Detained female soldier will be penalized for accepting corper’s proposal- Army
The Nigerian on Sunday, said an unnamed female soldier who got romantically entangled with a male Corps member at the National Youth Service Corps Orientation camp in Yikpata, Kwara State, will be penalized for violating military rules and regulations.
The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, on Sunday, said the female soldier violated military laws by getting involved in a public display of amorous relationship with a paramilitary trainee- a corps member.
Video clips showing a male Corps member proposing to a female solder at the Kwara NYSC camp hit the internet days ago eliciting pleasant reactions from many social media users.
One of the video clips apparently recorded on the camp’s parade ground showed the yet-to-be identified Corps member holding a ring as e knelt to ask the female soldier to marry him.
The visibly excited spinster, in military uniform accepted the young graduate’s proposal and went to insert the ring in his love interest’s finger. The love birds later locked themselves in a warm embrace and kissed to the cheery applause of other corps members.
The Army spokesman said the female soldier violated the Nigeria’s army rules and regulations guiding the codes of conducts of military personnel when deployed for duty.
Nwachukwu said the female soldier’s action amounted to taking advantage of her trainee, noting that the public would have been outraged and accused the army of coercion, had a male soldier proposed to a female corps member during the NYSC parade.
“Personnel must have served for three years before he/she can qualify for marriage”.
“She disobeyed the Armed Forces of Nigeria standing guidelines and directives for the use of Social Media. Indulging in romance while in uniform.
“Her conduct was prejudicial to good order and military discipline.
“All the above, if proven, are in violation of extant laws with attendant disciplinary and penal implications.
“As a personnel, her task was to train the youth corps members and not to engage in amorous relationship with any one of them. These rules were put in place for the purpose of proper administration and discipline in the Army”.
