EXPOSED: Soldier Locked Up For Exposing Colleague’s Link With Boko Haram Collapses After Being Denied Medical Attention By Nigerian Army
Pte Mohammed Idris of the Nigerian Army has collapsed at a military detention facility called Annex along Pompomari in Maiduguri, Borno State due to health complications, SaharaReporters has gathered.
Idris, with military number 19NA/78/3048, is a medical personnel member attached to the 7 Division military hospital in Maiduguri, Borno state.
It was reported last Thursday how the soldier had been in detention for many months without being charged.
He was said to have exposed his colleague, one Corporal Agbo, for having links with terrorist group, Boko Haram.
It was learnt that while Agbo, a military police corporal was assigned to stay with an arrested Boko Haram member in the hospital facility, he collected Idris’ phone and gave it to the terrorist to contact his family and other terrorists.
However, one of the contacts the terrorist reached out to called back through Idris’ number days after to talk to him.
The soldier immediately raised an alarm about the call to the military authorities and narrated how Agbo deceived him to use his phone.
“The detained soldier was the medical personnel member on duty on that very day, so the corporal, a military police personnel member, was attached to a Boko Haram member in the hospital. He was to be by his side on his hospital bed.
“Both Idris and Agbo are regulars of the same intake, so they were known to each other,” one of the sources said.
“On that fateful day, Agbo, the MP went to meet Idris and asked for his phone, saying that he had an emergency call to make. That one didn’t hesitate to give him his handset, not knowing Agbo had another plan. He gave the phone to the Boko Haram terrorist he was assigned to be with at the hospital to call other (Boko Haram) members and family.”
It was gathered that both personnel were subsequently arrested and detained by the army authorities.
One of the sources said that Agbo confessed to have received an unspecified amount of money from the brother of the terrorist he was assigned to stay with it.
After being in detention for many months without being charged, his family appealed to the Nigerian Army to allow him undergo treatment over his health challenges.
A letter of appeal dated September 20, 2024 and signed by Idris’ brother, an Assistant Inspector of Customs (AIC), Hashimu read, “Morning Sir, I write to you with due respect and appeal on the officer in the subject matter above.
“Please Sir, I write to you to appeal for the release of 19NA/783480 PTE MOHAMMED 1, currently serving in Maimalari Barracks Hospital, Maiduguri who has been in detention for almost two (2) years till date.
“To enable him undergo treatment and also to use your good office and the powers vested on you to resolve the matter/case on him to enable him resume to his duty post. Please Sir, I highly appreciate your efforts and will be happy if my letter is being considered. Thank you.”
However, all the moves were rejected by the army authorities.
A source on Tuesday said that Idris recently collapsed in detention.
“Right now, the soldier is critical condition in detention and he collapsed recently.
“Honestly, they (Army authorities) have cheated the soldier by maltreating him, despite being innocent without any evidence against him. It’s so sad.”
