The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed a viral video claiming that the armed forces plans to forcefully recruit Nigerians aged 18 and above into military service.
This is contained in a statement by the director of defence information, Brig.-Gen. Samaila Uba in Abuja yesterday.
Uba said the video, which featured a cloned image of the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, was fabricated to mislead the public and smear the military leadership.
According to Uba, neither the CDS nor any service chief has ever issued such a directive. He described the claim as malicious, mischievous and aimed at portraying the military in bad light.
Uba said recruitment into the armed forces remained voluntary, with thousands of Nigerians applying willingly during each enlistment exercise.
He cautioned the public against the growing spread of digitally manipulated content, especially with the ease of creating fake videos through Artificial Intelligence tools.
(NAN)
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