The Nigerian Army has debunked allegations of corruption against some of its top officers.

Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement in Abuja, said some aggrieved personnel wrote an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing top officers of corruption. He noted that more worrisome was the insinuation that soldiers had threatened to embark on strike, saying such an action was tantamount to mutiny in the Armed Forces of Nigeria.

Nwachukwu said the Army subscribed to the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS as directed by the Federal Government, since 2018, adding that the system had facilitated the flawless payment of salaries and allowances of personnel.

The Spokesman explained that subscribing to Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS was part of the effort to guard against fraudulent practices and entrench accountability and transparency in the system. According to him, the IPPIS does not permit any personnel access to payment processes.

He said the “vague allegation of corruption and extortion clearly depicts a shallow understanding of the processes of payments of personnel salaries and allowances.