Two Nigerian soldiers are to undergo counselling for mental stress after they were seen in a viral video complaining about being ill-equipped to deal with Boko Haram militants.
They also cursed the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai in the shot clip.
The army says the video, in which a military vehicle is also seen on fire, was recorded after troops were ambushed by suspected insurgents while on patrol in the north-eastern state of Yobe.
In a statement released earlier, thw Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General. John Enenche, disclosed that two soldiers “paid the supreme price” and three others were injured as a result of multiple IED (Improvised Explosive Device) explosions and an ambush by Boko Haram members.
The affected soldiers, who are part of the Combat Team One under Operation Kantana Jimlan, were on a long-range administrative patrol along Buni Yadi–Buni Gari axis on Monday, May 18.
“However, due to mental snap/distress occasioned by fog of war, two of the soldiers who escaped the IED and terrorists’ ambush recorded the incident with uncomplimentary remarks, about the Nigerian Army and her leadership, which was released on social media.
“Although this kind of outburst is expected in war, the soldiers involved have been identified and would undergo observation and counselling.”
