{"id":96236,"date":"2022-06-22T11:35:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T10:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=96236"},"modified":"2022-06-22T11:35:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T10:35:44","slug":"nigerian-army-speaks-on-major-who-committed-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/nigerian-army-speaks-on-major-who-committed-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Army Speaks On Major Who Committed Suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>The Nigerian Army (NA) has said that late Major Udiandeye Jeremiah Udiadenye, who recently committed suicide had \u201can unblemished career\u201d and was \u201cnever court-martialed\u201d before his demise.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Tuesday evening by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director Army Public Relations, authorities said the late officer who sadly terminated his life in Kaduna State, never needed to face any disciplinary process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe Nigerian Army (NA) has observed an obnoxious insinuation making the rounds on social media, alleging that late Major Udiandeye Jeremiah Udiadenye, terminated his life through suicide, because he was being interrogated or investigated by a military court martial in 1 Division, Kaduna,\u201d the statement reads.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cHaving lost one of its finest officers, the authorities of the Nigerian Army feel deeply concerned that unscrupulous persons under whatever guise would employ such sad occurrence to malign their own Army. Nevertheless, for the sake of posterity, it needs be mentioned that the late senior officer had an unblemished career in the military and never needed to face any disciplinary process.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cUntil his demise, he was the Commanding Officer of 167 Special Forces Battalion at Giri in the FCT from where he led special operations to various commands including 1 Division.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cAn appropriate Board of Inquiry has been instituted to ascertain what led to the tragic incident and its report will guide the NA on subsequent actions and measures to take to forestall a recurrence.\u201cThe NA belongs to the Nigerian people and remains obligated to work along established guidelines as a responsible corporate entity. 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