Two soldiers were on Sunday arrested with several unauthorised military items at a motor park in Yola, the Adamawa State capital.
The soldiers, attached to 143 Battalion, have been identified as Sapper Eric Nwokorie (13NA/ 70/10183) and Sapper Macauley Fortune (13NA/70/10263).
Both of them are Explosive Ordinance Device personnel.
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Others, according to Usman, include one axe, one cutlass, one Jack knife, nine jungle hats, 11 pairs of Camouflage (nine desert and three woodland green), four military pullovers, one black beret, one green beret, one pair of number seven dress, two General Duty belts, 12 Army t-shirts, two rain coats, two water bottles, one pair of rain boot and five pairs of desert boots.
Usman said the soldiers were bent on tarnishing the image of the Nigerian Army despite all the successes being recorded by the Service in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency and other crimes.
But Usman said this would not dampen the spirit of the troops battling the Boko Haram insurgents.
He added: “This unfortunate incident notwithstanding, troops morale remains high as they continue to dominate the general area with aggressive raids, ambushes and patrols to clear the remnants of the terrorists hibernating in the area.”
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