Nigerian Army Reacts To Lagos Female Soldier’s Claims Of Sexual Harassment Against Senior Officers

• A female soldier accused a Brigadier General and a Colonel of sexual harassment.

• The accusations have spurred fierce criticisms on social media.

• The Nigerian Army says it is investigating the claims against the senior officers.

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Army has reacted to accusations of sexual harassment by a female soldier, Ruth Ogunleye, against senior Army officers – who she identified as Col. IB Abdulkareem, Col. GS Ogor and Brig. Gen. IB Solebo.

The soldier in the Nigerian Army serving in Lagos State accused the three senior army officers of oppressing and posing threats to her life for rejecting their sexual advances.

In a statement posted via its X account on Saturday, the Nigerian Army urged the public to allow the military investigate the claims without making “hasty judgements”.

It noted that the institution is committed to upholding the integrity and morals of its personnel, adding that the findings of the investigation will result in appropriate actions.

“We assure the general public that the Nigerian Army as an institution is committed to upholding the integrity and morals of its personnel and as such appropriate actions will be taken based on the findings of the investigation,” the army said.

“We urge the public to allow the investigative process to take its course and refrain from making hasty judgments. The NA remains dedicated to serving our nation with honor and integrity.”

The Nigerian Army also knocked the soldier for making her accusations public, describing her conduct as unprofessional.

Ruth Ogunleye (Credit: Tiktok @ogunleyeruthsavage1)

In a viral video, the soldier said AbdulKareem, Ogor, and Solebo had been oppressing her since she was posted to Cantonment Medical Centre, Ojo, Lagos in 2022, for refusing their sexual advances.

She claimed that she had been locked up several times for no reason, ejected from her apartment, locked up in a psychiatric hospital for a month without any medication with a claim that she has mental illness and her account frozen since February 2023 without salary for no reason.

The soldier further alleged that Col. Abdulkareem had made some attempts to rape her but when he was found out, he claimed that she had mental illness, adding that she had made several efforts including writing a petition and getting some senior and junior officers to intervene but to no avail.

She also said that Col. Abdulkareem had denied her access to every army course, passes to see her parents and that when her father contacted Col. Abdulkareem over her issues, he (Abdulkareem) told her father to ask her to obey the last order.

“I know definitely they will come for me. They will lock me up and they will dismiss me but I don’t care. I can’t endure again. Before coming out to make this video, I can’t endure again. I don’t want to die young,” the military member said.

“If anything should happen to me, please hold Col. IB Abdulkareem, Col. GS Ogor and Brig. Gen. IB Solebo responsible, because they don’t want me to grow. They don’t want my progress.”

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