The Nigerian army has urged the public to be wary of negative propaganda against it allegedly by the Eastern Security Network (ESN).
It also urged the public to discountenance the propaganda video by the group, saying it was the machination of mischief-makers targeting the Nigerian military.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.
Mr. Nwachukwu, a brigadier general, alleged that members of a secessionist group Eastern Security Network, are engaging in negative propaganda to portray the troops in bad light before the public.
Mr. Nwachukwu said secessionist sympathizers had recently released a video on Youtube, featuring blurred images of some persons dressed in green camouflage destroying farmland in an undisclosed location.
He said the authors of the video mischievously attributed the action of the persons to the military by falsely claiming they were soldiers in an attempt to tarnish the image of the Nigerian Army.
According to him, following a fact-finding investigation on the video by subjecting it to credible reverse image, it was discovered that the video was first published on the YouTube channel “BIAFRA BOY.
“The investigation also revealed that the image of the men in green camouflage was deliberately blurred to conceal their identity from viewers.
“Similarly the authors failed to identify the location, community, or local government area the incident occurred.