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Army denies recruiting repented Boko Haram members, says claim ‘mischievously insinuated’
The Nigerian Army has debunked a viral report that it
recruited repented Boko Haram members.
On Thursday, one Hauwakulu Tabra was reported to have been
killed by Adamu Muhammad, a soldier she was in a relationship with, at the army
barracks in Enugu.
A report on Saturday said two senior military officers
alleged that the soldier was a repented Boko Haram member who joined the
Civilian Joint Task Force and was later enlisted into the Nigerian Army in
2021.
But in a statement on Sunday by Onyema Nwachuckwu, director
of press, the army said while it is highly regrettable that the lady was
killed, the incident should not be used to propagate the claim that the act was
committed by a repentant Boko Haram member recruited into the Nigerian Army.
