The Nigerian Army (NA) has dismissed as ‘false and mischievous’ allegations of mass killings by troops of Operation Udo Ka in the South-East
A self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, had in a now viral video accused the military of mass killing of innocent Igbos at Oliver and dumping them in the River.
But, the Director, Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Wednesday, said contrary to the false report, investigations revealed that the troops in the video footage were not personnel of the Nigerian Army as the insignia visible on their berets clearly identifies them as personnel of the Nigerian Navy, who were engaged in a routine test firing of a weapon system mounted on a vehicle.
He added that in order to ensure the safety of other road users and commuters, the troops took precautionary measures by halting vehicular movement along the road, until the test firing was safely concluded.
He also stated that the exercise, contrary to the allegations, took place in the South-West Park of the country and not South-East.
“Contrary to the falsehood being spread from the devious propaganda machinery of the desperate and self-serving terrorists’ leader, the NA wishes to state that it has conducted a comprehensive investigation on the allegations made by devious infamous leader and his associates.
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