The Nigerian Army has
barred officers and soldiers on duty from uploading pictures and videos
of their operation on social media.
The ban takes immediate effect.
General
Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division Mechanized Army, Major-General
Adeniyi Oyebade, gave the warning on Tuesday, on behalf of Chief of Army
Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai.
He spoke at the
graduation ceremony of Men of Nigerian Battalion (NIBBAT) 46 held at the
Nigerian Army Peace Keeping Centre (NAPKC), Jaji in Kaduna state.
Oyebade
said “it is prohibited to upload any picture with your uniforms while
in operation. Specifically, I want to warn you on the use of social
media.
“While you are on operation, you may want to take photo
shot of some good moment but you should be very careful while doing
that.
“Avoid any picture or video that has to do with your colleague or operation. You are barred not to upload such information.
“It
is prohibited to upload any picture with your uniforms while in
operation, because it will become a pragmatic problem for the Nigerian
Army.”