Army Issues Disclaimer Over Viral Picture Of Four Armed Soldiers Flashing 4 x 4 Finger Sign

The Nigerian Army has dissociate itself from trending pictures of four armed soldiers dressed in military camouflage in a 4 x 4 finger sign.

Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa in a statement obtained by BIGPEN NIGERIA, said the Nigerian Army has commenced immediate investigation with the view to ascertain the source and authenticity of the pictures and “soldiers’ involved

The statement reads: “The attention of the Nigerian Army (NA) has been drawn to a picture of four armed men dressed in what looks like military camouflage in a 4 x 4 finger sign supposedly connoting a campaign symbol of a political party which is against the rules and regulations of the NA.

“The NA wishes to dissociate itself from the picture even as it has commenced immediate investigation with the view to ascertain the source and authenticity of the pictures and the “soldiers’ involved. If the outcome of the investigation comfirm this to be true, appropriate sanctions would be provided. NA of today under the command of Lt Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai do not condone or encourage indiscipline and any form of professional misconduct.

“On many occasions, the Chief of Army Staff has made it strongly clear that Army personnel will remain neutral, totally apolitical and will not compromise its constitutional roles under any guise”.

BIGPEN NIGERIA recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari was the first to flash four fingers during the presentation of the 2019 budget that got wry and was criticized by presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, after the pictures went viral.

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The wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, would later had her fingers tattooed for her husband’s re-election campaign as photo which surfaced online shown Aisha promoting the 4+4 years symbol.