Nigerian army accuses Sahara Reporters of being Boko Haram's media arm

The Nigerian Army in a statement released on its
website yesterday December 27th accused online
media hub, Sahara Reporters of being the
propaganda media for terrorism & Boko Haram in Nigeria. Find the military statement below...

The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to a publication on the website of Sahara Reporters with the caption "Nigerian
Army Presents Unverified "Lt Col" To Refute Petition Against Military Hierarchy".  It is noteworthy but sad and unfortunate that
Sahara Reporters has committed itself to support for terrorism and fighting Nigeria, its
people, its military and particularly the Nigerian Army."
Before Sahara Reporters published their purported document described as petition from Lt Col
Wende, a serving Commanding Officer, the Nigerian Army conducted a thorough investigation
on the document involving other security and intelligence agencies. The process confirmed that
the serving officer was not the author of the petition.  Yesterday, the officer dissociated himself
from the so-called petition in a press conference he personally attended.  While reputable media
organizations were on hand to engage the officer,Sahara Reporters being a faceless medium,
preferred to remain faceless and was not represented. Sahara Reporters sadly, but predictably, and in fulfilment of its support for
terrorism published in its website a fabrication in which it referred to the officer as "unverified". How
absurd!Sahara Reporters has strived hard to present itself
as a propaganda medium for terrorism and Boko Haram in particular.  It is with this in mind, that the Nigerian Army conducted a press conference in Maiduguri in which the officer who appeared for
the press conference is Lt Col Wende, a serving officer of the Nigerian Army.  Since the officer has clearly dissociated himself from the document, it
makes sense that the so-called petition is the handiwork of Sahara Reporters. With time,terrorism in Nigeria and Sahara Reporters will be defeated by the collective will of the good people of Nigeria.