{"id":114407,"date":"2024-09-25T17:46:41","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T16:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=114407"},"modified":"2024-09-25T17:46:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T16:46:41","slug":"sexual-harassment-discharged-female-soldier-asks-army-to-publish-outcome-of-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/sexual-harassment-discharged-female-soldier-asks-army-to-publish-outcome-of-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual Harassment: Discharged Female Soldier Asks Army To Publish Outcome Of Probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A former female soldier, Private Ruth Ogunleye, who was discharged from service over health grounds, after accusing a senior officer, Colonel Ishiaku B. Abdulkareem, of sexual harassment, has appealed to the Nigerian Army to publish the outcome of its investigation into the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The Army had on Tuesday disclosed that Ex-Private Ruth has been discharged with 50 per cent benefits due to mental health challenge she suffered in the course of service.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Ogunleye in January 2024, via her TikTok page, @Ogunleyeruthsavage1 alleged that Colonel I.B. Abdulkareem, Colonel G.S. Ogor, and Brigadier General I.B. Solebo had made her life unbearable.<\/p>\n<p>She specifically accused Abdulkareem of making repeated attempts to assault her, administering injections against her will, forcibly removing her from her residence, and confining her to a psychiatric hospital for several months after she rejected his sexual advances.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nAddressing journalists on Tuesday, the Director of Army Public Relations, Maj. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, however, said after an exhaustive review of the facts, testimonies, and evidence presented, it was determined that Abdulkareem did not commit the offences as alleged by Ogunleye.<\/p>\n<p>Nwachukwu stated that medical reports following an evaluation at the National Hospital in Abuja indicated that Ogunleye was suffering from a condition that rendered her medically vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>But, reacting to her discharge from service, Ogunleye expressed gratitude to the Army but pleaded for the outcome of the investigation to be made public.<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cI want to say a big thank you to the Nigerian Army and its spokesperson, Maj. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu. It is no longer news that I was discharged from the service on June 15, 2024. I humbly request that the Nigerian Army publish the outcome of the investigation that led to my discharge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn January 9, 2024, I came on social media to complain about how I was harassed by Colonel I.B. Abdulkareem, Colonel G.S. Ogor, and Brigadier General I.B. Solebo. I beg the Nigerian Army to post the outcome of the investigation on its social media platforms so that the whole world will know what truly transpired and what led to my discharge. I will be very grateful if my request is considered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a separate post on social media, Ogunleye also called on the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, not to remain silent on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>She said that the minister had prevailed on her to write the discharge letter, which she submitted on her behalf to the Nigerian Army.<\/p>\n<p>Ogunleye expressed shock that her discharge was tied to a mental illness.<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cI\u2019m calling out the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy. You\u2019re not just a mother, you\u2019re a woman everybody respects so much. Please come out and say things as they are. Ma, you requested me to leave the job, and I submitted my handwritten voluntary resignation letter to you, which you gave to the Army and requested that they release me to your office. The psychiatric doctors were there when you intervened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCome out and tell the truth, ma. Thereafter, the Chief of Army Staff called me on July 1, where he told me he converted my voluntary discharge to a medical discharge because you wanted me to benefit from pension and other entitlements. How was I boarded out, and where is this mental illness coming from?\u201d<\/p><\/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>A former female soldier, Private Ruth Ogunleye, who was discharged from service over health grounds, after accusing a senior officer, Colonel Ishiaku B. 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