The Army in a statement signed by Director, Defence Information, Brig.Gen. Rabe Abubakar, said the troops were not using ex Boko Haram terrorists as spies to go after members of a religion in the north-eastern region as stated in the report.
According to him, the report was false and baseless, as the troops would not take sides with any religion in exterminating terrorism from the country.
He said, “We are not out to exterminate the adherents of a particular religion in a particular region using surrendered Boko Haram terrorists.
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“That information is mischievous, mendacious and calculated attempt to cause apprehension in the country and create division in the military.
“The Nigerian Armed Forces is constituted by Nigerians of all tribes and religious affiliation. It is therefore callous and outrageous for anybody to think of the military taking side with one religious group against another.
“More so, the Boko Haram is an enemy to all Nigerians. Therefore, religion and politics should not be mixed up with security affairs.”