Nigerians React To Arrest Of Female Soldier Who Complained About Harassments

Following the arrest of the Nigerian Female soldier who recently complained in a trending video about sexual harassment in the military, Nigerians have taken to their social media accounts to express their dissatisfactions.

GWG.ng learnt that the soldier was arrested and flown to Abuja from Lagos on Tuesday.

“The lady who complained in the viral video about sexual harassment in the military has been arrested and moved to Abuja by air this morning. She was flown out accompanied by military police in mufti from Lagos to Abuja,” a top military source disclosed.

The soldier serving in Lagos State, who did not disclose her name, raised the alarm in the trending video that some senior army officers were threatening her life for rejecting their sexual advances.

She lamented how the senior army officers had been oppressing her since she was posted to Cantonment Medical Centre, Ojo, Lagos in 2022, for refusing their sexual advances. She said she had been locked up several times for no reason, ejected from her apartment, and put in a psychiatric hospital for a month without any medication based on a false claim that she had a mental illness.

According to her, her bank account had been frozen since February 2023 and she had not been paid salary for no reason.

She further alleged that one of her alleged oppressors had attempted to rape her on multiple occasions. The female soldier said the army officer later claimed that she had a mental illness, adding that she had made several efforts including writing a petition and getting some senior and junior officers to intervene but that all was to no avail.

She also said that the same senior army officer who she claimed wanted to rape her had denied her access to every army course and passes to see her parents. According to her, her father contacted the officer over her issues, but the officer told her father to inform her to obey the last order.  

She said, “I know definitely they will come for me. They will lock me up and they will dismiss me but I don’t care. I can’t endure it again. Before coming out to make this video, I can’t endure again. I don’t want to die young.

The army through Major-General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations stated that the female soldier did not inform relevant bodies and institutions about her predicament before releasing the video.

Sunny Angel said, “There should not be a secret trial of this soldier for crying for help. It is incumbent on military authorities to prioritize the safety and protection of its female soldiers. 

It is absolutely imperative in the circumference that women affairs minister @BarrUjuKennedy liaise with her defense counterpart to ensure justice for the female soldier.  Many Nigerians would not want a secret trial while the alleged randy officers continue their inappropriate behaviors.”

Opkara Nbatoili, “Please keep an eye on her case, I don’t want any harm to come to her”.

Steppers asked, “All the names she mentioned, were they also summoned to Abuja? Nigerians should raise their voices for this young lady before they kill her or her career”.

Ayodele Samuel Jude said, “Many times I just thank my creator not to have gotten this Job back then. Risking your life and to be treated like trash is a no no. I hope this case is investigated thoroughly”.

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