An unnamed Female Soldier in the Nigerian Army has been detained and to be Prosecuted for Accepting a Civilian’s Proposal.
A video clip surfaced on the internet days ago showed a Kwara State Corp member proposing to a female Soldier in uniform at the Kwara State NYSC orientation camp.
Nigerian Army Detains Female Soldier
The female soldier accepted the proposal of the corp member, who is said to be her lover, with a smile and a cheeky kiss to the amusement of corp members present to witness the moment.
The Nigerian Army has released a statement noting that the unnamed female soldier romantically involved with a National Youth Service Corp member will be penalised for violating military rules and regulations.
In a media chat, the Director of Army Public relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the officer violated military laws while on duty by being involved in a public display of affection with a paramilitary trainee.
Brigadier Nwachukwu noted that the action of the female military personnel is at par with taking advantage of her trainee, as the public would have reacted differently if it were to be a male Soldier doing that in an NYSC orientation camp.
He added that based on the rule of the force, personnel must have served for three years before they can qualify for marriage.
Nwachukwu reiterated that she went against the Armed Forces of Nigeria directives on the use of Social Media by indulging in Romance while on the uniform.
Adding that “All of the above, if proven, violate extant laws with attendant disciplinary and penal implications.”
Nwachukwu said her task was to train the Youth Corp members and not be in a relationship with any of them.
The punishment to be meted out to the officer is yet known; the Nigerian Military is said to have disciplinary codes different from the general society, and this code binds all military personnel.
