The Nigerian Army has appealed to producers of drama skits, video clips which depict the military as brutal and harsh on people flouting the stay at home order imposed in some states in the country to desist from such forthwith.
The army noted that there was no doubt, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had brought about a variety of measures to stem its spread in the country, and stressed that some of the measures include restriction of movement, lockdown and stay at home directives which were being enforced by security agencies.
A statement issued on Friday by Acting Director, Army Public Relations,
Sagir Musa, said it was wrong to continue to produce such drama skits, video clips and graphics at the expense of the image of the Nigerian soldier, saying, it would affect the morale of troops and had broad implication for national security.
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According to the statement, no nation or patriotic citizen of a country would make jest of its military.
“Therefore, we are appealing to well-meaning Nigerians and producers of such materials to desist forthwith. The military or security agencies should not be made the subject or focus of those skits at the expense of a key and strategic arm of the security architecture of our great nation,” the statement reads in part.
“Some creative Nigerians found it expedient to provide comic relief through the production of funny jokes, graphics, drama skits and video clips to entertain the public. The materials are circulated through social media.
“Unfortunately, most of these clips circulating on social media bordered on the Nigerian soldier and projecting the military as lawless, brutal and being harsh on people flouting the stay at home order pursuant to the lockdown and stay at home directives imposed in some states in Nigeria. There is no doubt these drama skits and video clips denigrate and cast the military and the security forces in a bad light.
The army also noted that such development would create a negative impression of Nigerian soldiers.
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“This development creates a wrong impression and general perception of our soldiers negatively and projects them as undisciplined and brutal. Thus, creating an erroneous impression of the military. We are well trained and dedicated professionals that perform our Constitutional duties diligently and dispassionately with utmost regards for human rights and rules of engagement.
“On our part, we will continue to discharge our Constitutionally assigned tasks professionally respecting human rights and rules of engagement. We will also investigate the source of such props and costumes and ensure that military uniforms will not be used to denigrate the military.”
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