Insurgency: Commanding Officer Disowns Fraud Petition To Jonathan

The Nigerian Army on Thursday distanced the
Commanding Officer of the 103 Battalion, Lt.
Col Anthony Wende, from a petition purportedly
written to President Goodluck Jonathan, on
why the counter insurgency operations in the
North-East had not yielded the desired results.
Some online news media( Shara Reporters )
recently reported that the commanding officer
petitioned the president, where allegation of
corruption was said to have been the reason
for the prolonged battle against the insurgents.
The letter to the president also claimed that the
military did not have the requisite weapons to
prosecute the current counter insurgency war
against Boko Haram.
Addressing a press conference, the Deputy
Director, Army Public Relations of the 7 Division
of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Col. Sani
Usman, said the Nigerian army had
investigated the petition and discovered that
the officer was not the author of the letter.
He said, “The petition was carefully studied
and investigated by the Nigerian Army and as
part of this process, forensic analysis by
relevant security agencies was carried out. It
was discovered that the allegations were
spurious and baseless as the commanding
officer had nothing to do with the petition. He
has therefore been exonerated.”
Usman alleged that the petition was aimed at
distracting the Army from its fight against
terrorism in the country.
The Army spokesman said, “We wish to
categorically state that the petition is the
handiwork of mischief-makers aimed at
distracting the 7 Division and indeed the
Nigerian Army from its determined efforts at
fighting insurgency and terrorism in this nation
to a logical and successful conclusion.”
He added, “You will recall that the officer’s unit
currently plays a vital role in the fight against
Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria. Under his
command, the unit, along with others, has been
able to deny the terrorists freedom of action
within their area of operations.
“It is out of sheer mischief therefore that
someone is trying to ensure that the name of
this gallant officer is smeared for inconceivable
reasons.”
Wende, who was also at the press briefing,
denied ever authoring the letter to the
president, adding that there was no truth in the
report that he was being threatened by the
army authorities.
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