The Nigerian Navy has dismissed an online story which claims that a naval personnel, OSCOMP Abdulgafar AA, a popular comedian known as Cute Abiola, has gone missing since Monday.
The Nigerian Navy, in a statement on Wednesday by Commodore Suleman Dahun on behalf of the Chief of Naval Staff, said “OSCOMP Abdulgafar is currently under custody in his unit for breaching the Armed Forces Social Media Policy and refusal to obey particular orders.
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“The Nigerian Navy wishes to avail itself this incident to remind its personnel to comply with the provisions of the Armed Forces Social Media Policy in their usage of social media platforms.
“The Policy, amongst others, is emplaced to protect their personal safety and security as well as the information integrity of the activities of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.”
A skit the comedian shared on Instagram wearing a navy uniform, carrying an AK-47 riffle and a bottle of alcohol, to depict trigger-happy military personnel could have landed him in trouble,.
