An unanswered question, however, hovers large and it is whether Martins` concerns which approximate the concerns of many Nigerians would have seen the light of the day if they were lodged only within the army. This common wish is what inspires the genuine concerns Nigerians have continued to raise over the operations of their army. Corporal Lance Martins is only one of the more recent voices to do so. This cancer which continues to metastasize has spared no part of Nigeria or Nigerian institution including the army. The Nigerian army lacks both the capacity and authority to prescribe how those concerns should be raised and by whom.

Source: The Guardian July 24, 2020 02:01 UTC