Military Officers Raise Alarm Over Corruption, Ethnic And Religious Bigots in Nigerian Army, Warn Of Dangers

Some militia officers under the aegis of Concerned Patriotic Defense power Officers accumulate raised the dread over the bid of the nation which it said has change into increasingly extra now not doubtless to guarantee the survival of Nigeria as a nation.

The community raised its concerns in an originate letter addressed to the Presidency, Senate and Carrier Chiefs titled: “The Defense power Promoting Grave Injustice And Unprofessionalism To Assassinate Nigeria.”

It described the Nigerian Army as a effect with non secular bigots and injustice.

In the letter obtained by SaharaReporters on Sunday, the community warned that if the problem needs to be modified, there needs to be a radical response to waste the grisly roots that accumulate made the nation Nigeria a failed nation.

The community said, “There used to be a time when Nigerians might moreover are living in beefy pleasure from elementary provisions of the bid equivalent to security, security, methodology of livelihood and all-inclusiveness. These provisions had been killed by few enemies of the bid who look for to come easiest their interests. This is an originate letter to folks who care to power the wind of commerce from all spheres of lifestyles in Nigeria.

“The significant glue or unifying power that has saved Nigeria afloat is the militia. Unfortunately, the Defense power has been ravaged by egocentric, grisly, unprofessional, grasping, sentimental, unpatriotic ethnic and non secular bigots who are certain to develop and nurture cherish-minded successors all to the detriment of this loved nation.

“Now factor in that Nigeria has been at battle for over 13 years and the nation has lower than 250,000 officers and troopers but easiest a fraction of them accumulate participated if truth be told on this battle. The Nigerian Army is the most guilty of the services that can catalyse the destruction of Nigeria. The extra or much less grisly within the military is past comprehension.”

The community added, “There are troopers who accumulate served in military headquarters in Abuja for 10 to 15 years and past, all permanented in Abuja without going for any battle. Whereas others continue to stay at battle or are rotated and brought lend a hand after a handy book a rough period. The identical military but varied remedies for that reason of sentiments. The generals reduction troopers with them who they easiest send for foreign missions to salvage cash whereas the god fatherless continue to fight for the nation. Even entitlements aren’t paid as it’ll be.

“Those struggling with aren’t ineffective but are the heroes receiving nefarious treatment for that reason of lack of godfathers. Troopers put together to throw this nation into confusion since the few which might be playing are the cowards and can’t face the ones struggling.”

Accusing Nigeria militia officers of corruption, the community outlined that for the period of the 2023 elections, funds made available for the welfare of troopers were siphoned by military headquarters, including that those monies were shared with their commanders who conducted the elections.

The community alleged that some officers frail the stolen funds to get estates and sources all the contrivance via Nigeria.

It said, “The officers too, some will never preserve cease allotment in battle but they accumulate pleasure from the most. Factor within the military changing right into a regional military where officers and troopers are despatched to succor in their states because they will give you the cash for to pay for postings.

“Some troopers and officers will succor in areas to salvage cash. Then once they kind, they pay cash to arrive lend a hand to Abuja and succor.

“Some officers will dodge, then as Colonel or Normal, they’ll fling as chief of workers to the battle zone because at that degree they is now not going to preserve cease allotment comely to look on fable that they’ve got served there. Some even fling as MA to conceal. Sufficient is sufficient. There are an complete bunch issues these injustices can reason.”

They, nonetheless, warned that unless these factors are addressed at present and squarely, “selling of ammunition can now not stop within the military”.

“Again this nation might moreover aloof know that the troopers and officers who are treated badly can kind confusion within and outside the military,” the community said.

Whereas calling on Nigerians to accumulate up and steal the nation now earlier than it is too late, the community disclosed that foreigners are even coming to get “our lands within the face of contaminated egocentric leaders and their egocentric few followers.”

They urged that if there may be any allotment of Nigeria belief of as irrelevant, that jam must be allowed to fling their contrivance.

“Nigerians, accumulate up and steal your destinies by yourselves because nobody will kind it for you. If there may be any fragment of the nation that is believed of as now not connected then let them leave. The constitution gives for federalism and all-inclusiveness but even the military is regional, non secular and ethnic now,” the community urged.