The
Nigerian Army has threatened to take legal actions against those sharing photos
of slain troops on social media, Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier
General, Mohammed Yerima, has said.
Photos and
videos of soldiers killed in Rivers, Borno and other states by insurgents and
criminals had surfaced lately on social media.
However,
in a statement on Tuesday, the Army “condemns in the strongest term possible,
the indiscriminate sharing on social media of graphic pictures of personnel who
paid the supreme price in the cause of defending and protecting the country
from its adversaries”.
The
statement was titled, ‘Protest Against Indiscriminate And Insensitive Sharing
Of Graphic Pictures Of Kill-In-Action Soldiers On Social Media’.
The Army
described the act as “unpatriotic” and “utterly reprehensible”.
The
statement partly read, “Officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army deployed to
various theatres of internal security operations are on legitimate duties and
are in the harm’s way to defend and protect the country from those who are
intent on destroying it.
“In the
course of carrying out this constitutional mandate, troops put their lives on
the line to ensure that innocent citizens and institutions of the state are
protected from violent criminals. In some cases, these gallant officers and
soldiers are meted with the worst form of savagery by the heartless adversaries
whose intent is to instill fear on of the citizenry.
“While the
Nigerian Army and its personnel understand the nature of the noble calling and
are ever ready to confront any danger of adversity on the way, what is most
unfathomable is the glee with which some people share the gory pictures of
officers and soldiers who are either killed-in-action or Wounded-in-action in
the media.
“These
unpatriotic acts are often done without any modicum of consideration for the
memories of the departed personnel or their family members. In some cases,
their loved ones do find out about their unfortunate death in such callous
manner before they are even contacted by the military authorities. One can only
imagine the trauma and pain such families go through waking up to see the gory
pictures of their loved ones splashed on the social media.
“The
Nigerian Army consider this despicable and unpatriotic act totally unacceptable
and will henceforth take legal actions to protect troops who die in action from
being ridiculed on social media or any platform.”
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