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Nigerian Army Targets People Who Share Pictures Of Slain Soldiers On Social Media

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Apr 28, 2021.

Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, spokesman of the Nigerian Army has announced that people who post indiscriminate pictures and videos of dead soldiers on social media will face legal action

Following the recent photos and videos of soldiers that were killed in Borno State, Rivers State and other parts of the country by bandits and terrorists that surfaced on social media, the Nigerian Army has threatened to sue anybody that is caught sharing photos of slain soldiers online.

According to reports, in a statement that was released by the Director Army Public Relations Officer, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, on Tuesday, the Nigerian Army announced that henceforth, they will take legal action on anybody that is caught sharing photos of slain soldiers on social media.

The Army condemned the act of indiscriminately sharing the photos of soldiers who paid with their own lives in the course of defending and protecting the country from terrorists and criminals.

According to the army, it is totally an unpatriotic and utterly reprehensible act and anybody that is caught in the act will definitely face the law.

“The Nigerian Army strongly condemns the indiscriminate posting on social media of graphic images of personnel who have paid the ultimate price in the service of defending and protecting the nation from its adversaries,” Mr Yerima said in a statement.

While reacting to this, Nigerians on social media regard the statement of Brig-Gen. Muhammed Yerima as a misplaced priority. They also laughed at how impossible the task will be, EKO HOT BLOG gathered.

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