website yesterday December 27th accused online
media hub, Sahara Reporters of being the
propaganda media for terrorism & Boko Haram in
Nigeria. Find the military statement below... The attention of the Nigerian Army has been
drawn to a publication on the website of Sahara
Reporters with the caption "Nigerian Army
Presents Unverified "Lt Col" To Refute Petition
Against Military Hierarchy". It is noteworthy
but sad and unfortunate that Sahara Reporters has committed itself to support for terrorism
and fighting Nigeria, its people, its military and
particularly the Nigerian Army." Before Sahara Reporters published their purported
document described as petition from Lt Col Wende, a
serving Commanding Officer, the Nigerian Army
conducted a thorough investigation on the document
involving other security and intelligence agencies.
The process confirmed that the serving officer was not the author of the petition. Yesterday, the officer
dissociated himself from the so-called petition in a
press conference he personally attended. While
reputable media organizations were on hand to
engage the officer, Sahara Reporters being a faceless
medium, preferred to remain faceless and was not represented. Sahara Reporters sadly, but predictably,
and in fulfilment of its support for terrorism published
in its website a fabrication in which it referred to the
officer as "unverified". How absurd! Sahara Reporters has strived hard to present itself as
a propaganda medium for terrorism and Boko Haram
in particular. It is with this in mind, that the Nigerian
Army conducted a press conference in Maiduguri in
which the officer who appeared for the press
conference is Lt Col Wende, a serving officer of the Nigerian Army. Since the officer has clearly
dissociated himself from the document, it makes
sense that the so-called petition is the handiwork of
Sahara Reporters. With time, terrorism in Nigeria and
Sahara Reporters will be defeated by the collective
will of the good people of Nigeria.
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