Alleged Sexual Harassment: Publish outcome of investigation – Discharged female soldier tells Army

Private Ruth Ogunleye, the female soldier who was recently discharged from the military after calling out a senior officer, Colonel I.B. Abdulkareem over alleged sexual harassment has asked the Nigerian army to publish the investigation that led to her dismissal.

Newspot earlier reported that Ogunleye, who alleged in January this year that some senior officers including Colonel I.B. Abdulkareem, Colonel G.S. Ogor, and Brigadier General I.B. Solebo made her life unbearable was discharged from the army.

According to the spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Onyema Nwachukwu, the former female officer was discharged after an investigation revealed that the allegations were false.

Reacting to the claims by the army, Ogunleye on her TikTok account on Tuesday, pleaded for the outcome of the investigation to be made public.

She said, “I want to say a big thank you to the Nigerian Army and its spokesperson, Maj. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu. It is no longer news that I was discharged from the service on June 15, 2024. I humbly request that the Nigerian Army publish the outcome of the investigation that led to my discharge.

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“On January 9, 2024, I came on social media to complain about how I was harassed by Colonel I.B. Abdulkareem, Colonel G.S. Ogor, and Brigadier General I.B. Solebo”.