The authorities of the NigerianArmyon Tuesday broke their silence over the controversial death of MajorUdiandeye Jeremiah Udiadenye, saying the armydid not court marshaltheofficer before death.

The spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu stresses in a press statement titled: ‘Late Major Uj Udiandeye Had An Unblemished Career, Was Never Court Martialed Before His Demise’, thatlinking Udiadenye’s death to suicide “because he was being interrogated or investigated by a military court martial in 1 Division, Kaduna”, was “an obnoxious insinuation making the rounds on social media”.

Onyema further stressed that, “the late senior officer had an unblemished career in the military and never needed to face any disciplinary process”. He said the army feels deeply concerned about his demise.

He however stated that moves to unravelthecause of incidentare underway. He said, “An appropriate Board of Inquiry has been instituted to ascertain what led to the tragic incident and its report will guide the NA on subsequent actions and measures to take to forestall a recurrence”.

He also urged thepublic to disregard“the ignorant piece making the rounds please”.