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The Nigerian Army on Thursday insisted that its personnel were not responsible for the July 4 destruction of #Lagos-owned buses after one of its men was knocked down while allegedly riding his motorcyle on a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lane.
According to Premium Times, a huge crisis erupted after the Corporal, said to be a personnel of the Army Education Corps, reportedly died in the accident.
However, testimonies by witnesses as well as photographs and video clip of the incident showed how soldiers stormed the scene in their numbers, vandalising BRT buses and beating up residents and journalists.
Before any investigation of the incident was done, the Nigerian had blamed the destruction of the buses on hoodlums. But those who witnessed the incident insisted the Army’s claim was false and misleading. Photographic and video evidence later emerged to back that claim.
The Army has however stuck to its version of the event despite concrete evidence to the contrary.
Omale Ochaguba, a Lieutenant Colonel and spokesman of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the destruction of BRT and LAG luxury buses were not carried out by soldiers but by hoodlums.
“The military has no bad relationship with civilians, we are committed to protecting the lives and properties of civilians, we are not anti civilians,’’ he said.
“We ensure obedience to the rules and laws in the state especially in adhering to the BRT lane instruction as the soldier killed was not on the said lane,’’ he said.
According to Premium Times, a huge crisis erupted after the Corporal, said to be a personnel of the Army Education Corps, reportedly died in the accident.
However, testimonies by witnesses as well as photographs and video clip of the incident showed how soldiers stormed the scene in their numbers, vandalising BRT buses and beating up residents and journalists.
Before any investigation of the incident was done, the Nigerian had blamed the destruction of the buses on hoodlums. But those who witnessed the incident insisted the Army’s claim was false and misleading. Photographic and video evidence later emerged to back that claim.
The Army has however stuck to its version of the event despite concrete evidence to the contrary.
Omale Ochaguba, a Lieutenant Colonel and spokesman of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the destruction of BRT and LAG luxury buses were not carried out by soldiers but by hoodlums.
“The military has no bad relationship with civilians, we are committed to protecting the lives and properties of civilians, we are not anti civilians,’’ he said.
“We ensure obedience to the rules and laws in the state especially in adhering to the BRT lane instruction as the soldier killed was not on the said lane,’’ he said.
