TRADOC Nigeria Army Denies Detaining Man over Alleged Affair with Soldier’s Girlfriend

The Training and Doctrine Command of the Nigerian Army has debunked what it called an unsubstantiated allegation published against the image of the command by an online media outlet on Wednesday, 16 October 2024, alleging the detention of a man in by two officers over alleged relationship with a Soldier’s girlfriend

A statement by Spokesman, Lt. Col Uba said, “The report alleged that some officers of TRADOC NA connived, arrested and detained a civilian on the ‘Orders of the Commander ‘, over suspicion that he wanted to defraud a food vendor who was also a girlfriend and business partner to the man.

“While Headquarters TRADOC NA would want to refrain from engaging with such groundless claims, it is important to address the misinformation that seeks to undermine the integrity of both TRADOC NA, its leadership and the entire personnel of the command.

“It is essential to set the records straight as to what transpired between Miss Lynda Moses (one of the food vendors in TRADOC Officers Mess) and the man Deekae Sunday Kiaka (a dismissed NAF personnel) of the Nigerian Airforce Base in Minna.

“Investigation revealed that Miss Lynda Moses had reported a case to the Military Police (MP) in Minna Military Cantonment sometime in September 2024 of theft against one fake Sgt Deekae Sunday of the NAF Base in Minna.

‘She alleged that the sum of N1.1 million was withdrawn from her First Bank Account.

“On receipt of the case, the MP was able to arrest the suspect on 6 October 2024 since the offence was committed in Minna Cantonment when the suspect visited the victim at her business place.

“Upon investigation, it was discovered that the accused was a dismissed personnel of the NAF Minna.

“The investigation further revealed that the accused had been impersonating a serving ‘Sgt’ in the NAF and has since been dismissed from the NAF over a similar fraudulent crime in the past.”