As the Nigerian military continued to wage war
against the Boko Haram insurgents, an ex soldier,
Gani Ibrahim who fled the country in the wake of the
bloody communal clashes in Jos, Plateau State, is
resisting pressure to come back to Nigeria.
Ibrahim, who was a trooper in the Army, with service
number 79 NA 31688 said he fled Nigeria in 2003
when some of his relations and family members
were killed in Jos and their property burnt during
the clashes.
In an e-mail correspondence with our
correspondent, Ibrahim expressed fears that with
the ongoing insurgent attacks in the northern parts
of the country, it would be suicidal for him to return
home.
The ex-soldier who is currently sojourning in
Germany, said he served with the 3rd Army Division
of the Nigerian Army in Jos, and that he was waylaid
on his way from his duty post by heavily armed
persons who chased after him with intent to kill.
“I have not been able to get the trauma of that
horrible experience off my mind because a number
of my relations and family members got killed by
the armed men.
“I am told that the crisis has since assumed the
dimension of insurgency with soldiers and other
security people becoming the targets of the
insurgents on a daily basis”, Ibrahim stated.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah
had, during the 3rd Chief of Army Staff Conference,
stated that the Army has continued to record cases
of desertion as a result of incessant insurgent
attacks.
Gen. Minimah stated that there was nothing the
Army authorities could do about the trend, saying
that desertion in the military occurs everywhere.
“Some people join the Army because they want to
serve their country while other join as a means of
getting employment. Those who joined the Army as
a means of employment usually drop their weapons
and run away when they face the threats associated
with the military profession”, Gen. Minimah said.
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