The chief of army staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has ordered the immediate release of a detained female soldier, Private Hannah Sofiat Akinlabi.
She was taken into custody by the army after video clips of her amorous relationship with a male corps member at the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in Yikpata, Kwara State, went viral on the social media.
It was gathered that Akinlabi was released on Saturday (today).
According to NAN, a source at the Army Headquarters disclosed that the COAS took the decision in the spirit of Christmas.
The source said the soldier had been warned and reprimanded for breaching the extant rule guiding the conduct of military personnel.
He added that Akinlabi had been forgiven and freed from detention to join her family and friends to celebrate Christmas.
Sofiat had earlier been detained for violating military rules and regulations by getting involved in a public display of an amorous relationship with a paramilitary trainee – a corps member.
Her arrest and detention was widely condemned by civil society groups and Nigerians in general, who described it as gender discrimination by the Nigerian Army.
