The Nigerian Army has vowed to investigate the allegations leveled against some of its senior personnel by Ruth Ogunleye, a female soldier.
Ogunleye said, “In 2022, I was posted to Cantonment Medical Centre, Ojo, where I met Col. IB Abdulkareem, who requested sex from me, and I refused. Ever since then, this man has been my nightmare in the Army, threatening to dismiss me each time.
“He comes to my room to inject me into my apartment. Send some boys to my house. If I’m lying, I have all the evidence. I have evidence against him, and I have witnesses.
“He also stigmatized me because I have a mental illness. Each time I try to expose him, or each time any senior person or any senior officer tries to intervene, he will tell them I have a mental illness.
“He froze my account for one year. February last year till date, no salary.”
“Anytime he feels like he wants to embarrass me, he asks some soldiers to beat me. After beating me up, they will inject me.
”He will ask one Funke Ayeni; she is a female soldier, and he will ask her to set me up. She will set me up, inject me, and they will go and throw me somewhere.
”At the end of the day, this Brig. Gen. IB Solebo and some of those senior colonels will come to that place; they will be videoing me,” she added.
Reacting to the accusations, the Nigerian Army, in a statement published on its verified X handle on Saturday, vowed to investigate the matter and bring anyone found guilty to face the full wrath of the law.
“We assure the general public that the Nigerian Army as an institution is committed to upholding the integrity and morals of its personnel, and as such, appropriate actions will be taken based on the findings of the investigation.”
The Army also “urges the public to allow the investigative process to take its course and refrain from making hasty judgments. The NA remains dedicated to serving our nation with honor and integrity.”
