{"id":112815,"date":"2024-06-26T19:55:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T18:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=112815"},"modified":"2024-06-26T19:55:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T18:55:43","slug":"were-not-recruiting-foreign-terrorists-as-soldiers-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/were-not-recruiting-foreign-terrorists-as-soldiers-army\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re not recruiting \u2018foreign terrorists\u2019 as soldiers \u2013 Army"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Authorities of the Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, dismissed reports in some sections of the media that it is recruiting foreign terrorists popularly described as \u201cfundamentalists and jihadists\u201d into the armed forces.<\/p>\n<p>An audio-visual content had gone viral on social media, accusing the Nigerian Army authorities of recruiting terrorists particularly those who have links with ISIS and other international terrorism organisations into the force.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe spokesman of the army, Onyema Nwachukwu, in a reaction, said the narrative as depicted in the footage was not the true values and standards of the Nigerian Army.<\/p>\n<p>Nwachukwu, a Major-General, argued that the footage was targeted at sparking palpable anxiety and fear in the citizens, sowing discord and mistrust among the military personnel, and eroding public confidence in the integrity of the Nigerian Army.<\/p>\n<p>CAN, JNI differ on Mutfwang\u2019s ban on road blockade, building approvals<br \/>\nNorth West Govs unite against insecurity<br \/>\nThe senior military officer said in a statement sent to journalists in Abuja that the Nigerian Army would remain steadfast as it has always been in upholding professionalism and impartiality as an institution devoid of ethnic and religious bigotry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities of the Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, dismissed reports in some sections of the media that it is recruiting foreign terrorists popularly described as \u201cfundamentalists and jihadists\u201d into the armed&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":109636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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