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ARMY: Nigerian Soldiers (Army) on duty. [PHOTO CREDIT: The Guardian]

Nigerian Soldiers on duty. [PHOTO CREDIT: The Guardian]

Army arrests soldier who appealed to colleagues ‘not to kill #EndSARS protesters’

The soldier has been arrested, the army said.

byCletus Ukpong
October 21, 2020
1 min read
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After initially describing it as “fake”, the Nigerian Army has revealed the identity of a soldier who, in a Twitter video, appealed to colleagues to disobey orders to kill #EndSARS protesters.

The soldier has been arrested, the army said.

The video was posted on the micro-blogging site two days before the Tuesday killing of peaceful protesters at Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos, by soldiers.

The hooded soldier in the video said the #EndSARS protests “is our fight”, while appealing to fellow soldiers not to be “fooled” by authorities who order them to fire at protesters.

Screenshot shows the army initially saying video was fake
Screenshot shows the army initially saying video was fake

“The fight the civilians are fighting is our fight, do not let them (the Nigerian authorities) use us. If you are firing civilians, the bullets may hit your brother or your sister.

“This fight is our fight. If peace is okay in the country and every soldier is well-paid, (every) civilian is well-paid, nobody would want to fly out of this country,” the soldier said.

The army initially responded by describing the video as “fake”.

It, however, backtracked on Wednesday and admitted the video was not fake.

In a statement posted on Twitter and Facebook, the army identified the soldier as Harrison Friday, a lance corporal.

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screenshot shows army admitting the video is not fake

It said the soldier was “hiding behind the mask to commit cybercrimes”.

The soldier, Mr Friday’s message to his colleagues indicates that some Nigerian soldiers may actually be averse to the killing of peaceful protesters.

Despite mounting evidence, the army has denied their involvement in the killing of protesters in Lagos.

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The killing has attracted global outrage against the Nigerian government.

“I’m calling on @mbuhari and the @hqnigerianarmy to stop killing young #EndSARS protesters,” a former U.S. presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, said on Twitter, Wednesday.

The #EndSARS protests, which began nearly two weeks ago, seek an end to police brutality in the country, among other reforms.

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