Headline
Army Releases Female Soldier Who Accepted Marriage Proposal From Corps Member

Army Releases Female Soldier Who Accepted Marriage Proposal From Corps Member
Hannah Sofiat Akinlabi, a female soldier detained after video clips of her being proposed to by a male corps member at the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in Yikpata, Kwara State, went viral on social media has been released by the Nigerian Army.
It was gathered that Sofiat was released on Saturday.
Spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, confirmed the development to PRNigeria.
He said, “I can confirm to you that an order has been made for the soldier to be freed and enjoy the Christmas with her family and friends with a serious warning for her not to repeat such act again.”
The female soldier was ordered to be detain by Captain MM Abdulahi, Kwara State NYSC Camp Commandant, at a military detention facility in Ilorin, the state capital, pending further investigations.
Watch Moment NYSC Member Proposes To A Female Soldier In Camp
A military source had said she was detained for not being “due for marriage, romancing on uniform publicly, absent on parade, indiscriminate behaviour, doing other things aside from her purpose in NYSC camp, disobedience to standing order of social media rule and disobedience to ethics and tradition of the Nigerian Army”.
Akinlabi’s arrest and detention was widely condemned by civil society groups and Nigerians in general, who described it as gender discrimination by the Nigerian Army.
-
Headline1 week ago
PDP NEC Meeting Postponed Again as Internal Crisis Deepens; Governors, BoT, and Saraki Panel to Meet
-
Headline5 days ago
Ogun State Shines as National Sports Festival Closes with Presidential Praise
-
Headline6 days ago
Ogun Athletes’ Protest Over Allowances at National Sports Festival Deemed ‘Impatient’ by State Government
-
Headline1 week ago
UCL 2025/26: 27 Clubs Secured Qualification Spot Already (FULL LIST)
-
Crime1 week ago
[VIDEO]: NDLEA’s Drug Seizure at Lagos Airport Reveals Evolving Trafficking Tactics
-
Headline1 week ago
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban on Harvard’s International Students; Trump Responds
-
Headline1 week ago
Children’s Day 2025: President Tinubu Calls for National Unity Against Bullying, Reaffirms Child Welfare Priorities
-
Headline1 week ago
Power Struggle Between Makinde and Wike Threatens PDP’s Stability Ahead of NEC Meeting
-
Headline5 days ago
Scare at Liberia’s Roberts International Airport as President Boakai’s Plane Suffers Tire Failure
-
Headline1 week ago
Nigerian Star Tobi Amusan Breaks Rabat Diamond League 100m Hurdles Record