The Nigerian army has exonerated one of its commanding officers from authoring a petition to President Goodluck Jonathan, alleging the military was incapacitated to end Boko Haram insurgency in some northern states.Deputy Director Army Public Relations and Spokesman of the 7 Division Nigerian Army, Colonel Sani Usman at a Press Briefing in Maiduguri on Thursday said the army has investigated the petition and discovered that the Commanding Officer of the 103 battalion, Nigerian Army, Lt. Col Anthony Wende was not the author of the letter.
“The petition was carefully studied and investigated by the Nigerian Army and as part of this process; forensic analysis by relevant security agencies was carried out. It was discovered that the allegations were spurious and baseless as the commanding officer had nothing to do with the petition. He is therefore been exonerated,” the army spokesman said.
He added that petition was aimed distracting the army from its fight against terrorism in the country.
“We wish to categorically state that the petition is the handwork of mischief-makers aimed at distracting 7 Division and indeed the Nigerian Army from its determined efforts at fighting insurgency and terrorism in this nation to a logical and successful conclusion.
“You will recall that the officer’s unit currently plays a vital role in the fight against Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria. Under his command the unit along with others has been able to deny the terrorists freedom of action within their area of operations. It is out of sheer mischief therefore that someone is trying to ensure that the name of this gallant officer is smeared for inconceivable reasons,” he said.
The commanding officer who also attended the press briefing, maintained he did not author such petition. He also denied been under pressure from the army to deny the allegation.
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