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March 31, 2019
The Nigerian Air Force NAF has condemned thereported flogging and physical assault of suspected bandits by some militarypersonnel in Zamfara state, as totally unacceptable.
NAF’s spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola,condemned the action in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
The attention of the Nigerian Air Force NAF has beendrawn to a video and some pictures circulating on some social media and onlineplatforms showing some military personnel flogging suspected armed bandits at ShinkafiLocal Government Area in Zamfara State.
It noted that the NAF has discovered that some ofits personnel were part of the joint team stationed at the Galadi Sub-Sector atthe time.
The NAF described as unacceptable the flogging andphysically assaulting of the suspects.
Daramola said the NAF would also continue to operatein line with international best practices, while remaining fully accountable tothe Nigerian people.