Sergeant Bako's Confession: Army Denies Colluding with Buhari's Govt to Stage-manage Dapchi Girls' Abduction

 

The Nigerian Army on Sunday denied report that it connived with the presidency to stage-manage the abduction of Science and Technical College girls in Dapchi, Yobe State, with the sum of N80 million.

According to the Director of Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Texas Chukwu, there is no iota of truth in the said report.

Chukwu said: "The attention of the Nigerian army has been drawn to a news report making the round on Facebook and other social media to smear and drag the Nigerian army into politics of calumny by mischief makers that one deserted Sergeant David Bako leaks how Dapchi girls abduction was planned in the presidential villa and executed with N80 million.

"The information was said to be provided by Sergeant Bako who claimed to be deserted soldier and one of the abductee of the Dapchi school girls.

"The Nigerian army therefore put the record straight that it has cross-checked it records and cannot find any one call Sergeant David Bako who neither serves in the army, deserted or dismissed.

"The Nigerian army therefore disassociates itself from such fictitious report, and requests the public to disregard the confession made by the so-called Sergeant David Bako who has not been in the army at all."

Chukwu further stated that "it is imperative to know that these baseless and ridiculous allegations are not new in the cyber space, knowing the fact that we are in the age of information warfare.

"Open Source Intelligence reveals that the website, Dailyglobewatch.eu, with country code top-level domain (ccTLD).eu used in publishing these stories is obviously fake and therefore not correct. 

"Based on our findings, the website was registered on April 14, 2017, and the last updated was on the same date and will expire on April 14, 2018, we are very familiar with reports of this nature and will advise the public to disregard such claim and desist from sharing such information on the new media as this is against the Nigerian Cybercrime Act 2015.

"However, it is really worrisome to the level at which some people could condescend so low to fabricate facetious allegation against the Nigerian army and the military at large for cheap political gains or simply an act of pure wickedness, thus the public should disregard such facetious allegation.

"The Nigerian army therefore wishes to reiterate its commitment to remain apolitical and non-partisan in the discharge of its constitutional roles.

"We would also like to reaffirm our unconditional support and obedience to civil authority as well as reassuring Nigerians that these fifth columnists will not succeed in their mischief as they will be fished out and dealt with accordingly."