The Nigerian Armed Forces on Friday laid to rest the remains of military personnel killed in action and in the recent crash of the Nigerian Air Force MI-171E Helicopter in Niger.
Local reports show that the soldier attacked and brutalized the boy because he was wearing a camouflage trouser, an action that many military officers frown at. Below is the video showing the soldier assaulting the boy: Instagram post.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) chaired by Nigeria's president, Bola Tinubu, directed its standing force to be on standby for possible action with the aim of reinstating constitutional order in Niger Republic.
In Ghana, opposition lawmakers have expressed concern over the ECOWAS plans to launch militaryaction in Niger as part of efforts to restore constitutional order in the country.
IYC, who described the military invasion as "a great insult to the Ijaw people and highly condemnable," regretted that the action is not only embarrassing to the personality of Pa Clark but the highest level of disrespect to the elder statesman
But they all agreed that the action must have been taken unintentionally. However, Press TV also quoted Iran's General Staff of the Armed Forces as saying that the plane had flown close to a "sensitive military site".
The governing bodies have been under immense pressure from members and politicians to take action against Russia following their militaryaction in Ukraine, which began last Thursday.
Reacting to this in a now trending video on social media, the unidentified man who claimed to be a soldier, rebuked Kizz Daniel's bouncer and threatened to take action against him if he was ever caught.
"We took action last night to stop a war. We did not take action to start a war. "I have deep respect for the Iranian people. They are a remarkable people, with an incredible heritage and unlimited potential," he said.
The clergyman expressed concerns that the Federal Government had not taken any decisive action to address the menace posed by armed herdsmen in several parts of the country.