The Nigerian Army has reacted after angry soldiers went on rampage over their new deployment. Deputy Director Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole Theatre Command Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, says calm has been restored at the Maiduguri Airport following the chaos caused by the aggrieved soldiers.

In a statement today, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, said the protest by the few unscrupulous troops happened while the command was conducting a redeployment of soldiers at the Maiduguri Airport, following a directive to review troops’ deployment in Maiduguri metropolis, to reinvigorate the security architecture of the city. According to him, a few of the troops who had misunderstood the deployment process so they became agitated and reacted by firing into the air



“The redeployment became expedient after a recent assessment of the security situation by the Theatre Command. Regrettably however, a few of the troops who had misunderstood the development and erroneously assumed it was going to negatively affect their rotation from the theatre of operation became agitated and reacted by firing into the air. Calm has however been restored, as the Theatre Commander, Major General Abba Dikko has promptly taken charge of the situation after addressing and admonishing the troops”, Nwachukwu said.



“The Theatre Command undoubtedly considers this ugly incident quite regrettable and appropriate measures are being taken to forestall a recurrence”, he added.



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