Nigeria’s army team of workers at the moment are expressly blocked from enticing in homosexuality, lesbianism, bestiality, cross-dressing, and alternative acts deemed opposite to the ethics of the militia.
The team of workers are similarly barred from frame piercing, tattooing, disorderly behaviour, and drunkenness on or off responsibility.
This directive is contained in Category 26 of the revised Harmonised Armed Forces Phrases and Situations of Provider signed through President Bola Tinubu on December 16, 2024.
A booklet of the report received through our correspondent on Saturday partially learn, “An officer should now not have interaction in homosexuality, lesbianism, and bestiality.
“He/she isn’t to belong to, or have interaction in actions of the Lesbian, Homosexual, Bisexual, Transgender or Trans, Queer or Wondering, Intersex, Asexual or Agender, Two-Spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) workforce and cross-dressing, among others.
“An officer must not engage in body piercing and tattooing of any part of his body. An officer shall not engage in any form of disorderly behaviour, brawl, or any action of public disgrace. An officer must not at any time be drunk whether on or off duty.”
The situation of carrier additionally forbids the involvement of officials in amorous relationships with subordinates or their spouses.
“An officer shall now not have interaction in any amorous dating with any soldier/score/airman/airwoman, fellow officer’s or soldier’s/score’s/airmen’s/wind girls’s partner, “ it said.
The army team of workers are obligated to pay monetary dues, together with car licenses and insurance coverage on while, presen they’re blocked from becoming a member of mysterious societies or political events.
“An officer shall pay all simply monetary responsibilities in a right kind and well timed way, particularly the ones imposed through regulation and mutual pledge. This is a very severe offence for an officer to be apprehended for failure to license or insure his car, and alternative criminal monetary responsibilities. In the similar vein, the issuance of a dud cheque constitutes an offence.
The report learn additional, “An officer shall now not reserve club of any mysterious crowd or political birthday party. He shall now not take part, whatsoever, in actions involved in such societies or events even in observatory capacities.
“For the avoidance of doubt, since cultural or purely traditional religious societies are not normally secret by membership or in the conduct of their affairs, they are ipso-facto excluded from belonging to secret societies.”
Having a non-public trade, and wastage of presidency trait for private acquire also are blocked for serving team of workers.
“An officer shall now not have interaction in non-public trade. He shall now not usefulness or be allowed to usefulness executive trait, his identify, place and connection whatsoever with industrial enterprises outdoor function or job without or with reimbursement, which intrude or has the tendency of interfering together with his legitimate responsibility or that may be relatively anticipated in order discredit to the Provider.
“An officer shall not accept gifts, favours, entertainments, etc, from officers junior to him in rank or from soldiers/ratings/airmen/airwomen,” the situation of carrier added.
The punishments or disciplinary measures towards any team of workers who violate the principles had been, then again, now not said.