The Director, Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, offered the explanation in a statement.
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He said that their welfare would continuously be top priority in his leadership of the Nigerian Army.
Major General Jamaal Abdussalam, the General Officer Commanding, 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt,
It said the soldier rather died of negligence, having mishandled his firearms.
The brigade’s spokesman, Lt. Mohammed Goni stated this in Abeokuta on Saturday.
In the video went viral on Tuesday, the soldiers were seen using belts to torture the man who was writhing in pains.
This development was revealed by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday.
The spokesman of the Service, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, offered the explanation in a statement on Wednesday.
The shooting incident occurred following a misunderstanding between the soldier and the truck driver at the checkpoint.
The senior officers comprised one full General and a Lieutenant General.
The Chief of Defence Staff stated this in an interview on a Channels Television programme: “Sunrise Daily,” on Tuesday.
Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu, made the denial on Wednesday.
The leader of the NFSC, Engr. Aliyu Mohammed Waziri, made the position known in a chat with newsmen.
The Chief of Defence Staff gave the explanation in an interview on Arise TV on Tuesday night.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement on Tuesday.
Last week, the army in the central African nation also known as Congo-Brazzaville, announced it was recruiting 1,500 people aged between 18 and 25.
The Spokesman of 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Lieutenant Colonel, Musa Yahaya stated this on Monday.
Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu disclosed this on his X handle.
The Senate on Tuesday mandated comprehensive investigation into the activities of security forces and organised groups employing sophisticated techniques to illicitly steal crude oil in the country.
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday dismissed as fake a report of an impending operation in Benue, Taraba, Plateau and Kogi States.