Accuses Nigerian Army of Gaining from Insurgency
- Safiu Kehinde
A yet-to-be-identified former soldier has accused the Nigerian Army of gaining from insurgency in the country as he recounted how he was nearly assassinated by his colleague for killing too many Boko Haram insurgents.
The ex-soldier made the allegation during a phone-in session on Nigerian Info Radio station.
As captured in a post shared on X on Tuesday, the ex-soldier who claimed to be a sniper recounted his ordeal to the host of the programme.
He disclosed how he was purposely shot by one of his colleagues in alleged assassination attempt for killing too many members of the terrorist group.
“I was in a battalion, and we were fighting Boko Haram. I’m a left-handed person so I’m a sniper. I was one of the best snipers. No moral, nothing, no pay, no means of communication to my family.
“My father thought I was dead. I was fighting and shooting when one of soldiers shot me on my waist. He said in Hausa, kana kachi mutangewa. It means that I kill people too much.
“I was fighting, and they shot a woman and her daughter. I was trying to save her second child. I was running and they shot me Sandra. It took the grace of God for me to survive.
“They shot me on purpose. They said I too dey kill people. They said it in Hausa. It means I kill Boko Haram too much because I was one of the best sniper Sandra. I don’t miss my shot. I’m left-handed.
“No pay Sandra, no morale. It’s just fight! fight! fight!” He said.
The ex-soldier said he resigned after recovering from the assassination attempt.
He further called for the need to investigate the Nigerian Army as he accused them of gaining from the insurgency in the country.
The former military personnel also added that two of his colleagues have been killed in similar manner which he claimed to have the evidence.
“I resigned. I wrote a letter, and I resigned. I don’t want to do the job again. There is a lot happening in that army. They need to investigate the Nigerian army. When people are fighting and killing Boko Haram then somebody from nowhere will shoot and kill you because they are gaining from there.
“They shot two of my friends. I will you evidence. They are dead now Sandra. They shoot you and you will go. These people gain. I’m telling you.” He added.