The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has welcomed the disciplinary action taken by Nigerian Army against a soldier, Lieutenant Chika Anele, who was seen pouring muddy water on a youth corps member, Ezeiruaku Fidelia, in her uniform.
The corps member was reported to be serving at the 13 Brigade headquarters in Calabar, Cross River State.
Dare’s Special Assistant on Multimedia, Toyin Ibitoye, said in a statement that the Minister condemned in “very strong terms” the unfortunate incident.
The Army has described the “act of misconduct as unprofessional, embarrassing and highly regrettable”.
“This unfortunate act of indiscipline does not in anyway represent the NA and will not be condoned in its entirety,” Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said a statement.
Nwachukwu said the officer involved had been identified and sanctioned in the interim and would be made to undergo regimental orders (trial) in line with the extant provisions of the Armed Forces Act.
Dare said that he had received full briefing from the Director General of the NYSC about the unfortunate incident and welcomed the steps taken by the Army on the matter.
“We believe and assured that the Army with its discipline and commitment to professional ethics will make sure justice is served,” the Minister said.
He urged that all military and para military personnel be re-oriented to desist from any such dehumanizing actions against corps members across the country.
The Minister further directed the NYSC to henceforth intensify close monitoring of all camps to avoid similar occurrences.
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