Hundreds of Nigerian soldiers’ wives who took to the streets
in Maiduguri on Monday to protest the deployment of their
husbands for military duties in Gwoza, in Borno, were
asked to return home as their husbands were under
oath to protect the territorial integrity of Nigeria.
Read more after the cut.
The Nigerian soldiers’ wives, who eventually settled at
the main military barracks in north-eastern Maiduguri city,
had questioned the insistence of the Federal Government in
continuing to wage war against the insurgents despite limited
military facilities.
The Director of Defence Information, Major -General Chris
Olukolade, told Channels Television that the issue being
raised by the women was unacceptable.
According to him, “It is not normal or proper for any officer
or soldier to decide where he or she would be deployed,
neither would such demand be encouraged from spouses
in a period of serious operation.”
He also explained that the entire nation was depending on
the Army to address the security challenges, therefore it
was wrong for spouses to begin what he called a cowardly
act which was capable of demoralising the military.
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