spokesman said it is apparent that the video footage is a deliberate propaganda by 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.
He urge members of the general public to be warry of such negative propaganda materials and subject them to thorough scrutiny.
Nwachukwu also urged the public to discountenance the propaganda video as it is the machination of mischief makers targeting the Nigerian military.
He reassured the general public that the Nigerian Army will continue to operate professionally regardless of all divisive propaganda.
Nwachukwu also assured all peace loving Nigerians of army’s commitment to aid civil authorities in the containment of security challenges in line with constitutional provisions.
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