NSCN (IM) clarifies on viral video

Newmai News Network
DIMAPUR, Aug 18 : Clarifying on the “viral video wherein a personnel of the Naga Army purportedly engaged in selling/supplying arms to a particular party/community", the NSCN (IM) has clarified that the person seen in the viral video is H Khosiivei Lovingson Road, s/o Hriipunii Road of Sirong village, Shepoumaramth region.
According to the NSCN (IM), he joined the outfit on October 12, 2022 and did his basic military training during the early part of 2023.
He was then posted at Thungbo Brigade, Naga Army as a “private”.
On August 7, 2023, he was granted medical leave for ear infection and sent to Dimapur but went missing.
He surfaced through “this viral video” floating on social media, the NSCN (IM) added.
According to his commander, he proved himself a dubious character, a habitual liar-violating the integrity of a soldier, the outfit said.
“Any layman on the street will understand that there is something cold and sinister about the video clip,” the statement further said. “The video is evidently premeditated and pre-planned aimed at provoking communal antagonism and force the hypersensitive situation to descend into mayhem by creating hostile environment among the communities and thereby portray NSCN in bad light,” the statement added.
“Simply put, it is beyond credible sense that a mere rookie private soldier on leave could have access to such illicit arms dealing unless he has premeditated action plan in collusion with the Indian security forces/agency,” the NSCN (IM) further added.
The statement then said the “Naga Army” handled its armoury or any military related matter with the crash tested security systems where no officer other than the concerned commander of the unit/area has access to it, least of all a mere private soldier.
“All said and done, this viral video is nothing but the work of a bunch of “war-mongers”, it added.