The Nigerian Army has faulted ex-private soldier Ruth Ogunleye’s allegations of sexual harassment by Col Ishiaku B. Abdulkareem and other senior officers of the Army Medical Corps where she was deployed.
The Nigerian Army, at a briefing yesterday, acquitted the senior officer Col Ishiaku Abdulkareem and other officers of sexual harassment.
The director of Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the Nigerian Army takes every accusation levelled against its personnel seriously and has established procedures to investigate any claim made against its personnel.
He said the female soldier was discharged on medical grounds and paid a 50 percent disability claim (benefits) despite not serving the mandatory 10 years to qualify for a pension.
He reiterated that the Nigerian Army is a professional force committed to the highest standards of discipline, integrity, and accountability, guided by rules and regulations that ensure every officer and soldier operates within the framework of respect for human rights and due process.
